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The Olymics are the biggest race of the year for the ITU athletes. This season has been a series of stepping stones towards the ultimate prize in ITU triathlon racing. The final hit out in Austria last weekend saw some predictable results but also saw the last shuffle of the ITU deck and a deal out of the new World Rankings before the Olympics come and go. But will form and points in the season long competition translate into Olympic gold?
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Australia has produced some amazing Triathletes. From the sport's inception into the country it has been embraced and loved by so many. We were sitting round the offices of firstoffthebike.com (ok we were down at the pub talking/arguing this point) and we decided to compile our list of the best Australian triathletes in history. We took into consideration their international record and what they had achieved over their career. So retirement is not a pre requisite for this one! We also crossed all distance boundaries so it was an all in look at who is the best.
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The World Cup in Des Moines produced some stunning efforts. Emma Snowsill showed the world that Vanessa Fernandes is not the only athlete to take a look at in Beijing. The Australian Olympic Team also gave notice that their form is coming (all three girls in the top 10). The men's event showed that the U.S team will be a strong one and Rasmus Henning showed that he could run away from 30 guys all jumping off the bike at nearly the same time. What it also did was throw out a new set of World Rankings. Some of these hard charging athletes were able to grab some points in the absence of others, not to mention top up the old bank account!
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If you're living in the Southern Hemisphere, then chances are you are slogging your way through another winter. In the racing season, Ollie Allen, an experienced coach who runs the successful triathlon coaching group Tri-Alliance, is usually found at races doing what most coaches do best, drinking coffee and looking unassuming. Meanwhile the Allen mind is ticking overtime as his charges get out there and tear it up. Here Ollie gives us a few tips to help make your off season a good one.
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Athens Olympic gold medallist Anna Meares has confirmed her place in the Beijing Games with a stunning flying 200m at Vodafone Arena in Melbourne tonight.
Five months after a horror crash that left Meares with a fractured C2 vertebra in her neck and severe shoulder injuries that threatened to end her Beijing aspirations, Meares’ demonstrated that she is back in Olympic medal contention.
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Tom Boonen, last year's Green Jersey winner in the Tour de France, is the first casualty to a positive test for this year. The Tour, which seems to be plagued by this sort of scandal every year, faces yet another crisis as one of its biggest stars sits out the biggest bike race in the world.
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The Revolution Track series is about as cool track cycling event as you can get. Thumping tunes, great riders and a packed program gives it a real 'blink and you'll miss it' feel. 'Rev series' as it is known, was a huge success in Melbourne when it premiered last season. That being said, Melbournians will go and watch two flies walking up a wall if you call it sport. But the Rev series certainly delivered. June 12 sees Revolution three hit the boards and being so close to the Beijing Olympics it will no doubt generate plenty of interest.
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Australia's Olympic medal chances took a significant dive this morning after news filtered through from the latest World Cup round in Madrid, with possible implications for Australia's Greg Bennett. Unraveling this mystery takes some patience! US athlete Matt Reed has thrown the ranking system into turmoil after he made a top ten finish to move his country up the pecking order. The equation is very simple. The top eight countries in the world get to field teams of three at the games.
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