Tag: Flora Duffy

Video: Jr & Sr Athletes Of The Year Named

[Updated with video] Jesse Washington and Kyrah Scraders were named the Junior Athletes of the Year, while Tyrone Smith and Flora Duffy were named the Senior Athletes of the Year at last night’s [Mar 16] Annual Sports Awards Ceremony at the Fairmont Southampton. Washington & Scraders:Hosted by the Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation;... Read more of this article

Video: Flora Duffy Wins 2012 SheRox Triathlon

Bermuda’s Flora Duffy stormed to victory at the 2012 Bermuda SheRox Triathlon this morning [Nov 4]. The two-time Olympian was the heavy favorite coming in, and did not disappoint crossing the line well ahead of the second place finisher. Duffy was clocked across the line in 1:00:46, while last years champion Kristyn Robinson finished second clocking... Read more of this article

Flora Duffy To Compete In New Zealand

Bermuda’s Flora Duffy is heading to New Zealand to compete in the Barfoot & Thompson World Triathlon Grand Final Auckland which will be held on Saturday October 20. Athletes will start the day with a two-lap 1.5km swim by Queens Wharf before hitting the road for the bike portion, and finishinf up with a four-lap 10km run downtown.Related... Read more of this article

Flora Duffy Finishes 9th In Cancun World Cup

Bermuda’s Flora Duffy finished 9th in Elite Women’s division of the 2012 ITU Triathlon Cancun World Cup held in Cancun, Mexico on Sunday [Oct 7]. The event consisted of a 750m swim, 20km bike and 5km run. Triathlon.org reports that: “Flora Duffy (BER) and Claudia Rivas (MEX) wasted no time getting themselves into prime position right... Read more of this article

Flora Duffy Finishes 3rd In Los Angeles

Bermuda’s Flora Duffy finished third in the Women’s Pro Field of the Herbalife Triathlon, which was held in Los Angeles today [Sept 30]. Duffy completed the swim in a time of 20:35, clocked 1:04:05 on the bike, and 33:22 on the run course to finish 25th overall with a time of 1:59:50. More than 2,500 people started the triathlon with a 1500-meter... Read more of this article

Flora Duffy Finishes 2nd In Buffalo Triathlon

Two time Olympian Flora Duffy finished in second place and collected a check for $4,000 at the Nickel City Elite Women Triathlon in Buffalo, New York on Saturday [Sept 15]. Duffy finished with an overall time of 2:04:21, second behind Sarah Haskins from the USA who clocked 2:03:05. Duffy finished the swim in 20:10, the bike in 1:05:22, and the run in... Read more of this article

Olympics: Flora Duffy Crashes, Finishes 45th

[Updated - Duffy was in 23rd place after the swim transition however was involved in a crash and suffered mechanical failure during the cycling and had to stop and fix her bike and dropped to 49th. The 23-year-old managed to get back going and regained four spots to finish 45th. She describes the experience as "heartache".] Bermuda’s Flora Duffy... Read more of this article

Jasmine Brunson & Flora Duffy Win Bronze Medals

Jasmine Brunson won the bronze medal at NACAC Championships in Mexico, while Flora Duffy also won a bronze medal at the Edmonton Triathlon in Canada. Ms Brunson finished third during the Women’s Triple Jump with a leap of 12.62m, Americans Andrea Geubelle and Michelle Jenije finished first and second, meanwhile Allison Outerbridge finished 6th with... Read more of this article

Flora Duffy Wins Time Trial In Colorado

Bermuda’s Flora Duffy won a Time Trial in Boulder, Colorado last night [May 18] during the first night of racing at the Superior Morgul. Ms Duffy — who recently qualified for the 2012 Olympics — was easily the fastest rider in the debut of the time trial portion of the three-day series of races. She finished in 16 minutes, 29 seconds,... Read more of this article

Flora Duffy Qualifies For 2012 Olympics

Bermuda’s Flora Duffy has qualified for the 2012 London Olympics after placing sixth in the ITU San Diego Triathlon. This will mark the second time Duffy has made an Olympics appearance, as she represented the island at the 2008 Olympics held in China. Duffy came out of the water six seconds behind the eventually winner Helen Jenkins with a time... Read more of this article