Irish International, Russell White from Banbridge stormed to victory in Round 4 of the Triathlon Ireland Super Series in Ballyronan, Lough Neagh on Saturday ahead of over 400 competitors. White emerged from the slightly longer than 750 metre swim in a time of 12:06 and went on to extend his lead over the 20 kilometre bike and 5 kilometre run to finish in a time of … [Read more...] about Russell White storms to Super Series win
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White Claims European U23 Top 15 Finish
Irish U23’s, Russell White and Chris Mintern were in action over the weekend at the U23 European Triathlon Championships in Banyoles, Spain. White, an experienced competitor at international level having represented Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games and Ireland in a number of rounds of the World Triathlon Series got his race off to a strong start over the 1500 metre … [Read more...] about White Claims European U23 Top 15 Finish
White shows promise at European Games
A fascinating men’s triathlon unfolded at the Baku European Games with Great Britain’s Gordon Benson going on to claim victory in a time of 1:48:31. Joao Silva of Portugal posted the fastest run of day to claim silver after starting the final discipline from the chase pack. Local man, Rostyslav Pevtsov delighted the hometown supporters as he rounded out the podium … [Read more...] about White shows promise at European Games
Aileen Reid to lead triathletes at European Games
Triathlon Ireland is pleased to announce a team of three triathletes have been selected by the Olympic Council of Ireland to compete in the first European Games to be held in Baku. The inaugural games will consist of 16 Olympic sports and four non-Olympic sports and is set to take place between the 12th and 28th of July. Representing Ireland at the triathlon events will … [Read more...] about Aileen Reid to lead triathletes at European Games
Triathlons Road to Rio starts in Japan
The Road to Rio starts this weekend as the Yokohama World Triathlon Series provides the first opportunity to pick up some of the coveted Olympic Qualification points. On the start line will be 4 Irish triathletes, Aileen Reid, Conor Murphy, Ben Shaw and World Series debutant Russell White. Along with athletes having one eye on Rio the World Series is heating up as … [Read more...] about Triathlons Road to Rio starts in Japan