HUELVA – SPAIN – Glorious sunshine and pristine beaches packed with spectators welcomed participants to the first ever ITU Huelva World Cup, where two newcomers finished on top of the podium. Germany’s Justus Nieschlag claimed the men’s gold after a consistent and dominant race, with Czech Republic’s Vendula Frintova winning the women’s race by a comfortable margin over the rest of the field. [Read more…]
First victories for Nieschlag, Frintova in ITU Huelva World Cup
Backhouse, Iden take Karlovy Vary World Cup titles
KARLOVY VARY, CZECH REPUBLIC – Australian Gillian Backhouse and Norwegian Gustav Iden claimed the inaugural titles at the 2017 ITU Karlovy Vary World Cup. Backhouse dominated the race from the beginning to the end, and was followed on the finish line by local star, Vendula Frintova (CZE) and Summer Cooks (USA). In the men’s race, Gustav Iden astonished with a come from behind run that gave him his first ever World Cup win. With him in the podium were Italian Alessandro Fabian and Kiwi Tayler Reid. [Read more…]
Ashleigh Gentle debut win ITU World Triathlon Montreal
MONTREAL – Australian triathlete Ashleigh Gentle became today the first ever winner of the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Montreal, in a brand new circuit that has became the newest addition to the WTS. The win was not only a first for the host city, but was a first for Gentle as she captured her first ever WTS gold. Along with her on the podium were Flora Duffy (BER), still the Series leader, and Andrea Hewitt (NZL). [Read more…]
Duffy, Mola top at ITU World Triathlon Edmonton
EDMONTON, CANADA – In the sixth event of the 2017 World Triathlon Series, Bermuda’s Flora Duffy and Spaniard Mario Mola earned first-time WTS Edmonton wins to claim their fourth victories of the season, moving both into the leader position for the overall Series with only three races to go until the World Champion is crowned. [Read more…]
Australia are ITU Mixed Relay World Champions
HAMBURG, GERMANY – In Mixed Relay’s first event since the announcement to be included as an official Olympic sport for the Tokyo 2020 Programme, Australia put forth a fierce come from behind finish to claim its first-ever World Championship title with a team of Charlotte McShane, Matthew Hauser, Ashleigh Gentle and Jacob Birtwhistle. [Read more…]
Duffy, Brownlee winners at ITU Leeds
ITU LEEDS, ENGLAND – On a day where the streets were lined with thousands of spectators to watch the world’s fastest triathletes compete, Bermuda’s Flora Duffy and Great Britain’s own Alistair Brownlee claimed victory at the 2017 Columbia Threadneedle World Triathlon Leeds. [Read more…]
Sissons, Taylor-Brown first World Cup wins at ITU Madrid
MADRID, SPAIN – It was a day of firsts in the Spanish capital for the 2017 ITU Madrid World Cup, with both Ryan Sissons (NZL) and Georgia Taylor-Brown (GBR) winning their first ever World Cup. Also first on the podium were Taylor Spivey (USA) and Chelsea Burns (USA), as well as Raphael Montoya (FRA) while his compatriot Simon Viein grabbed in Madrid his second world cup top three finishes. [Read more…]
Mola, Duffy reign at WTS Yokohama
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN – For the second year in a row, Spaniard Mario Mola claimed victory at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon – WTS Yokohama. On the women’s field, last year’s WTS champion Flora Duffy (BER) returned to the 2017 season with a victory. [Read more…]
Hauser, Stanford first wins at Chengdu World Cup
CHENGDU, CHINA – To conclude the season’s first semifinal/finals race format of the season, Australia’s Matthew Hauser and Great Britain’s Non Stanford earned first-time career World Cup wins at the 2017 Chengdu ITU Triathlon World Cup on Sunday. [Read more…]
Hewitt, Mola take 2017 ITU Gold Coast titles
GOLD COAST, Australia – The second stop of the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Series saw the pace speed up in Australia for two fast and furious sprints, and it was Mario Mola (ESP) and Andrea Hewitt (NZL) who collected wins on the Gold Coast on Saturday. [Read more…]