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2012 Photo of the Year - Week Five: Hamburg

02/12/12 - As the last race before the Olympics, Hamburg was reduced to a sprint distance. The shorter race resulted in accelerated speeds and fiery battles to the finish line, which in turn produced some beautiful... |

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2012 Photo of the Year Week Four Result

30/11/12 - The fourth installment of the Photo of the Year contest was a tight battle for much of the week. Votes hinged between the celebratory shot of Germany’s Jan Frodeno running down the finish chute and the... |

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ITU President Casado meets with IOC President Rogge

30/11/12 - ITU President and IOC Member Marisol Casado and ITU Sport Director Gergely Markus this week met with IOC President Jacques Rogge and IOC Director General Christophe De Kepper in Lausanne to discuss the... |

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2012 Highlights: Alistair returns to top form as Kitzbühel podium predicts London medallists

28/11/12 - Nestled in the Austrian Alps, Kitzbühel was the last ITU Olympic distance race prior to London 2012. It served as one of the final opportunities for the elites to compete against each other and fine tune... |

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Former triathlon CEO Norman Brook a teacher first

27/11/12 - Norman Brook coaches coaches, facilitates facilitating, and teaches teaching. A trained educator, Brook built his career on the foundations of learning. He began briefly as a secondary school teacher... |

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2012 Photo of the Year - Week Four: Kitzbühel

25/11/12 - Kitzbühel marked the final Olympic distance race in the ITU World Triathlon Series prior to the London Olympics. Nestled in the Alpine mountains, Kitzbühel provided a technically and physically... |

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2012 Photo of the Year Week Three Result

23/11/12 - The ITU World Triathlon Madrid, which twists and turns through beautiful Casa de Campo Park, always elicits great shots. This year, the event was the final opportunity to clench a spot at the 2012 London... |

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2012 Photo of the Year - Week Three: Madrid

18/11/12 - In the third week of the Photo of the Year competition, we head over to Europe for the ITU World Triathlon Madrid. This year’s race, known for its tough bike course, either realised or dashed Olympic... |

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2012 Highlights: Year of the sprint

15/11/12 - One of the defining characteristics of this year’s World Triathlon Series and World Cup races were the number of sprint distances that appeared on the calendar. With half the distance, the five sprints... |

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Mark Fretta receives sanction for USADA anti-doping violation

14/11/12 - The ITU Anti-doping team would like to share a media release from the United States Anti-doping Agency (USADA) announcing that Mark Fretta (USA) has been sanctioned for an anti-doping rule violation.... |

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PATCO talent identification programme finishes first module

14/11/12 - A total of 79 coaches from eight Latin American countries recently concluded the first module of a unique coaching programme for PATCO coaches with a three-day classroom session in Mexico city. The course... |

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2012 Photo of the Year - Week Two: San Diego

11/11/12 - In our second instalment of the photo competition, we head to the U.S. where the second ITU World Triathlon Series took place beachside in San Diego. Huge crowds lined the streets to cheer on the elites... |

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2012 Photo of the Year Week One Result

09/11/12 - With such a large amount of stunning imagery, opinions and votes were pretty divided this week. In the end the week’s winner in the photo of the year series received 26% of the votes, just beating out... |

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ITU announces 2013 Triathlon World Cup season

09/11/12 - ITU today announced the schedule for the 2013 Triathlon World Cup season. The 2013 calendar will cover ten cities on four continents, and includes a variety of new and familiar sites, as well as a... |

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2012 Photo of the Year - Week One: Sydney

05/11/12 - As the 2012 ITU season closes the curtain on one of its most exciting years of competition to date, we take a look back at the beautiful images captured during the ITU World Triathlon Series. Thanks to... |

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