The elite Irish triathlon squad is facing into their penultimate test of the 2015 season with Olympic hopeful Bryan Keane and rising star Russell White racing in Tongyeong, South Korea in the final ITU World Cup of the year. Slightly closer to home, Con Doherty and Susanne Murphy will be racing in the Catania ETU European Cup which also doubles as the Mediterranean … [Read more...] about Keane continues Olympic qualification quest
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Triathlete Bryan Keane 5th in Chengdu World Cup
Triathlete Bryan Keane was looking for a big result at the Chengdu World Cup in China and delivered just that with a brilliant 5th place finish. The Cork man posted a solid mid pack swim, exiting the 1500 metre swim in under 19 minutes. The opening leg set him up perfectly for the 40 kilometre bike where Keane remained well positioned throughout the six laps. With a large … [Read more...] about Triathlete Bryan Keane 5th in Chengdu World Cup
World Ranking Boost for Triathlete Ben Shaw
Rio Olympic Games hopeful Ben Shaw opened his season with a solid result at the Takapuna Sprint Triathlon Oceania Cup in New Zealand this weekend. Raced over a super sprint distance comprising of a 300m swim, 9.6km bike and 2.6km run, it was set up for the sprint specialists. Shaw cruised into the finals as he won heat number two in a time of 28mins 08secs. Water … [Read more...] about World Ranking Boost for Triathlete Ben Shaw
Pontoon draw brings a smile to Morrison’s face
Irish eyes will be focused on triathlete Aileen Morrison as she competes in Hyde Park at 9am, Saturday morning. Over half a million people are expected to line the streets of London as much of the event is free to view and the host nation has a serious medal contender. Morrison will take her place on the left of the start pontoon wearing No. 28, flanked by 5 time World … [Read more...] about Pontoon draw brings a smile to Morrison’s face
Morrison disappointed with poor Hamburg showing
Aileen Morrison had a disappointing showing in her final race before the Olympic Games. Morrison had fond memories of Hamburg after securing Ireland’s first ever World Series medal taking bronze here in 2010. Hamburg is famed for its fans as close to a quarter of a million spectators turned out to watch the leading ladies in the sport. Wearing No1 the race started well for … [Read more...] about Morrison disappointed with poor Hamburg showing