Archive | October, 2013

Crocodile Trophy – Final Stage, Hope Vale to Cooktown

Final Stage, Hope Vale to Cooktown, 27 October 2013 Mark Frendo takes Crocodile Trophy race win for Australia   For the first time in eight years an Australian has won the Crocodile Trophy! Mark Frendo conquered the oldest and hardest mountain bike stage race in the world and after nine days, 900km and more than […]

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Crocodile Trophy, Stage 8, Laura-Hope Vale

CROCODILE TROPHY Stage 8, Laura-Hope Vale / 26 October 2013   Benetseder wins second boomerang for Austria   The Austrian Josef Benetseder wins his second Crocodile Trophy stage today into Hope Vale. The wide and open Outback Highways suit the European road racing pro and he crosses the line in 3:59:50 with a gap of […]

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Crocodile Trophy, Stage 7 Time Trial

Stage 7 Time Trial, Laura-Laura Mark Frendo defends Croc race lead and dreams of Cooktown The Australian Mark Frendo wins today’s time trial stage at Laura and is able to increase his general race lead by almost a minute. Race favourite Cory Wallace isn’t able to race away from his strongest rival this year, finishing in […]

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Crocodile Trophy, Stage 6:Third Crocodile Trophy stage win for Australian Mark Frendo.

Stage 6, Granite Creek Dam-Laura / 24 October 2013 Third Crocodile Trophy stage win for Australian Mark Frendo   The Australian Mark Frendo wins his third Crocodile Trophy stage at this year’s event in Laura today. Cory Wallace comes in second in a finish sprint, unable to shake off the race leader who still firmly […]

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Crocodile Trophy, Stage 5 – Mount Mulligan-Granite Creek Dam

CROCODILE TROPHY Stage 5 – Mount Mulligan-Granite Creek Dam Benetseder conquers monster stage in solo race   Stage win for Austria – in an impressive solo race over 163km Josef Benetseder wins the fifth and longest stage of this year’s Crocodile Trophy at Granite Creek Dam in the mining country of Far North Queensland with […]

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Simon Whitfield Retires From International Sports Competition

Simon Whitfield Retires From International Sports Competition to take on a Leadership Role in Sports Entertainment VICTORIA—After nearly two decades of travelling the world representing Canada, the nation’s most decorated triathlete, Simon Whitfield, announced Wednesday that he will leave competitive sport to head up the Fantan Group’s sports entertainment division in Victoria. “Today marks the […]

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Cory Wallace claims sprint finish in Mount Mulligan

Media release CROCODILE TROPHY 22 October 2013 / Stage 4 / Irvinebank-Mt Mulligan     Cory Wallace claims sprint finish in Mount Mulligan   Today’s Crocodile Trophy stage into Mount Mulligan was decided with a gripping sprint finish. Repeating yesterday’s result, Cory Wallace claimed the victory ahead of Mark Frendo (AUS) and Jiri Krivanek (CZE). […]

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Crocodile Trophy – Stage 3 Lake Tinaroo-Irvinebank

CROCODILE TROPHY 2013 Stage 3, Lake Tinaroo-Irvinebank Stage victory for Canada – Cory Wallace wins in Irvinebank The Canadian National Marathon Champion Cory Wallace claims his first Crocodile Trophy stage win today in Irvinebank after dominating the elite field together with the overall race leader Mark Frendo who came in second on the 80km stage. […]

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Crocodile Trophy 2013 Stage 2 – Cairns to Lake Tinaroo, 89km / 2500m+

Mark Frendo claims second Croc stage win at Lake Tinaroo   The Australian Mark Frendo claims his second Crocodile Trophy stage on the marathon race from Cairns into Lake Tinaroo and defends his overall leader jersey today. He increases his race lead, winning ahead of the Austrian pro-road racer Josef Benetseder and the Canadian National […]

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Mark Frendo (AUS) wins technical first stage at Crocodile Trophy

Mark Frendo (AUS) wins technical first stage at Crocodile Trophy   The 19th Crocodile Trophy started with a lap race in Smithfield near Cairns today. More than 80 riders from 15 countries kicked off the race and with an overall race time of 1 h 30:14 min the Australian Mark Frendo took out the stage […]

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Marathon 2013 Runners of Athens Triathlon Team for SOS Eliza.

Marathon 2013 Runners of Athens Triathlon Team for Eliza SOS.   WHAT IS SOS ELIZA? The organization aims to support the rights of children in Greece. We know that in Greece more than 28.000 children are abused or neglected every year. One in three abused or neglected children are under the age of five. Less […]

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Carolline Steffen : “Proud I made the battle”.

Caroline Steffen has posted the following message on her facebook page : “No agreement between body and mind at yesterdays race. Try to get the best out of the situation – The Best you can Be. Proud I made the battle. THANKS to my boy David Dellow for kicking my a… in the lava fields, was needed. […]

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Mirinda Carfrae Seizes Her Second World Championship.

After spending two years in the shadow of her 2010 victory, the best runner in IRONMAN notches a crown-worthy comeback. by Jennifer Ward Barber The canon blast at 6:35 this morning signaled not only the women’s start of this year’s GoPro IRONMAN World Championship, but a new tide in professional women’s IRONMAN racing. For the […]

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Van Lierde has the race of his life to take the GoPro IRONMAN World Championship.

Van Lierde has the race of his life to take the GoPro IRONMAN World Championship. by Jennifer Ward Barber (press release from :http://eu.ironman.com) Belgium’s Frederick Van Lierde was crowned champion today at the 35th anniversary of triathlon’s most respected event: the GoPro IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Toppling a six-year Australian winning streak, the […]

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Leanda Cave : “It was a very emotional & painful finish for me”.

Leanda Cave has posted the following statement on her facebook page : “What an amazing race to be a part of: Mirinda Carfrae taking the win & the course record with Rachael Joyce & Liz Blatchford also victorious in 2nd & 3rd. I raced the best race I could. I laid it all out there […]

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Jodie Swallow : “I collapsed at 13 miles on the side of the road”.

The British Triathlete has mentioned the following at her facebook page : “Thanks for all the messages of support surrounding kona. I collapsed at 13 miles on the side of the road with a big pressure head due to loss of electrolytes and drinking too much water. an ambulance ride and a few drips later- […]

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Winning Big in Kailua-Kona: Carfrae and Van Lierde Take the Day

It was a record-setting day for Mirinda Carfrae as she claimed her second GoPro IRONMAN World Championship, while Frederik Van Lierde had the race of his life to take the men’s title.

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Jordan Rapp : “Humbled by the Big Island again”.

Jordan Rapp has made the following comments : Humbled by the Big Island again. Had to pull the plug at mile 12 of the run after I stopped sweating, which is never a good sign. Struggled with core temperature issues all day, starting within the first hour on the bike. Reports of the water temperature […]

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2-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Ous Mellouli, completed in his first ever triathlon

2-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Ous Mellouli, completed in his first ever triathlon over the weekend at ‘The Day at the Beach’ sprint triathlon in Hermosa Beach, California.  Mellouli (a London Olympic Gold Medalist for Men’s Open Water and a Beijing Gold Medalist in Men’s 1,500 Meter) finished 12th overall and 3rd in the 25-29 Men’s […]

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19th Crocodile Trophy.

  World’s oldest mountain bike stage race summons adventurers in Australia for More than 80 participants from all over the world are expected to compete in the 19th edition of the International Crocodile Trophy Stage Race with start in Cairns on 19th October. They will race for 900km from Cairns to Cooktown and cover 15,000m […]

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