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Weekend Race Roundup - June 10, 2013

Weekend Race Roundup - June 10, 2013

10/06/13 - With the World Triathlon Season at its midway mark, continental cup races roared into action in Europe and Mexico. Events were fast and furious in Cremona, while Mexicans cleaned up at the Pan American... |

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Sprint Oceania titles up for grabs in Devonport

Sprint Oceania titles up for grabs in Devonport

20/02/13 - Race action is heating up in the southern hemisphere with the 2013 Devonport OTU Sprint Oceania Championships. Some top international names are set to contest the fast and furious 750m swim, 20km bike,... |

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Essential triathlon training tips: Intro to swimming

Essential triathlon training tips: Intro to swimming

10/12/12 - Both seasoned and rookie triathletes often find the swim a daunting portion of a triathlon, and for many good reasons. Staying calm in rough waters packed with people can be a challenge, especially when... |

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Edmonton ITU World Cup adds Mixed Team Relay to weekend schedule

Edmonton ITU World Cup adds Mixed Team Relay to weekend schedule

08/05/12 - On Friday 6 July, two days prior to the 2012 Edmonton ITU Triathlon World Cup, Edmonton will host a Mixed Team Relay event in scenic Hawrelak Park at 12 noon. The event is geared to promote the Mixed... |

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Bidding for 2014 ITU World Multisport Championships now open

Bidding for 2014 ITU World Multisport Championships now open

27/02/12 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has opened bidding for the 2014 ITU World Multisport Championship events.  This includes: - ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships and Series Events -... |

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Kate McIlroy, Aaron Royle triumph over Dutch in Kinloch

Kate McIlroy, Aaron Royle triumph over Dutch in Kinloch

06/02/12 - Australia’s Aaron Royle made the most of Beijing Olympian Kris Gemmell’s misfortune to win the 2012 Kinloch OTU Sprint Triathlon Oceania Cup. Wearing the number one for the event, Gemmell was forced... |

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Riveros Diaz claims ITU Elite Sprint Triathlon World Championships in thrilling finish

Riveros Diaz claims ITU Elite Sprint Triathlon World Championships in thrilling finish

20/08/11 - Barbara Riveros Diaz has claimed her maiden elite ITU world title and second career series win with a thrilling come-from-behind sprint finish at the ITU Elite Sprint Triathlon World Championships and... |

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2010 in Review: ITU Milestones

2010 in Review: ITU Milestones

30/12/10 - It was a year of milestones for triathlon in 2010: the sport had the honour of being the first medal awarded at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. ITU hosted the first-ever Sprint Triathlon... |

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Order the Triathlon 2010 Book Today!

Order the Triathlon 2010 Book Today!

07/12/10 - Now on sale, in time for the holidays, is ITU’s Triathlon 2010 book.  Featuring dazzling imagery from ITU’s award-winning photographers, Triathlon 2010 is a hardcover book that encapsulates this past... |

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Norden Takes Inagural Sprint World Title

Norden Takes Inagural Sprint World Title

21/08/10 - Sweden’s Lisa Norden continued her brilliant 2010 season, earning the first-ever ITU Sprint Triathlon World Championship in Lausanne today. Norden won with a last-lap surge to top current world number one... |

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Brownlee Leads Britain to One-Two Finish in Lausanne

Brownlee Leads Britain to One-Two Finish in Lausanne

21/08/10 - Twenty-year-old Brit Jonathan Brownlee took home top honours at the first-ever ITU Sprint Triathlon World Championship, earning the first world title of his young career. It makes four ITU World... |

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Q & A with Jarrod Shoemaker

Q & A with Jarrod Shoemaker

20/08/10 - American Jarrod Shoemaker has quietly put together one of the best seasons of his career. While we haven’t seen him on the podium at a Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship event this season,... |

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Lausanne to Host Sprint and Team World Champs this Weekend

Lausanne to Host Sprint and Team World Champs this Weekend

19/08/10 - Lausanne, the home of the Olympic Headquarters, will host both the first-ever ITU Sprint Triathlon World Championships, as well as the ITU Team Triathlon World Championships this Saturday and Sunday. Over... |

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