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You may have never clicked on a website link I have recommended before.
You may never again click on a website link I recommend.  If you are
seriously interested in triathlon and it's history as we approach the sports
Olympic Games debut then YOU MUST CHECK OUT THIS LINK
http://www.cooltri.com/20_Most_Influential.htm
I was referred to this absolute gem of information by Triathlon Digest
www.triathlonlive.com
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ALL THE OLYMPIC TRIATHLETES
from Australia's Nick Munting
These are the names of those athletes who will compete in the debut of
triathlon at the Games of Sydney 2000 on September 16 and 17th. An asteric
(*) marks those of Aussie origin or training...
Olympic Women's Triathlon as of 5 Sept.
Selected by their NOC
AUS Michellie Jones*, Nicole Hackett*, Loretta Harrop*
USA Jennifer Gutierriez, Sheila Taormina, Joanna Zeiger
JPN Haruna Hosoya, Kiyomi Niwata, Akiko Hirai
GBR Stephanie Forester, Sian Brice, Michelle Dillon*
FRA Christine Hocq, Isabelle Mouthon, Beatrice Mouthon
CAN Isabelle Turcotte-Baird, Carol Montgomery, Sharon Donnelly
SUI Magali Messmer, Brigette McMahon, Sybille Matter
BRA Carla Morena, Sandra Soldan, Mariana Ohata
NED Wieke Hoogsaad, Ingrid van Lubek, Silvia Pepels
BEL Mieke Suys, Kathleen Smet
GER 2 to be named by NOC
HUN Erika Molnar, Nora Edosceny, Aniko Gog
ITA Edith Cigani, Silvia Gemignani
CHN Wang Dan, Shi Meng
NZL Evelyn Williamson
DEN Marie Overbye
ESP Maribel Blanco
RSA Lizel Moore*
LUX Nancy Kemp-Arendt
COL Carmenza Morales
JAM Iona Wynter
RUS Nina Anisimova
CRC Karina Fernandez
CZE Renato Berkova
Olympic Men's Triathlon as of 5 Sept
NOC Selected by NOC
AUS Peter Robertson*, Craig Walton*, Miles Stewart*
NZL Hamish Carter, Ben Bright*, Craig Watson
FRA Stephan Bignet, Carl Blasco, Olivier Marceau
CZE Jan Rehula*, Martin Knarvek, Filip Osply
GBR Simon Lessing, Andrew Johns*, Tim Don
SUI Jean-Christoph Guinchard, Reto Hug, Markus Keller
UKR Vladimir Polikarpenko, Andrey Glushenko
NED Eric vander Linden, Rob Barel, Dennis Looze
ESP Eneko Llanos, Ivan Rana, Jose Merchan
JPN Takumi Obara, Hideo Fukui, Hiroyuki Nishiuchi
GER 2 to be named by NOC
USA Hunter Kemper, Ryan Bolton, Nick Radkewich
BRA Leandro Macedo, Juracy Moreira, Armando Barcellos
KAZ Dmitriy Gaag, Mikhail Kuznetsov
VEN Gilberto Gonzalez
DEN Jan Hansen
CAN Simon Whitfield*
RSA Conrad Stoltz
HUN Csaba Kuttor
AUT Johannes Enzenhofer
SWE Joachim Willen
ARG Oscar Galindez
ITA Alessandro Bottoni
GRE Vassilis Krommidas
CHI Matias Brain
AHO Roland Melis
ZIM Mark Marabini
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ETU CUP-GERARDMER:
from Triathlon Digest - www.triathlonlive.com
The ETU Cup took an interesting turn with the inclusion of a half-Ironman
race amid its usual Olympic-distance races. Raced in the rain and with cold
temperatures, down to  8°C at "Col de Grosse Pierre" the highest point of
the bike course.  Bevan Docherty waited until after the 19km mark on the run
to take the lead and eventually finish with a very narrow margin.
Triathlon de Gerardmer,  France  ----   3 September
2.5k S, 80k B, 20k R
Men
1. Bevan Docherty (NZL) 3:52:33 (30:40, 2:08:09, 1:11:50)
2. Dirk Bockel (GER) 3:52:52 (30:38, 2:07:29, 1:13:07)
3. Xavier le Floch (FRA) 3:53:59 (33:05, 2:08:31, 1:10:41)
9. Matthew Reed (NZL) 4:00:25 (30:32, 2:17:23, 1:10:41)
Women
1. Annaleah Emmerson (GBR) 4:26:26 (35:59, 2:27:57, 1:19:22)
2. Ines Estedt (GER) 4:27:45 (34:44, 2:27:45, 1:22:45)
3. Kate Allen (AUT) 4:30:01 (36:00, 2:30:14, 1:21:29)
After 6 races of the 9 race ETU Cup series Bevan Docherty is currently the
leading man
Docherty Bevan NZL        425
Henning Rasmus DEN        265
Bockel Dirk GER           245
Le Floch Xavier FRA       220
Gaag Dimitry KAZ          210
The ETU Cup is decided on each athletes best 5 results - it is not
understood how this may effect Docherty's current  points lead.
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SYDNEY BOUND
Ian Hepenstall is off to Sydney to watch triathlon and swimming.  Like so
many triathletes Hep is travelling on a tight budget and is grateful to
Aussie Tri Media man Nick Munting for providing him with accommodation.  So
much Triathlon knowledge under one roof sounds dangerous.
Tri Updates hopes to have at least one report from Ian while he is on the
ground in Sydney
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OLYMPIC PREDICTIONS
Later this week I will committ to my Olympic predictions.  Anyone else game
to name the three medal winners male and female ?
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So Fresh Express Multisport Race
A new school category has been added to the So Fresh Express multisport race
catering for those as young as 13 years old.
Encouraging younger skiers and snow boarders to give multisport a go is the
idea behind the new section and prizes will be allocated for the youngest
individual competitor and the first team home in the category.
The So Fresh Express runs in conjunction with Queenstowns Spring Carnival on
Saturday the 16th of September and offers competitors the chance to combine
three different disciplines in one event.
"We've always had a few boarders in the event but we would like to see more
and in particular snow boarders who compete as an individual and try out the
whole course. We're also keen to have younger kids entered so that they can
get a feel for this style of event because they will be the future
competitors of multisport." says race director Geoff Hunt.
Southern Milk products have become the naming right sponsors of the race and
marketing manager John Grant says Southern Milk products promote healthy
lifestyles  through diet and participation in sporting events.
The race consists of a 2km ski or snow board on The Remarkables Ski area , a
17km mountain bike ride down to Frankton beach and then a 6km run along the
Frankton Rd track into the Memorial Gates in Queenstown.
For further information: email: margo@queenstown.co.nz
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IRONMAN RACE DATES
2000
October 21   IRONMAN HAWAII
November 4: Ironman Florida
2001
January 28: Ironman Malaysia
March 3: Ironman New Zealand    ( Tri NZ Sanctioned )
March 31: Ironman South Africa
April 8: Ironman Australia
May 19: Ironman California
May 26: Ironman Brasil
May 26: Ironman Lanzarote
July 2: Ironman Asia
July 8: Ironman Europe
July 29: Ironman Austria
July 29: Ironman USA-Lake Placid
August 5: Ironman Switzerland
August 26: Ironman Canada
October 6 : IRONMAN HAWAII
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IRONKIWIS IN CANADA 2000
1660 Finishers  including over 290 finishers in both M30-34 and M 35-39
catgory's
Name , Home, Category , Time , Overall , Grade Place
Stephen Sheldrake Gisborne    MPRO     9.01.13 7th     7th
Andrew Vane Tauranga MPRO   9.40.18   37th    26th
Bill Boersma  AUCKLAND     M35-39   10.02.21  84th  11th
Michael Gilbert AUCKLAND  M35-39 10.12.01    108th  17th
Roger Heyes AUCKLAND     M40-44  10.08.47    101st  5th
Clifford Turner  TAURANGA   M30-34    10.38.37   205th   49th
Callum Eade AUCKLAND     M25-29    10.45.07    237th  50th
Gary Saunders Lake Tahoe Nevada M30-34   11.09.10  358th  71st   ( ex
Christchurch )
Garry Anderson WELLINGTON M35-39  12.26.24   841st  171st
Peter Reid   DELTA CANADA  M30-34  14.06.02  1304th 246th  ( Kiwi citizen )
Stueart Fafeita PALMERSTON NORTH      M25-29  14.34.10  1695th  147th
Bryan Rhodes  TAUPO     MPRO     DNF
Tara-Lee Marshall TAUPO  WPRO  DNF
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IRONTOURZ
River Promotions are pleased to announce that we have again secured an entry
allocation to Subaru Ironman Canada in 2001.   IRONTOURZ group details and
itinerary will be available shortly.   Contact riverpro@wave.co.nz for
further information.
River Promotions are pleased to advise that we have secured a limited
allocation of entries to Ironman USA - Lake Placid , Ironman Florida and
Ironman California.   Contact riverpro@wave.co.nz for further information.
Space allocations are restricted to Australian, New Zealand and South
Pacific residents.
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KEEP THOSE RACE DATES COMING
Tri Updates is happy to list all race dates we become aware of.  Please send
your event details to us to circulate.
Please indicate if your events are TriNZ Approved or Tri NZ Sanctioned. It
helps people recognise that your event is well organised and to a safe
standard.
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North Harbour Tri Club Race dates
Sunday 12th November 2000 , 8:00am
Queenshead Tavern Icebreaker Triathlon  ( Tri NZ Approved )
S750m/C18k/R5k
Narrowneck Beach,  Old Lake Road,  Devonport
Prizes: $1200 prizemoney, age group, team and spot prizes.
Race Director Graeme Knowles tel 09 443 0956 or  021 683 846
Thursdays Oct 19, Nov 2/16/30, Dec 14, Jan 18, Feb 1/15, Mar 1.
NHTC Aquathon Swim/Run series, 6:30pm start
Dual events of S500m/R3k or S1000m/R3K
Takapuna Beach , The Strand, Takapuna
Spot Prizes
Race Director Eric Wilson 09 478 9751  or 021 680 071
Sunday 6th May 2001, 7:30am start
Pack n Peddle Cyclethon
100km or 40 km road cycle events (fun ride)
Krisitin School, Albany Highway, Albany
Prizes: Minor Prizemoney and spot prizes
Race Director: Judy Barfoot 483 5474
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LAWN WINS IN JAPAN
SADO Island Long-Distance International Triathlon
Temp 24.7C,   fine, strong wind, humidity 67 percent at 5:30AM
Due to the typhoon, the swim was cancelled for International Type A and B
(they did bike and run only).
Type A (Long course)
Bike 190km, Run 42.2km (3.9km swim was canceled)
Men (Overall, Bike and Run splits)
1. Shin-ichi Ide 8.47.20 5.45.25 3.00.22
2. Andrew Robertson(AUS)8.57.11 5.35.37 3.19.26
3. Akira Hashizume 9.01.59 5.48.32 3.11.41
Women
1. Harumi Matsumoto 10.05.17 6.29.42 3.31.14
2. Yoko Ogura 10.39.11 7.01.22 3.33.14
3. Rie Yamazaki 10.51.34 7.10.06 3.38.46
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SADO International Triathlon
Type B (Half course)
Bike 106km, Run 25km (3km swim was cancelled)
Men
1. Luc Morin (CAN) 4.34.27 2.49.30 1.43.48
2. Andy Kelsey (USA) 4.40.19 2.59.49 1.39.06
3. Sebastein Leflamme (CAN) 4.41.06 2.53.18 1.46.41
Women
1. Joanne Lawn (NZL) 5.07.32 3.13.31 1.52.26
2. Anne Martin (AUS) 5.13.30 3.16.21 1.55.59
3. Marijke Zeekant (NLD)5.15.57 3.14.58 1.59.33
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GEMMELL 2ND IN NETHERLANDS
2 September, Almere, Netherlands 1.5k S, 40k B, 10k R
Men
1. Eric van der Linden (NED) 1:52:00 19:09 57:53 34:58
2. Kris Gemmell (NZL) 1:52:32 19:09 57:48 35:35
3. Dennis Looze (NED) 1:53:08 19:08 57:51 36:09
4. Fedor Filipov (RUS) 1:53:16 19:21 57:41 36:14
5. Chippy Slater (AUS) 1:53:43 19:13 57:47 36:43
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