Triathlon Tasmania would like to advise that the 2013 State Duathlon Championships will be held on Sunday 28 July 2013 in Hobart. This race is a leg in the National Duathlon Series and provides qualification points towards selection in the Australian Duathlon Team which will represent Australia at the World Duathlon Championships.

 

Exciting juniors Jacob Birtwhistle and Jaz Hedgeland will lead the next generation of Olympians and Commonwealth Games representatives to London for this year’s ITU Junior World Championships in September.

The 2013 Youth Olympic champions have been named in a six-strong Australian team capable of upholding Australia’s international triathlon standing.

For Tasmanian Birtwhistle it will be his second Australian team in different sports after he represented Australia in the recent IAAF World Junior Cross Country Championships in Poland.

He will lead a men’s team that includes Luke Willian (Queensland) and Joel Tobin-White (Victoria) while Hedgeland fronts a women’s team that includes Queensland training partners Jodie Duff and Holly Grice.

Tobin-White is the only member of the team from last year’s World Championships in Auckland.

Birtwhistle has had a break through year, winning not only the Australian Youth Olympic gold but also the SCODY Australian Junior Series and the OTU Oceania Junior Championship in Wellington and the ITU Australian Junior Championships in Devonport.

Willian shadowed Birtwhistle for most of the season, winning the AYOF test event at Penrith before his silver in the AYOF a week later and silver to Birtwhistle in the OTU Oceania Championships and a victory in the Australian Youth Championship.

Hedgeland has also had a stellar year after declaring her unavailability for last year’s World Championships due to Year 12 examinations, like Birtwhistle, winning the AYOF and the Scody Series.

She will have two outstanding team members in Duff, who like Willian, won the AYOF Trial and Grice who also represented Australia at the AYOF and was third behind Hedgeland and former ITU World Junior Champion Mikayla Nielsen (NZ) in the Australian Junior Championships.

Triathlon Australia’s National Manager Athlete Development, Craig Redman said: “This Australian Junior Triathlon Team is an exciting young team with outstanding talent.

“With the exception of Joel Tobin-White, all athletes will be competing at the ITU Junior Triathlon World Championships for the first time.

“That said, all athletes on this junior team are more than capable of standing on the podium in London in September.

“This team represents the next crop of talented athletes that will be pushing for 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and 2020 Olympic Games representation over the next 5-7 years.

“The goals for the junior team is to gain valuable international experience with racing and training, within the demands of travelling and living away from home. The opportunity for the junior athletes to race and train alongside the elite & U23 athletes in Europe will be invaluable experience in their journey to becoming elite athletes.”

The team will prepare for the London World Championships with a camp in July on the Gold Coast, and a European tour that includes Tiszaujvaros (HUN) & Eton Dorney (GBR) European Junior Cup Triathlons.

The Junior team is the first team selected by Triathlon Australia’s new Elite Selection Committee comprised of Ian Fullagar (Independent Chair); Miles Stewart (TA Board representative, World Champion and Sydney 2000 Olympian); Nicole Hackett (Sydney 2000 Olympian and World Champion); Melissa Ashton-Garrard (Lawyer and former elite athlete); Brian Hinton (Triathlon Australia Life Member).  The Elite Selection Committee has also recently developed the 2014 Commonwealth Games policy, which establishes the ITU World Championships Grand Final race in London in September this year as an automatic qualification race.  Up to 3 elite females and 3 elite males will represent Australia at the Commonwealth Games, which will be held in Glasgow in July 2014.

 

Australian Junior Triathlon Team - 2013 ITU London World Triathlon Championships

Junior Women

Jodie Duff (National Talent Academy, QLD)

Holly Grice (QLD)

Jaz Hedgeland (National Talent Academy, WA)

Reserve: Sophie Malowiecki (QLD)

Junior Men

Jacob Birtwhistle (National Talent Academy, TAS)

Joel Tobin-White (VIS, VIC)

Luke Willian (QLD)

Reserve: Matt Baker (National Talent Academy, NSW)

 

Winners of the Triathlon Tasmania Annual Awards for 2013 which were presented at the Triathlon Tasmania Celebration Evening on April 13.

Athlete of the Year Jacob Birtwhistle Athlete of the Year Kate Pedley Royce Fairbrother Award Tracy Doherty Triathlon Tasmania Royce Fairbrother Life Membership Fairbrother Limited Jacob Birtwhistle Junior Athlete of the Year Fairbrother Limited Zachary Harris Most Improved Junior Athlete  of the Year Triathlon Tasmania Kent Lyon Volunteer of the Year Triathlon Tasmania Steven Quinn Technical Official of the Year President's Award Casey Mainsbridge Peter Adams  Most Outstanding Athlete Hayden Armstrong Under 40 Most Outstanding Athlete Terry Moore Over 40 Race of the Year Devonport Triathlon

 

A junior development camp will be held for all interested juniors across the state in the Devonport area from 20 - 25th April. The camp will be ran by Jan Rehula, VIC/TAS Development Coach. This is a great opportunity for juniors to traing together with access to great coaches.

 

April 20th-25th 2013 - Based in Devonport
Open to all interested Junior/Youth Tasmanian Triathletes (aged 12yrs +)
Camp will be based over the 5 days, incorporating development and skills based training across the three disciplines (pool swims + open water, cycling & running)
Beginning - 10:30am Latrobe Pool, Saturday April 20th
Concludes – Thursday 25th PM
Interest needs to be registered ASAP with your relevant Club contact person.
If accommodation is required, please specify this.  Some home stays with CCTM families are available.
Costs: Minimal
Latrobe Pool-to be covered between athletes, + food (lunches, possible counter meals etc)
Club Contacts:
CCTM- Kent Lyon- kdfc@lyonfamily.com.au
TS - Francis Driessen-stevejmh@bigpond.net.au
LTC - Jane Partridge-Tate –janept@westnet.com.au

More details to follow as bookings are finalised

 

Triathlon South have two public events coming up over the next two Saturdays:-

16 March – Orford Olympic Distance Triathlon (Sprint, super sprint and kids aquathlon also available) and
23 March – Strategic Multipsort Challenge at Lauderdale.

Details and online entry available at www.triathlonsouth.com.au

The presentation of these prestigious awards across a range of categories forms an integral part of the annual Triathlon Tasmania Celebration Evening. This year the function will be held on Saturday 13 April 2013 in Devonport (See the invite below).

The nominations for these awards are open to the public and we encourage you to consider nominating those people you think have made an impact on triathlon in Tasmania.

Triathlon Tasmania Awards Information

Award Nomination Form 2013

Nominations close at 5pm on Tuesday 2 April 2013 and can be submitted to triathlontasmania@gmail.com. Any nominations made after this time cannot be considered.

If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Triathlon Tasmania would like to invite you to attend the 2013 Tasmanian Triathlon Series Celebration Evening. This cocktail party will be held on Saturday, 13 April, 2013 at Inndulgence Café and Wine Bar in Devonport at a cost of $20 per person, payable on the night. Drinks will be at bar prices.

Please RSVP to triathlontasmania@gmail.com by Friday 5 April to confirm numbers.

Please come along and celebrate another wonderful season of triathlon in Tasmania.

Printable invite

Results have been updated after the last race of the state series.
Congratulations to our state series winners in the four categories:

Open (Open to all ages)
Male
1. Dylan Hill
2. Marc Hardy
3. Brady Butcher & Fraser Lyon

Female
1. Melissa Clark
2. Sarah Ellis
3. Kate Pedley

Junior (14-19 years)
Male
1. Fraser Lyon
2. Andrew Watson
3. Zachary Harris

Female
1. Millie Chapman
2. Alex Spillane
3. Emily Scott

Senior (20-39 years)
Male
1. Dylan Hill
2. Marc Hardy
3. Brady Butcher

Female
1. Melissa Clark
2. Sarah Ellis
3. Kate Pedley

Veteran (40 years and above)
Male
1. Paul Bidgood
2. Anthony Manshanden
3. Craig Doherty

Female
1. Narelle Wynwood
2. Noella Buchanan
3. Meg Lade & Caroline Wilson-Haffenden

Full results are listed below.

Male Points Score results

Female Points Score results

• Only your 3 best point scores count towards your overall end of Series score.

• The races for qualifying races under the State Series for the 2012/2013 season are as follows:

• State Series Race	Junior Qualifier (14-19years)	Other Categories Qualifier (Open, Senior, Veteran)
  Beauty Point	Yes	Yes
  Henley on The Mersey	Yes	Yes
  Seven Mile Beach	Yes	Yes
  Coles Bay half	Yes (Sprint race only)	Yes
  Devonport Triathlon	No	Yes

Congratulations to the following juniors for being selected for the 2013 Fairbrother Junior Development Squad.

 

• Southern Region
• Grace Rowe-Smith
• Zach Harris
• Tom Franks
• Natasha Fitzpatrick
• Anthony Harrington
• Madeleine Fasnacht

• North West Region
• Fraser Lyon
• Inighion Quinn
• James Watson
• Lachlan Bonney
• Andrew Watson
• Gabe Dennison

• Northern Region
• Jock Tate
• Kier Crooks
• Harrison Musgrave
• Alex Spillane
• Libby McKay
• Andrew Butler

Results have been released for the first two races of the state series.

Male Points Score results

Female Points Score results

• There are four categories –

  • Junior (14-19 years)

  • Senior (20-39 years)

  • Veteran (40 years and above)

  • Open (open to all ages)

• Only your 3 best point scores count towards your overall end of Series score.

• The races for qualifying races under the State Series for the 2012/2013 season are as follows:

• State Series Race	Junior Qualifier (14-19years)	Other Categories Qualifier (Open, Senior, Veteran)
  Beauty Point	Yes	Yes
  Henley on The Mersey	Yes	Yes
  Seven Mile Beach	Yes	Yes
  Coles Bay half	Yes (Sprint race only)	Yes
  Devonport Triathlon	No	Yes

Race 2 - Henley-On-Mersey Australia Day Triathlon
Saturday January 26th at Bell's Parade Latrobe
Sprint Distance (11 am) Swim 400m/ Ride 16km/ Run 4km (Minimum Age 14 @ 31 DEC 2013)
Super Sprint (10:15 am) Swim 200m/ Ride 8km/ Run 2km (Minimum Age 13 @ 31 DEC 2013)
Tristars (9:40 am) Swim 100m/ Ride 2km/ Run 500m - (7 - 12 years @ 31 DEC 2013)

Registration Opens 8:30 - Closes 9:30
Entry Fees:

Sprint $30 (TA / Club members $20)
Super Sprint $20 (TA / Club members $10)
Tristars $10 (TA / Club members $Free)
Teams $30

Enter on the day... Note you will need to pay "Henley" entry as well ($5)
Prizes for 1,2,3 M & F (Sprint) 1st M & F Veteran, 1st M & F Super Sprint plus lots of random entrant prizes and a whole day of family fun, fitness & ferrets! See you there.

 

Race 3 - Strategic Tasmanian Sprint Triathlon Championship Event

Triathlon South, in conjunction with our major sponsor, Strategic, are proud to present the Strategic State
Sprint Triathlon Championships 2013.
This is race no. 3 in the Tasmanian Triathlon Series and a selection race for the 2013 Australian Team for the World Age Group Championships in London.

Details
Sunday, 03 February 2013
Day Use Area #1, Seven Mile Beach (15 minutes from Hobart)
Registration from 7:00am; Race Start from 8:30am
Events
Super Sprint Distance: 300m swim | 10km bike | 2.5km run
Sprint Distance: 750m swim | 20km bike | 5km run
Kids aquathlon on the beach (register on day)
Entry
Online only at www.triathlonsouth.com.au, closing 30 January
Enter as an individual or a team. Public welcome.
More Information
Go to our website at www.triathlonsouth.com.au

Have you ever wanted to ride the amazing climbs of the tour de France, well the opportunity of a lifetime to cycle the amazing French Pyrenees region can be made reality, join Craig Walton and Kerry Stubbs for a 10 day trip of a lifetime that is a must for all cycling enthusiasts.

The Velo Pyrenees Tour offers the perfect blend of challenge and indulgence in beautiful and amazing France in 2013, Velo Tours is owned and operated by Sydney Olympian, Craig Walton, along with International Sports Team Manager and Event Organiser, Kerry Stubbs.  

If you are a keen cyclist who wants the thrill of cycling in the worlds most challenging and beautiful terrain, combined with quality accommodation.  amazing food and friendly on course support, then our Velo Pyrenees cycling tour is just for you.

PYRENEES 2013 FLYER

If you have any questions about our tour please don’t hesitate to contact us at anytime.

Thanks

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Velo Tours & The Event Crew Pty Ltd I Unit 3 / 4 Fremantle Street, Burleigh West, QLD, 4220

PO Box 217, Varsity Lakes, QLD, 4227

P:  07 5568 0443 I  M: 0433 09 66 57 I E: kerry@theeventcrew.com.au   

If you really want to make a difference to your 2012 season, come and experience one of Europe's highest-quality multisport training facilities in the stunning French Alpine setting of Morzine, right in the heart of the Franco- Suisse 'Portes du Soleil' region.

Summer Alpine Triathlon Camp Flyer

Dates: May-September for 4-7 nights or tailor-made programmes
Web: www.tri1.co.uk / www.reach4thealps.com
Tel: Tri1 +44(0)1462 888488 / Reach4theAlps +44(0)845 6801947
Email: chris@tri1.co.uk / info@reach4thealps.com

Expressions of Interest are now open!

How can you compete for Australia at the ITU World Championships?

Triathlon Australia selects a number of its member age group athletes to compete at five International Triathlon Union World Championships events each year: 

• World Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships
• World Olympic Distance Triathlon Championships 
• World Paratriathlon Championships
• World Long Distance Triathlon Championships
• World Duathlon Championships  
• World Cross Triathlon Championships

The International Triathlon Union World Championships are held each calendar year at a different location. The Australian age group team is fully self-funded by each individual athlete.

2013 World Championships	Date	Location	More Info	Expressions of Interest
Long Distance	1-2 June 2013	Belfort, France	Event Website	Expressions of Interest Open!
Duathlon	10-11 August 2013	Ottawa, Canada	Event Website	Expressions of Interest Open!
Aquathon	12-16 September 2013	London, UK	Event Website	Expressions of Interest Open!
Sprint Distance	12-16 September 2013	London, UK	Event Website	Expressions of Interest Open!
Olympic Distance	12-16 September 2013	London, UK	Event Website	Expressions of Interest Open!
Paratriathlon	12-16 September 2013	London, UK	Event Website	Expressions of Interest Open!
Cross Triathlon	13 July 2013	Den Haag (The Hague), Netherlands	Event website	Expressions of Interest Open!

QUALIFICATION

To qualify for the 2013 Australian Age Group team to compete at any of the listed International Triathlon Union World Championships, athletes need to accumulate points from selection races in our Australian National Qualifying Series. Athletes are selected on the Australian age group team in priority order according to the highest accumulated selection points based on the best three results in the selection events within the relevant Qualifying Series.

To see the selection races within the 2013 Qualifying Series,  click on the links below:

• Qualifying Series, Sprint Distance
• Qualifying Series, Olympic Distance
• Qualifying Series, Duathlon
• Qualifying Series, Long Distance  

In order to be eligible for selection in the team, athletes must:

• Notify Triathlon Australia of their Expression of Interest for selection by applying on-line here>>
• Hold a current relevant Triathlon Australia membership at the time of making an expression of interest for the team.
• Sign and comply with the 2013 Triathlon Australia Age Group Athlete Team Agreement (to be distributed after Expressions of Interest close).

If you are interested in being selected onto the Australian Age Group Team please see the relevant selection policies for the event you would like to qualify for.

Please note, applications must be submitted by:

Duathlon: 5pm AEDST 25 January 2013
Sprint, Olympic, Duathlon, Aquathon: 5pm AEDST 8 April 2013
Long Distance: 5pm AEDST 11 March 2013
Cross: 5pm AEDST 10 April 20

The Triathlon Tasmania junior program for 2013 has been announced. Information can be found in the booklet below.

Triathlon Tasmania Junior ITU Program & State Representation Booklet

Triathlon Australia and USM Events are pleased to announce an agreement that will provide annual members of Triathlon Australia with a priority entry period to events managed by USM Events, including Ironman and Ironman 70.3 races.

The arrangement, which will apply for events that are about to go on sale, will provide annual members with an opportunity to enter events at least 48 hours before they go on sale to non-annual members. 

Triathlon Australia Vice-President David Ferrier acknowledged that: “Negotiation of this multi-year agreement signals a giant step forward in the relationship between our national triathlon association and Australia’s largest organiser of triathlon events.

“Members have consistently told us they value priority entry to events that sell out quickly,” Mr Ferrier said. “They have urged us to extend the member priority to a broader range of events, particularly Ironman events that often sell out in minutes and we have responded to this feedback.”

USM Events CFO Daryl Herbert acknowledged that: “The arrangement is recognition of the effort the National and State associations have been prepared to commit over the past two years to build relationships with the key event organisers.”

In addition to the member only priority period, the agreement between TA and USM also ensures a closer collaboration between the two organisations in promoting and increasing the profile of triathlon and triathletes in Australia.

“We acknowledge the mutual benefits of working together and are pleased to offer a proportion of entries across our race portfolio to Triathlon Australia members on a priority basis,” said Geoff Meyer, CEO of USM Events.

Events where between 25 percent and 40 percent of all individual entries will be available to annual members at least 48 hours before general sale include:

·         Gold Coast triathlon

·         Mooloolaba Olympic Distance

·         Noosa Olympic Distance

·         Geelong Olympic Distance

·         Geelong Long Course

·         Mandurah 70.3

·         Port Macquarie 70.3

·         Auckland 70.3

·         Cairns 70.3

·         Ironman Western Australia

·         Ironman New Zealand

·         Ironman Melbourne

·         Ironman Australia

·         Ironman Cairns

 

In addition to priority entry for events that are yet to go on sale, USM Events have agreed that any additional places that become available for some of their key events that have already been sold will be made available to annual members of Triathlon Australia. These include the Mooloolaba Olympic Distance event (event not sold out at this stage), Cairns Ironman and Ironman 70.3 events, Ironman Australia and the Ironman Asia-Pacific championships in Melbourne.

For more information you can visitwww.triathlon.org.au or www.usmevents.com.au or contact Anne Gripper on (02) 8332 6820.

INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS

The dates of priority entry will be made available to members within the Log-In section of the Triathlon Australia website and via members email newsletters. If you are a Triathlon Australia member and would like to access more information about priority entry dates, go to the Triathlon Australia website: www.triathlon.org.au