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Spirig Runs to Win in Madrid

05/06/10 - Switzerland continues to roll through the 2010 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series season, as veteran Nicola Spirig ran away with round three of the Series in Madrid today. Spirig pulled... |
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Spirig Powers way to London win

15/08/09 - Switzerlands Nicola Spirig powered her way to victory today at the London Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series. After exiting the water behind the leaders, Spirig pulled herself into... |
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Spirig and Gomez Euro Champions

05/07/09 - Swiss-miss Nicola Spirig and Javier Gomez returned to form today taking top honours at the 2009 Holten ETU Triathlon European Championships. Spirig stamped her arrival back to the international racing... |
Full StorySnowsill Golden in Beijng

18/08/08 - Australias Emma Snowsill lived up to all the pre-race hype to win the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games womens triathlon gold medal with a blistering run leg in the scorching heat at the Ming Tomb Reservoir... |
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Spirig’s statement in Kitzbühel

20/07/08 - The final world cup before the Beijing Olympics and Switzerlands Nicola Spirig made quite a statement, winning todays Kitzbhel BG Triathlon World Cup. Frances Carole Peon surprisingly took the silver... |
Full StorySwiss Dominate Euro Teams Champs

11/05/08 - Switzerland dominated the Elite team relays in Lisbon today, wining both the women’s and men’s European titles. One day after the Triathlon European Championships, both the juniors and elites were... |
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Fernandes’ Fab Five in Lisbon

10/05/08 - Portugals prodigious Vanessa Fernandes won a record-breaking fifth consecutive European Championship today, taking gold with a time of 2 hours, 5 minutes and 46 seconds. Italian veteran Nadia Cortassa... |
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Spirig, Tayama conquer Eilat in season finale

06/12/07 - Nicola Spirig of Switzerland won the 2007 BG Triathlon World Cup finale in Eilat, Israel, with a finish time of 2 hours 2 minutes and 42 seconds. After a hard fought 2007, Spirig grabs her first world... |
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Fernandes triumphs in Rhodes

07/10/07 - The unstoppable Vanessa Fernandes of Portugal added another world cup win to her belt today, her sixth of the season, at the 2007 Rhodes BG Triathlon World Cup in historic Greece. With her win Fernandes... |
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Hewitt Gets 1st World Cup win

27/07/07 - Andrea Hewitt of New Zealand has just won the 2007 Kitzbühel BG Triathlon World Cup in a sprint finish with local Austrian athlete Eva Dollinger. Hewitt ran away from Dollinger and the rest of the field... |
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Gomez, Fernandes win European Championships

03/07/07 - World number one triathletes Javier Gomez and Vanessa Fernandes have a lot in common. Both are the 2006 overall world cup series champions, both are young stars known for winning races in the run, and... |
Full StoryFab Four for Fernandes

30/06/07 - The irrepressible Vanessa Fernandes has done it again. The Portuguese star won her fourth consecutive European Championship in Copenhagen, Denmark today, adding another title to an already impressive... |
Full Story1st wins for Sweetland and DeVilliers

14/05/07 - It was a day of firsts as 18-year old Kirsten Sweetland of Canada and local favourite Hendrik DeVilliers of South Africa both captured their first-ever world cup victories at the 2007 Richards Bay BG... |
Full StoryYoung Sweetland wins first WC

13/05/07 - Current Junior world champion Kirsten Sweetland of Canada has just won the 2007 Richards Bay BG Triathlon World Cup in South Africa. The 18-year old Canadian’s time of 2 hours 3 minutes and 32 seconds... |
Full StoryFernandes wins 15th WC in Japan

15/04/07 - Vanessa Fernandes of Portugal has just won the 2007 Ishigaki BG Triathlon World Cup, in Ishigaki, Japan, with a time of 2 hour 4 minutes and 16 seconds. In blustery, wet conditions, Fernandes was able to... |
Full StoryPortugal, New Zealand and USA Win Gold

10/09/05 - 10 September, 2005: Gamagori, Japan: For immediate release: On an extraordinary day of Triathlon, eight different nations won the nine medals on offer in the Junior Womens and Under 23 Mens and Womens... |
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