Triathlon New Zealand

🚗✨ A moment worth celebrating!

Congratulations to Mike Woodd, the lucky winner of Triathlon New Zealand's annual Suzuki Prize Draw. Thanks to the incredible generosity of our long-standing partners at Suzuki NZ, they've chosen to upgrade their prize from a Suzuki Swift to the stylish new Suzuki Fronx.

It's hard to think of more deserving recipients. Mike and wife Amanda are passionate supporters of the Tri NZ Suzuki Series, familiar faces at events across the country, and proud Team NZL age group reps who regularly fly the New Zealand flag at World Triathlon Championships.

Partnerships like this are what help our sport thrive. Suzuki's continued support of the Tri NZ Suzuki Series, participation initiatives and community pathways helps thousands of New Zealanders discover, enjoy and achieve in triathlon every year.

Congratulations again, Mike and Amanda. We can't wait to see where your new Suzuki Fronx takes you next. 💙🚗🏊🚴🏃

🐾 🐶 Find out what Team NZL's 8th place finish at the World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships in Hamburg overnight means for New Zealand's LA28 Olympics hopes. And discover the Kiwis’ new unofficial mascot, Hayden Wilde Athlete's fluffy puppy Lexi.

Cuteness and context in the comments below 👇

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📷 World Triathlon

🖤 Your team for the World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships in Hamburg, Germany overnight is:

Brea Roderick - Athlete
Tayler Reid Triathlete
Nicole van der Kaay- Triathlete
Hayden Wilde Athlete

With a LA28 Olympics Mixed Relay slot on the line, there's plenty to race for. Catch it live on Triathlonlive.tv from 2:45am Monday (July 13) and stayed peeled to SBR-Tri.com for post race coverage.

Go Kiwis! 🥝

🇩🇪 Hayden Wilde Athlete admits he's "not at the level yet" after an off-colour return to World Triathlon Championship Series action in Hamburg.

Our review of Saturday's individual sprints, including Nicole van der Kaay- Triathlete's Kiwi best effort and Henry McMecking's top-flight debut, in the comments below. 👇

📷 World Triathlon

🍻 WTCS Hamburg: Hayden Wilde Athlete’s return, Henry McMecking’s debut and three Kiwi women into two relay spots.

Our full World Triathlon Championship Series Hamburg and World Mixed Relay Championships preview in the comments 👇

The first event of the 2026/27 Tri NZ Suzuki Series is calling! 🔥

Join us on Sunday 20 September at Māngere Bridge for the Tri NZ Suzuki Series Schools, Age Group & Para Sprint Duathlon, proudly hosted by Auckland City Triathlon Club.

Whether you're chasing a national title, kicking off your Suzuki Series campaign, racing for your school, or taking on your first duathlon, there's a race for you!

Enter now and secure your spot: https://events.mygameday.app/event/2026aucklandduathlon

Who’s ready to kick off the season? 👊

The Tri NZ Junior Series is back for another exciting season!

With an expanded North/South format, more race opportunities, and Grand Finals designed to bring the country's best together, the series is all about giving our young athletes more chances to race, learn and grow.

As Tri NZ Development Manager Chris Willett says:
"Can't wait to see the next generation go toe-to-toe across the series and keep pushing the level of junior racing up!" 💪

Ready to test yourself against the best? Check out the full calendar and start planning your season.

https://www.triathlon.kiwi/junior-series

Much like the entirety of last year, the first half of 2026 has been a test of patience for Hayley Cornwall as she fought back from illness and injury. On Saturday in The Netherlands, the Manawatu 19-year-old had her reward, claiming silver in Europe Triathlon Junior Cup Holten.

Cornwall finished 31 seconds behind Belgian Luca Vanderbruggen in the sprint with Brisbane-based Team NZL team-mate Sophie Webber 6th, 1:51 down.

The result will have done Cornwall’s hopes of a start at September’s Junior (U19) World Championships in Pontevedra no harm. She has been selected in the NZ team for Spain but will wait until a special invite being sought by Tri NZ is confirmed before committing to a second European campaign. New Zealand will hope for the spot as Cornwall finished 13th at last year’s Junior worlds in Wollongong and looks to be trending nicely.

In the elite Holten Cup sprints, another Craig Kirkwood-coached athlete, Finnley Oliver, was the best of the Kiwis in 13th, two places ahead of Auckland City Triathlon Club junior Caleb Wagener. Interestingly, Wagener’s 53:05 effort would have comfortably won the Junior men’s title in Holten – that honour went to Czech Matěj Procházka in 56:22 – but Wagener’s build to the Junior Worlds in Pontevedra will be all the better for mixing it in the opening category.

Phoebe Carter was 22nd in the elite women’s race in Holten with Lulu Johnson disqualified

Overnight, Canterbury’s Benjamin Airey and Blenheim’s Gus Marfell will compete in Africa Premier Cup Larache in Morocco.

🇳🇱 Europe Triathlon CUP HOLTEN / THE NETHERLANDS

Men (57 starters)
🥇 Milan Lariviere (FRA) 52:18
🥈 Hamish Reilly (GBR) 52:20 (+0:02)
🥉 Andrés Prieto Villar (ESP) 52:22 (+0:04)

Also NZL
13. Finnley Oliver (NZL) 52:58 (+0:40)
15. Caleb Wagener (NZL) 53:05 (+0:47)
25. Robbie White (NZL) 53:53 (+1:35)

Women (39 starters)
🥇Manon Laporte (FRA) 58:08
🥈 Robin Dreijling (NED) 58:09 (+0:01)
🥉 Selina Klamt (GER) 58:13 (+0:05)

Also NZL
22. Phoebe Carter (NZL) 1:00:41 (+2:33)
DSQ. Lulu Johnson (NZL)

Junior Women (23 starters)
🥇 Luca Vanderbruggen (BEL) 01:02:23
🥈 Hayley Cornwall (NZL) 01:02:54 (+0:31)
🥉 Addison Houslip (AUS) 01:03:25 (+1:02)

Also NZL
6. Sophie Webber (NZL) 1:04:14 (+1:51)

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7 Questions for Auckland City Triathlon Club's Caleb Wagener, the junior already mixing it with the elites.

Full story in the comments below ahead of this weekend's Europe Triathlon Cup Triathlon Holten 👇