Record team to line-up for the UCI BMX World Championships in Auckland

8 April 2013

A record New Zealand team of more than 800 will content the 2013 UCI BMX World Championships to be held in Auckland.  The championships, expected to attract 2500 riders from more than 30 countries, will be staged on 24-28 July at Vector Arena in downtown Auckland.

As hosts, New Zealand is entitled to up to 32 riders in some classes in the championships, which has resulted in an unprecedented level of interest in the qualifying events, with more than 1000 event entries at last weekend’s national championships in Cambridge.

Age Group And Social Athletes Shine At Auckland Triathlon

8 April 2013

It was the day of the age groupers and the social athletes at the Barfoot & Thompson ITU World Triathlon in Auckland today as participants took to the course in sprint, standard, teams and paratri events.

Contact Tri helps Cure Kids

Contact Tri helps Cure Kids

8 April 2013

Kiwi kids who live with a life-threatening illness could be better off, thanks to the $89,000 raised by the thousands of New Zealanders who challenged themselves in this season’s Contact Tri Series.

Hurst and Gorman Triumph

Hurst and Gorman Triumph

8 April 2013

Australians Ky Hurst and Melissa Gorman have secured the biggest ever cash prize in New Zealand swimming history, after winning the State King of the Bays ocean swim race on Auckland’s North Shore today.

Kiwis Go Top Five But Haug Too Strong

Kiwis Go Top Five But Haug Too Strong

8 April 2013

Kate McIlroy and Nicky Samuels both went top five at the opening ITU World Triathlon Series event in Auckland on Saturday but were no match for the hugely impressive Anne Haug of Germany, who repeated her win from last October on the Auckland course in the first race of the ITU world series.

Kiwi sporting legend to carry on Sir Peter Blake’s legacy

5 April 2013

Kiwi sporting legend and Olympic gold medalist, Hamish Carter, has taken up an important role with the Sir Peter Blake Trust and is looking forward to following in the footsteps of one of New Zealand’s greatest leaders and marine environmentalists.

New Zealanders Ready To Take On The World

5 April 2013

The New Zealand athletes are primed and ready for the opening round of the ITU World Triathlon Series in Auckland on Saturday, each with their own goals and objectives on race day.

Radford Overcomes Health Scare To Swim For $20K

Radford Overcomes Health Scare To Swim For $20K

4 April 2013

Getting appendicitis isn’t great at the best of times.  But try dealing with it when you’re New Zealand’s best open water swimmer, when one of the most important races of your career is just three weeks away.

Walker, Willers lead team for UCI BMX World Championships in Auckland

3 April 2013

Olympic silver medallist Sarah Walker and world No 7 ranked Marc Willers will lead a strong New Zealand team named today for July’s UCI BMW World Championships in Auckland.

Year-round mountain bike resort to open in Gibbston Valley

2 April 2013

A year-round biking resort catering for beginner and intermediate riders will open later this month (April 20 2013) on 400 hectares of land adjacent to Queenstown’s award-winning Gibbston Valley Winery.

Gomez Heads For Favourite Triathlon Destination

2 April 2013

Javier Gomez is triathlon royalty. The smiling Spaniard has been on the world scene for the best part of a decade now and has spent many of those years racing shoulder to shoulder with a generation led by Bevan Docherty and Kris Gemmell and at the age of 30 is showing no signs of slowing down or following in Docherty’s footsteps into iron distance racing.

Paralympics New Zealand announces Head Swim Performance Coach for Rio 2016

2 April 2013

Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) has secured the services of renowned Paralympic swim coach Jon Shaw as Head Swim Performance Coach through to the end of 2016 including the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Enjoy Blue Cod, the ‘Soft Touch Seafood’, this April

Enjoy Blue Cod, the ‘Soft Touch Seafood’, this April

2 April 2013

A superbly cooked piece of white fish is simply delicious - especially when it’s a piece of mild, succulent and sweet blue cod, April’s Fish of the Month.

Budding Triathlete Loses Over 70KG’S Ahead Of Auckland Triathlon

2 April 2013

The incentive in taking part in the Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Triathlon for 36 year old Matt Somerville of Mairangi Bay has been to lose weight.

West Auckland Sisters Overcome Surgery Through Triathlon Training

2 April 2013

Participating in the Barfoot & Thompson team sprint triathlon will give West Auckland sisters Jill Harvey and Joan Henderson the ideal opportunity for a quicker rehabilitation after both having surgery.

Hanlen defends Oceania Mountain Bike title

2 April 2013

London Olympians Karen Hanlen and Australian Dan McConnell were crowned Oceania cross country mountain bike champions in Tasmania on Saturday.

2013 Beijing International Triathlon Takes Over Fengtai District Of Beijing On September 21

27 March 2013

– IMG Worldwide, the global sports, fashion and media company, in partnership with the Fengtai Sports Bureau of Beijing, will host the 2013 Beijing International Triathlon on Saturday, September 21, at Qing Long Lake Park, in the Fengtai District of Beijing, China. Following a successful first year, top triathletes from around the world will descend on Beijing to compete in this second annual Olympic distance triathlon. The race will also expand the exclusive pro invite for 2013, drawing an elite field including 2012 Olympic Silver Medalist Javier Gomez, from Spain, Olympian Sarah Groff from the United States of America and many more. The group of professional triathletes will compete for $100,000 in prize money.

27 March 2013

– IMG Worldwide, the global sports, fashion and media company, in partnership with the Fengtai Sports Bureau of Beijing, will host the 2013 Beijing International Triathlon on Saturday, September 21, at Qing Long Lake Park, in the Fengtai District of Beijing, China. Following a successful first year, top triathletes from around the world will descend on Beijing to compete in this second annual Olympic distance triathlon. The race will also expand the exclusive pro invite for 2013, drawing an elite field including 2012 Olympic Silver Medalist Javier Gomez, from Spain, Olympian Sarah Groff from the United States of America and many more. The group of professional triathletes will compete for $100,000 in prize money.

Holiday Destination To Host 2013 Tour de Lakes Over Easter

27 March 2013

While many southerners will be spending Easter weekend resting and relaxing, the 88-strong field in the 2013 Vital Signs Tour de Lakes will cover up to 360 kilometres around the scenic southern lakes district over four days of racing in Cycling Southland’s annual Easter cycling tour.

World championships spots at stake for BMX riders in Cambridge

27 March 2013

There’s plenty at stake for budding BMX riders of all ages at the national championships in Cambridge over Easter.

TVNZ Breakfast Team Take onTriathlon For Fun

27 March 2013

TVNZ’s Breakfast team are preparing to boldly go where ….. no Breakfast team have gone before!

Coast to Coast Attracting Cantabs and Internationals Alike

27 March 2013

The 2014 Speight’s Coast to Coast is still 11 months away, but entries for the 32nd edition of the 243k race across the South Island are almost 25 percent ahead of this time last year.

4 Pines Brewery Serve Up A Mud Bath

4 Pines Brewery Serve Up A Mud Bath

26 March 2013

Local Sydney craft brewing company, 4 Pines Brewery, is serving up a different kind of beverage next month when they jump on board the Warrior revolution. Warrior Dash is the world’s largest running series with over 1,000,000 conquering the courses worldwide since 2009. 

2012 Triathlon Review Confirms Success Of 2012 Event

26 March 2013

Just over two weeks out from the opening round of the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Series on Auckland’s waterfront, organisers of the Barfoot & Thompson ITU World Triathlon Grand Final 2012 today confirmed last year’s event a resounding success with all key performance indicators (KPI’s) returning better than forecast results for the Local Organising Committee (LOC) and key stakeholders.

Kiwi Travel Guide App a Hit with Tourists

26 March 2013

Tourists visiting NZ are now able to convert their smartphones and tablets into interactive audio tour guides thanks to a new free app.

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