Karl is a Gold Coast based father of 3, a keen home improver and an age group triathlete who races on the M5 Acadamies triathlon team. ‘A good life balance is incredibly important’.
One stormed clear and held on for dear life while the other forced his way through on the run, as Britain's Jodie Swallow and Australia's Tim van Berkel claimed honours at the IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Cairns Regional Championship. Swallow, who'd made a late call to race after crashing
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OTTO DesignWorks removes the mystery and frustration associated with home bicycle maintenance. OTTO has developed the Tuning System 2.0, the industry's first voice-guided iPhone vision tool and app which checks and guides adjustments of the rear derailleur in under 60 seconds. OTTO released a
THE WOODLANDS, Texas (14 May, 2016) First time IRONMAN competitor Patrick Lange (DEU) kept a consistent pace in the Texas humidity, while fellow German Julia Gajer made her way to first place on the run. Both claimed victory at the 2016 Memorial Herman IRONMAN North American Championship triathlon i
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Learning simple skills like how to properly mount and dismount your bike can save you precious seconds during the transition stage of your next triathlon. For the advanced, the flying mount and flying dismount is a skill that can take years to master. This skill is perhaps best left to those who are
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Learn key preparation tips for bike transitions, from gear and shoe checks to maintaining composure, ensuring you stay ahead in the race.
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2015 winner Matt Hanson returns to defend his title while 2014 winner Kelly Williamson leads a talented women's field TAMPA, Florida (11 May 2016) The 2016 IRONMAN® Regional Championship series will continue with this weekend's 2016 Memorial Hermann IRONMAN North American Championship Te
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Top Australian triathlete Tim Van Berkel came a close second in the inaugural VSG Ironman 70.3 Vietnam triathlon on Sunday. The winner, Frenchman Cyril Viennot, completed the course in a time of 03:54:09 with Van Berkel finishing just 59 seconds behind after chasing Viennot down over the run leg. Fe
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09 MAY 2016 -Â Caroline Steffen was victorious at Ironman 70.3 Vietnam, Fredrik Croneborg finally broke through to win Challenge Taiwan, and Ben Hoffman and Brent McMahon overcame adverse conditions at Ironman 70.3 St. George to finish strong. Steffen took the win over frequent rivals Radka Vodickov
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Byron Bay's Tim Reed had to dig deeper than before to claim his maiden IRONMAN victory at IRONMAN Australia in Port Macquarie today. Reed was greeted by family and friends after his come-from-behind win, made more challenging with the passing of one of his closest friends this week. I had some
Challenge Family and x-bionic sphere has announced a new global half distance championship triathlon event for professional and age group triathletes. Dubbed 'the Championship', the event will take place at x-bionic sphere in Samorin, Slovakia on June 3, 2017. It will comprise a 1.9km s
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We love bikes that push the envelope and try new things. We've been watching the Ventum evolve. It is interesting to see Ventum going the opposite way of the new wave of Beam bikes. There's no doubt we would love to get on one and see how it goes! Ventum has officially announced its
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Australia's elite triathletes face a tough automatic Olympic nomination task on the Gold Coast on Saturday with the world's best fronting up for race two of the ITU World Triathlon Series.