Federazione Italiana Triathlon
Contact Information
Address
Stadio Olimpico - Curva Sud, Gate 19
Roma
Italy
00194
Italy
President
Luigi Bianchi
Secretary General
Aldo Lucarini
Website
http://www.fitri.it/
Phone
+39 636856733
Fax
+39 636856744
Latest News
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New Event added to 2011 ETU Calendar
The ETU is delighted to announce an extra addition to the 2011 race calendar. On 4 December, the 'Triathlon del Mediterraneo-Gala Internazionale" will be held in Palermo. This is an invitational International event and all National Federations are asked to encourage athletes to compete in this one-off, end of year event. This is a sprint distance triathlon race but the format follows the successful formula used at the Tiszaujvaros Junior Cup back in August. The field is divided into two groups for the first preliminary round races of 500m swim/13.3km bike and 3.5km run. The top qualifiers will progress to the final for a further 250m swim/6.6km bike/1.5km run race. The designated number of qualifiers from each group will be decided nearer the time and will be determined by the number of athletes who participate. There are no ITU/ETU ranking points available for this race but there is a total prize fund of 20,000€ Further details of the race will be released in due course by the Italian Federation and will be communicated by the ETU. {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}
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ITU and ETU Mourn Loss of Emilio Di Toro
The Triathlon Family was deeply saddened by the sudden death of Emilio Di Toro, President of the European Triathlon Union earlier this week. Emilio died suddenly from a heart attack on the night of Saturday 28 November. He was just 45 years old. “Emilio was a man of learning, a man of culture and a man of high ideals. He held the highest aspirations for our sport of triathlon and was possessed of the determination to achieve those aspirations,” said Jem Lawson, Secretary General ETU. “He was at the beginning of his journey to raise triathlon’s profile and build on the work that others had initiated to make our sport comparable with the best. It will now be for others to ensure that the progress he envisaged is attained; it will be his legacy.” As well as holding Presidency of the ETU, Emilio was also the President of the Italian Triathlon Federation (ITA), and an Executive Board member of ITU as the continental representative for Europe. Among his recent responsibilities, Emilio worked on behalf of the Italian National Olympic Committee for the Final of Champions League which was held at the Olympic Stadium of Roma this past May 27th. This was an important assignment which confirmed his management talent. Having been introduced to the sport of triathlon in 2001 through his daughter, Alessandra, Emilio soon became enthused and joined ITU as a continental representative for Europe. In July 2005 he was elected ETU President. The Italian Triathlon Federation described Emilio as “the first to be present to help volunteers to set up barriers before a race, and the last to leave, applauding the very last age group triathlete across the finish line.” “Emilio arrived in the triathlon family unexpectedly. He came to us with a storm of ideas and energy, a dynamic volcano of new projects and changes. He arrived suddenly and now he has left us suddenly, too fast for us to understand and too fast for us to find the correct words to describe the great sorrow we feel for our friend, President, and above all, a man without equal.” Emilio exerted considerable influence in the world of sport in general and our thoughts and condolences are with his family, friends and colleagues. {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}
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Registrations are open!
Our staff has been working for several months: T.D. Rimini is organizing a spectacular European Classic Duathlon Championship, that will take place in Rimini, the world famous capital of the Adriatic coast. The Championship will be held starting from October 6th to 8th 2006 and will be valid for the Elite, U23, Junior and Age Group Individual Race, Team Relay Race categories. More than 400 athletes are expected to participate. While the favourites are already training for the competition, the first step of the event has been made: registrations are now open! More info on www.duathlon.it. {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}
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Szabo and Ferraro won in Lago di Salto.
Close to the traditional athletic city of Rieti, in the middle of steep mountains an enormous damm refresh more than 50km of new created coast. This was the backdrop of this triathlon. The athletes swam over the sumerged city of Borgo San Pietro, and bike and ran through the streets, built when the damm close the water in the valley. Up to this coin of the center of Italy travelled athletes from 13 countries including Australia and New Zealand, looking to climb on the ITU points list to have a more easy access to the coming BG World Cup events. The women race produced a group of 4 athletes since the very begining, and Szabo/HUN, Chenevier and Ianesi/ITA and Mc Leod/IRL worked together all the swim and all the bike since they created a big gap to the chasers. Once in the shaped run under the pinewoods, the two Italians weren't able to follow the speed of McLeod, with Szabo glued to her back. The continous attacks of the Irish were successless, the Hungarian was too strong today and her accelaration at km 9 was definitive. The men race repeated the model we saw in a lot of world cups. Neither the steep hill inside Borgo Sant Pietro, nor the turned flat section produced breaks in the groups. The small group coming first out of the water (Alonso/ESP and Molinari, Oriana, Fiorella, Risti and Ciavatella/ITA) rode alone the first of the six laps. Other half dozen of athletes join them at km6 to compose the leader group till the end of the segment. The chasing group was behind, with a time difference oscilating from 40 to 90 seconds in diferent moments of the race. Once on the run the energy spent in the tuff and difficult bike weigh on every athlete's legs. By this we saw some athletes with dificulties, and the strongest (not always the fastest) were the best today. Only a guy with a marathon runner figure, comply with the expectatives: Attila Fecsovics/HUN was able to come from the second group and pass one by one almost all of the members of the first pack. Two Italians: Ferraro and Fiorella remained out his possiblities thanks to the wonderful effort made by both italians. Italy will hold the next international event on October 6th to 8th organising the European Duathlon Championships. You can't miss it. {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}
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Salto Lake: new facilities and venues for athletes and coaches
With less than one week to go, new facilities and venues for athletes and coaches and their friends are proposed: First of all, for the athletes there will be the chance to train in an indoor, 25 m, swimming pool in S. Elpidio, about 10 k from the official hotel La Duchessa. Municipality of Pescorocchiano, along with the sports bureau of the province of Rieti and Latium region, will offer the Saturday evening official dinner for athletes, coachs, friends in town. Mitsubishi group will make a demo-show on secure driving techniques in b.go s.pietro, race field. Assoc. Grotte val dei Varri will provide guided visits for athletes, coachs etc.etc. to the beautiful Grotte in athletes free time. We remember to the foreign athletes to apply to the race through their NFS. We expect to have a very exciting w.e., so join us in salto lake. Official media releaser Stefano Spina {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}