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2010 ITU Triathlon World Cup Calendar Announced

2010 ITU Triathlon World Cup Calendar Announced

04/11/09 - With nine ITU Triathlon World Cup races added to the calendar, the 2010 triathlon season will provide the world’s best triathletes with an unrivalled chance to compete at international cities and venues... |

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Watch Team World Champs Online

Watch Team World Champs Online

12/08/09 - The broadcast television show of the ITU Triathlon Team World Championships and Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon Elite Cup from Des Moines, which includes exclusive behind the scenes footage, can now be viewed on... |

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Des Moines Accommodation

14/05/09 - There are three host hotels in West Des Moines; all three hotels are new and are located within two miles of the race venue and a half mile of each other. The LOC have blocked 50 rooms at each hotel for... |

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Hy-Vee ITU World Cup Preview

Hy-Vee ITU World Cup Preview

22/06/08 - For the second straight year, some of triathlon’s biggest names will head to America’s heartland for the Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon World Cup, the seventh stop of the 2008 BG Triathlon World Cup series. ... |

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Henning Defends Hy-Vee Title

Henning Defends Hy-Vee Title

22/06/08 - Denmarks Rasmus Henning has successfully defended his title in Des Moines, winning todays Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon World Cup by an 8-second margin over New Zealands Bevan Docherty and Australian Greg Bennett... |

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Snowsill cashes in big Hy-Vee win

Snowsill cashes in big Hy-Vee win

22/06/08 - After last years disappointing DNF in Des Moines, Australian Emma Snowsill roared back this season, convincingly winning todays Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon World Cup, the seventh stop of the BG Triathlon World... |

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Hy-Vee ITU WC Prize Money & Course

Hy-Vee ITU WC Prize Money & Course

18/06/08 - The revised course for this Sunday’s Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon World Cup is now online.  Elite athletes will swim 1500 meters in the Blue Heron Lake, then will cycle a slightly long bike course at 42... |

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Hy-Vee world cup Location Change

Hy-Vee world cup Location Change

17/06/08 - With the serious flooding situation in Iowa, the Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon World Cup has been moved to West Des Moines, at the campus of Valley Southwoods Freshmen High School.  Race officials are confident... |

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Rich wins for Bennett, Henning in Des Moines

Rich wins for Bennett, Henning in Des Moines

19/06/07 - Local favourite Laura Bennett of the United States won the 2007 Des Moines BG Triathlon World Cup, taking home a record US$200,000 in prize money and another US$65,000 plus in prizes, including a new... |

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$200,000 Father’s Day for Henning

$200,000 Father’s Day for Henning

18/06/07 - Rasmus Henning of Denmark received the best Father’s Day gift of his young parenting life today, winning the 2007 Des Moines BG Triathlon World Cup and taking home the biggest payday in triathlon... |

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Bennett Grabs Gold in Des Moines

Bennett Grabs Gold in Des Moines

17/06/07 - Local favourite Laura Bennett of the United States has just won the 2007 Des Moines BG Triathlon World Cup, taking home a record US$200,000 in prize money and another US$65,000 plus in prizes, including a... |

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Historic Triathlon this Sunday

Historic Triathlon this Sunday

14/06/07 - This Sunday the who’s who of triathlon will gather in the American heartland for the seventh installment of the 2007 BG Triathlon World Cup series.  The Des Moines BG Triathlon World Cup will make... |

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Des Moines on NBC

Des Moines on NBC

13/06/07 - Not only was there big money on offer in Des Moines, but there will be big exposure for the ITU athletes on US television. In addition to the ITU global TV show, NBC will also produce and air an hour long... |

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USA to Host Richest ITU World Cup

USA to Host Richest ITU World Cup

01/04/06 - Des Moines, Iowa will join the ranks of leading cities of the world when it hosts the first Hy-Vee ITU Des Moines World Cup triathlon in June 2007.  The Des Moines event will be the richest ever on the... |

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