Category Archives: ITU

Craig Walton retires

From The Daily.com.au…
Craig Walton, six time Noosa Triathlon champion and one of Australia’s greatest athletes, has decided to call it a career.
After 17 years on the world triathlon stage, six time Noosa Triathlon champion Craig Walton - one of Australia’s greatest competitors - has decided to call it a day.Walton, a proud Tasmanian who now […]

Weekend Tri preview

Saturday has Cancun hosting the 14th stop on the tour this year with the BG Cancun World Cup. The men’s field is rumored to include Simon Whitfield (CAN), Bevan Docherty (NZL) Greg Bennett (AUS), Andy Potts (USA) and Kris Gemmell (NZL).
The women’s field should include two-time defending champion Anja Dittmer (GER), Samantha Warriner (NZL), […]

China’s top female triathlon prospect for Beijing Olympics suspended

Wang Hongni, 2006 Asian Games women’s champion, has been banned for two years for exogenous metabolites of testosterone by the ITU. The ITU announced the suspension on Tuesday and Chinese Triathlon Association (CTA) confirmed the news yesterday.
She tested positive to testosterone with an ‘A’ sample during a routine out-of-competition check on August 24. Subsequent […]

2007 Rhodes BG Triathlon World Cup Men’s Results

Kris Gemmell (NZL) takes first in 1:51:53. This is his third World Cup win.
Malyshev was first out of the water followed by Gacond, Stannard and a few others.
Gemmell and Reinaldo Colucci led the bike into T2.
Alistair Brownlee (GBR) took second and Courtney Atkinson (AUS) took third overall.

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2007 Rhodes BG Triathlon World Cup Women’s Results

Fernandes (POR) wins and ties the record set by Emma Carneys for most world cup victories (19) with a time of 2:02:06.
The water temp for the start of the women’s race was about 78.8F - so this was a no wetsuit swim. Amanda Stevens was first out of the water, followed by Vanessa Fernandez, Emma […]

Weekend Tri preview

Once home to one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Colossus, the Greek island of Rhodes will host the titans of the triathlon world as the thirteenth stop of the 2007 BG Triathlon World Cup series this Sunday. With a brief rest under their belts, many of the world’s top triathletes will […]

Aussie Olympic spots named today

Emma Snowsill, Brad Kahlefeldt and Courtney Atkinson landed early nomination status today from Triathlon Australia for the Beijing Olympics. Their final selection for the Games will be subject to form, fitness and health.
On the same course for the upcoming Olympic Games Triathlon, last month Snowsill took a Silver medal behind […]

2008 ITU World Cup Calendar released

The 2008 BG Triathlon World Cup series calendar was released by the International Triathlon Union (ITU) today. In total 15 world cups will be organised for the 2008 season with many of the staple events returning and a number of new events emerging. For the first time the world cup series will visit 15 different […]