The 2012 Shelby County ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships and XTERRA Southeast Championships goes ahead this weekend as the biggest event on the ITU Cross Triathlon calendar. Now in its second year the race also marks a landmark partnership with XTERRA. As a multidiscipline sport, triathlon has evolved to encompass a number of different forms, each playing an important development role over the course of the sports short history.  Cross triathlon first emerged in 1996 on the island...

Prior to the 10th anniversary of an ITU race in Madrid, Andrea Hewitt and Jonathan Brownlee joined Spain’s Ainhoa Murua and Mario Mola to answer media inquiries. While Olympic qualification will be top priority for a number of competitors, these four are looking forward to a challenging race course at the scenic Casa de Campo park with relaxed attitudes.  Andrea Hewitt (NZL) On her race history racing in Madrid “I’ve had some great races here. I’ve been here five times. Back in 2009 wa...

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is pleased to announce the duathlon competition of the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia slated for 26-27 July will now act as the 2013 ITU Duathlon World Championships for elite athletes, replacing the previous host city Segovia. The World Games, first held in 1981, are a major international multi-sport event held every four years for sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games. The World Games are under the patronage of the International Oly...

Great Britain’s Lesley Paterson came from behind with a late surge and passed Melanie McQuaid (CAN) in the final lap of the run to win gold at the Shelby County ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships & XTERRA Southeast Championship.  McQuaid, the defending champion who led for much of the race, took silver and Carla Van Huysteen (RSA), bronze. “I feel great. Training has gone well, prep went well,” said Paterson.  “I was feeling energized and ready to rumble. Everything went t...

Bucknell at IRA National Championship Regatta. Cherry Hill, N.J.

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