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Avignon ‘89 World Champion Erin Baker guest stars on latest World Triathlon podcast
26/06/20 - For this week’s World Triathlon podcast, we take a trip back to the early days of the sport, from New Zealand and Australia across to Nice and Hawaii via the first ever ITU World Championships in Avignon... |
Full StoryITU caps off 25th year in its birthplace
15/12/14 - Images and text from Triathlete.fr courtesy of Thierry Deketelaere. A quarter of a century. That is the age of ITU. This weekend, ITU chose to celebrate its birthday at the place of his birth in... |
Full StoryThursday Throwback: The amazing Mark Allen
06/11/14 - Mark Allen’s triathlon story is one of perseverance and triumph, speed and endurance, road blocks and redemption. Known for his six Ironman wins, most people forget that prior to the gold medals he... |
Full StoryITU World Championships turns 25
06/08/14 - August 6 marks the 25th anniversary of the very first ITU World Championships in Avignon, France. Today we look back at the inaugural race as ITU continues to celebrate its 25th year as an International... |
Full StoryITU celebrates 25th anniversary
01/04/14 - April 1st, 2014 marks the International Triathlon Union’s 25th anniversary, and a wide variety of events and projects will be taking place this year at ITU events worldwide to mark the occasion. From the... |
Full Story20 Years of ITU - 1989 Avignon Race Report pt.2
20/10/09 - Continuing from the women’s Avignon race report yesterday, we present the men’s race report today, told by the athletes who were there… The Men By Timothy Carlson While it is hard to realize now, at the... |
Full Story20 Years of ITU - 1989 Avignon Race Report
19/10/09 - As ITU celebrates its 20th birthday in 2009 triathlon reporter Timothy Carlson takes a look back at the first world championships in Avignon, France, 1989. Twenty years ago – the first ITU Triathlon... |
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