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Hewitt wins WTS Gold Coast

Andrea Hewitt followed her win at Abu Dhabi with a dominant performance at Gold Coast and her second straight victory on the WTS circuit.

by Tim Carlson, April 8, 2017

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Osborne, Allen win XTERRA New Zealand

Sam Osborne did it with race-best bike and run splits and Jacqui Allen won with a dominating mountain bike split at XTERRA New Zealand.

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Matt Russell and his Quest for a Sub-8 at Ironman Texas

Matt Russell has raced in every edition of Ironman Texas and this year he thinks it will require a sub-8 hour performance to win the Ironman North American Championship event taking place in The Woodlands on April 22nd.

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Lionel Sanders can swim!

Oceanside 70.3 winner Lionel Sanders was disappointed he did not get a full rematch with Jan Frodeno. But he’s delighted with his improved swim.

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Greece, Anyone?

Is there a triathlon culture in Greece? You bet.

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Oh Hvar how beautiful you are

The inaugural ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Hvar took place in Croatia yesterday and a Swedish team captured the overall title and the golden bibs in a stunning and challenging setting.

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Mendez, Morrison prevail at Galveston

Current XTERRA World Champion Mendez ran down Timothy O’Donnell while Kimberley Morrison won it on the bike to take Ironman 70.3 Texas elite titles.

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Hoffman, Ryf break 8 and 9 hours at S. Africa

Ben Hoffman finished in 7:58:40 with a 50 seconds margin on Nils Frommhold and Daniela Ryf won in 8:47:02 at IM South Africa.

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2017 Oceanside 70.3 Gallery

Oceanside is one of the biggest early races of the season and this year’s Ironman 70.3 California drew a typically strong field of international talent.

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Sanders, Lawrence take Oceanside

Lionel Sanders defended his title and 2016 Ironman 70.3 World Champion Holly Lawrence opened her 2017 season with a nearly wire-to-wire win at Ironman 70.3 California.

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Don, Seymour win Liuzhou 70.3

Tim Don edged Jesse Thomas on the swim and bike while Jeanni Seymour nipped early leader Radka Kahlefeldt with a scorching run at Ironman 70.3 Liuzhou.