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Aquathlon World Champions Crowned

29/06/08 - New Zealand’s Brent Foster and Mexico’s Claudia Rivas took gold at yesterday’s ITU Aquathlon World Championships in Monterrey, Mexico. The run-swim-run MultiSport event featured a $10,000 USD prize... |

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U.S. Olympic Team Finalized

23/06/08 - Sarah Haskins and Hunter Kemper turned in stellar performances at the Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon World Cup in Des Moines, Iowa, on Sunday to earn the final spots for nomination to the 2008 U.S. Olympic team. ... |

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Hy-Vee ITU World Cup Preview

22/06/08 - For the second straight year, some of triathlon’s biggest names will head to America’s heartland for the Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon World Cup, the seventh stop of the 2008 BG Triathlon World Cup series. ... |

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Henning Defends Hy-Vee Title

22/06/08 - Denmarks Rasmus Henning has successfully defended his title in Des Moines, winning todays Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon World Cup by an 8-second margin over New Zealands Bevan Docherty and Australian Greg Bennett... |

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Snowsill cashes in big Hy-Vee win

22/06/08 - After last years disappointing DNF in Des Moines, Australian Emma Snowsill roared back this season, convincingly winning todays Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon World Cup, the seventh stop of the BG Triathlon World... |

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Hy-Vee ITU WC Prize Money & Course

18/06/08 - The revised course for this Sunday’s Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon World Cup is now online. Elite athletes will swim 1500 meters in the Blue Heron Lake, then will cycle a slightly long bike course at 42... |

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Hy-Vee world cup Location Change

17/06/08 - With the serious flooding situation in Iowa, the Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon World Cup has been moved to West Des Moines, at the campus of Valley Southwoods Freshmen High School. Race officials are confident... |

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Gomez takes World Champs title

09/06/08 - Spain’s Javier Gomez has firmly asserted himself as triathlon’s best after winning his first elite world championship today in Vancouver, Canada. He joins teammate and friend Ivan Rana as the only... |

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Tucker shocker at World Champs

09/06/08 - Great Britain’s Helen Tucker pulled off one of the most shocking upsets in recent triathlon history as she became the new triathlon world champion today in Vancouver. It was a thrilling sprint finish... |

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Brownlee takes second World title

08/06/08 - Three days after he watched his brother take bronze in the junior race, Alistair Brownlee today was crowned under23 mens world champion. The Brownlees are the first brothers in ITU history to medal at... |

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Ryf Wins Under23 World Champs

08/06/08 - Switzerlands Daniela Ryf won todays under23 world championship, becoming the first Swiss triathlete to be crowned world champion in seven years. Ryf adds the world title to an already impressive... |

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Age-Group Race turned into Du

07/06/08 - Close to 2000 age-group athletes began today expecting to tackle a tough 1.5-kilometer swim, 40-kilometer bike and 10-kilometer run at the 2008 age-group world championships. But even before the first... |

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World Champs – Elite Men Preview

07/06/08 - The 2008 Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships finale will be at 4pm on Sunday as the elite men are the last to tackle the course. Many are expecting a showdown between last years silver medallist... |

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Watch Pre-race Press Conference

07/06/08 - Watch some of triathlons biggest stars who came out to the official pre-race press conference for the 2008 Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships. Defending world champion Vanessa Fernandes and... |

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World Champs – Elite Women Preview

07/06/08 - Portugal’s Vanessa Fernandes is the red hot favourite to win her second world championships in Vancouver on Sunday having dominated the sport in the past two years. The 22-year old has won a record 20... |

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