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IN THIS ISSUE

TRIATHLON
A note from Peter Clode
Memphis in May Tri
Barrett wins Rarotonga
2003 World Tri Champs
Coaching in the Caymans

DUATHLON
Du Tri 1 duathlon series announcement
UCAN2 race report

MULTISPORT
Length of NZ race
Crazyman race report
NZ bids for world MTB champs
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A NOTE FROM PETER CLODE
Hello all from the hot and beautiful Caribbean,

Three weekends ago I started my northern hemisphere season off with the ITU
World Cup in Florida. After a better than average swim I was some 30 secs
behind the front pack which formed quickly, forming the lead of the chase
pack I rode harder than anticipated and I paid the price. I decided that it
would be more beneficial for St. Croix the next weekend if I didn't push the
run so I decided to withdraw after 5km. I was disappointed, but as World
cups go there is not much point in racing for 20th place when most of the
front pack get to sit in and save their energy.

Next was St. Croix Half Ironman, this is a second beginning for the half
Ironman. It was always going to be a difficult race with a hot and hilly
course, after the swim in which I exited with the leaders it took a while
for to warm up on the ride and after the first 20km we (a pack of about 8)
were trailing Peter Sanvang and Marc Lees by about 20 secs. Then it
happened! We missed a corner and rode off course, losing 4 1/2 minutes. It
appears that someone had moved the barriers for the motorbike and neglected
to put them back. Anyway after retracing our route we were back on course in
about 14the place! I decided that I could still ride hard and try to gain
back time on the leaders, after 90 km I had ridden into 3rd with 2mins over
the next competitor. Running conservatively and fighting cramp I managed to
hang onto 5th after being passed in the last km by a flying Cam Brown.

Most of the next week was spent recovering, it was always going to be a hard
ask to back up St Croix with a good result in St Kitts. Leaving the water
with less than 15 secs from the front we quickly formed a pack of 6 on the
very hilly draft legal bike course. 20km later and I was starting to feel
the effects of a uncomfortable stomach and fatigue from the previous
weekend. Dropping back on the bike I was deciding whether to pull out or to
continue when the chase pack came past and enabled me to stay inside the top
ten. Feeling better on the run I managed to pull in two more competitors to
finish a uncomfortable 7th. But still I was happy that I didn't retire.
After the race I was spending a lot of time in the toilet and may have
picked up something from the water in St. Kitts. I am sure a couple of days
and I will be fine!

Thanks for all of your support and I will be in touch again soon.
Peter
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MEMPHIS IN MAY

Wes Hobson, making his first Memphis in May appearance since 1995, won by
one minute in this nondrafting Olympic Triathlon. This race is started in a
time trial format, which each pro starting in intervals of 15 seconds, with
each age group competitor starting in 3 second intervals.
1. Wes Hobson               1:50:10
2. Todd Wiley               1:51:09
3. Marcel Vifian            1:51:35
10. Dean Jagusch  (NZ)      1:57:40
Not a happy day for Peter Clode and Brian Rhodes who both DNFed
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IRONMAN BITS

BRAZIL
Tara-Lee Marshall will chase her third Ironman title at Ironman Brazil on
May 26th.  In 2000 Tara-Lee won both Ironman Switzerland and Ironman
Florida.

Brazil will require another solid run from Marshall with the likes of German
Katja Meyer and Americans Laura Drake, Andrea Fisher and Wendy Ingraham in
the field.  Hometown support will be behind defending champ Brazilian
Fernanda Keller.

Ken Glah will attempt to defend his men's title but with the likes of Jamie
Cleveland (CAN), Alec Rukosuev (USA), Garret MacFayden (CAN) and  Petr
Vabrousek (CZE) in the field Glah will not have it as easy last year.
Scott Molina returns to Ironman racing in Brazil.

NEW ZEALAND
The 2001 New Zealand Ironman event staged in Taupo earlier this year is a
finalist in the New Zealand Tourism Awards.

The entry was lodged in Auckland by Air New Zealand which owned the event at
that time.

Ironman  is a finalist in the Conventions, Incentives and Events category
where it is up against other finalists such as the Ellerslie Flower Show.

CALIFORNIA
May 20th's Ironman California could have been known as the DeBoom show.  The
mens race was won by Tim DeBoom in 8.22, brother Tom finishing second with
Aussie Craig Walton finishing third in his debut Ironman. Nicole DeBoom was
leading the womens race for a significant part of the day before slipping to
fifth place.  The womens race was won by Natascha Badman in 9.18 ahead of
Paula Newby Fraser.

Walton led during  the swim and bike but succumbed to the De Boom's running
side by side early in the marathon.  Tim & Tom swam, biked and rode together
all day.  It was only in the six  kilometers that Tim kicked clear of his
brother.

Tim DeBoom's first Ironman win was at Ironman New Zealand  in 1999 when he
held off Cameron Brown by just a few seconds.
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DU TRI 1 ANNOUNCEMENT

River Promotions confirms details of our five event 2001 DU Tri 1 duathlon
series.

Du Tri 1 are fun based duathlons suitable for all ages and abilities.   Each
event is located in or near Hamilton and offers 2 course distances. An easy
short course to suit the beginner and a longer course for more experienced
participant.

Du Tri 1 sponsors include Cycle Time , Smiths Sports Shoes Hamilton,
Grandview Sports Bar and Aunt Betty's Creamy Rice

Sunday June 24th   Matangi Hall
Short 2k run 7k bike 2k run
Long 4k run 17k bike 2k run

Saturday July 21st   Horsham Downs Hall
Short 2k run 9.6k bike 2k run
Long 4k run 19.2k bike 2k run

Sunday August 19th  Pukete Industrial Estate
Short 2k run 8.4k bike 2k run
Long 5k run 16.8k bike 2k run

Sunday September 16th   Hamilton Lake
Short 2 run 8k bike 2k run
Long 4k run 16k bike 2k run

Sunday October 21st  Grandview Mall
Short 1.9k run 5.7k bike 1.9 run
Long 3.8k run 17k bike 1.9k run

Sunday October 21st   Series Prizegiving
With Du Tri 1 series video presentation on the big screen

To receive a Du Tri 1 entry form please email your snail mail address to
riverpro@wave.co.nz

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BARRETT WINS RAROTONGA INTERNATIONAL TRIATHLON
From Katherine Williams Triathlon Digest
report by race director Ray Preston

The Air New Zealand Rarotonga International Triathlon went off without a
hitch on Saturday, except for one puncture. The weather was fine, a
touch on the humid side, with a good breeze to cool things a little.
The winners were Australia's Jason Metters (1:58:22) and New Zealand's
Shanelle Barrett (2:20:31). Australia's Jenni Tibbits, last year's winner,
was still suffering from a hip injury sustained in a crash at Mooloolaba a
couple of weeks ago.

First local home was Kevin Henderson in 2:22:53 for ninth oveall and, for the
women, Serena Francis in 2:39:20. Both have met the criteria set for the
Mini South Pacific Games in December.

Air New Zealand Rarotonga International Triathlon
12 May, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
1.5k S, 40k B, 10k R

Men -
1. Jason Metters        AUS     1:58:22
2. Mitch Dean           AUS     2:00:12
3. Nathan Richmond      NZL     2:03:31
Women -
1. Shanelle Barrett     NZL     2:20:31
2. Kim McVilly          AUS     2:23:18
3. Jenni Tibbits        AUS     2:35:38
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DON'T FORGET TO CHECK www.TRIDU.com  occasionally.  They post NZ and
Australian triathlon and multisport news regularly

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Triathlon World Championships 2003
from Arthur Klap

Hi Everyone
It has been some time since my last World Triathlon 2003 update. But we have
not been idle ! In fact some excellent progress has been made both in
planning and in fundraising as we build towards the December 6th and 7th
2003 World Champs right here in New Zealand.

On the planning front we have been :

** Refining the course design - we have shifted the bike-run transition and
lengthened the run lap. The changes will be shown to Jenny and Hamish, our
triathlete representatives, for their comments before confirming.

** Relevant permits for the first race on the course next March are being
applied for, including the full road closures for the cycle course.

** Jane Skinner appointed as the Administration Director.

On the funding front some very significant steps have been made.

** The Community Trust of Southland has confirmed a grant of $60,000.

** The event merchandiser has been negotiated and we will make an
announcement shortly.

** Strong progress made on both the swim and the run sponsorships

** Negotiation are underway for the cycle leg sponsorship

FIRST RACE ON THE COURSE
We are now only 10 months away from the first race on the course ! This will
be on the age group course only so that we can ensure that it is perfected
before we attempt the elite course. The only differences between the two
courses is in the cycle. The swim and run legs are the same.

Sponsors already confirmed
Millbrook Resort, Hillary Commission, Community Trust of Southland, Tourism
New Zealand, Air New Zealand, Queenstown Lakes District Council and
Destination Queenstown
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Note that in March 2002 everybody can race in Queenstown over what will be
the world champs course.  You do not need to be an aspiring world champs
team member to go and do the March 2002 event.

A recent report in the Southland Times referred to $300,000 worth of Road
works to be done over the next two years.  This will mean that come world
champs it will be a really smooth cycle course
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ENTRIES FOR LENGTH OF NZ RACE POURING IN
from Michael Jacques

Entries for the New Zealand Wild Places Challenge, a 28-day Tour de
France-style adventure race from  one end of New Zealand to the other are
pouring in.

With entries set to close in just under a month for the November 19 start
date, organisers have already filled over 60 of the 200 available places for
the epic 2787km race. Kiwi adventure racing legends Keith Murray and Steve
Gurney have signed up, and 30 slots are still available for international
entrants on a first-in-first-served-basis.

Starting November 19th the race takes competitors & support crews from Bluff
at the bottom of NZ's South Island to Cape Rienga at the top of the North
Island. via 1459km of road cycling, 396km of kayaking, 313km of running and
619km of mountainbiking. Highlights include travel through NZ's Southern
Lakes area, glacier travel in NZ's Southern Alps, mountainbiking through
NZ's oldest high country sheep station, a sea kayak across Cook Strait and a
run over Mt Ruapehu.

Organsiers have put together a $NZ1million budget, including a prize pool of
$NZ130,000. Entry fee is slotted at $NZ2450. There is both an individual and
teams section.

Special packages are available for international entrants that will include
entry fee, international and domestic airfares, campervan hire, kayak and
even a support person. Prices for this package are yet to be finalised, but
they will be more cost effective than an international entrant organising
themselves.

For more details check out the event website:  www.nzwildplaceschallenge.com
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KAYAKING WORLD CHAMP WINS CRAZYMAN
By Michael Jacques

Former world wild water kayaking champion, Andrew Martin, illustrated
envious all-round endurance to win Wellington’s Horse and Hound Crazyman on
Sunday.

The Nelsonian took advantage of near-perfect weather conditions to knock out
the 16km run, 38km mountainbike and 12km kayak in 4hrs 13min 23sec, a race
record for the newly adjusted course. However, while Martin was expected to
contend for the feature individual multisport race on the final kayak leg,
he in fact took the lead early in the mountainbike leg along the Hutt hills
and never looked back.

The races early leaders were team runners Reece Buck and 50-year-old
super-vet Barry Prosser. Prosser’s Johnsonville Cycles team would win the
veteran teams section by over an hour and finish third overall, but only
after the Hutt Multisport club’s John Cussins took his team from third to
first on the final 12km paddle.

First individual into the Wainuiomata transition was Wellington’s David
Keen, with race favourite Al Cross less than a minute behind and Andrew
Martin another 90sec back in third. However, on the mountainbike leg along
the Hutt hills and back down the Hutt River the race did a complete reverse
with first Cross taking the lead from Keen then Martin passing both of them.
Martin arrived at Petone’s Sladden Park with two minutes in hand and with
his specialist kayak section still to come, the race was over. An hour later
the former world champion kayaker crossed the finishline with almost seven
minutes in hand over a disappointed Cross, with Hawke’s Bay’s Scott
Pitkethley coming through to pip Dave Keen for third.

Almost 200 participants vied for a prize pool of almost $4000 in the 11th
running of the Crazyman, many of them newcomers. Wellington’s Russell
Trotter and Hawke’s Bay’s Ali Hollington celebrated their first taste of
Wellington’s premier multisport event with wins in the veteran men’s and
women’s sections.
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Heaps of new multisport and adventure racing news can now be found at
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UCAN2 FAMILY DUATHLON SERIES
TAURANGA 20 MAY

Almost 200 late entries swelled the numbers in Community Sport¹s first
Sydenham Motor Group UCAN2 Family Duathlon Series to a record high in the
event's seven year history.

Based in Yatton Park  with bush runs and a hilly bike course, the elite
course put big demands on the frontrunners. Steven Came (Papamoa) winner of
the Kaimai Classic and Motu Challenge, held off a strong challenge from
Tauranga¹s Damian Max until during the final 3.3k run when he withdrew after
becoming unwell. Despite strong winds, Max¹s time was a very quick 48.27,
the quickest time since Brain Foster won the event in 1997.  Steve Wenzlick
of Te Aroha, was pleased to finish a minute later in second place.

13 year old Alice Towgood, continued with her incredible performances from
the triathlon season to win the women¹s section a minute ahead of Jude Hill
of Hamilton. Tauranga athletes excelled over the other courses, taking out
line honours in most cases.

The second duathlon in the series will be at Papamoa on 17 June.

3.3k run 14k bike 3.3k run
male
1. Damian Max  Tauranga  48.27
2. Steve Wenzlick  Te Aroha  49.35
3. Damon Mead  Tauranga  50.59
3. Luke McGinty  Tauranga  51.17
5. Keith Judson  Hamilton  52.45
female
1. Alice Towgood  Tauranga  58.18
2. Jude Hill   Hamilton  59.42
3. Jane Townsend  Mt Maunganui 60.29
4. Manon Jonkman Tauranga  63.40
5. Marilyn Oxenham Mt Maunganui 69.43

2.2 k run 7 k bike 2.2k run
male
1. Daniel Doughty  Tauranga  36.18
2. Carlos Hedge  Tauranga  36.55
3. David ODriscoll  Papamoa  37.30
female
1. Alana Dell  Tauranga  40.39
2. Natasha Gage  Mangakino  43.53
3. Kelly Mouat  Mt Maunganui 44.26

And lets not forget the little kids at this family event

400m run 800m bike 400m run
1st male  Shaun Harrop Tauranga 5.52
1st female Sophie Hunton Papamoa 6.53

1k run 4 k bike 1 k run
1st male David Reynolds Matamata 18.12
1st female Brittany Walker Tauranga 18.53
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Coaching in the Caymans suits Kiwi
from Taranaki newspaper "The Daily News" 17 May 2001
By GLENN MCLEAN

Coaching one of the smallest island nations in the world the skills of
triathlon racing is something Graham Park is thriving on.

The New Plymouth businessman returned to Taranaki last week after spending
two weeks in the Cayman Islands coaching a 21-man triathlon squad, which is
preparing for the World Island Games on the Isle of Man in July.

Park, who managed the New Zealand triathlon team at last year's Sydney
Olympic Games, was selected as coach of the Cayman Islands, in the
Caribbean, ahead of 22 other applicants.

The World Island Games, held every two years, are restricted to islands with
populations of less then 60,000 and will feature 2000 athletes and more than
20 sports.

Park's initial job was to select a squad of 21. Included in the squad are
expatriates from Canada, Ireland, England, Australia and the United States.
After selecting the squad, Park spent the rest of the time on the island
training and working out programmes for the athletes, which included some
early starts.

"We started training them at 5.30 in the morning and we weren't finishing
until eight at night," he said.

The facilities on the rich island nation were exceptional, said Park,
although, with an island only 60km long, there were certain dangers to
contend with.

"The drivers on the island are terrible at overtaking and whenever we were
running as a squad on the road, they (the drivers) would have an awful time
trying to pass us," he said.

Park is being assisted in the job by an international swimming coach. He
keeps in contact with the 21 squad members by e-mail every day from his New
Plymouth home.

His return air fares to the Cayman Islands and accommodation were paid for
while he was on the island. He also received a daily allowance and a car
while he was there.

"It makes sense for them to employ a New Zealand coach at the moment with
the state of our dollar against what it would cost them to employ a US
coach," he said.

Park will also coach the triathlon squad at the World Championships, which
are being held in Canada two weeks after the Island Games.

Taking up an international coaching position was the only way to get any
experience in the sport, said Park. "Coaches are just being ignored in New
Zealand, with none of our top triathletes getting any support staff."
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Rotorua will find out in October whether it has won the right to stage the
2004 World Mountainbiking Championships.

Should the city be successful the championships will rank as probably the
most significant cycling event to be staged in New Zealand.

Representatives of the Union Cycliste Internationale are expected to visit
Rotorua during the winter and the decision on the 2004 hosts will be made at
its congress in October. Japan is the only other country which has applied
for the championships but it may agree to “postpone” its bid if Rotorua
meets all the required criteria.