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Whitfield Starts Vancouver Torch Relay
02/11/09 - The Vancouver Winter Olympic flame began its epic 45,000-kilometre journey around Canada, as double Olympic triathlon medallist Simon Whitfield lit the torch with speed skater Catriona Le May Doan in... |
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13/02/09 - Beijing Olympic silver medallist and Sydney gold medallist Simon Whitfield was a part of the ceremony to officially invite the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the world to attend the 2010 Olympic... |
Full StoryWorld Champs Age-Group Results
08/07/08 - At long last, age-group results from the Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships have been posted on triathlon.org. As of now, all sprint categories and men’s Olympic distance results are up. Some... |
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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... |
Full Story 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... |
Full Story 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... |
Full Story 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... |
Full StoryAge-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... |
Full StoryUnder23 World Champs Preview
07/06/08 - The Under23 level of competition was first included at the 2002 world championships as an additional platform for developing athletes moving from the junior to senior ranks. It has been an early... |
Full StoryWorld 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... |
Full StoryWatch 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... |
Full StoryWorld 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... |
Full Story Age-Group Sprint Champs
05/06/08 - It was a cold and wet day on Canada’s west coast today as close to 600 age-group athletes brave the tough conditions at the 2008 Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships. Click here to watch videos... |
Full Story Luis wins Junior Men’s World Title
05/06/08 - Bronze last year in Hamburg and gold this year in Vancouver for Vincent Luis of France as he won todays triathlon junior world championships. Despite the steady rainfall and winter-like temperatures,... |
Full Story McWilliam Junior World Champion
05/06/08 - For the second straight year Great Britain won the junior womens world championship. Kirsty McWilliam of Glasgow, Scotland overcame cold and wet conditions in Vancouver, Canada to win todays junior world... |
Full StoryWorld Champs Age-group Wave Times
04/06/08 - This week the 2008 Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships get underway. Months of planning, preparing and training culminate at Vancouver’s scenic English Bay and Stanley Park. All age-group... |
Full StoryWorld Champs Opening Ceremonies
31/05/08 - Less than one week to go until the 2008 Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships and Triathlon Vancouver, the organizing committee for the event, would like to inform athletes and national federations... |
Full StoryWorld Champs Tips: The Bike
27/05/08 - The Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships are now less than two weeks away. To help the thousands of age-groupers prepare for the bike course that takes athletes through world renowned Stanley Park,... |
Full StoryNew Vancouver page posted
20/05/08 - View the new and improved 2008 Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championship homepage on triathlon.org. Visit regularly to avail of all the latest news, video, training tips and race information for the 20th... |
Full StoryVancouver Preliminary Start Lists
18/05/08 - The preliminary start lists for the 2008 BG Triathlon World Championships are now online for the following categories: - Elite women - Elite men - Under23 women - Under23 men - Junior women - Junior... |
Full StoryAge-Group Tips for World Champs
18/05/08 - With the Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships less than three weeks away, the event organizing committee would like to help you prepare with these training tips specifically for the world... |
Full StoryFour Weeks to World Champs
09/05/08 - The countdown continues to the Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships. Four weeks from today, the first day of competition will begin at English Bay and Stanley Park as more than 3,000 athletes from... |
Full StoryVenue and Courses for World Champs
02/04/08 - In case you haven’t seen them, all courses for the 2008 Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships are available online at the event’s website, www.triathlonvancouver.com Available on the site are... |
Full StoryWorld Champs Video Training Tools
01/04/08 - Videos of all bike courses for the Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships are now available online at the event’s official website. To assist athletes participating in this year’s world... |
Full StoryUpdated World Champs Schedule
06/02/08 - Due to unforeseen issues regarding road closures and tide schedules with the swim venue, the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the 2008 Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships has been forced to... |
Full StoryWhitfield launches World Champs
05/02/08 - Simon Whitfield was in Vancouver on Monday afternoon to officially launch the 2008 Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships. The event will take place from June 6th to 8th and will be the final Olympic... |
Full Story Whitfield delights Canadian crowds
11/06/07 - Canada’s triathlon golden boy Simon Whitfield has just elated the hometown crowds by winning the 2007 Vancouver BG Triathlon World Cup in a time of 1 hour 49 minutes and 16 seconds. Only 2 seconds... |
Full Story Warriner Wins Vancouver World Cup
10/06/07 - Samantha Warriner of New Zealand has just won the 2007 Vancouver BG Triathlon World Cup in the official test event for the 2008 triathlon world championships, with one of the fastest women’s... |
Full Story Warriner, Whitfield victorious in Vancouver
10/06/07 - Samantha Warriner of New Zealand won the 2007 Vancouver BG Triathlon World Cup in the official test event for the 2008 triathlon world championships, with one of the fastest women’s 10-kilometre run... |
Full StoryVancouver World Cup Preview
08/06/07 - This Sunday, June 10th, the ocean-side city of Vancouver, Canada comes alive when it hosts the sixth stop of the 2007 BG Triathlon World Cup series. After races in Australia, Japan, Portugal, South Africa... |
Full StoryVancouver World Cup this weekend
02/06/07 - Less than one week before the western Canadian city of Vancouver comes alive when it hosts the sixth stop of the 2007 BG Triathlon World Cup series. After races in Australia, Japan, Portugal, South... |
Full StoryTeam BG announced for Vancouver
22/05/07 - The 2007 Vancouver BG Triathlon World Cup is less than three weeks away and the city is gearing up to host the best triathletes from around the globe. Included in the world-class elite mens and womens... |
Full StoryVancouver World Cup 4 weeks away
09/05/07 - Just one month until triathlon returns to Vancouver, the first time the city will host a World Cup event since 1991, the first full year of the World Cup series. The course is set and the city is gearing... |
Full StoryTriathlon comes home to Vancouver
01/05/07 - The 2007 Vancouver BG Triathlon World Cup officially announced its arrival to the city of Vancouver after a successful public launch at English Bay, just off the race course. Many came out and braved the... |
Full StoryTriathlon coming home to Vancouver
23/04/07 - After spending the last two decades staging World Cup races and World Championships around the globe from its headquarters in North Vancouver, the ITU is bringing triathlon back home in 2007. Vancouver... |
Full StoryOnline Registration open for Vancouver World Cup
02/04/07 - Registration for the 2007 Vancouver World Cup is now open online. To enter the Olympic triathlon, Athletes with a Disability, Sprint triathlon or Junior triathlon events, please visit the link below:... |
Full StoryWorld Cup Triathlon returning to Vancouver
29/03/07 - At a reception at the luxurious penthouse suite at Vancouver’s Sandman Suites on Davie, the ITU announced its intention to bring World Cup triathlon back to Vancouver this June. The race is a joint... |
Full StoryEvent Details Available
21/03/07 - Event details for the Age Group, Junior and AWAD categories of the 2007 Vancouver BG Triathlon World Cup are now available. Click here for complete event details.... |
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