Triathlon Canada has announced veteran triathlete Simon Whitfield will lead a team that includes Brent McMahon, Kyle Jones, Lauren Groves, Kirsten Sweetland and Paula Findlay through the 2010 ITU season.See the complete Triathlon Canada release below: Canada’s high-performance triathletes are charging into the 2010 season replete with veteran leadership and podium potential. Building on one of the
Prior to October’s Ford Ironman World Championship, Olympic gold medalist Simon Whitfield sat down with Bob Babbitt for an episode of Breakfast With Bob. Whitfield talks about his two Olympic medals, whether he’s considered making the jump up to Ironman and what he thinks about Chris McCormack’s return to ITU racing. * Editor’s note: Since this interview, Whitfield took a major step forward towards representing Canada at the 2012 Olympic Summer Games, thanks to a discretionary selection made by Triathlon Canada. PHOTOS: Simon Whitfield Goes After Fourth Olympic Berth Watch more episodes of Breakfast With Bob from Huggo’s in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
Paula Findlay and Simon Whitfield took a major step forward towards representing Canada at the 2012 Olympic Summer Games, thanks to a discretionary selection made by Triathlon Canada during the organization’s recent Annual General Meeting
Simon Whitfield tops Kyle Jones, retains national title. The wizened veteran still has a trick or two left up his
Specialized has gotten on board with the new team trend in triathlon. The company has announced four new teams: A long course team, a short course team, an ITU development team and an XTERRA team. The four teams are made of up of some of the top names in the sport. Specialized is the first
Simon Whitfield didn’t think he would win the Canadian Cross Country Championships, and he didn’t. But the Olympic gold medallist in the triathlon helped draw a huge crowd to the event, held in damp, chilly conditions at the University of Guelph Arboretum. A fluid and enthralled audience numbering in the several hundreds and clad in toques
