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Fernandes wins Olympic test event

15/09/07 - Less than one year to go until the Beijing Olympics and the new world champion Vanessa Fernandes has made a serious name for herself with a convincing win at todays Beijing BG Triathlon World Cup with a... |

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Olympic test event in Beijing

12/09/07 - An Olympic preview awaits this weekend as triathlon’s biggest names travel to Beijing for the 12th stop of the BG Triathlon World Cup series, the official test event for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. ... |

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Beijing Live Coverage Today

04/09/07 - Join us here this weekend for complete video coverage of the 2007 Beijing BG Triathlon World Cup. This event also serves as the Olympic test event one year out and with many countries basing their... |

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Beijing Race Schedule

13/07/07 - Important: Please note that this is a two day event. The elite women’s race will take place on Saturday September 15th and the elite men’s race will take place on Sunday September 16th.... |

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2007 Beijing BG Triathlon World Cup update

11/07/07 - This Beijing World Cup is the test event for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and the Olympic standard management and operation will be adopted, therefore all the participants including the athletes, coaches... |

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Fernandes equals world cup record!!

24/09/06 - Vanessa Fernandes of Portugal has just won the 2006 Beijing BG Triathlon World Cup in a time of 2:01:34 on a preview of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games course. Fernandes bested current world champion Emma... |

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Beijing bows to Belaubre!

24/09/06 - Frederic Belaubre of France claimed victory today in the test-event for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games triathlon competition. Belaubres time of 1:52:48 was good enough to win the 2006 Beijing BG... |

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Watch Beijing Race Video Now.

24/09/06 - Race highlights are available now. Watch video highlights a historic day of racing, where Vanessa Fernandes of Portugal equalled the current record of 12 world cup victories in a row by winning the 2006... |

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Olympic Preview this weekend

21/09/06 - Beijing, China will play host to the thirteenth stop of the 2006 BG Triathlon World Cup series this Sunday, September 24th. The 2006 Beijing BG Triathlon World Cup also doubles as the first test-event... |

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Beijing coutdown begins….

08/08/06 - A day ahead of the two-year countdown to Beijing 2008, the Organising Committee for the Beijing Games (BOCOGb) has launched the pictograms that will identify each of the sports on the Olympic programme in... |

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On the track to Beijing 2008, by Andreu Alfonso

30/05/06 - The cycle starting the classification process for the Beijing Olympic Games will be getting under way in Madrid on 4 June. Running over a period of twenty-four months, it will end in June 2008, following... |

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Five More Spots for Triathlon

06/02/06 - CANADA, Vancouver - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) announced today that the IOC Executive Board has awarded 5 additional spots for the triathlon competition in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. ... |

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Tricast for Beijing Released.

28/09/05 - The Tricast™ player for the 2005 ITU Beijing World Cup is now available, featuring action from the potential 2008 Olympic course. Click here to go to the Tricast™ page. We are still waiting for... |

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Fernandes wins again!

17/09/05 - Vanessa Fernandes took yet another world cup win, by putting in an amazing run performance in the blazing Beijing heat. The 20 year old Portuguese star made a breakaway on the final bike lap to come off... |

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Kemper wins in Beijing!

16/09/05 - Hunter Kemper (USA) has just won the 2005 ITU Beijing world cup in amazing style with yet another sprint finish, just edging off Frederic Belaubre (FRA) to take his second world cup win of the season. Jan... |

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World Class Field Tests Triathlon Olympic Course

15/09/05 - Beijing, China: For immediate release: Six days after the 2005 Gamagori ITU Triathlon World Championships took place in Japan, most of the best triathletes in the world have gathered near the Ming Tombs... |

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Live coverage from China

14/09/05 - After some amazing racing last weekend at the world championships in Gamagori, the world cup series moves to Beijing, China. There is a very strong field of competitors for the first ever world cup in... |

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Invitation to Beijing 2005

04/08/05 - On behalf of the China Triathlon Sports Association (CTSA), I’d like to invite your athletes,coaches and officials to participate in the 2005 Beijing ITU Triathlon World Cup, which will take place on... |

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