Deutsche Triathlon Union
Contact Information
Address
Otto-Fleck-Schneise 8
Frankfurt
Hessen
D-60528
Germany
President
Dr. Martin Engelhardt
Secretary General
Matthias Zöll
Website
http://www.dtu-info.de/
Phone
+49 696772050
Fax
+49 6967720511
Latest News
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Germany names team for London 2012 Olympic Games
The German Olympic triathlon team has officially been announced, highlighted by reigning Olympic men's champion Jan Frodeno and four-time Olympian Anja Dittmer. The men's team is Jan Frodeno, Steffen Justus and Maik Petzold, and the women's team Anja Dittmer, Svenja Bazlen and Anne Haug. It is Frodeno's second Olympics, after he surprised the field to record his first ITU win and claim the Olympic gold medal at the triathlon event at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. It will be the second Olympic Games for Petzold, who finished 19th at the 2004 Athens Olympics, and the first for Justus. Dittmer will enter the exclusive club of triathletes who have competed at four consecutive Olympic Games. Just three have qualified for the London 2012 Olympics, and Dittmer is the only woman alongside Canada's Simon Whitfield and the USA's Hunter Kemper. She was also the first from the trio to qualify for her fourth consecutive Games, when she sprinted onto the podium at the 2011 ITU World Triathlon London to meet the German Triathlon Union's automatic qualification criteria. Dittmer is joined by two athletes making their Olympic debut in Bazlen and Haug. They were the two highest ranked Germans in the Olympic qualifying rankings once the official period ended on May 31, and both automatically secured their spots with their races at the 2012 ITU World Triathlon Madrid. Haug ran through the field to finish fourth, her best WTS result, while Bazlen finished 12th. The official team presentation took place at German Triathlon Union headquarters in Frankfurt and the six athletes gave the attending media representatives a taste of her triathlon life and a first look at the Olympic Games in London. In addition, German Triathlon Union President Dr. Martin Engelhardt and Sports Director Wolfgang Thiel also spoke. The athletes also modelled the German Olympic team tri-suits for London 2012. To visit the ITU's Olympic site, please click here {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}
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Just Where Is Ricarda Lisk?
German Olympian and winner of the 2008 Hamburg ITU Triathlon World Cup, Ricarda Lisk, decided to be rather adventurous with her off season and is currently trekking through Argentina. From Ricarda Lisk, 9th October 2009: I flew back to Spain after the final of the Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Series in Australia, as I wanted to race the Spanish Championships the following weekend. Unfortunately I caught a cold and couldn’t train much. But I felt better on the race day. The water temperature was only 12.8°C and I got very cold. So after the swimming I was a bit behind and on the bike I couldn’t catch the two leading girls. I had to cycle four of the seven laps by myself. On the run I felt better at the end and finally finished in second place behind Radka Vodicova (CZE) and in front of Eva Ledesma from Spain. During the next week, Javier Gomez and I did a roadtrip for three days through North Galicia. The weather was great and the beaches and mountains are beautiful. Afterwards I flew back home to Germany as I had appointments with sponsors before my last race. I raced with my French team from Chateauroux at the Coup de France in Gruissan on the Mediterranean coast. All the teams raced every two minutes and at least three athletes had to finish together. With Carol Peon and Melanie Annaheim we took third place with just a four second lead. Now the season is finally over and I won’t think of training at least for the next four weeks! From: Ricarda Lisk, 24th October 2009: I am back in Galicia and I have the distinct feeling that as soon as I book a flight on the internet, a system is programmed to turn on the rain, as soon as I land at my destination. Since I arrived it's been raining non-stop. According to the forecast from the start of next week it will once again brighten up, I can assure the people of Northern Spain this is true because I am leaving on this day! Together with my friend, I will fly to Argentina for a good three weeks. We will start in Buenos Aires and then travel through Patagonia to Tierra del Fuego by plane, car, bus, boat and train. We want to do a lot of hiking, climbing and horseback riding or explore by mountain bike. It will not be warm, but we know we will definitely have good clothes because we have tested them well enough on the Costa de la Muerte in the wind and rain! Stay up to date with Ricarda's blog by visiting her website. {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}
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Exclusive Video: Jan and Dan
Welcome to our Exclusive Video feature where every Wednesday we bring you footage from behind the scenes of the ITU racing. We feature the athletes, places and even some exclusive features on the people behind the scenes. This week we bring you the inside line from one of the strongest nations in the sport: Germany. Earlier this year ITU caught up with Olympic champion Jan Frodeno and 2007 world champion Daniel Unger as they underwent some tough training at a special camp in the south of Spain. Despite being fierce rivals out on the course, Frodeno and Unger make for quite the training partnership, pushing each other throughout the training sessions before relaxing in the evenings. See how the pair escape the pressures of being two of the world’s top triathletes as they refocus for the competitive Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series whilst taking an inside look at their forty hour training weeks from Sierra Nevada. Watch all the exclusive features from 2009 by signing up to watch the back catalogue of magazine television programmes from the year at www.triathlon.org/tv Check back next Wednesday exclusively here on triathlon.org for the next installment when we visit the ITU Sport Development team as they prepare their athletes in the last few days before an event. {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}
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Germans In Search of Home Glory
With Alistair Brownlee and Javier Gomez, the number one and two ranked athletes, both taking a break from racing, the Hamburg men’s race has been flung open. The Germans have always enjoyed strong performances in front of an excitable crowd and none more so that Daniel Unger who won the 2007 World Championships and 2008 World Cup in the city. Olympic champion Jan Frodeno finished second in last year’s race and is still looking for his first win of the Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series. Maik Petzold might have something to say about his two compatriots stealing the limelight following two fourth place finishes and a bronze medal in the last three races of the series. He is the highest ranked German athlete, sitting fourth in the standings. One man who can’t be written off is Canada’s Simon Whitfield who produced a stunning sprint finish at the Hy-Vee Elite Cup to take home a $200,000 prize cheque. The double Olympic medallist knows how to deliver on the big occasion and is one to look out for. Both the Aussies and the Kiwis are looking to rediscover their early season form following recent slumps in performance at Kitzbühel. Tongyeong race winner Bevan Docherty and fellow New Zealander Kris Gemmell both crashed on the bike in Austria which cost them a chance of a podium finish, whilst Australia’s Brad Kahlefeldt finished a lowly thirty-third in the cold conditions. European championship bronze medallist Alexander Brukhankov from Russia also crashed out on the bike in the wet conditions, but could well feature towards the fore in Germany whilst team mates Dmitry Polyansky and Ivan Vasiliev should also be in the mix. Switzerland’s Sven Riederer competed well in Kitzbühel, and if he is allowed to get away on the bike again, could prove to be a real threat at the head of the race. That just about covers the hot favourites lining up in the German city, and if the season keeps living up to its exciting reputation, we should be in for some incredible racing through the streets of Hamburg. Sin la presencia por descanso de Alistair Brownlee y Javier Gómez, número uno y número dos de la clasificación, la carrera de Hamburgo está completamente abierta. Los alemanes siempre han tenido grandes resultados delante de un público entusiasmado como lo demuestra Daniel Unger que ganó aquí los Campeonatos del Mundo de 2007 y la Copa del Mundo de 2008. El campeón Olímpico Jan Frodeno terminó segundo en la carrera del año pasado y busca la que sería su primera victoria en las Series de los campeonatos del Mundo de Triatlón ITU Dextro Energy. Maik Petzold pueda que tenga algo que decir a sus dos compatriotas robándoles el centro de atención tras sus dos cuartos puestos y una medalla de bronce en las últimas tres carreras de las series. Es el atleta alemán mejor clasificado, en cuarta posición. Un hombre del que no nos podemos olvidar es el canadiense Simon Whitfield, quien realizó un sensacional sprint final en la Copa Élite de Hy-Vee para llevarse a casa el premio de 200.000$. El doble medallista Olímpico sabe cómo rendir en las grandes ocasiones y esta es una de esas. Tanto los australianos como los neozelandeses buscarán recuperar la forma de principio de temporada después del bajón de rendimiento en Kitzbühel. El ganador de la carrera de Tongyeong Bevan Docherty y su amigo el neozelandés Kris Gemmel se cayeron de la bicicleta en Austria y eso les costó la oportunidad de finalizar en el pódium, mientras que el australiano Brad Kahlefeldt terminó en una discreta trigésimo tercera posición en unas frías condiciones climatológicas. El medallista de bronce en los Campeonatos de Europa, el ruso Alexander Brukhankov también tuvo una caída en la bicicleta en las húmedas condiciones, pero podría pasar a un primer plano en Alemania, mientras que sus compañeros de equipo Dmitry Polyansky e Ivan Vasiliev también deberían estar en la pomada. El suizo Sven Riederer tuvo una buena actuación en Kitzbühel y si se le permite escaparse otra vez en la bicicleta, podría ser una amenaza real para la cabeza de carrera. Con esta lista de salida en la ciudad alemana y si la temporada sigue con la emoción de hasta ahora, deberíamos ver una carrera increíble por las calles de Hamburgo. {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}
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German Athletes to race for Olympic Spots in Madrid
With top-15 performances at this past weekend’s ETU Triathlon European Championships in Lisbon, five Germans will race for the last two spots on the German Olympic team. Three men will battle for the final ticket to Beijing including Andreas Raelert, Maik Petzold and Christian Prochnow. Raelert, who finished 6th in Athens and 12th in Sydney, was the top German in Lisbon, finishing in fourth place. He was just edged out by Swiss Olivier Marceau for bronze in a photo finish. Petzold finished 10th at European Championships and is seeking his second trip to the Olympics. Prochnow was 12th to keep his Olympic dreams alive. On the women’s side, as expected, it will be a heated duel between two-time Olympian Joelle Franzmann and Christiane Pilz. Franzmann was fifth at European Championships and narrowly missed earning her Olympic spot at the Hamburg BG Triathlon World Championships last year. With a 13th place finish in Lisbon, Pilz is still in the running for her first Olympic spot. In 2004 she was forced to miss the Games after sustaining an injury shortly before the opening ceremonies. But in less than two weeks all previous results won’t matter for these athletes as their 2008 Olympic dreams will all come down to Madrid. The criterion for these athletes is simple: whoever crosses the line first is on their way to Beijing in August. The Madrid BG Triathlon World Cup will go on May 25. Log onto triathlon.org for live coverage. Click here for live coverage in Madrid and start times in your area Click here for more event information on Madrid {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}