Category Archives: Triathlon

Race Preview: Richards Bay - BG Triathlon World Cup race #5

April 30, 2008 –

from Triathlon.org…
After back-to-back world cups in Asia, the series shifts to Richards Bay, South Africa this weekend for the third consecutive year. The Richards Bay BG Triathlon World Cup on May 4 marks the 199th world cup event in ITU’s history.
Last year a historic milestone took place as Hendrik DeVilliers became the first African triathlete […]

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Race Results: 2008 St. Anthony’s Triathlon

April 28, 2008 –

from InsideTriathlon…
American stars Matt Reed and Sarah Haskins defeated top international fields to take home $10,000 apiece today at the 25th anniversary St. Anthony’s Triathlon in St. Petersburg.
The men
Emphasizing that his upset win in the Olympic Trials last week at Tuscaloosa was no fluke, Reed outdueled top U.S. rival Andy Potts on the run for […]

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Race Results: 2008 Women’s Tongyeong BG Triathlon World Cup

April 28, 2008 –

from Triathlon.org…
New Zealand’s Beijing-bound Samantha Warriner claimed her sixth world cup title today in the 2008 Tongyeong BG Triathlon World Cup, the 198th world cup ever staged in ITU’s history. A strong swim put the top Kiwi at the front of the group and enabled her to utilize her running speed to cruise to gold […]

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Race Results: 2008 Men’s Tongyeong BG Triathlon World Cup

April 28, 2008 –

from Triathlon.org…
2006 Triathlon World Champion, Tim Don of Great Britain, won the Tongyeong BG Triathlon World Cup today in South Korea, the 198th world cup in ITU’s history. The fleet-footed Don ran away from the competition over the final stages of the race to claim the fifth world cup win of his career in a […]

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Race Preview: Tongyeong - BG Triathlon World Cup race #4

April 24, 2008 –

from Triathlon.org…
The BG Triathlon World Cup series heads to South Korea this Saturday for the first time since 2004. As one of just six world cup events before the end of ITU Olympic qualifying, Tongyeong welcomes a world class field that is expected to include a number of contenders including Beijing bound Jan Frodeno of […]

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Wheaties Honors Triathlete Jarrod Shoemaker

April 23, 2008 –

Jarrod Shoemaker is being honored by Wheaties, “The Breakfast of Champions,” with a new, limited-edition package featuring the 25-year old triathlete from Sudbury, Mass. The Breakfast of Champions(R) continues its tradition of honoring elite athletes and celebrates Shoemaker’s outstanding triathlon achievements, adding yet another honor to his impressive list of accomplishments.
Shoemaker is a fierce competitor […]

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Final 2008 Triathlon Olympic team slot determination

April 22, 2008 –

With the wins this weekend of Matt Reed and Julie Ertel, the 1st and 2nd slots on both the men’s and women’s Olympic teams have been filled (Shoemaker and Bennett took the first slots late last year). The third and final slots will be determined at the Hy-Vee Triathlon on June 22 in Des Moines […]

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Registration opens for 2009 Ironman 70.3 California

April 22, 2008 –

from NASports…
Boulder, CO - North America Sports is pleased to announce that the entry process is open for the 2009 Ironman 70.3 California. Athletes may enter this event on-line, through the www.ironmancalifornia.com website.
In a new feature for 2009, N A Sports is pleased to partner with Multisports to provide athletes with a specially designed training […]

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Race Results: 2008 Ironman China

April 21, 2008 –

from InsideTriathlon…
Keeping with the recent Ironman trend, the inaugural Ironman China proved to be one of the hottest on record, with temperatures soaring into the 90’s and athletes dropping like flies. As with last weekend’s Ford Ironman Arizona, the race in China was transformed into a war of attrition and the two left standing at […]

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New road goodies from SRAM

April 21, 2008 –

from Bikeradar…
SRAM has taken some of the features introduced on its range-topping Red road component group and trickled it down to the less-expensive Rival and Force groups, the company announced at the Sea Otter Classic this weekend.
Nearly all of the upgrades have been applied to DoubleTap levers across the board. Force and Rival now get […]

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