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Pedersen wins first world title in Weihai
21/09/14 - In the comeback story of the year, Camilla Pedersen (DEN) clenched her first world title at the Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in Weihai, China. “It is one year since my bad accident. I... |
Full StoryAthletes talk long distance triathlon
19/09/14 - Ahead of the pinnacle of the ITU long distance triathlon season in Weihai, China, athletes answer questions from journalists at the World Championships. Q. Have you ever come to Weihai to join in the... |
Full StoryLong distance triathlon champs to be crowned in China
16/09/14 - After hosting ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Series Events the last four years, Weihai, China will for the first time welcome the discipline at the World Championship level this weekend. The men’s... |
Full Story2012 Photo of the Year - Week Two: San Diego
11/11/12 - In our second instalment of the photo competition, we head to the U.S. where the second ITU World Triathlon Series took place beachside in San Diego. Huge crowds lined the streets to cheer on the elites... |
Full StoryLondon 2012 Olympic Games: Women’s Pontoon Draw
02/08/12 - The official pontoon draw for the women’s triathlon competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games has taken place, with leading women favouring the start from the left side of the pontoon for the swim in... |
Full StoryThe London 2012 Olympic Games course preview
30/07/12 - It always plays a part in deciding the podium in any triathlon race, and the course for the triathlon event at the London 2012 Olympic Games is an interesting one, with a long one-lap 1.5km swim, a... |
Full StoryU.S. Olympic Committee confirms U.S. Triathlon team for London 2012
11/07/12 - With less than three weeks until the Olympic Games kick off in London, the 2012 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team has officially been announced by the U.S. Olympic Committee. While the qualified athletes were... |
Full StoryLondon 2012 Olympic Qualifying Update after San Diego
16/05/12 - The two-year ITU Olympic Qualification Period is almost at an end after the penultimate race in the city where triathlon was invented. The ITU World Triathlon San Diego held plenty of hopes and dreams,... |
Full StoryHelen Jenkins dominates as triathlon returns to San Diego
11/05/12 - Great Britain’s Helen Jenkins continued her brilliant start to 2012 with a dominating run to crush the field in San Diego, in a race that had a huge impact on London Olympic qualification. After an... |
Full StoryAustralia’s Erin Densham dominates season opening ITU Mooloolaba World Cup
25/03/12 - Australia’s Erin Densham put in one of the most impressive performances of her career, leading the swim and then crushing the field with a stellar run to win her second career ITU World Cup in... |
Full StoryWorld’s best women provide an inside look at London with Oakley
07/08/11 - Hundreds of fans got an inside look at London’s Olympic course when five of the world’s top female triathletes sat down for a Q&A session at the Oakley O-Lab at the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World... |
Full StoryMeet the world’s best female triathletes at the London Oakley Ladies Day
04/08/11 - Are you an age-grouper after some tips, or just a fan hoping to rub shoulders with some of the best female triathletes in the world? Then come on down to the Oakley O-lab in Hyde Park for a Ladies Day... |
Full StoryOlympic selection on the line in London next weekend
29/07/11 - While it’s still 12 months until the triathlon competitions at the London 2012 Olympic Games, the start lists for both the men’s and women’s gold medal races could become a little clearer after the... |
Full StoryUSA Triathlon’s Elite Athletes of the Year
31/01/11 - As the top Americans in the 2010 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series rankings, Laura Bennett and Matt Chrabot were named USA Triathlon’s Olympic/ITU Athletes of the Year, selected by the... |
Full StoryBennett, Shoemaker Crowned USAT Elite National Champs
28/09/10 - Olympians Laura Bennett and Jarrod Shoemaker took home top honours at the USA Triathlon Elite National Championship on Saturday, 25 September, topping a field of over 100 of the best triathletes in the... |
Full StoryIn Profile: Laura Bennett (USA)
17/06/09 - Home support in Washington, DC at this Sunday’s Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Series race will be cheering on an array of US stars. We spoke to Laura Bennett, one of the country’s most... |
Full StoryWashington, DC - Women’s Preview
15/06/09 - The world’s top triathletes will take to the streets of Washington DC for round three of the Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series. Exciting action is assured in the women’s race... |
Full StorySnowsill Golden in Beijng
18/08/08 - Australias Emma Snowsill lived up to all the pre-race hype to win the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games womens triathlon gold medal with a blistering run leg in the scorching heat at the Ming Tomb Reservoir... |
Full StoryBeijing Spotlight: Team USA
13/08/08 - Team USA was in Beijing for a few days, long enough to check out their surroundings, and march in the opening ceremonies. The team left Beijing for a week-long training camp in Jeju, South Korea but will... |
Full StorySnowsill cashes in big Hy-Vee win
22/06/08 - After last years disappointing DNF in Des Moines, Australian Emma Snowsill roared back this season, convincingly winning todays Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon World Cup, the seventh stop of the BG Triathlon World... |
Full StoryOlympic Odyssey: Team Bennett
07/05/08 - Former World Number one Chris Hill takes us to Beijing through the athletes eyes They race for different countries but husband and wife team Greg and Laura Bennett have one goal: to bring back two golds... |
Full StorySnowsill repeats in Mooloolaba
31/03/08 - The bid for history was again derailed by three-time world champion Emma Snowsill who today won the BG Triathlon World Cup season opener in Mooloolaba. In the first head-to-head battle between Snowsill... |
Full StoryPotts, Bennett earn USAT Awards
29/01/08 - USA Triathlon announced the recipients of its annual elite athlete awards for 2007 as selected by the USAT Athlete Advisory Council. Highlighting the list are Olympic/ITU Triathletes of the Year Andy... |
Full Story2007 Review: Hamburg World Champs
18/12/07 - The 19th edition of the ITU’s flagship event, the Hamburg BG Triathlon World Championships were held from August 30th to September 2nd and were a massive success. More than 600,000 enthusiastic fans... |
Full StoryErtel wins 1st World Cup in Cancun
04/11/07 - Reigning Pan Am Games gold medalist Julie Ertel of the United States has won her first career world cup today in Cancun, highlighting a gold-bronze finish for the Americans. Frances Carole Peon... |
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