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Nicholls, Mullan win UK 70.3 new
Ritchie Nicholls outran fellow Great Briton Tim Don and Ireland’s Eimear Mullan’s better bike and run trumped Holly Lawrence’s swim to take the men’s and women’s titles at Ironman 70.3 UK
Raelert, Riveros top Berlin 70.3 new
Michael Raelert of Germany is back to his 2009-2010 form with a dominating win: Olympian Barbara Riveros-Diaz of Chile had an equally decisive foray at the middle distance at Ironman 70.3 Berlin.
Vasiliev, Klamer win Europeans new
Ivan Vasiliev of Russia topped Alessandro Fabian of Italy by 7 seconds and Rachel Klamer of the Netherlands edged Vicky Holland of Great Britain by 2 seconds to take the elite titles at the ETU ...
Virginia Berasategui tests positive new
Spanish newspapers El Mundo and Marca reported today that Spanish triathlete Virginia Berasategui tested positive during the Bilbao Triathlon held on May 18th 2013. Berasategui won that Half ...
Alexander, Lidbury take Kansas
Three-time Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander fought off a strong challenge by Daniel Bretscher of the U.S. and Emma-Kate Lidbury of Great Britain dominated the women’s field at IM 70.3 Kansas.
Hugo, Paterson top XTERRA East
Dan Hugo of South Africa dominated the men’s contest, with a 5:43 margin of victory over Ryan Ignatz; Lesley Paterson had a tougher time dispatching Shonny Vanlandingham by 2:43 at XTERRA East.
McKenzie, Blatchford win IM Cairns
Luke McKenzie and Liz Blatchford won Ironman Cairns; Courtney Atkinson and Samantha Warriner won the men's and women's pro titles at Ironman 70.3 Cairns.
Potts, Naeth excel at Eagleman
Andy Potts beat James Cunnama by 1:14 and Angela Naeth topped Laura Bennett by 3:15 to win the men’s and women’s titles at Ironman 70.3 Eagleman in Cambridge, Maryland.
Stein, Van Vlerken take Kraichgau
Boris Stein took the win at the 2013 Sparkasse Challenge Kraichgau triathlon and is thus the new German Pro middle distance champion. Yvonne Van Vlerken took the win in the women's race and runner-up ...
Docherty, Lyles win Boise 70.3
New Zealander Bevan Docherty topped Canadian Brent McMahon by 1:41 and super-runner Liz Lyles of Reno, Nevada topped Heather Jackson by 7:23 to win Ironman 70.3 Boise Saturday.
Chicago to host 2015 Grand Final
Chicago will be the site of the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final, following Orlando in 1990 and Cleveland in 1996 as the third U.S. city to host the ITU‘s elite World Championship Olympic ...
Slowtwitch Mailbag is back
The much-loved Slowtwitch Mailbag has come back in a new revised and expanded version. Submit your questions, and we’ll do our best to find the answers for you.
70.3 Switzerland aborted
Heavy rain and cold temperatures had changed the Ironman 70.3 Switzerland to a duathlon, but a landslide and a falling tree early on during the bike segment forced organizers to stop the race and ...
Bennetts rule Raleigh 70.3
Greg and Laura Bennett dominated the men’s and women’s fields at Ironman 70.3 Raleigh; Greg used a dominant bike and run to win by 13 minutes 17 seconds and Laura won by 3:56 over Emma-Kate Lidbury.
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Fettell, Moffatt take Coral Coast
Australians Clayton Fettell and Emma Moffatt won the men’s and women’s titles at the Coral Coast 5150 in Cairns; Fettell edged ITU star Brad Kahlefeldt by 1:10 while Moffatt dominated the women by a ...
Gambles, Wurtele take Quassy
Joe Gambles took the win at the 2013 Revolution3 Quassy Triathlon with Richie Cunningham in second place and Bevan Docherty in third. Heather Wurtele bested Heather Jackson to take the women's title.
J Brownlee awesome in Madrid
Another brilliant performance by Jonathan Brownlee allowed him to take the win at the 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series event in Madrid, Spain. Javier Gomez finished second and Ivan Vasiliev finished ...
Alexander, Granger top Honu
Three-time Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander crushed the bike and tied for fastest run to take the men’s title; Belinda Granger inherited the women’s win when Bree Wee ran off course at Ironman ...
Billard, Hauschildt in Belfort
Bertrand Billard of France is the new ITU Long Distance World Champion and Melissa Hauschildt of Australia bested the women's field in this 9.5km run, 87km bike, 20km run event that had to be changed ...
Non Stanford supreme in Madrid
The very talented Non Stanford stormed to her first ITU World Triathlon Series win in Madrid, Spain with German Anne Haug in second place and fellow Brit Jodie Stimpson on the final podium spot.
2014 70.3 WC in Mont-Tremblant
The French Canadian sports enclave Mont-Tremblant has landed the 2014 70.3 World Championship. The 2015 race will take place in Europe, the precise destination as of yet unknown.
Strong field for Rev3 Quassy
The Rev3 Quassy event features a big purse and has thus attracted a very strong field. Among the favorites are Richie Cunningham, Bevan Docherty Andrew Starykowicz, Mirinda Carfrae, Heather Jackson ...
Kemper, Kaye capture Cap Tex
U.S. stars Hunter Kemper and Alicia Kaye dominated the men’s and women’s pro fields in Austin to win the Cap Tex Triathlon pro titles, top points in the 2013 Life Time Pro Series and $6,000 checks.
Aernouts, Hütthaler win St. Polten
Bart Aernouts of Belgium outran Andi Böcherer of Germany and Lisa Hütthaler of Austria out biked Eva Nystrom of Sweden to win Ironman 70.3 St. Polten as low air and water temperatures canceled the ...
Billington, Donner win NO 5i50
Gregory Billington of the United States won wire to wire and Kaitlin Donner of Australia topped Andrea Steyn of South Africa by 30 seconds to win the men’s and women’s overall titles at New Orleans ...
