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Flora Duffy Meets Fans & Signs Autographs
Clarien Bank hosted a card signing and photo session with world triathlon champion Flora Duffy on Saturday [Nov 16] at the BTA Visitor Service Centre on Front Street. Attendees received a signature Flora Duffy signing card, developed exclusively for this session, which included a brief message from the world champion. The 5-time Xterra World Champion... Read more of this article
Alan Potts & Maddie Durkin Win AON Triathlon
Alan Potts and Maddie Durkin are the 2019 AON Triathlon Male and Female Champions. Potts covered the distance in a time of 1:06:09, while Byron Rencken was second in 1:06:38 and Matt Thompson crossed the line third with a time of 1:07:17. Durkin was 6th overall she was clocked at 1:08:27, finishing 8th overall was the second female finisher Louise Wells... Read more of this article
Duffy Wins 5th XTERRA World Championship
Bermuda’s Flora Duffy raced to victory in the XTERRA World Championship in Maui, becoming the first elite athlete to win five XTERRA World Championships. An XTERRAPlanet.com story said, “Bradley Weiss from South Africa and Flora Duffy from Bermuda captured the 24th XTERRA World Championship off-road triathlon elite titles on a beautiful day... Read more of this article
XTERRA: Flora Duffy Is A “Dominant Force”
Bermuda’s Flora Duffy is scheduled to compete in the XTERRA World Championship in Maui on October 27th, with the organisers noting that the “Bermudian legend is a dominant force to be reckoned with and the favourite on paper for sure.” The report on the official site of XTERRA said, “In the women’s elite race four-time winner... Read more of this article
Flora Duffy Wins Beijing International Triathlon
Bermuda’s Flora Duffy has added yet another international win to her resume, racing to victory in the 2019 Beijing International Triathlon this weekend in China. Duffy clocked a time of 17:00 on the swim, then recorded a time of 1:03:51 on the bike course, before closing out with a run time of 38:45, recording an overall time of 2:04.54. “I... Read more of this article
Flora Duffy To Compete In Beijing Triathlon
Bermuda’s Flora Duffy will be competing in the 2019 Beijing International Triathlon, which is set to take place this weekend. The Beijing International Triathlon organisers said, “Flora Duffy will be joining the 2019 Beijing International Triathlon. “She is the 2016 and 2017 ITU World Triathlon Series World Champion, the 2015 and... Read more of this article
Karen Smith Finishes 4th In Ironman Age Group
Bermuda’s Karen Smith competed in the 2019 Kona Ironman World Championships. Smith finished in a time of 10:42:54, which saw her finish 4th in the Women’s 50 – 54 Age Group. Following the race Smith, via social media, stated, “I am over the moon to finish 4th in my Division at the Ironman World Champs. Kona always delivers the toughest conditions... Read more of this article
Video: Tyler Butterfield Wins Ironman Cozumel
[Updated with video] Tyler Butterfield took the winner’s spot on the podium on Sunday [Sept 29] after winning the Ironman 70.3 Cozumel with a time of 3:50:22. The event’s online coverage said, “Tyler Butterfield crushed the second half of the run to take the lead and the win at the 2019 Mazda IRONMAN 70.3 Cozumel”. A report... Read more of this article
National Olympic Distance Championships
Corey Brunton and Ashley Couper are the Bermuda Triathlon Association’s AXA National Olympic Distance Male and Female Champions. Brunton covered the course in a time of 2:17:02, with Alex Kronenberg second in 2:20:41; finishing third was Matt Thompson, who crossed the line in a time of 2:20:54. Couper was fourth overall with a time of 2:21:20;... Read more of this article
ITU 2020 World Triathlon Series Schedule
The ITU 2020 Season calendar has been released, one that will see the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, along with 7 World Triathlon Series to crown the World Champions at the Edmonton Grand Final and 15 World Cups. “I am absolutely thrilled with the new calendar, it’s a perfect mix between new additions to our portfolio of events, classic... Read more of this article
Triathlon: BTA Labour Day Home Event Results
Geoff Smith won the Bermuda Triathlon Association Labour Day Home Event in Harrington Sound. Smith was clocked at 1.01.16 over the approximate Sprint Distance of a 700m Swim, 18K Bike and 4.6K Run distance, Steve Smith finished second and Will Green finished third with a time of 1.06.05. Approximate Sprint Distance [700m swim; 18K bike - 4.6K run] 1.01.16... Read more of this article
Triathletes Compete In World Championships
Several Bermuda athletes took to the course for the 2019 World Championships in Laussane, Switzerland for the Age Group Championships. Becky Shepherd competed in the Women’s 45-49 Age Group finished 50th stopping the clock in a time of 2:51:10, she clocked 33:12 during the Swim, 1:21:50 on the Bike Course and then 51”03 on the Run Course. Lea Osbourne... Read more of this article
