Dellow rules the Goldi
The Gold Coast Half Ironman is the third stop on the national tour. With three more races for the season the 'Goldi' is an ideal race to start your season if you are not so motivated over the winter break. Like most half Ironman and 70.3 races these days there is a usually quick field of professionals assembled. The Gold Coast race is usually popular with the Southern states who have been deprived of some good weather for a while and want to go North for the sun. This year's installment though was dominated by two athletes who tore the field up and grabed themselves a good domestic victory.
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Fat tyre flyers ready to go
International stars and Aussies alike will descend upon Canberra’s Stromlo Forest Park next weekend to take part in the Scott 24 hour Australian Mountain Championship, with more than 8,000 riders and spectators expected to hit Canberra for the event, which is now celebrating a decade of dirt.
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World Road Cycling Championships - A day out for Italy
When it was announced that the 2008 'World's' would be held in Italy the local tifosi (fans) must have been punching the air. Already boasting the existing world champion in Paolo Bettini the Italian squadra must have been full of confidence. This confidence was realised after another dominant display by the Italian outfit. The whole weekend boasted the best riders in the world as they all staked a claim for the rainbow jersey. We take a look at the men's race and review all the results of a big weekend in Italy.
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Controversy reigns at Duathlon World Titles
Duathletes are a quirky bunch. The pure duathlete stays to themselves and rarely crosses to the 'darkside' of triathlon. However many triathletes feel they have the bike, run combination that can win them a high spot or even a podium at the World Titles. And this was the themes of this weekend, especially at the pointty end of the fields. The fallout from a frenetic men's race was the controversial disqualification of the winner and the fortuitous handing of a World Title to the Great Britain's Paul Amey.
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Xterra Oregon National trail running titles
BEND, OR (September 27, 2008) - Several hundred athletes from 21 states gathered at the upscale Old Mill District in Bend today for the fourth annual XTERRA Trail Running National Championship on an incredibly beautiful, crisp and clear morning along the Deschutes River. Outside Magazine called this the best trail running town in America, and some of the fastest runners from around the state of Oregon and across the nation came to put its reputation to the test.
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