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Orlando, FL – The men’s and women’s titles both went to Great Britain today at the 2008 Ford Ironman 70.3 Florida held at Walt Disney World® Resort in Orlando, Florida. Paul Amey took the men’s title and the women’s was won by Leanda Cave.
Amey, now based in the San Diego area, took the […]
Frederic Belaubre, the champion from 2006 and 2005, led a French gold-silver sweep at today’s Lisbon ETU Triathlon European Championships. Tony Moulai took the silver while Swiss Olivier Marceau grabbed the bronze in an exciting photo finish. Surprisingly, defending champion Javier Gomez finished in seventh place, more than a minute and a half behind the […]
Portugal’s prodigious Vanessa Fernandes won a record-breaking fifth consecutive European Championship today, taking gold with a time of 2 hours, 5 minutes and 46 seconds. Italian veteran Nadia Cortassa took the silver, her fourth career medal at European championships. Swede Lisa Norden continued her breakthrough season, out-sprinting last year’s bronze medalist Nicola Spirig of Switzerland […]
from InsideTriathlon…
Laid back. That’s how most first-time visitors to St. Croix Ironman 70.3 describe the atmosphere. However, once the gun went off promptly at 6:30 a.m., the nearly 40 professional triathletes racing for the $50,000 prize purse, were anything but laid back. But when all was said and done, the day was déjà vu all […]
from Triathlon.org…
For the first time since 1999, the 24th edition of the ETU Triathlon European Championships head to Portugal to welcome Europe’s finest triathletes. With world class calibre fields comparable to most world cups, this Saturday’s event is one of the most coveted titles of the year. It will be the final ITU Continental Championship […]
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Her previous world cup best was an eighth place finish in 2005 but none of that mattered as the elite women took to the start line in South Africa today. Carolyn Murray of Canada pulled off quite an upset, winning today’s Richards Bay BG Triathlon World Cup, the first world cup title of her […]
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It’s not often an athlete wins a world championship before a world cup but that’s exactly what German Daniel Unger has done. After a stunning performance in Hamburg last year to be crowned world champion, Unger won his first world cup today in another thrilling finish in Richards Bay. He becomes just the third […]
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McCormack wins a record-tying fourth Wildflower, McGlone takes her third
McGlone just 30 seconds off her 2006 course record on a perfect spring day in California.
Modern Wildflower masters Chris McCormack and Samantha McGlone extended their domination of the legendary toughest half Ironman on the planet Saturday.
Australian Chris McCormack broke a race long duel with Spain’s […]
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The course, the party, the mystique - TrainingBible’s Nick Tuttle’s rundown
For many triathletes, the Wildflower Triathlon festival weekend has served as the exciting and competitive start of the summer triathlon season for over 25 years. This year marks the 26th annual offering of the popular Central California race brought to life by professional and […]
from Ironman.com…
It’s no wonder that reigning Ironman 70.3 World Champion, Mirinda Carfrae, and 2006 Clearwater champ, Craig Alexander, rank the St. Croix Ironman 70.3 among their most favorite races. Both athletes won the race in 2006 (Carfrae setting the course record) and Alexander repeated in 2007.
Mostly, though, it’s the beauty and friendliness of the island […]
