HACKETT 1ST IN L.A. TRIATHLON
Nicole Hackett had a 29-second win over the USA's Barb
Lindquist in the Los Angeles City Triathlon which was raced over the
weekend (LA time).
Hackett, who finished with a time of 1:58:00 over the
Olympic distance race, has had sucess in the two races she has
competed in since coming back from a horific bike crash at the 2001
World Triathlon Championships in Edmonton, Canada.
Australians Michellie Jones and Emma Carney finished 3rd
and 10th respectively.
Results:
Triathlon Live
suntoday.com.au -
Hackett wins LA triathlon
HACKETT 3RD IN GOODWILL GAMES
Loretta Harrop has successfully
defended her Goodwill Games title with a win in front of a
patriotical Brisbane home town crowd
sports.news.com.au - Aussies lead triathlon gold
HACKETT'S TEST
Sun Weekly, Thursday August 30,
2001
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article
NICOLE AND LORETTA DON'T SHOW AT
YAMAGUCHI
Nicole Hackett and Loretta Harrop
didn't show up at Yamaguchi for the weekend's ITU World Cup
race.
I must admit I was surprised when I
didn't see them anywhere in the results listing...
Thanks a heap to ITU's Media Man Nici
Andronicus for the info!.
AUSSIE MEN REIGN SUPREME IN
YAMAGUCHI
The Aussie men had a field day, taking
the Top FIVE places - way to go! :)
In order, they were, Chris Hill
(1.50:29), Greg Bennett (1.50:39), Simon Thompson (1.51:49), Bryce
Quirk and Miles Stewart.
In the women, Mel Ashton was the
top placed Aussie in 4th with a time of 2.04:59. After having the 9th
fastest swim, Ashton pushed hard on the bike and during then ran with
Nakinishi (JPN) until the 30,000 strong, patriotic home crowd helped
spur the local gal home into 3rd place with a P.B. run split and her
first ever World Cup podium finish. A great result by Mel all the
same.
For the other Aussies Liz Blatchford
was 7th with Annabel Luxford DNF-ing. Jane Kargotich finished
20th.
(Thanks to ITU's Nici Andronicus for
help with some content featured in this report)
**At this point in time Iam presuming
Nicole Hackett and Loretta Harrop did not start, but I do not know
any reason as to why.
NICOLE'S COMEBACK RACE
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TA ISSUES ATHLETES WITH AN
ULTIMATUM...
Close too it, anyway.
A new summer series, run and endorsed
by Triathlon Australia is set to see the end of the F1 series which
has seen many of Australia's Triathlete's, including Nicole Hackett,
break into the 'big time'
Triathlon Australia's director, Tim
Wilson, puts it clearly when he says "That will be a decision the
athletes themselves will have to make, But if they want to be
considered for the Commonwealth Games, Australian championships,
Olympics and Australian triathlete of the year award, they'll have to
compete in our series." (SMH)
It looks like the Kia F1 Series (which
is to have a new sponsor this summer) will be left in the lurch, with
Ch 10 also throwing it's weight behind the new series.
It would almost be un-realistic to
think that pro athletes wouldn't choose the series which gains them
consideration for the events/titles as fore mentioned, it will be
interesting to say the least, to see how Online Sports Marketing (F1
series organsiers) will react to this.
The new series will be run over the
'Olympic' distance (1.5k swim, 40k bike, 10k run) with a total of
$350,000 prize money.
Tim Wilson was booked up to discuss
things such as sponsorship and venues on Friday, with the outcome of
those not yet known.
SMH: New series set to spark scramble for
stars
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'VE STILL GOT
ALL MY TEETH
The Sunday Telegraph, July 29th
2001
I can't believe I've still got all my
teeth
Photos from article
HACKETT TO COMPETE IN GOODWILL
GAMES
Despite yesterday's injuries Nicole
Hackett will be fit and ready to compete in the Goodwill Games in
Brisbane which start on the 29th August, with the triathlon race on
the 2nd Septemeber
See also this article at
suntoday.com.au for more : Hackett hurt in heavy fall
THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
See our special World Championships
page, right here
HACKETT'S ONE FOR THE
DISBELIEVERS
Article at suntoday.com.au :
Hacketts one for the Disbelievers
AUSSIE TEAM CONFIRMED FOR WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS
See below for the
Full
Story
**News Flash** Emma Carney confirmed
for World Championship team see TA
Website
NICOLE 3RD IN TORONTO WORLD CUP
Nicole Hackett has placed third in
yesterday's race behind American's Siri Lindley and Barb
Lindquist.
The race was one of the last official
events before the ITU World Championships, which will also be held in
Toronto later this month.
Michellie Jones came in fourth with
Loretta Harrop overcoming a crash on the bike leg to take 5th.
Sydney's Melissa Ashton grabbed a World
Championship team place, placing 10th. Emma Carney will be at the
mercy of selectors after withdrawing from the race with a calf
injury.
In the Mens race Aussies Chris
McCormack and Miles Stewart pushed the local boy Simon Whitfield to
place 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Other notable Australians were
Peter Robertson and Trent Chapman, who will also probably gain
World's places after yesterday's race.
SMH: Robertson and Chapman stake World claims
triathlon.org: Toronto World Cup info page
NICOLE STARS IN BAY TO BREAKERS
Almost winding up her training in
Australia for an ITU World Cup race in Canada, for which she leaves
this week, Nicole Hackett took out the Gosford to Terrigal, Bay to
Breakers run which was held on Sunday.
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