Nicola Spirig of Switzerland edged out Swede Lisa Norden in a photo finish in a dramatic end to the women’s triathlon in Hyde Park. Britain’s Helen Jenkins was in a leading pack of five on the 10km run before being dropped by Spirig, Norden, Australia’s Erin Densham and Sarah Groff of the United States in […]
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Aileen Morrison and Gavin Noble will test themselves for the final time before the London Olympics, at the Hamburg leg of the ITU World Triathlon Series. The sprint distance race should prove the perfect preparation for the duo who are coming off the back of 3 weeks altitude training. Morrison was using the state of
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With just over a month until the best triathletes in the world descend upon Hyde Park for the London Olympics, qualification is sealed and national federations have made their selections. The Kitzbühel World Triathlon Series in Austria this weekend provides an ideal opportunity to lay down a marker in what for many will be their
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Aileen Morrison achieved the best result by an Irish triathlete to date after her second place finish at the Madrid ITU Triathlon World Series on Saturday afternoon. Morrison, already confident of Olympic qualification, was using the race to sharpen her fitness and test herself against the best triathletes in the world ahead of the Olympic
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Aileen Morrison placed 28th out of 69 starters in the first ITU World Triathlon Series race of the season in Sydney, Australia. The race was Morrison’s first major hit out of the season in the build up to the London Olympics and contained arguably a stronger field than will be present in Hyde Park on
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Aileen Morrison and Gavin Noble will compete in the first ITU World Triathlon Series race of the year in Sydney this weekend. Morrison gets underway at 10:30 pm Friday night while Noble and the men’s race start at 01:25 am Saturday morning Irish time. Sydney is the first of eight rounds in the ITU World
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Triathlon Ireland’s Olympic hopeful Gavin Noble faces stiff competition at the ITU Mooloolaba World Cup in Australia this Saturday 24th. 68 athletes take to the beach at 3pm local time for the 1500m open water swim, 40km bike and 10km run. Among the starters is 3 time winner Brad Kahlefeldt, world no. 6 David Hauss,
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Olympic Hopeful Gavin Noble kicks off the 2012 triathlon season at the Bridgetown ITU Pan American Cup in Barbados this Sunday 12th February. Under the guidance of Triathlon Ireland’s High Performance Director, Chris Jones, Noble along with the rest of the squad have spent a number of weeks training in Aguilas Spain followed by a
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Gavin Noble is competing is one of the final World Cup races of the 2011 season this Saturday 5th November. The Guatape ITU World Cup takes place in Columbia where a strong field of 61 men will tackle a 1,500 meter swim in a manmade lake, followed by a hilly 40km bike and 10km run
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Aileen Morrison made a significant step towards reaching her goal of qualifying for the London Olympics after finishing second in the latest World Cup event in South Korea. Morrison took second behind France’s Jessica Harrison at the World Cup event in Tongyeong. Her performance moves her up to 15th in the International Triathlon Union rankings. In her two
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Elite triathletes Aileen Morrison and Gavin Noble raced in the blistering heat of the Huatulco World Cup in Mexico on Saturday afternoon while Conor Murphy travelled to Kenya. Morrison swam well to exit with the leaders before being joined by a number of other athletes to form a lead group of 14. Morrison’s hard work
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Ireland’s Aileen Morrison put in a stunning performance in the last World Championship Series race of 2011 placing 4th in Yokohama, Japan. Morrison beat some of the world’s best on her way including 2011 World Champion Helen Jenkins. The 1500m swim in Yokohama bay was led by Lucy Hall and World Champion Helen Jenkins
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