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1600 competitors took to the streets of Melbourne for the inaugural Ironman Asia Pacific Championship Melbourne. Australia's Craig Alexander broke the eight-hour barrier for the first time in his career to claim victory.
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In what was possibly the most anticipated triathlon ‘debut’ (we know it isn’t his first) in the history of the sport Lance Armstrong has shown what an great athlete he is by coming second overall at the Ironman Panama 70.3.
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Pete Jacobs Talks Cycling

Ironman Pete Jacobs provides inspiration to Nic Arney and Kristina Stoney before their 30,000km ride across 6 continents and 36 countries.
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Macca's Olympic Dreams

Can 2 x Ironman World Champion Chris 'Macca' McCormack switch to the shorter Olympic distance triathlon and make the Australian team for London 2012? Banzai caught up with Macca to find out.
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France’s David Hauss comes from behind to claim debut World Cup win in Ishigaki

April 22, 2012, 7:50 pm International Triathlon Union

France’s David Hauss allowed his brilliant run to carry him to his career first ITU World Cup victory, after he made up a 50-second deficit from T2 to win the 2012 Ishigaki ITU Triathlon World Cup on Sunday. The other two podium spots were filled by a pair of breakthrough performances - Italy’s Davide Uccellari finished four seconds behind Hauss for silver while Gonzalo Raul Tellechea of Argentina took the bronze.

Hauss was among the leaders after the swim and was part of a seven-man breakaway...

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Russia unstoppable in European Championships Mixed Team Relay

April 22, 2012, 7:47 pm International Triathlon Union

Russia fielded an impressive team made up Irina Abysova, Ivan Vasiliev, Alexandra Razarenova and Dmitry Polyansky racing to gold in the mixed team relay at the 2012 Eilat ETU Triathlon European Championships. Franz Loeschke took Germany over the line for silver while Ukraine won the battle for bronze.

Eight teams from seven nations lined up on Eilat beach with each of the teams four athletes completing a 250m swim, 5km bike and 1200m. The women went first and it was Ukraine’s Inna Ryzhykh...

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Canada’s Kathy Tremblay scores debut World Cup victory in Ishigaki

April 22, 2012, 4:47 pm International Triathlon Union

Canada’s Kathy Tremblay credited her first ITU World Cup win to a new mindset, after she ran away from the field at the 2012 Ishigaki ITU Triathlon World Cup in Japan on Sunday.

Tremblay was one of the first out of the water on the small Japanese island, rode in the lead pack of 23 for the seven-lap ride, before making her move out of T2. She quickly blew away the rest of the field, and went on to win by 20 seconds ahead of Ireland’s Aileen Morrison, her second consecutive silver medal in...

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Ryan Fisher & Ellie Salthouse win Luke Harrop Memorial

April 22, 2012, 12:14 pm First Off the Bike

Ryan Fisher proved he was a force to be reckoned with after taking out a convincing win at the Gold Coast Tri Luke Harrop Memorial in spectacular conditions at Southport this morning.

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Javier Gomez wins epic European triathlon battle

April 22, 2012, 10:40 am First Off the Bike

Javier Gomez stormed the run and left nothing to chance at the 2012 Eilat ETU Triathlon European Championships to take the European title for the third time in his career

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Gomez storms to victory at European Championships

April 22, 2012, 1:27 am International Triathlon Union

Javier Gomez stormed the run and left nothing to chance at the 2012 Eilat ETU Triathlon European Championships to take the European title for the third time in his career. Russia took silver and bronze with powerful performances by Alexander Bryukhankov and Ivan Vasiliev who just beat Tony Moulai (FRA) in a sprint to the line for third.

“It was a tough race with conditions in the heat and the wind,” said Gomez. “The course was tough too, it was very complicated but I felt good the whole time...

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2012 Ishigaki World Cup Press Conference Highlights

April 21, 2012, 4:43 pm International Triathlon Union

Pre-race day in Ishigaki and the Local Organising Committee welcomed David Hauss, Aileen Morrison, Kyle Jones, Melanie Annaheim and members of the Japanese National team including Ai Ueda and Yuka Sato as they met the media at the event’s official press conference this afternoon.

Kyle JONES (CAN)
On his impressions of Ishigaki and what this event means in view of the Olympics:
“I’ve been here twice and this is now my third time, but I always enjoy Ishigaki as the people are nice and the course...

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Spirig wins European Champs

April 21, 2012, 8:53 am First Off the Bike

Nicola Spirig (SUI) and Ainhoa Murua (ESP) produced a thrilling sprint finish at the 2012 Eilat ETU Triathlon European Championships this weekend.

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Spirig sprints to regain European Championship title

April 20, 2012, 10:18 pm International Triathlon Union

Nicola Spirig (SUI) and Ainhoa Murua (ESP) produced a thrilling sprint finish at the 2012 Eilat ETU Triathlon European Championships this weekend. Spirig outran Murua for the second week running after the pair fought a similar sprint to line in Sydney WTS just last week. Defending champion Emmie Charayron(FRA) held her position throughout the race to take bronze.

The elite women took to the course in the dry heat and it was Great Britain’s Lucy Hall who exited the swim first to run the 300m up...

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