Jun. 10, 2008
ITU Olympic Qualification Period Comes to a Thrilling EndVancouver, Canada (June 10, 2008) - The International Triathlon Union has issued the preliminary number of Olympic triathlon spots each country has earned with the conclusion of the Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships this past weekend, the ...
Jun. 9, 2008
North America's One-and-Only Official Tour de France Guide On Sale Now Boulder, CO, USA — June 6, 2008 — The VeloNews 2008 Official Tour de France Guide is many things. It’s the best way to follow the race, with comprehensive maps, complete stage information, and detailed team information. It’s the first place ...
Jun. 3, 2008
Ironman Announces Addition to 70.3 SeriesTuesday, June 3, 2008 - Ironman, in conjunction with Premier Event Management, announces a new Ironman 70.3 Event scheduled for 2009 in the southeastern United States. Ironman 70.3 Augusta will take place in the classic southern city of Augusta, ...
Jun. 1, 2008
Sheila Taormina a Step Closer to Making Historic Third Olympic TeamAlthough the final decision may not come until June 15, International Triathlon Union 2004 world champion Sheila Taormina has virtually clinched a place on the 2008 US women’s Olympic modern pentathlon team, according to her long time coach Lew ...
May. 29, 2008
Zipp Introduces PowerTap Discs
Zipp and CycleOps Power have partnered to introduce the first and fastest disc wheels with PowerTap technology.
Zipp offers the Sub-9 Disc, the 900 Disc, and the 900 Clincher Disc with PowerTap, allowing athletes to both train and race with power ...
May. 28, 2008
St. Croix Ironman 70.3 to Offer Kona Slots in 2009
The St. Croix Ironman 70.3 will offer both Kona and Clearwater slots in 2009. The race recently agreed to a multi-year extension with World Triathlon Corp., to continue to be one of the few Ironman 70.3 races to give its’ participants a chance ...
May. 25, 2008
The chase for Olympic triathlon slots: US men advance from two slots to three – for nowUS World Cup star Matt Reed’s 10th place finish Sunday at the Madrid World Cup jumped the U.S. men back to three precious Olympic triathlon slots by a razor-thin margin.
With Russia’s Dimitry Polyansky finishing 15th and Australia’s Brendan ...
May. 22, 2008
Sports Tours Move In On TriathlonThe UK's largest multi-sports tour operator, Sports Tours International, has added another specialist department to their expanding business. The new addition is triathlons and is set to take triathletes around the world to major events.
Sports ...
May. 21, 2008
blueseventy Creates New BlogSeattle, WA, May 14: blueseventy recently launched a new blog aptly named thewaterisopen.blogspot.com and will feature all kinds of swimming related information and sponsored athlete results on that blog.
"We have always prided ourselves that we ...
May. 16, 2008
Survivor's Fund For Family of Patrick KanePatrick C. Kane, age 37, of Roswell, Ga. died May 10, 2008. Pat graduated from Novato High School in 1988, and attended California State University, Sacramento, where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, played Lacrosse, and graduated in ...
May. 16, 2008
Support the Blazeman Foundation May 30In San Diego? Come support the Blazeman Foundation on May 30
May is ALS Awareness month and is the one year anniversary of the death of local triathlete, Jon Blais’s, who in spite of his affliction with ALS, ran a two-year long marathon against ...
May. 15, 2008
Tyler Stewart Joins LUNA Pro Team
BERKELEY, Calif. (May 12, 2008) - Triathlete Tyler Stewart (Novato, CA) has recently signed with the LUNA Pro Team for 2008. She will be joining returning members Linda Gallo, Cathy Chesky, and Terra Castro on the triathlon squad, and will focus on ...