Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney is just around the corner, with 72 Triathlon Queensland members getting ready to take on the swim, bike and run this weekend. Athletes will be competing the course throughout the Blue Mountains and the iconic Penrith Lakes before returning to Sydney International Regatta Centre to celebrate the finish of the challenging event.
There is a total of 26 female and 46 male athletes competing. Cairns Crocs are making the long trip south with the biggest contingent, with 13 athletes, while Red Dog will have 7 athletes repping the red & black.
Madi Roberts (Team T-Rex) is one of the favourites in the Female 18-24 category, following her wins at both IRONMAN Port Mac 70.3 and IRONMAN NZ 70.3. Zsolt Dallos (SCTA) is on the comeback trail after an unlucky bike incident last year, so will be lining up in the Male 35-39 category beside Sam Seaton, who finished a few spots ahead of him last year. Zsolt smashed the Yeppoon Triathlon Festival and IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast, so is keen to rip in!
There are also 35 qualifying spots up for grabs to race at the 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 World Champs in France next year, so competition will be fierce.
Good luck to all our athletes competing, only 3 sleeps to go!
Professional QLD athletes:
|
Name |
Club |
|
Taylor Charlton |
Energy Lab Triathlon |
|
Casey Munro |
Atlas Multisports |
|
Ricky Swindale |
Intraining Running & Triathlon Club |
|
Laura Dennis |
SBR Triathlon / Pine Rivers Tri Sports Club |
|
Kierra Sansome |
Sunshine Coast Tri Academy / Sunshine Coast Triathlon Club |
Age Group athletes representing Queensland clubs at the 2018 IRONMAN 70.3:
|
Name |
Age |
Club |
|
John Gillett |
M18-24 |
Triathlon Queensland |
|
Kieran Storch |
M18-24 |
Red Dog Triathlon Training |
|
Madi Roberts |
F18-24 |
Team TRex Triathlon Club |
|
Clare Zappala |
F18-24 |
Cairns Crocs Triathlon Club |
|
Paul Marchant |
M25-29 |
Sunshine Coast Triathlon Club |
|
Alexander Barnett |
M25-29 |
SBR Triathlon Club |
|
Nicholas Rider |
M25-29 |
Triathlon Queensland |
|
Alex Schmidt |
M25-29 |
Pursue Triathlon Club |
|
Jessica Piercy |
F25-29 |
Cairns Crocs Triathlon Club |
|
Hannah Simpson |
F25-29 |
Toowoomba Triathlon Club |
|
Glen Hardy |
M30-34 |
Tri Nation Triathlon Club |
|
Matthew Bellgrove |
M30-34 |
Surfers Paradise Triathlon Club |
|
Thomas Norton |
M30-34 |
Triathlon Queensland |
|
Allison Prasser |
F30-34 |
Townsville Triathlon Club |
|
Megan Coppins |
F30-34 |
Australian Defence Force Triathlon Club |
|
Sara McBryde |
F30-34 |
Carina Leagues Triathlon Club |
|
Lisa Ward |
F30-34 |
Cairns Crocs Triathlon Club |
|
Jason Hamlyn |
M35-39 |
North Queensland Triathlon Academy |
|
Samuel Seaton |
M35-39 |
Red Dog Triathlon Training |
|
Zsolt Dallos |
M35-39 |
Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy |
|
William Dang |
M35-39 |
Triathlon Queensland |
|
Tricia Brown |
F35-39 |
Redcliffe Triathlon Club |
|
Kerri-Ann Welch |
F35-39 |
Triathlon Queensland |
|
Wayne Baatjes |
M40-44 |
SBR Triathlon Club |
|
Stuart Burrows |
M40-44 |
Triathlon Queensland |
|
Nathan Eades |
M40-44 |
Red Dog Triathlon Training |
|
Dan Foley |
M40-44 |
Triathlon Queensland |
|
Matthew Gallagher |
M40-44 |
Red Dog Triathlon Training |
|
Mark Gilbert |
M40-44 |
Redcliffe Triathlon Club |
|
Shaun Nicholson |
M40-44 |
Sharks Triathlon Club |
|
Mark Westaway |
M40-44 |
Red Dog Triathlon Training |
|
Emma Blacklock |
F40-44 |
North Queensland Triathlon Academy |
|
Loren Jagers |
F40-44 |
Pursue Triathlon Club |
|
Shelley Peden |
F40-44 |
Cairns Crocs Triathlon Club |
|
Nat Roberts |
F40-44 |
Free Radicals Tribe |
|
Lisa Todd |
F40-44 |
South Bank Triathlon Club |
|
Mark Gleeson |
M45-49 |
Energy Lab Triathlon |
|
Paul Fraser |
M45-49 |
Whitsunday Triathlon Club |
|
Jon Halliday |
M45-49 |
Mackay Triathlon Club |
|
Andrew Pearce |
M45-49 |
Triathlon Queensland |
|
Simon Bowen |
M45-49 |
Red Dog Triathlon Training |
|
Rob Hansford |
M45-49 |
Triathlon Queensland |
|
Marten Jagers |
M45-49 |
Pursue Triathlon Club |
|
Brett Jenkins |
M45-49 |
Red Dog Triathlon Training |
|
Bill Kentish |
M45-49 |
Cairns Crocs Triathlon Club |
|
Peter Lowe |
M45-49 |
Sharks Triathlon Club |
|
Andrew Welch |
M45-49 |
Triathlon Queensland |
|
Megan Pettitt |
F45-49 |
Tri-Activ8 |
|
Ralf Hamann |
M50-54 |
Intraining Running and Triathlon Club |
|
Clive Barber |
M50-54 |
Cairns Crocs Triathlon Club |
|
Peter-Andrew Bath |
M50-54 |
Noosa Triathlon Club |
|
Mark Geddes |
M50-54 |
Cairns Crocs Triathlon Club |
|
Mark Kitson |
M50-54 |
Swift Multisport |
|
Robert Macfarlane |
M50-54 |
Cairns Crocs Triathlon Club |
|
Sandra Klingberg |
F50-54 |
Tri Nation Triathlon Club |
|
Kaye Atkins |
F50-54 |
Triathlon Queensland |
|
Margaret Hoff |
F50-54 |
Cairns Crocs Triathlon Club |
|
Helen Leicht |
F50-54 |
Cairns Crocs Triathlon Club |
|
Donna Whitford |
F50-54 |
Sharks Triathlon Club |
|
Mick Gill |
M55-59 |
Sharks Triathlon Club |
|
Ruth Bullen |
F55-59 |
Cairns Crocs Triathlon Club |
|
Stephanie Johnston |
F55-59 |
Cairns Crocs Triathlon Club |
|
Marjo Simpson |
F55-59 |
Cairns Crocs Triathlon Club |
|
Phillip Davies |
M60-64 |
Bayside Multisport |
|
John Gillett |
M60-64 |
Toowoomba Triathlon Club |
|
Ken Crawford |
M65-69 |
Team TRex Triathlon Club |
|
Ken Rae |
M65-69 |
Noosa Triathlon Club |
Photo credit: IRONMAN 70.3 Western Australia Facebook
