#Triathlon XTERRA Pan Am Tour opens in Chile this weekend

The third year of elite and amateur racing across the XTERRA Pan America Tour gets underway Sunday at the XTERRA Chile off-road triathlon sports festival in San Bernardo. XTERRA Chile is the first of 12 events in nine different countries on the 2018 Tour. It’s a Silver event, offering 26 qualifying spots into Maui for the top amateurs in each division along with points and prize money for elites. K226 Triathlon News http://ift.tt/2FGtK2C

#Triathlon Bozzone/Wurf, Wurtele/Corbin highlight 70.3 Campeche

Campeche is one of Mexico’s best-kept secrets, with its colonial atmosphere, narrow streets, and pastel houses. The city is surrounded by walls that were built during the late 1600s to early 1700s in order to protect the city from Caribbean pirate attacks. The construction of the city walls took approximately 18 years to complete and much of the 8-meter high walls still exist today. K226 Triathlon News http://ift.tt/2GybJAV

#Triathlon Potts/van Berkel, Wassner/Bevilaqua headline 70.3 Taiwan

First held in 2010, the IRONMAN 70.3 Taiwan has become a premier event. After having six IRONMAN 70.3 Taiwan events at the fantastic location in Kenting, the event has been moved to the East Coast of Taiwan for the first time in 2016. The festive weekend hosted with 5150 Taitung received positive feedback from athletes from all around the world. Also won the IRONMAN 70.3 Athletes' Choice Award "Will Attend Next Year" category in 2016. IRONMAN 70.3 Taiwan will take place on March 18, 2018 K226 Triathlon News http://ift.tt/2FMEd8K

#Triathlon Rakita ready for battle on XTERRA Pan Am Tour

Last year’s XTERRA Pan Am Tour runner-up Branden Rakita is a man on a mission. “I would love to win the 2018 XTERRA Pan Am Tour and it’s what I’m aiming for, but there are a number of guys going for it this year and it will be a big battle,” said Rakita from his home in Colorado Springs. “You can’t just race all the races and expect to come out on top. You have to race well. That was evident last year – I made Josiah work for it but I didn’t race well enough.” K226 Triathlon News http://ift.tt/2FHl2Bq

#Triathlon Allan, Alizue win XTERRA Motatapu

Kiwi’s Dougal Allan and Paties Alizue took the top spots at the XTERRA Motatapu off-road triathlon on Saturday with winning times of 3:22:47 and 3:59:54, respectively. It’s the third win in four years for Allan at Motatapu, and the first for Alizue. The XTERRA Motatapu course, which combines a 2km swim with a 47km mountain bike, and 8.5km trail run is one of the longest and most difficult courses on the entire XTERRA World Tour. K226 Triathlon News http://ift.tt/2HzPMAD

#Triathlon Bozzone, Kaye win 70.3 Bariloche

Terenzo Bozzone (NZL) flew into Argentina for the inaugural IRONMAN 70.3 Bariloche fresh off his record setting win last weekend at home at IRONMAN New Zealand. The Kiwi was at the front of the race for much of the swim and bike with Igor Amorelli (BRA) and former pro cyclist Kennett Peterson (USA). With the culmination of a blistering IRONMAN in his legs in addition to the travel to Argentina, there had to be a question of the wheels falling off his race at some juncture—especially on the run. K226 Triathlon News http://ift.tt/2tBIslK

#Triathlon Murray produces a furious race in Mooloolaba to claim victory

South Africa’s Richard Murray was top seeded leading into today’s race and he certainly didn’t disappoint by motoring home to claim victory in the 2018 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup. ITU athlete Max Stapely, currently training in Australia, led the group of nearly 30 men out of the ocean swim, including New Zealand trio Sam Ward, Hayden Wilde and Tayler Reid, Brandon Copeland, Luke Willian and Ryan Bailie from Australia and Canada’s Tyler Mislawchuk, as they hustled through transition and o K226 Triathlon News http://ift.tt/2Fu9xNe

#Triathlon Jeffcoat crowned with Mooloolaba gold in front of a home crowd

Australia’s Emma Jeffcoat was the one to beat in 2018 ITU Mooloolaba World Cup today. Championed with a home crowd, Jeffcoat dominated today’s race to win gold and step on top of the World Cup podium. With a strong Australian surf background, it was no surprise that Jeffcoat led the field of women out of the 750m ocean swim solo, in favorable conditions, before heading onto the 4-lapped bike course. “That’s racing, you’ve got to play to the conditions and I am lucky to have a surf background tha K226 Triathlon News http://ift.tt/2DiX3Cg

#Triathlon Top Pro’s compete Patagonia’s looming landscape at inaugural 70.3 Bariloche

"Argentina is a fast growing location for triathletes and Bariloche is a captivating tourist destination that will certainly be attractive to our athletes," said Joanna Jordan, Managing Director for IRONMAN Latin America. "As we continue to grow in this region, it is important to have partners that know the standards of IRONMAN, and we have no doubt that Event Live will put on an extraordinary race experience." K226 Triathlon News http://ift.tt/2oWoqgi

#Triathlon World Cup series travels to Australia for the 2018 Mooloolaba ITU World Cup

For the 16th consecutive year, world’s top triathletes will go to the Sunshine Coast this weekend to participate in the second stop of the ITU World Cup Tour, in Mooloolaba. With athletes focussing on preparations for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, the start list for the 2018 ITU Mooloolaba World Cup is packed with potential medallist to shine in Gold Coast in one month. K226 Triathlon News http://ift.tt/2IafIE8

#Triathlon Currie & Allen go head to head at XTERRA Motatapu

Endurance athletes supreme Braden Currie and Dougal Allan have both quickly put the disappointment of their withdrawals at Kellogg’s IRONMAN New Zealand last weekend and reset their sights on victory in the XTERRA Triathlon at Macpac Motatapu this weekend. There is incredible symmetry this week, they are great mates, both sadly failed to finish in Taupo (Currie due to illness and Allan due to a mechanical on the bike), both are returning to their roots, with both forging their early careers on m K226 Triathlon News http://ift.tt/2p2NVNh

#Triathlon Bozzone, Siddall win IRONMAN New Zealand

After 10 years of trying and four times runner-up, Terenzo Bozzone won Kelloggs Nutri-Grain IRONMAN New Zealand, taking full advantage of perfect conditions to record the first-ever sub-eight hour victory in Taupo. While the 33-year-old has accomplished 20 career wins including a world title at IRONMAN 70.3, he has struggled to come to grips over the full IRONMAN distance. K226 Triathlon News http://ift.tt/2FbPZNE

#Triathlon Rachel Klamer earns first-career WTS win in Abu Dhabi

Starting off the year making the history books, Rachel Klamer (NED) became the 21st woman to ever win an ITU World Triathlon Series race after her season-opening victory at the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi. After a smart and conservative race strategy that brought her through the swim and bike, Klamer gave everything she has on the final lap of the run to earn the gold medal and her first WTS victory of her career. K226 Triathlon News http://ift.tt/2oCVv1v

#Triathlon Henri Schoeman collects first gold of 2018 WTS season in Abu Dhabi

The 2018 World Triathlon Season has officially begun and its first-collected gold medal went to South Africa’s Henri Schoeman as he claimed victory at the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi. Crossing the finish line to collect the tape after leading out of the swim, bike and run, the Abu Dhabi gold was only the second WTS win of Schoeman’s career. And despite the unusual desert rain that caused some slickness out on the bike course for many athletes, Schoeman managed to come out on top and becom K226 Triathlon News http://ift.tt/2H0SI97

#Triathlon Defending Champions Headline Ironman New Zealand

Defending champions Braden Currie (NZL) and Jocelyn McCauley (USA) headline the seeded athletes for the 34th Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain IRONMAN New Zealand, to be hosted for the 20th time in Taupo on March 3rd. Currie (Wanaka) leads a men’s field dominated by arguably the greatest era of New Zealand talent on display over the 3.8km swim, 180km bike and 42.2km run, with no less than seven of the top ten seeds hailing from the host country. K226 Triathlon News http://ift.tt/2GWwncU

#Triathlon Top ranked ITU men kick off season with WTS sprint race Abu Dhabi

The superstars of elite triathlon are just days away from competing in what is set to be one of the most thrilling races in ITU history, WTS 2018 season opener in Abi Dhabi taking place this Friday. Sixty-five of the sport’s leading male athletes from 25 countries, including eight of the world’s top 10 ITU ranked athletes, will go head-to-head for the season’s first honours on the iconic Yas Island. K226 Triathlon News http://ift.tt/2FHydyP

#Triathlon Nine top ITU female triathletes start the season at WTS Abu Dhabi

For the fourth consecutive year, Abu Dhabi will find itself the focus of world triathlon attentions as it kicks off the ITU World Triathlon Series season on March 2. To the delight of triathlon fans around the globe, nine of the top ten women in triathlon will line-up in the amazing Yas Marina circuit in one of the most competitive races in ITU history. K226 Triathlon News http://ift.tt/2oCLHDP

#Triathlon Weiss, Wasle win XTERRA South Africa

Hometown hero Bradley Weiss and Austrian Carina Wasle captured the 15th annual Fedhealth XTERRA South Africa Championship elite titles on cool, cloudy morning at the Elgin-Grabouw Country Club in the Western Cape today. It’s the second SA victory for the reigning XTERRA World Champion, who picked up his first home country win in 2016, and the third for Wasle, who also won here in 2009 and 2011. K226 Triathlon News http://ift.tt/2ovLJgP

#Triathlon World Champs Collide in South Africa

Sebastian Kienle, the 2014 Ironman World Champ, is poised to take on Bradley Weiss, the 2017 XTERRA World Champ, at the 15th annual FedHealth XTERRA South Africa off-road triathlon Saturday at the Elgin-Grabouw Country Club in the Western Cape. Kienle is no stranger to XTERRA, having done his first one in his home country of Germany in 2005. He won that race a year later and has been going off-road ever since. Two years ago, Kienle placed 16th at XTERRA Worlds, K226 Triathlon News http://ift.tt/2EXtxqG

#Triathlon CHALLENGE FAMILY announces athlete line-up for THE CHAMPIONSHIP 2018

CHALLENGE FAMILY is delighted to announce the initial list of professional athletes who will compete at THE CHAMPIONSHIP 2018. The impressive selection of athletes will take their place on the starting line in Samorin, Slovakia on June 3rd 2018. Following the nail-biting scenes witnessed in both the men’s and women’s races at THE CHAMPIONSHIP last year, this year’s competition will see many familiar faces from the pro scene return to make their bid for victory in 2018. K226 Triathlon News http://ift.tt/2BFasHz