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2012 Photo of the Year - Week Three: Madrid

2012 Photo of the Year - Week Three: Madrid

18/11/12 - In the third week of the Photo of the Year competition, we head over to Europe for the ITU World Triathlon Madrid. This year’s race, known for its tough bike course, either realised or dashed Olympic... |

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Richard Murray magnificent in Hamburg WTS sprint victory

Richard Murray magnificent in Hamburg WTS sprint victory

21/07/12 - A plan to go all out in the run carried South Africa’s Richard Murray to his first ITU World Triathlon Series win in spectacular style, as he blew away everyone except Javier Gomez and then outsprinted... |

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Pre-race press conference highlights at 2012 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg

Pre-race press conference highlights at 2012 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg

19/07/12 - Ahead of the final World Triathlon Series race before the London 2012 Olympic Games, Ireland’s Aileen Morrison and Germany’s Jan Frodeno, Steffen Justus, Maik Petzold and Svenja Bazlen spoke to the press... |

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Germany names team for London 2012 Olympic Games

Germany names team for London 2012 Olympic Games

05/07/12 - The German Olympic triathlon team has officially been announced, highlighted by reigning Olympic men’s champion Jan Frodeno and four-time Olympian Anja Dittmer. The men’s team is Jan Frodeno, Steffen... |

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London 2012 Olympic Qualification, the final men’s picture

London 2012 Olympic Qualification, the final men’s picture

31/05/12 - Two years after it started at Madrid in 2010, the ITU’s official Olympic qualification period has ended. While the official date is May 31st, the ITU World Triathlon Madrid race was the final chance to... |

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Jonathan Brownlee keeps Madrid in the family with crushing 2012 win

Jonathan Brownlee keeps Madrid in the family with crushing 2012 win

27/05/12 - Great Britain’s Jonathan Brownlee continued his incredible start to the Olympic year in Madrid, with another all-round dominant display to claim his second consecutive ITU Word Triathlon Series win in... |

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Dream team leads Great Britain to Team Triathlon World Championship

Dream team leads Great Britain to Team Triathlon World Championship

21/08/11 - They were labelled a dream team and Jodie Stimpson, Jonathan Brownlee, Helen Jenkins and Alistair Brownlee didn’t disappoint, as they added a Team Triathlon World Championship to Great Britain’s trophy... |

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Kitzbühel Pre-race Press conference Highlights

Kitzbühel Pre-race Press conference Highlights

17/06/11 - Current form and hopes for London 2012 were the focus at Friday’s official pre-race press conference for the Kitzbühel round of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series. Marisol... |

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Relive the Action from Gold Coast

Relive the Action from Gold Coast

15/09/09 - Missed out on the live coverage from the Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Grand Final in Gold Coast, Australia?  Not to worry as you can still watch the full live broadcast, 52-minute... |

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Brownlee Crowned Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Champion at Grand Final

Brownlee Crowned Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Champion at Grand Final

13/09/09 - Great Britain’s Alistair Brownlee pieced together a superb race at the Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series Grand Final on Australia’s Gold Coast as he crossed the... |

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Men’s Press Conference Reactions

Men’s Press Conference Reactions

10/09/09 - The top guys in the world were present at the mens athlete press conference ahead of their race on Saturday, with Alistair Brownlee, Javier Gomez, Maik Petzold and the Australian pairing of Brad... |

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Face to Face with Maik Petzold

Face to Face with Maik Petzold

08/09/09 - How have your preparations been leading in to the Grand Final? I did a hard training camp in the Austrian Alps together with the national team. After the Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship... |

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Petzold Climbs to the Top

Petzold Climbs to the Top

29/07/09 - Maik Petzold from Germany set the benchmark for the others to follow in Hamburg as he overtook Great Britain’s Alistair Brownlee at the top of the Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship... |

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Brownlee Wins Back To Back in DC

Brownlee Wins Back To Back in DC

21/06/09 - The men got the racing underway shortly after 9am with a 1500m two lap swim in the Potomac River. Heavy rains in the days preceding the race raised the water level and generated some strong currents which... |

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Brownlee Destroys Field in Spain

Brownlee Destroys Field in Spain

31/05/09 - Although the mens race lacked the excitement of a sprint finish it too provided some exceptionally compelling competition as talented young Brit, Alistair Brownlee, put himself on the map with a dominant... |

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Olympic Odyssey: Petzold power

Olympic Odyssey: Petzold power

20/05/08 - Former World Number one Chris Hill takes us to Beijing through the athletes eyes An injury on the run course at his home countrys World Championships in Hamburg last year threw Maik Petzolds Beijing... |

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Gold Coast Review - with TV times

Gold Coast Review - with TV times

03/03/08 - Emma Moffatt continued her push for Olympic selection on the Australian triathlon team with a win today at the Gold Coast ITU Triathlon Oceania Cup. The win comes off the back of a breakthrough victory at... |

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Gomez grabs first European title

Gomez grabs first European title

30/06/07 - World number one Javier Gomez won his first European Championship today in Copenhagen, Denmark.  He becomes the second Spaniard to win this event and the first since teammate Ivan Rana won back-to-back... |

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Ospaly Sprints to Gold in Madrid

Ospaly Sprints to Gold in Madrid

03/06/07 - In a spectacular finish Filip Ospaly of the Czech Republic out-sprinted hometown favourite Javier Gomez of Spain to claim the gold medal in today’s Madrid BG Triathlon World Cup.  Climbing back from an... |

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Gomez and Raña make Spain proud

Gomez and Raña make Spain proud

05/06/06 - In the shadow of Spains Royal Palace in the heart of Madrid, eighty-one men dived into the water for the start of the newly renamed Madrid BG Triathlon World Cup.  The Spanish crowd was elated to see... |

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Photo finish in Hamburg

Photo finish in Hamburg

07/08/05 - One of the most spectacular triathlon in the short history of the sport took place today in Hamburg, Germany.  Although the air temperatures dipped to 17oC and rain threatened, the spirit of the 200,000... |

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Full results and pictures available from Mazatlan

Full results and pictures available from Mazatlan

24/04/05 - Hunter Kemper (USA) and Vanessa Fernandes (POR) beat the heat in Mazatlan to win world cup number two of the ITU World Cup series. Visit the Mazatlan event page for full results and race images Sheila... |

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Henning wins in Hamburg

05/09/04 - Hamburg, Germany: Once again the crowds came out in force in preparation for what was billed to be a spectacular race. Over 200,000 people took to the streets of Hamburg today to cheer on their local... |

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Press Release - 2004 ITU Salford World Cup

Press Release - 2004 ITU Salford World Cup

25/07/04 - Britain Tri-umphant   with Gold,Silver and Bronze IN Salford.     British Triathlon scored a hat-trick today in Salford at the Countryside Properties   Salford   Triathlon ITU World Cup with Michelle... |

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Press Release - 2003 ITU St. Anthonys World Cup - Elite Men

26/04/03 - ITU Media   Release: 26 April 2003 Tim Don   Wins His First World Cup in St. Anthony’s. The 2 lap swim   section of the mens event illustrated the talent of the 75 strong field   as more than 50... |

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