Brownlee wins the Worlds
Leeds’ tri sensation has confirmed his status as the world’s best male Olympic-distance triathlete
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Gold Coast on the beeb this weekend
The BBC will be showing live triathlon action this weekend via its red button. A highlights show will be also be screened on Sunday.
For Goodness Shakes! X Terrain Festival comp closes Monday
Just a quickie to say the For Goodness Shakes! X Terrain Festival ’09 comp closes on Monday (a week earlier than our Team ActivInstinct giveaway ends), so head to our comps page to enter. Race entry is still open, so see below for details.
Gold for Germany’s Löschke in men’s U23 Worlds
Germany continued their run of triathlon success as Franz Löschke stormed to the men’s under 23 title at the 2009 ITU Triathlon World Championships on Australia’s Gold Coast ahead of home favourite James Seear and Portugal’s Joao Pereira.
Gold for Avil in Oz
Hollie Avil is the new World U23 Champion after leading home her team-mate Jodie Stimpson at the Dextro Energy ITU Triathlon U23 World Championships on Australia’s Gold Coast.
Brit team prepares for Gold Coast
Britain’s Alistair Brownlee, the hot favourite to take the Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series men’s title, today declared himself ready to take on the challenge at Saturday’s Grand Final.
Salford Cycle and run event coming up
The Together Trust is appealing for cyclists and runners to dig out their sports kit and help raise funds for Inscape House, the charity’s school for autism in Salford.
ITU World Champs Grand Final preview
The Grand Final of the Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series Grand Final takes place this weekend. Here’s the ITU’s build-up…
Snowsill out of World Champ final
Olympic and three-time world champion Emma Snowsill has withdrawn from the upcoming Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Grand Final due to her recent hip surgery.
Hotchkiss out of Vitruvian
The reigning Vitruvian champ Jonathan Hotchkiss has been forced to pull out of this weekend’s race.
Yamamoto Defends Asian Triathlon Title
Ryosuke Yamamoto from Japan won the ASTC Triathlon Asican Championships in Incheon, South Korea.
British Triathlon announce 2009 Corus Kids of Steel
British Triathlon’s hugely popular Corus Kids of Steel series takes place this September, introducing schools around the country to the sport of triathlon.
Celebs ’Push the Envelope’ for National Literacy Trust
A host of stars from sport are helping to raise thousands of pounds for the National Literacy Trust by customising envelopes to create unique works of art for the public to buy.
Mega month for Wiggle
Online bike retailers have nipped to the library, taken out the record book, driven to a quiet place… and ripped it up. Yep, Wiggle have just registered the biggest month in their existence…
Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards 2009
Incoming press release from the Sunday Times. We’re thinking a certain Chrissie Wellington – with the tri community behind her – could be in with a chance. Get voting people!
Eddie Izzard running for Sport Relief
30 miles a day, six days a week for seven weeks? Quite a feat of endurance running. The athlete? One Eddie Izzard.
Win! Team ActivInstinct goodies
To celebrate Vicky Graves’ recent success at the European Duathlon (gold) and European Triathlon Championships (bronze), her team’s title sponsor, ActivInstinct.com, is offering one lucky reader an amazing prize worth over £600.
Win For Goodness Shakes! XTF entry
The For Goodness Shakes! X Terrain Festival ’09 is now the largest UK off-road event of its type (with possibly the longest name, too). It features various off-road race types, from triathlon to 10k running.
Blatchford takes fourth place in Yokohama
Britain’s Liz Blatchford stepped up a gear on the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championships Series in Yokohama, Japan, with a fourth-placed finish behind Lisa Norden of Sweden.
Norden takes gold at Yokohama
Having finished in second position three times in the 2009 Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series, Lisa Norden from Sweden won the Yokohama race in Japan to move within touching distance of Emma Moffatt.
Yokohama race action
Reigning Olympic Champion, Jan Frodeno of Germany, finally claimed his first major win outside of the Olympic Games today at the Yokohama Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series in a time of 1 hour 44 minutes and 31 seconds.
Blatchford and Swallow head to Yokohama
Liz Blatchford and Jodie Swallow are both set to challenge for points, places and potentially prizes at the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championships Series in Yokohama, Japan, tomorrow.
