Luke Bell made it a wire to wire win today when he took out the 2013 Ironman Australia title. Whilst Bell had a relaxed approached to this race and looked like he was enjoying himself during the entire race he never took it for granted that he was going to win. "This was my race […]
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New Zealand's Dylan McNeice has again made his mark on the international triathlon circuit as he took his second major title in only his second long distance race at this weekend's Challenge Taiwan. Meanwhile Belinda Granger (AUS) won the women's race, claiming her 15th long
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Luke Bell has a solid lead with Patrick Evoe now in second place overall. Monty Frankish is holding strongly in his first ever Ironman with 40-44 year old David Meade now in 4th overall. Matty Harris was still working the crowd. Rebecca Hoschke came through 90kms to claim the $1000 bike prime with a
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The 2013 Ironman Australia is underway with all competitors now out on the bike course. Luke Bell was upstaged in the swim leg by surf ironman Ben Squiers but it wasn't long before Bell had the race back under control on the bike. Bell is riding faster than the rest of the field heading out [&
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We have finally finished the bike count after analysing around 1500 bike brands in the transition area. We thought that we may see a change to the traditional leader in the 'bike of choice' for triathletes. The guys at Shimano were certain that there would be a new leader. After about 25
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Possibly one of the most highly anticipated product in years. The new Wahoo Kickr brings training with power to the masses with the AUD$1299 indoor trainer. The unit is controlled by your iPhone/iPad and regulates the power delivered to your pedals. This means there is nowhere to hide. If you slack
Some snap shots from Ironman Australia as competitors rack their bikes in preparation for tomorrows big race. To view larger images click through and then click a second time on the image.
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The field at St George this weekend is one of the best fields assembled. If you are going to watch or follow one race this year this is the one. Both swims will be epic. In the men's race there are at least 20 front pack swimmers. Once out of the water there is going […]
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Event organizers of the 2013 IRONMAN Australia, Port Macquarie race have today announced the introduction of a 'Bike Prime' for the professional male and female fields. A prize purse of USD$1000 each will be awarded to the first male and female professional athlete in each race to finish the
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There are plenty of newbies racing here which is a really good sign, but also many "repeat offenders" going around again which should be the ones chasing the podiums and slots. The signing of another 5 years shows healthy signs for Ironman Australia, however has me wondering with the lac
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On 4 May, international long distance triathlon will return to Asia with the inaugural Challenge Taiwan, introducing the Challenge Family race experience to Asia. Challenge Taiwan promises to set a new milestone in Taiwan triathlon history as the first full distance race in the country and also mark
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Luke Bell goes in to this weekend's Ironman Australia as the pre race favourite. Bell has been in some serious form so far this year but luck has not always gone his way. It is because of this that we find him racing Ironman Australia this year. 2013 started off in Auckland at the 70.3 [&helli