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Tyler Butterfield Takes Timberman Title
Bermuda’s Tyler Butterfield earned the champion title at Ironman 70.3 Timberman recently, using his multi-discipline prowess to overtake his rivals. The victory, which Butterfield termed a “surprise win”, comes just two weeks before the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Mooloolaba, Australia, where Butterfield will line up as one of the world’s... Read more of this article
Results: BTA Tri-A-Tri Event At Clearwater
Jamie Pedro was the first individual competitor to cross the line during the Bermuda Triathlon Association’s Tri-A-Tri Series event at the Clearwater Beach. Pedro covered the 200m swim, 8K bike and 2K run distance in a time of 26.12, and was the third person to cross the line. The team of Brian Desmond, Alex Pilgrim and Nick Pilgrim clocked a winning... Read more of this article
Photos: Flora Duffy Competes In Rio Olympics
Flora Duffy had the best ever finish by a Bermudian in an Olympic triathlon when she crossed the line in 8th, and also delivered the first top 10 Olympic showing for Bermuda since sailors Peter Bromby and Lee White were eighth at the 2004 Olympics. Gwen Jorgensen of the US won the gold medal when she sprinted away from defending champ Nicola Spirig... Read more of this article
Tyler Butterfield Wins Ironman 70.3 Timberman
Bermuda’s Tyler Butterfield won the 2016 Ironman 70.3 Timberman triathlon in New Hampshire today [August 21], racing to victory in a time of 3:48:04. He finished the 1.2 mile swim course in 7th position, then jumped up to 2nd after the 56-mile cycling portion, and then moved right up to first during the running segment to claim the win. Over 2,000... Read more of this article
Videos: Flora Duffy Finishes 8th In Olympics
[Written by Don Burgess] Flora Duffy had the best ever finish by a Bermudian in an Olympic triathlon when she crossed the line in 8th today. The top 10 finish marked the end to two previous disappointing Olympics by Duffy where she did not finish in Beijing and was down in the pack in London. Overwhelming favorite Gwen Jorgensen of the US easily won... Read more of this article
Karen Smith Wins Tri-A-Tri Event At Clearwater
Karen Smith made it back to back individual wins as she captured the Bermuda Triathlon Association’s Tri-A-Tri Series event at the Clearwater Beach. Smith covered the 200m Swim, 8K Bike and 2K Run distance in a time of 26.05, Jamie Pedro crossed the line second stopping the clock in a time of 26.25 and Ian Port finished third with a time of 26.57. David... Read more of this article
Live Updates: Flora Duffy Places 8th In Olympics
[Updating] Flora Duffy competed in the Olympic women’s triathlon today, where the Bermudian athlete — who has a string of international wins — placed 8th, Bermuda’s highest finish of the 2016 Olympic Games. Original story: Local residents will likely be able to catch some of the race live on TV, and you can also download the Bermuda... Read more of this article
Column: Bermuda’s Greatest Hope For Medal
[Written by Chris Famous] For the people of America they had faith in Michael Phelps bringing home the gold in his swimming events. Additionally, they had faith in Simone Biles to bring home the gold in gymnastics. And boy did they deliver. For the people of Jamaica they had faith in Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell to bring home the gold medals in track... Read more of this article
Photos: Flora Duffy Wins Triathlon In Montreal
[Written by Don Burgess] Bermuda’s Flora Duffy topped the podium in Montreal today as her last race before heading down to the Rio Olympics. Duffy was competing in the Montreal International Triathlon Union World Cup, where she dominated from start to finish. As she did in her last two events, Duffy broke away on the bike portion before breaking... Read more of this article
Digicel/BTC Sponsor Erica Hawley, Rockal Evans
Digicel Business & BTC are continuing their support of youth sports by becoming the official Telecomms partner for youth triathlete Erica Hawley and youth sailor Rockal Evans. Erica, who has been competing in triathlons since she was 8 years old, first gained local and international recognition in 2014 when she represented Bermuda at the Youth Olympic... Read more of this article
Duffy Ranked As Favorite To Win Olympic Medal
[Written by Don Burgess] Bermuda’s Flora Duffy is one of the hot favorites to win the gold medal in women’s triathlon at the Rio Olympics, according to SportingBet.com. Sporting Bet has Duffy at 20-1 odds to top the podium in Brazil and punters are loving it. So far the site is reporting that she has received the second equal most bets behind... Read more of this article
Video: Flora Duffy Wins Gold Medal In Sweden
Bermuda’s Flora Duffy won the Vattenfall World Triathlon Stockholm in Sweden this weekend, with her impressive gold medal win marking her first-ever World Triathlon Series title and cementing her spot as the current leader in the Columbia Threadneedle rankings. Her win means Bermuda has become the 10th country to claim a WTC gold medal, and Duffy... Read more of this article
