While Germans Marc Pschebizin and Andreas Wolpert managed to take the top spots at the ultra tough Swiss 2010 Inferno Triathlon, Swiss Nina Brenn grabbed the win in the women’s category followed by a bunch of her country women.
by Herbert Krabel, August 21, 2010
Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) stepped up to the plate and won his first world championship title at the inaugural ITU Sprint World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland. Lisa Norden (SWE) got away from Emma Moffatt (AUS) to take the women’s Sprint crown.
Joe Gambles defended his title at 70.3 Lake Stevens and Melanie McQuaid showed that she is fast on the road too. Pics by Randy Sadler.
We noticed new triathlon shoes from Gaerne, a new bag concept from Gyst, the recently released book about the life and times of Igor Kenk and a tomato flavored energy gel from Squeezy. Good times.
Paula Findlay followed up her win in London with another victory at the ITU Dextro Energy World Championship Series triathlon in Kitzbühel, Austria and thus became the first woman in 2010 to take two wins in the series.
70.3 World Champion Michael Raelert added the European title to his resume with a record breaking win at the 2010 Ironman 70.3 Germany. Yvonne Van Vlerken also grabbed a new course record as she defended her title, but Desiree Ficker was only 22 seconds behind.
Stuart Hayes took his best win to date at the ITU Dextro Energy World Championship Series triathlon in Kitzbühel, Austria. After getting in a break of five on the bike, Hayes ran away from the other four and held off all other challengers.
Eric Reid is fairly new to triathlon and will go back to Kona for the second time. But the Army Major and Battalion Executive Officer isn’t just looking for a new personal record in Kona, he is raising money for Wounded Warriors.
With the temperatures still super hot in the Northern Hemisphere we look at the cool layer from Craft, a sodium rich gel from Cranksports, new wheels from Mavic, a cool triathlon image and a new threadless t-shirt.
A win at Miami International and the runner-up spot at Lifetime Fitness Triathlon were quite nice, but qualifying for the 2012 Olympics in London is on the mind of Matt Chrabot and thus the focus on ITU Dextro Energy WCS events.
Another Norseman Extreme Triathlon is in the books and we now share some impressions from the event courtesy of nxtri.com.
After his recent win at Ironman Coeur D’Alene Andy Potts showed that he can still go fast at half that distance with an impressive win at Boulder 70.3. Julie Dibens grabbed the win in the women’s race after waiting several minutes before the finish line to actually cross.
Reinaldo Colucci won the ITU World Cup in Tiszaujvaros, Hungary and with it earned his first World Cup title. For women’s winner Yuliya Sapunova this victory was also her first World Cup success.
