Olympic triathlete Aileen Reid’s fortunes are on the rise as she claimed 7th at the Gold Coast World Triathlon Series. The third round of the series was to be raced over the Olympic Distance with a 1500 metre swim to start, followed by 40 kilometres of biking and a 10 kilometre run to finish. The early pace was set by Jessica Learmonth of Great Britain who completed the swim … [Read more...] about Aileen Reid 7th at Gold Coast World Triathlon Series
World Triathlon Series
Golden Opportunity for Ireland’s Top Triathletes
The world tour continues as Aileen Reid, Bryan Keane, Ben Shaw and Conor Murphy move to Australia’s Gold Coast for round 3 of the World Triathlon Series. The Gold Coast will play host to a stacked field of 59 women and 66 men all vying for top finishes as the race for the World Title and Olympic Qualification heats up. Gwen Jorgenson goes into the women’s race as the … [Read more...] about Golden Opportunity for Ireland’s Top Triathletes
Four Irish Olympic hopefuls target Auckland points haul at World Triathlon Series Round Two
Round 2 of the World Triathlon Series gets under way this weekend in Auckland with four of Ireland’s Rio Olympic hopefuls taking to the start pontoon in front on an expected global TV audience of over 26 Million. The elite women are off first with Derry triathlete, Aileen Reid wearing number 20 going into the race. The opening round of the Series in Abu Dhabi was won by USA’s … [Read more...] about Four Irish Olympic hopefuls target Auckland points haul at World Triathlon Series Round Two
Steady start for Ireland’s top triathletes at opening round of World Triathlon Series
The world’s top triathletes were in action at the opening round of the World Triathlon Series in Abu Dhabi. The women were racing first with Aileen Reid lining up for the beach start with a packed field of 64 triathletes. Reid got off to a great start and emerged from the water 13 seconds off the early leader Carolina Routier of Spain. Reid remained well placed in a … [Read more...] about Steady start for Ireland’s top triathletes at opening round of World Triathlon Series
Irish triathletes feeling positive ahead of World Triathlon Series Campaign
Ireland’s top elite triathletes are feeling positive ahead of the opening round of the World Triathlon Series on March 7th. The global series, watched by 250 Million people last year has been expanded for 2015 with stop-offs in Abu Dhabi, Auckland, the Gold Coast, Cape Town, Yokohama, London, Hamburg, Stockholm, Edmonton and finally the Grand Final in Chicago at the end of … [Read more...] about Irish triathletes feeling positive ahead of World Triathlon Series Campaign