Difficult swim currents and rain on the bike make Ultraman Day One slowest in years; 5-time champion Alexandre Ribeiro leads Nino Cokan by 24 minutes and Kathy Winkler leads Amber Monforte by 3 minutes
by Tim Carlson, November 23, 2012
Nearly 3,000 triathletes temperate Tempe temps, and the hypnotic desert landscape at Ironman Arizona. Nils Frommhold and Linsey Corbin enjoyed breakthrough wins. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.
A few years ago, Jacqui Slack helped lead fire victims out of burning buildings in the UK; now she travels the XTERRA world circuit with top Australian triathlete Ben Allen and earned 5th at the XTERRA World Championship.
Javier Gomez finished his best season winning the XTERRA World Championship in his first off road tri. Earlier, he took silver at the London Olympics, won the ITU Grand Final and the $151,500 Hy-Vee Triathlon.
Ivan Rana of Spain earned the men’s victory on the swim and the run while Danne Boterenbrood of the Netherlands won the women’s title with a superior swim at Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote.
USADA gave triathlete Mark Fretta a 4-year sanction because his biological passport and other documentary evidence indicated the use of Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents such as EPO.
Andrew Starykowicz set a world-best Ironman bike split of 4:04:39 on his way to grab the 2012 Ironman Florida title. Yvonne Van Vlerken set a course record 8:51:35 as she captured the women’s crown.
The 17th XTERRA World Championship on Maui offered 3,100 feet of climbing on the bike and 1,000 feet of elevation gain on the run, great competition and breathtaking beauty. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.
Olympic silver medalist Javier Gomez of Spain won the XTERRA World Championship in his first off road triathlon and Lesley Paterson of Great Britain repeated at Maui with a dominating, mistake-free race.
All the tribes of triathlon come together to tackle a grueling off road test on Maui. The XTERRA World Championship also draws hundreds of passionate amateurs. Photo gallery by Timothy Carlson
Sebastian Kienle leads a talented bunch of ITU and Ironman invaders while XTERRA veterans Conrad Stoltz and Josiah Middaugh are among the off road veterans defending their grip on the men’s crown at the XTERRA World Championship.
Javier Gomez won a furious duel with Jonathan Brownlee to win the ITU Grand Final as Brownlee’s runner-up sewed up the World Triathlon Series points championship on a rainy day in Auckland.
Anne Haug of Germany made up 35 seconds with a solo bridge on the bike and a huge surge the last 2k of the run to win the ITU WTS Grand Final; Lisa Norden of Sweden finished 4th in the GF and won the season-long World Triathlon Series title.
