Athletes at Tyrol Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkel competed against both the elements and each other this weekend with James Cunnama (RSA) and Yvonne van Vlerken (NED) coming out on top. The high-paced race was marked by heavy rains and fierce competition. Brit Jodie Swallow had a 45 second lead out
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Australian Emma Moffatt has just won the most contested Olympic distance race on the non-drafting triathlon circuit, the Hy-Vee 5150 Triathlon, and taken home $100,000 for her efforts. Fellow Aussie and former steeple chase runner Melissa Hauschildt ran through the field to finish in second. Hauschi
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West Australian Courtney Ogden has surprised everyone by winning the MetaMan Bintan full distance triathlon in Indonesia. The MetaMan Bintan triathlon is staged at the Nirawana Gardens Resort where most of the participants and their families stay. This provides a relaxed atmosphere which is hard to beat. This is an
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The 2013 Hy-Vee 5150 US Championship Triathlon is set to take place this weekend in Des Moines, Iowa. This is the seventh running of the race, which has gone through a number of changes since it's inception back in 2006, including a change of ownership. In 2011 Hy-Vee partnered with World Tria
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Garmin's new VIRB action camera offers HD 1080p recording, waterproof housing, and ANT+ compatibility, allowing cyclists and triathletes to overlay performance metrics on videos and control the camera via Garmin devices.
As the Indonesian island of Bintan rolls out the red carpet for the pros ahead of Saturday's US$154,000 MetaMan, women's pre-race favourite Caroline Steffen sees Southeast Asia's iron-distance race as the perfect preparation for a bid at claiming the world title in Kona just six we
A small yet talented professional women's field will assemble this weekend on the island of Bintan, Indonesia, to race for one of the richest prize purses on the long course circuit. Thus to say it is with surprise we report only eight women lining up would be an understatement. The race is of
Caroline Steffen (best known as Xena) has had an extremely successful triathlon career, winning numerous titles in various distances all across the globe. Despite this, one title continues to elude her. As luck would have it, this very title is the one that would mean the most to her, and for that m
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This weekend's MetaMan Bintan full and half distance triathlons have some big paydays on the cards for the first male and female pro over the line. In the men's race Kiwi Legend Cameron Brown is not racing after deciding to end the season following the Samoa half distance triathlon recen
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The business end of the international season is upon us after a busy few months of racing. The first of WTC's Championships is set to go this weekend at the 2013 Hy-Vee 5150 US Championship, where we'll see one of the best fields in the world assembled for a share in the $500,000USD pie.
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Penticton's own Jeffrey Symonds made history today, winning the first Challenge Family event in North America with an 8:29:57. Symonds was hot on the heels of Chris McCormack (AUS) out of the swim, only a second behind with 55:37. He hit the bike course hard to grind into a comfortable lead; b