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August 19, 2008
Frodeno edges 3 others at finish line, claims gold in men’s triathlon
from the AP…
BEIJING (AP) — Jan Frodeno sprinted away from a chasing trio in the final meters Tuesday to win the gold medal in the Olympic men’s triathlon.
Favorite Javier Gomez was even with Frodeno, and so was 2004 silver medalist Bevan Docherty. Simon Whitfield, who won gold in 2000, was immediately behind.
“I just tried to focus and not read their names,” Frodeno said.
Whitfield, from Canada, pulled in front momentarily before being passed by Frodeno, who grimaced and yelled as he plowed through the finish line.
Frodeno’s final time was 1 hour, 48 minutes, 53.28 seconds in the grueling swim-cycle-run event. Whitfield finished 5.19 seconds behind and won silver. Docherty, of New Zealand, took the bronze.
“I knew the medal was safe, but I tried to get the gold. I kept thinking that this was the moment I’ve been dreaming of,” Frodeno said. “I could hear the other guys breathing, and I sprinted.”
August 13, 2008
Olympics triathlon schedule (NBC)
August 19 10 AM EST - Men’s
August 18 10 AM EST - Women’s
Check local listings….
May 22, 2008
Race Preview: Madrid - BG Triathlon World Cup race #6
from Triathlon.org…
ITU celebrates a major anniversary this weekend at the Madrid BG Triathlon World Cup as the event is the 200th world cup in ITU history. Since humble beginnings in 1991, the world cup series has come a long way with more prize money, much more competitive fields and high stakes that include coveted Olympic qualifying points.
This Sunday the world’s best flock to Madrid for the sixth straight year to challenge the tough course, a favorite for many triathletes including Vanessa Fernandes. The world champion has made the Madrid course her personal playground for the past half decade, winning every year since 2003. It will be a tall order for the other women to break the Fernandes stranglehold on the event. New Zealand’s Andrea Hewitt has performed well on the Madrid course and has been runner-up to Fernandes for the past two years. Swede Lisa Norden is enjoying a career year, already with a pair of world cup podiums and a bronze at the European championships.
Adding to the lustre of the event is Olympic qualifying spots at stake for both the German and British teams. For the Germans, just one spot remains and it will be a fierce battle between Joelle Franzmann and Christiane Pilz. Whoever cross the line first can book her ticket to Beijing. Franzmann is seeking her third trip to the Olympics while Pilz is racing for her first Olympic berth. In 2004 she was forced to miss the Games after sustaining an injury shortly before the opening ceremonies.
May 4, 2008
Race Results: 2008 Men’s Richards Bay BG Triathlon World Cup
from Triathlon.org…
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 German man to win a world cup and the first since Maik Petzold won in Salford in 2004, out-sprinting American Matt Reed and South African Hendrik DeVilliers down the final stretch.
Powerful swimmer Marko Albert of Estonia led the men out of the water and into T1. Just behind him were Swiss Sebastien Gacond and Volodymyr Polikarpenko of the Ukraine, last year’s silver medalist. Other notables were Matt Reed of the U.S. who was 12 seconds back of Albert and defending champion Hendrik DeVilliers of South Africa who was a further four seconds behind Reed.
April 28, 2008
Race Results: 2008 St. Anthony’s Triathlon
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 third St. Anthony’s victory Sunday in St. Petersburg.
“I’m on a roll,” said Reed, the 33-year-old, 6-foot 5-inch New Zealand native who celebrated his recent American citizenship with a chance to represent the red white and blue in the Olympics. “I’m really happy with how I’m going, but it’s even better that I still see room to improve.”
Reed and Potts, who finished second to Reed at Tuscaloosa, broke out to a minute lead out of the water, added another 50 seconds on chief rival Greg Bennett on the bike.
“I tried hard to drop Andy at the start of the bike,” said Reed. “But all credit to him, he stuck with me and made a great race of it.”
April 22, 2008
Final 2008 Triathlon Olympic team slot determination
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 based on the best record overall in the three race selection series..
For the women, it’s pretty straightforward…if Sarah Groff is the top American at Hy-Vee, she earns the slot. If she isn’t the top American, Sarah Haskins takes the 3rd spot on the team.
The slot for the men’s team is a bit more dicey… Andy Potts and Hunter Kemper each have second and third-place results in the first two races - so in theory whoever comes out ahead in race three is in. However, if Hunter or Andy finish third or lower, it could open the door for Brian Fleischmann or Doug Friman, provided they win in Des Moines.
April 20, 2008
Race Results: 2008 Olympic Triathlon Trials - Tuscaloosa
from InsideTriathlon…
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — Matt Reed, recent U.S. citizen and at 6-feet 5-inches the tallest man in competition triathlon, whipped heavy favorites Andy Potts and Hunter Kemper to take the second U.S. men’s Olympic Triathlon team trials event in Tuscaloosa Alabama Saturday.
In a race that went a little closer to form, Julie Swail Ertel used a lightning-quick bike to run transition to surge ahead of Sarah Haskins, then sealed her win with a personal best 35:19 10km– 23 seconds faster than Haskin’s run – to cross the line in 2:02:21 for a 29-second margin of victory. The win gave the 2000 Olympic water polo silver medalist a rare Olympic qualification in a second sport.
The men
Reed made a daring break on the last of eight bike laps on a hilly course along the Black Warrior River, gaining a 25-second advantage over Potts, Kemper and Brian Fleischmann starting the run.
While Kemper let Reed have his last lap bike surge, believing he could overtake his tall, Zealand-born friend, Reed answered with a race-best 31:03 10km run that outpaced both Andy Potts (31:07) and Kemper (31:07) to cross the finish in 1:52:15. Had he been pushed, Reed could have run even better, since he spent a happy 20 seconds exulting, working the crowd, and drinking in the moment – and still had a 20-second advantage over runner-up Potts and 24 seconds over third place Kemper. “I worked hard for a long time for this moment, so I wanted to enjoy it,” said the taciturn Kiwi.
March 12, 2008
Olympians air a gripe about Beijing
By Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
BEIJING — Matt Reed was 1,500 meters into the last segment of the triathlon when he found himself gasping for oxygen. His legs were still pounding away at the pavement, his body pumped up after cruising through the swimming and cycling contests, but his lungs were shutting down.
The 32-year-old triathlete from Boulder, Colo., blames air pollution for triggering his asthma attack during the September track meet.
If he returns to Beijing for the Olympics, he says, he will wear a mask except while competing. And he’ll try to avoid showing up here until the second week of the Games, when the triathlon is held, even though that would mean missing the Aug. 8 opening ceremonies.
An increasing number of athletes are threatening to skip part or all of the Olympics because they believe the air is unsafe.
