Young Swiss Pro Mathias Hecht is part of the powerful Dresdner Kleinwort triathlon team and finished in the top 10 in Kona in 2008. He has been in Australia for the last months to get ready for Ironman OZ.
by Herbert Krabel, April 2, 2009Stefan Matschiner, the now infamous former manager of disgraced Tour de France star Bernhard Kohl was arrested Monday night in Austria as he returned from a trip to the USA, reports the Kurier.
We introduce you to a new aero helmet from Cratoni, a wide saddle from Fizik, sun glasses from Smith Optics, an application for your iPhone and a nice t-shirt from Twin Six.
Cadet Nick Dason was in line for West Point swim team captaincy when he slipped on part of West Point’s honor code, got kicked out and served in Iraq. Upon return, he found a place leading the Triathlon team.
A photographic look at a day in the life of West Point Triathlon Team cadets.
At the recent 70.3 Singapore event, British ITU triathlete Jodie Swallow was virtually uncontested as she stormed to a win. She spent time with Slowtwitch to talk about the upcoming season and her plans for the future.
Courtney Atkinson, 2008 Aussie Olympian, used a brave two-man bike breakaway advantage to hold off Kiwi Kris Gemmell’s race-best run and take his 6th career ITU World Cup victory at Mooloolaba.
Canadian prodigy Kirsten Sweetland, who suffered a stress fracture to KO her Olympic dreams, ran away from Beijing bronze medalist Emma Moffat to win her second career World Cup at Mooloolaba
Austrian pro triathlete Lisa Hütthaler recently admitted to doping in the Austrian daily newspaper Kurier. Hütthaler tested positive last summer and got banned for 2 years by NADA in October of 08, but had denied these charges until now.
In this gallery we introduce you to the “best friends” of various Pro triathletes.
Colonel Pat Sullivan was not a West Point grad, nor an elite triathlete, nor a coach with a glittering resume. But he brought a passion for the sport, experience with an inspiring Australian triathlon club and a top US coach to raise the ambitions of West Point Triathlon to the stars.
Everywhere they turn, West Point triathletes are drenched in legendary heroes and stirring history that goes far back in time.
Part 1: Introduction to an inside look at life inside an emerging triathlon powerhouse, the US Military Academy, where cadets prepare for the war on terror and the National Collegiate Triathlon Championship