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Sports Tours International, the UK’s leading multisport tour operator has been announced as an Official Travel Partner of Star Events, organiser of TriStar, GranFondo and StarRun Events. The appointment as Official Travel Partner means Sports Tours International will be able to offer guaranteed entries to a number of the TriStar events and give all levels [...]

World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) and race organiser/licence holder Club La Santa, have announced the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote, scheduled for 10 November 2012, at Club La Santa in Lanzarote, Canary Islands. The first-ever Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote will take place in and around internationally renowned sports resort Club La Santa, located on the north-west side of [...]

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has opened bidding for the 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series. The bidding is open to host cities and National Federations wishing to hold one of the eight coveted series events. The successful bidding cities will join London, already named as host of the 2013 ITU Triathlon World Championship Grand Final [...]

Triathlon America, the industry organization dedicated to promoting the sport and the business of triathlon, has today announced winners of the 2012 Triathlon America Awards, presented by Active Network. The best companies, retailers and athletes in the triathlon industry in 2011 were recognized and honoured on the final night of the Triathlon America Conference. Named [...]

UK multisport retailer Sigma Sport recently expanded its business to become ‘the UK’s largest dedicated road cycling and triathlon store.’ The retailer has a growing international mail order business and is one of the most successful Specialized Concept Stores in the country. Assistant Buyer Sigma is now looking to recruit an assistant buyer to work [...]

This March the XTERRA World Tour hosts three exotic championship races in Asia – Guam/Philippines/Saipan – that each offer US$15,000 in prize money to professionals and qualifying spots into the XTERRA World Championship for amateurs. The events have attracted top flight pros from around the world including Tim DeBoom (USA), Olivier Marceau (SUI), Branden Rakita [...]

Competitor Group Inc (CGI), the leading media and event resource in the active lifestyle industry, has announced the acquisition of the Nation’s Triathlon and a multi-year partnership with Washington Sports & Event Management LLC (WSEM). One of the largest triathlons in the United States, the Nation’s Triathlon To Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is [...]

Active Network and Triathlon America have today announced results of a comprehensive study of men and women participating in the sport of triathlon at the Triathlon America conference at the Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego, California. Key findings of the study include the identification of four groups of triathlon participants based on experience and [...]

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) Technical Committee has released the new ITU Technical Officials certification lists for 2012. Since 2010, ITU has published the technical officials’ certification lists according to the ITU Technical Officials’ Certification procedure. All the technical officials’ activities (assigned events, education seminars and more) are recorded in the ITU Technical Officials’ database. [...]

Triathlon America, the industry organization dedicated to promoting the sport and the business of triathlon, has today announced a first-of-its-kind certification program for triathlon specialty retail stores. The Triathlon America Certified Retailer program is designed to direct consumers to retailers that have made significant investments in triathlon gear and services, and award stores that are [...]