Articles by Tim Carlson

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Duffy, Ruzafa win Cross Worlds

Flora Duffy led wire-to-wire, and Ruben Ruzafa’s race-best mountain bike leg edged Francisco Serrano’s better swim and run to prevail at ITU Cross Triathlon Worlds.

by Tim Carlson, September 26, 2015

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Bracht, Sämmler win IM Mallorca

Timo Bracht won his 9th Ironman with a 2:22 advantage over James Cunnama, and Daniela Sämmler outran Emma-Kate Lidbury to win by a 7:01 margin at Ironman Mallorca.

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The Weekend Box Sep 20 2015

We bring you 70.3 events on the Canary Islands and in Korea, a tough XTERRA US Championship in Utah, an Olympic distance in Beijing, and much more.

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Mola wins GF, Gomez 5th title

Mario Mola posted a race-best 28:59 10k to edge fellow Spaniard Javier Gomez by 4 seconds for the Grand Final win; Gomez wins record 5th ITU World Championship title.

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Merle wins Under 23 Women

Audrey Merle edged fellow Frenchwoman Leonie Periault by a fraction of a second at the line to win the Under 23 Women’s title at the ITU World Championship Grand Final in Chicago.

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Gwensanity reigns undefeated

Gwen Jorgensen capped off an unprecedented and undefeated domination of the ITU World Triathlon Series with a Grand Final win in Chicago, her 2nd straight ITU World title.

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Birtwhistle tops U23 Men

Jacob Birtwhistle of Australia won the ITU World Championship Men’s Under 23 Grand Final today in Chicago; Kevin McDowell took 4th place, the top U.S. finisher.

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Manoel Messias wins Junior Men

Brazilian Manoel Messias topped Germany’s Peer Sönksen, in a finish line sprint on a storm-delayed triathlon turned into a duathlon, at the ITU Junior Men’s World Championship.

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Raelert, Schmitt win Ruegen 70.3

Michael Raelert won wire-to-wire and Natascha Schmitt held off Yvonne Van Vlerken to take the men’s and women's titles at Ironman 70.3 Ruegen.

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The Weekend Box Sep 13 2015

We bring triathlon fans tales of an Ironman debut win by a Wildflower legend, Germans dominating a Dutch classic, and a 42-year-old Olympian prevailing at Pacific Grove.

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Timothy Van Berkel, Caroline Steffen win Sunshine Coast 70.3

Timothy Van Berkel ran away from Luke McKenzie and Caroline Steffen did the same to Annabel Luxford to take the pro titles at Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast in Australia.

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Holland tops WTS Edmonton

Vicky Holland rode and ran through a driving rain and hand-numbing cold to a 9-seconds margin to win her second WTS victory of the year at Edmonton.

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Richard Murray wins Edmonton

Richard Murray of South Africa edged Javier Gomez on a rainy, cold day in Edmonton, pouring it on in the 5k run with a race-best split of 15:10 and a 4 seconds margin of victory.