Triathlon NZ
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Ryan Sissons survived the blistering heat to take the silver medal at the Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup in Mexico.
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Triathlon New Zealand is thrilled at the announcement overnight from the International Triathlon Union (ITU) that triathlon will gain a further foothold on the world stage with a mixed relay to be included on the programme at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
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Triathlon New Zealand is thrilled at the announcement overnight from the International Triathlon Union (ITU) that triathlon will gain a further foothold on the world stage with a mixed relay to be included on the programme at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
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Triathlon New Zealand and the NZOC confirmed the New Zealand team for the London Olympic Games at a function at The Cloud on Queens Wharf in Auckland today.
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Wednesday 18 April marks 100 days until the Olympic Games.
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Kris Gemmell (Palmerston North) booked his spot at the London Olympic Games with a 7th place finish at the Sydney ITU World Champs Series race today earning an automatic nomination from Tri NZ to the NZOC.
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The New Zealand women have left all the work in the hands of the Tri NZ selectors after missing the final chance at an automatic nomination for London at the Sydney World Champs Series triathlon today.
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With Andrea Hewitt already qualified for the London Olympics, racing will be intense to find up to two others to join her on the start line, with Sydney this weekend the final chance to impress.
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The New Zealand men all have their eye on the same prize this weekend in Sydney, grabbing that elusive automatic nomination to the New Zealand team for the London Olympic Games or failing that, putting in a performance that will impress the watching selectors as they get set to name their team for London next week.
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This weekend sees the first ITU World Champs Series event for 2012 (please note however that Yokohama points from 2011 count towards 2012 rankings due to the postponement of that event until after the Beijing Grand Final) held in Sydney, Australia.
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CAMBRIDGE — Over 700 children from as far South as Invercargill and North to Whangarei competed on a picture perfect day at the Contact National Schools Triathlon Championships at Lake Karapiro today.
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The start lists have been confirmed for the opening round in the ITU Dextro Energy World Championship Series in Sydney next month and it highlights the huge task facing the New Zealanders as they pursue a final shot at earning an automatic nomination to the team for London 2012.
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Clean sweep for U23 Kiwi Women - Another title for Nielsen - Gemmell agonisingly close in elite men's.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington turned on a simply perfect day and close to 900 triathletes (a record for the national champs) enjoyed the conditions in the final round of the Contact Tri Series, an event that doubled as the National Age Group Championships over the standard distance and provided a glimpse into the future of the sport.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Amongst the record near 900 triathletes on the start line in various events at this weekend’s final round of the Contact Tri Series will be one athlete who has undergone a little more than his share of pain just to be on the start line.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The most popular Contact Tri Series in history will conclude with the most popular ever National Championships over the standard distance in Wellington this Saturday when over 800 (and still climbing) participants line up in various events on the city waterfront, including the biggest ever age group field in the history of the Contact Tri Series.
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WANAKA — Triathlon New Zealand acknowledge their elite athletes 2011 performances with a night of recognition in Wanaka, with Andrea Hewitt, Kate McIlroy and Mikayla Nielsen (World Elite U19 Champion) presented with gifts for their World Championship Series podium results as thoughts turned towards 2012 and Olympic year.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Team racing is the best option for triathletes still considering an involvement in the upcoming Wellington round of the Contact Tri Series – and not just because there is great prize money up for grabs in the Tri Tag Relay on March 10.
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AUCKLAND — History was made in the Contact Tri Series with the first ever dead heat in the five years of the nationwide series with Nicky Samuels (NZL) and Barbara Riveros (Chile) unable to be separated at the end of the super sprint race around Takapuna today.
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In previous years Ryan Sissons might have been a bit-part player, the entrée to the main course of Docherty and Gemmell.
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Takapuna hosts the latest round of the Contact Tri Series this Sunday with the women’s elite event over the super sprint distance set to steal the show with a world class gathering of competitors.
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AUCKLAND — Takapuna hosts the latest round of the Contact Tri Series this Sunday with the women’s elite event over the super sprint distance set to steal the show with a world class gathering of competitors.
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Takapuna hosts the latest round of the Contact Tri Series with a super sprint around the North Shore beachside suburb this Sunday afternoon, featuring a host of world class New Zealand and international triathletes.
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Bevan Docherty has beaten sporting royalty today in winning the half ironman event in Panama, pushing 7 times Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong into second in the process.
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Harrison Dean delighted the local crowd in winning the National Aquathlon Championships in his home town of Nelson today, out running Marco van der Stel (Holland) in a close finish with Tom Curtis (Great Britain) running home third.
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The Dutch presence on the New Zealand triathlon scene moves to Nelson this weekend for the New Zealand National Aquathlon Championships, with leading Dutch triathletes Rachel Klamer and Danne Boterenbrood amongst those lining up in the elite women’s race on Saturday afternoon.
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KINLOCH — When the demand for the Kinloch round of the Contact Tri Series was such that most events reached capacity a month or so before yesterday's race, Triathlon New Zealand Event Director Haidee Stratford knew the event needed a little extra to ensure its success.
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KINLOCH — New Zealand and Australia shared the honours at the Oceania Triathlon Championships at Kinloch, Lake Taupo today with Kate McIlroy (Wellington) winning the women's elite title and Aaron Royle (Australia) the men's.
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The 29th running of the Erin Baker standard distance triathlon saw familiar names atop the leader board with Cameron Brown and Jo Lawn victorious around Kinloch today.
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KINLOCH — Round 5 of the Contact Tri Series takes place in Kinloch, Taupo this weekend, an event that also carries national age group sprint titles and for the elites, ITU Oceania Sprint titles and valuable ITU points with Kris Gemmell, Debbie Tanner and Kate McIlroy amongst the high profile Kiwis on the start line.
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AUCKLAND — Kinloch plays host this weekend to the latest round of the Contact Tri Series with the hosting of the New Zealand Age Group Sprint Triathlon Championships and the ITU Oceania Sprint Championships for elite athletes and the response has set new records with sold out fields and huge crowds expected.
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WANAKA — Surely the fittest and fastest couple on the planet, Laurent Vidal and Andrea Hewitt proved victorious in a stunning days racing at the latest round of the Contact Tri Series in front of huge crowds in Wanaka today.
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WANAKA — The Doddsy Challenge has done it again, encouraged a world class field of triathletes to gather at stunning Lake Wanaka tomorrow night in a winner takes all sprint race in the latest round of the Contact Tri Series.
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CHRISTCHURCH — It was 'Vive la France' at the latest round of the Contact Tri Series with Aurelien Lebrun taking out the honours in the men's race from Mike Phillips (Fendalton), Rangiora based Ironman triathlete Bryan Rhodes and Whangamata winner Hamish Hammond (Greytown).
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Popular Canterbury triathlete Bryan Rhodes is a late entry for tomorrow’s Contact Tri Series race at Pegasus, just north of Christchurch, the third in the 7 race national Contact Tri Series.
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CHRISTCHURCH — 21 year old Hamish Hammond is a World Champion, winning his 20 to 24 age group at the 2011 ITU World Triathlon Champs in Beijing last September.
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CHRISTCHURCH — 21 year old Hamish Hammond is a World Champion, winning his 20 to 24 age group at the 2011 ITU World Triathlon Champs in Beijing last September.
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CHRISTCHURCH — In a life where nothing can be taken for granted and the residents of Christchurch try every day to find some normalcy in the far from normal situation in which they now live and work, the Contact Tri Series at Pegasus this weekend offers some respite as bikes, running shoes and wetsuits are the big priority - for a couple of hours anyway.
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CHRISTCHURCH — In an incredible display of cycling power, Nicky Samuels has won the National Road Cycling Championships yesterday with Kate McIlroy in third as triathletes stamped their class on the event in Christchurch.
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WANAKA — New Zealand Elite Triathlete Tony Dodds wants to attract more world class international triathletes to Wanaka for the elite leg of the Contact Tri Series on Friday 20th January 2012 and he is putting up to ten grand of money where his mouth is.
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WHANGAMATA — 21 year old Hamish Hammond used the entire 'race track' in pipping 37 year old Stephen Sheldrake within 2 metres of the finish line to win the Contact Tri Series in wet and cool conditions in Whangamata today, with Sheldrake crashing to the ground just short of the line before dusting himself off to take second.
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NELSON — Exciting triathlon prospect Teresa Adam has won the prestigious Tour de Vineyards in Nelson today, riding comfortably in the bunch to hold on to her overall lead earned with some aggressive and clever riding earlier in the week, leaving European based professional Serena Sheridan in second place.
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WHANGAMATA — Dreydon Sobanja had sunk to a dangerous low before deciding to turn it all around with the help of triathlon and will take the next step in that life changing process when he competes at the Contact Tri Series in Whangamata on January 3rd.
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The removal of one race has led to the introduction of a brand new concept at the Wellington round of the Contact Tri Series in March next year with the addition of a ‘Tri Tag Relay’ event to the programme, with a cash prize of $4,000 to the team first across the line in the open category.
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New Zealand triathlete Kris Gemmell has finished 13th at the latest ITU World Cup race, a race that was reduced to a sprint distance event at Guatape, Colombia.
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ROTORUA — Callum Millward went back to back in Rotorua while Nicky Samuels won on her first appearance at the first round of the Contact Triathlon Series at Blue Lake today.
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Nicky Samuels starts a new phase in her triathlon career when she races in Rotorua this weekend, a phase that she hopes will end in London via a Sydney stopover along the way.
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Former Olympic and World Championship medal winning rower Nathan Twaddle is jumping ship.
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ROTORUA — Rotorua hosts the first round of the Contact Tri Series in November – which in itself is not new, the Rotorua event has been the traditional season opener for some time.
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Wanaka’s Tony Dodds made a promising return to ITU World Cup Triathlon racing with a 7th place finish at the latest event in Tongyeong, Korea today.
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Wanaka’s Tony Dodds made a promising return to ITU World Cup Triathlon racing with a 7th place finish at the latest event in Tongyeong, Korea today.
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New Zealand will have a largely developmental look to their team racing at the ITU Tongyeong World Cup Triathlon in South Korea this weekend, with James Elvery and Tony Dodds the most experienced of the five Kiwis lining up to chase valuable ranking points at the end of the season.
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Ryan Sissons was once again the best of the Kiwi male triathletes as the 23 year old continued a consistent season of racing at the top level with a 13th place finish at today’s Dextro Energy ITU World Championship Series event in Yokohama, Japan.
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New Zealand triathlete Andrea Hewitt made it back to back victories in the Dextro Energy ITU World Championship Series, following up her win last week at the 2011 Grand Final in Beijing with an even more dominating performance in Yokohama with fellow Kiwi Kate McIlroy racing superbly for third place.
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Ryan Sissons was once again the best of the Kiwi male triathletes as the 23 year old continued a consistent season of racing at the top level with a 13th place finish at today’s Dextro Energy ITU World Championship Series event in Yokohama, Japan.
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New Zealand triathlete Andrea Hewitt made it back to back victories in the Dextro Energy ITU World Championship Series, following up her win last week at the 2011 Grand Final in Beijing with an even more dominating performance in Yokohama with fellow Kiwi Kate McIlroy racing superbly for third place.
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New Zealand will have a number of competitors line up in Yokohama today at the ITU Dextro Energy World Champs Series event that was postponed earlier in the year.
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Following considerable interest in the qualification process for NZ triathletes to the London 2012 Olympic Games, in particular the men, Triathlon New Zealand wishes to clarify that selection process and clarify some recent comments made in the media.
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Triathlon New Zealand is looking back on a successful ITU World Championships in Beijing, with some individual highlights but with the team culture shining through strongly in results as well, something Tri NZ has been working on with the athletes and their personal coaches.
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Andrea Hewitt turned on a stunning performance when it mattered most, winning the Grand Final of the Dextro Energy ITU Triathlon World Champs Series in Beijing today, destroying the best field assembled this year in hot and humid conditions.
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The cold and the Brownlees proved too good for the Kiwis at the Grand Final of the Dextro Energy ITU World Championships in Beijing today with none of the men able to crack the top 8 and with it secure a place at the London Olympic Games.
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New Zealand unearthed another potential triathlon star today in the form of 17 year old Waikato student Mikayla Nielsen as the young Kiwi won World Championship gold in the Elite Junior (U19) women’s race.
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Andrea Hewitt is the leading Kiwi heading into the final round of the Dextro Energy ITU World Champs Series in Beijing this weekend, needing a strong performance to confirm a medal in the overall 2011 ITU World Championship Series.
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Andrea Hewitt is the leading Kiwi heading into the final round of the Dextro Energy ITU World Champs Series in Beijing this weekend, needing a strong performance to confirm a medal in the overall 2011 ITU World Championship Series.
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The focus will be on the elite men on Saturday in Beijing at the final round of the Dextro Energy ITU Triathlon World Championship Series with six men lining up in the silver fern.
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Kiwi Mel Burke has won the ITU Long Distance Duathlon World Championships in Zofingen, Switzerland, upsetting her more fancied European opponents on their home soil.
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New Zealand Ironman triathlete Terenzo Bozzone has made the tough call and will miss the Ironman World Championships in Kona this October, with an Achilles injury finally getting the better of him in Germany on the weekend.
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New Zealand Ironman triathlete Terenzo Bozzone has made the tough call and will miss the Ironman World Championships in Kona this October, with an Achilles injury finally getting the better of him in Germany on the weekend.
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An under strength New Zealand finished in tenth place at the ITU World Team Championships in Lausanne today, with hot favourites Great Britain dominating as expected with their 'dream team' of the Brownlee brothers, Helen Jenkins and Jodie Stimpson.
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New Zealand’s Andrea Hewitt continued her stellar season with a bronze medal at the ITU World Sprint Triathlon Championship in Lausanne overnight, losing out in a sprint finish as Barbara Riveros Diaz (Chile) claimed her maiden senior ITU world title and second World Champs Series win with a thrilling come from behind sprint finish.
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New Zealand's Andrea Hewitt continued her stellar season with a bronze medal at the ITU World Sprint Triathlon Championship in Lausanne overnight, losing out in a sprint finish as Barbara Riveros Diaz (Chile) claimed her maiden senior ITU world title and second World Champs Series win with a thrilling come from behind sprint finish.
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The International Triathlon Union continues their push for team racing to be included as an Olympic sport when the ITU Team Triathlon World Championships take place in Lausanne, Switzerland this weekend with New Zealand represented by two teams.
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TAUPO — Taupo Motorsport Park will hum to a different engine noise this weekend – that of over 500 of the country’s best duathletes as they compete at the Contact National Duathlon Championships, with Oceania, Elite, Age Group and National School titles on the line.
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TAUPO — Taupo Motorsport Park will hum to a different engine noise this weekend – that of over 500 of the country's best duathletes as they compete at the Contact National Duathlon Championships, with Oceania, Elite, Age Group and National School titles on the line.
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New Zealand’s male triathletes will have another opportunity to qualify for the London Olympic Games at the final round of the ITU World Championship Series in Beijing in September.
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It was a disappointing day for the New Zealand men at a fiercely contested ITU Dextro Energy World Champs Series Triathlon in London overnight, with none able to finish in the top ten to book a spot at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
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New Zealand triathlete Andrea Hewitt had cause for a double celebration in London today, qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Games and moving up to second in the world rankings thanks to her sixth place finish at the latest round of the ITU Dextro Energy World Championship Series.
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New Zealand triathlete Andrea Hewitt had cause for a double celebration in London today, qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Games and moving up to second in the world rankings thanks to her sixth place finish at the latest round of the ITU Dextro Energy World Championship Series.
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Bevan Docherty leads the Kiwi charge to qualify for the London Olympic Games at this weekend’s round of the ITU Dextro Energy World Champs Series, in an event that serves as New Zealand’s number one selection race.
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This weekend’s round of the ITU Dextro Energy World Championship Series in London may be a dress rehearsal for the 2012 Olympics, but it also carries the more pressing matter of qualification for London 2012 for New Zealand’s leading contenders.
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TAUPO — New Zealand cyclist Gordon McCauley is about to take the first step towards his ultimate goal of competing at Ironman New Zealand next year.
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Kiwi triathlete James Elvery finished second at the Geneva ITU European Cup today despite breaking his hand just over two weeks ago.
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Kiwi Andrea Hewitt has continued her strong season by finishing fourth at the Dextro Energy ITU World Championship Series in Hamburg, Germany this morning (NZT).
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NORTHLAND — Kris Gemmell was the only Kiwi to crack the top 20 in a fast-paced day of racing at the Dextro Energy ITU World Championship Series in Hamburg, Germany this morning (NZT).
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A strong Kiwi contingent faces a wide open field this weekend with both the men’s and women’s series leaders not racing the Hamburg round of the ITU World Championship Series.
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WANAKA — New Zealand elite triathlete Tony Dodds has been involved in a serious accident while training in Germany.
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Bevan Docherty proved too strong for the field in impressively winning the Edmonton ITU World Cup triathlon in Canada today, showing great form ahead of the biggest race of the season in London in just four week's time.
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Bevan Docherty proved too strong for the field in impressively winning the Edmonton ITU World Cup triathlon in Canada today, showing great form ahead of the biggest race of the season in London in just four week’s time.
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Bevan Docherty has this morning won the ITU World Cup Triathlon in Edmonton, Canada.
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WELLINGTON — World-beating triathlete Chrissie Wellington continued her dominance of the sport with an 8:18:13 win at Challenge Roth today, smashing her own world best time of 8:19:13 that she set here last year.
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Germany's Andreas Raelert took the tenth Challenge Roth in a new world-best time of 7:41:33 on a day that saw records fall across the board in near-perfect conditions.
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New Zealand triathlete James Elvery has suffered a setback in his attempt to qualify for the London Olympic Games with a broken hand set to stall his training in the lead up to the London World Champs Series race in August.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch based Triathlon Coach John Newsom has been named Coach of the Year by Triathlon New Zealand and received his award and recognition last night at a Canterbury Tri Club meeting in Christchurch.
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The Contact Tri Series dates were today confirmed by Triathlon New Zealand; with a familiar look to the venues as all 7 races return for the summer of 2011/12.
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Veteran Ironman champions Cameron Brown and Jo Lawn led a Kiwi domination of the 70.3 Korea Half Ironman race today, with 4 of the 6 podium spots taken up by New Zealand triathletes as both won their respective races.
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Triathlon New Zealand has a new CEO with President Garry Boon announcing today the appointment of Craig Waugh to the position following the departure of previous CEO Dave Beeche.
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The best triathletes in the world had to cope with some of the worst weather with Kitzbuehel throwing up a crazy mix of sunshine, cool temperatures and at one point a hailstorm as the Austrian town hosted the latest round of the ITU Dextro Energy World Championship Series.
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Bevan Docherty secured valuable individual and Olympic World Ranking points with a solid 10th place finish at this morning’s ITU Dextro Energy World Champs Series race in cold conditions at Kitzbuehel, Austria.
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