http://batmanza.weebly.com/uploads/2/6/2/7/26275485/5678592.jpg?447 Javier Gomez may have claimed gold at the Cape Town leg of the World Triathlon Series but the golden boy on the day was Richard Murray who showed incredible character to grab 5th place. Murray who was the highest ranked local for the event exited the swim a bit lower down than he had hoped while Henri Schoeman had a super fast swim shedding his wetsuit in 2nd place and Wian Sullwald mixing it up with the race favorites a few seconds back. On to the bike and Richard Murray was stuck in the chase group that pushed hard to pull the lead group back but a super flat course saw the time gap remain around the one minute mark throughout the 8 laps. Race favorites Gomez and Brownlee left T2 together as expected, immediately hit the front and ran together until around 7km where Gomez upped the pace leaving Brownlee behind. Known for his run strength Richard Murray gave everything and passed nine athletes to finish in 5th place overall with a 10km run time of 30:07, finishing just over a minute behind Gomez. Richard Murray‘s gutsy performance on the day was great to watch the spectacle of Gomez and Brownlee fighting it out on home soil was special. It was awesome to watch the huge amount support from Capetonian’s and the cheering was deafening as spectators leapt to their feet on the grandstands each time a South African athlete passed through on their laps. The resounding roar as Richard Murray came through the finish will be something he will remember for a long time. A great event to watch and seemingly very well organized; as for Cape Town….well she showed off to the world with a windless beautiful day that was perfect for triathlon. 1st Javier Gomez (ESP) 2nd Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) 3rd Dmitry Polyanskiy (RUS) 4th Mario Mola (ESP) 5th Richard Murry (RSA) --------------------------------- 15th Wina Sullwald (RSA) 17th Henri Schoeman (RSA) 44th Wikus Weber (RSA) 48th Eddie Van Heerden (RSA)
On Saturday 4 October, Clanwilliam will be buzzing with excitement as athletes flock to Rooibos country to compete in the 28th annual Freshpak Fitness Festival, the Western Cape’s biggest multi-sport festival. Click here to view the article
On Sunday Richard Murray will get the opportunity to see just how much his swimming has improved when he lines up for the ATU African Sprint Cup at Blouberg. Click here to view the article
Impressive. This seems to be the best way to describe the performance by Wian Sullwald, the current junior world triathlon champion, during the past weekend (10-11 August) in the Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup in Hungary. Click here to view the article
Richard Murray showed with his first triathlon race back after he broke his collarbone in April that he will be ready for the Olympic Games come August in Rio. Click here to view the article
XTERRA legend Conrad Stoltz will kick-start the 2015 season in Buffelspoort (North West Province) when he toes the line at the much anticipated TOTALSPORTS XTERRA Full presented by REHIDRAT® SPORT on Saturday, 24 January 2015. Click here to view the article
Henri Schoeman explains how he won the bronze medal in the triathlon at the Rio Olympics. The Brownlee brothers took the top two spots while Henri Schoeman fought off a strong run from Richard Murray to take third. Hear from Henri Schoeman on how his race unfolded. Click here to view the article
This weekend, the popular offroad run-bike-run series, the Momentum Health OatWell DualX powered by PeptoPro, kicks off just East of Pretoria at Legends MX, a recently added venue to the series. Click here to view the article
