<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Awards - Tri247</title><link>http://www.tri247.com/index.html</link><description>Latest awards articles from Tri247</description><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish success at 220 Awards]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_8197.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[There were some worthy winners from North of the border at the 2011 220 Triathlon Awards last weekend, including the first &#039;Triathlon Club of the Year&#039; award to go to Scotland, courtesy of Edinburgh Road Club (www.edinburghrc.co.uk).
Geoff Earl, President triathlonscotland commented:
&amp;ldquo;triathlonscotland is delighted with the success that  our members have achieved at this years 220 Triathlon awards, one of the most  prestigious events for our sport in the UK. The fact that so many Scots  have triumphed this year, especially with Edinburgh RC becoming the first  Scottish club to achieve success, recognises the continuing growth of triathlon  in Scotland and the increasing impact that Scotland and Scottish athletes are  having on the UK and International Scene&amp;rdquo;. ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wetsuit hat-trick for the bluesventy Helix]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_8194.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[For the third year running blueseventy&#039;s Helix wetsuit has taken the 220  Triathlon Wetsuit of the Year award, presented last Saturday night during as  part of the TCR show annual show.
It&#039;s the fourth win for the Helix in five years, making it by far the  most favoured wetsuit by triathletes.   Dean Jackson, Global Sales and Marketing Manager at blueseventy,  commented; &amp;ldquo;we&#039;re delighted to accept this award, which continues to endorse  our status as the world leader in triathlon and open water wetsuits.  The award means so much more to the company  because the people who matter most &amp;ndash; the athletes, voted for us.  We&#039;re always focused on continuing to develop,  refine and test our suits to ensure we can offer the most advanced wetsuit  technology on the market, and this award validates the hard work the team put  in to this process&amp;rdquo;.
Far from resting on the success of the Helix, blueseventy have continued  to evolve the wetsuit market.  They  released the new range of Balanced Buoyancy suits in 2010 &amp;ndash; it is the first  range of wetsuits developed to match suit buoyancy with the specific  biomechanical needs of the athlete.  The  range has been a great success with triathletes, particularly those not from a  strong swimming background.
blueseventy  shared more success  than just winning the Best Wetsuit Award &amp;ndash; they were also proud to be  associated with a number of other award winners on the night including  blueseventy athletes Alistair Brownlee (Best Men&#039;s Elite Athlete), Cat Morrison  (Best Women&#039;s Duathlete) and Lou Collins (Best Female Age Grouper), as well as  Best Retail Store TFN, Best Online retailer Wiggle.co.uk, and Best Website  Tri247.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Llandudno Sea Triathlon wins Race of the Year award]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_8178.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Llandudno Sea Triathlon was  named as &amp;lsquo;Race of the Year&amp;rsquo; (with less than 500 competitors) on Saturday night at the  prestigious 220 Triathlon Awards, held at Sandown Park Racecourse.
2010 was only the second year  that the North Wales-based triathlon had taken place.  At the same awards last year, the event had  come third in this category, and to go on to win this year is a true accolade  for organisers Xtra Mile Events.  
With its stunning coastal  location and vista, and closed roads, the Llandudno Sea Triathlon is becoming a  &amp;ldquo;must do&amp;rdquo; race in the triathlon calendar, and the 2010 race attracted 450  competitors from as far afield as Australia and Germany.   

An emotional Race Organiser,  Simon Hill, gave an acceptance speech paying particular note to all those who  had played their part in staging the event.   This included Conwy Council, Llandudno Town Council (in particular  Events Officer, Alun Pritchard), the Mayor of Llandudno, Llandudno Harbour  Master, Llandudno Sailing Club, Conwy Police, Llandudno Swimming Centre, Venue  Cymru, Carneddau Triathlon Club, Colwyn Bay Canoe Club, all the fantastic volunteers  and officials, and, of course, all the local residents who came out in force to  support the triathlon.   Hill also  thanked all those who voted, afterwards stating, &amp;ldquo;It is a tremendous honour and  privilege that people took the trouble to vote for this event.  Thank you all so much.&amp;rdquo;  
The Llandudno Sea Triathlon  incorporates two races: a standard distance triathlon and a shorter, sprint  distance triathlon.  Llandudno is an  ideal location for a sea-based triathlon because of its Blue Flag beaches with  excellent water quality.  It is also a  striking Victorian town with plenty of family entertainment, set amidst  spectacular scenery; and with plenty of opportunities for spectators to view  all three stages of the event, there is always a fantastic atmosphere.  The event incorporates the thrill of a sea  swim, and a challenging cycle section on mainly closed roads around the Great  Orme (a 225metre high limestone headland) with its glorious vista over the  North Wales Coast. The run route is over and back over the &amp;lsquo;Little Orme&amp;rsquo;  (another imposing headland), with a sea breeze to cool competitors to the  finish.  
The 2010 race attracted a lot of  fundraising competitors, who raised thousands of pounds for various charities,  including &amp;pound;5,000 for the Nightingale House Hospice.  
The Llandudno Sea Triathlon will  take place again in 2011 on 17th July.  More details can be found at www.XtraMileEvents.com 
]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[220 Awards 2011]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_8176.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[The seventh annual 220 Triathlon Awards, in association with Maxifuel nutrition, for 2011 were handed out at the awards dinner at ther TCR Show last night and this is how the voting went:



  Award category 
  Winners


  Men&#039;s Age-Group Triathlete of the Year
  Craig Dale 


  Women&#039;s Age-Group Triathlete of the Year
  Lou Collins 


  Men&#039;s Elite Triathlete of the Year
  Alistair Brownlee 


Women&#039;s Elite Triathlete of the Year
Chrissie Wellington 

Youth Triathlete of the Year
Sky Draper 


  Women&#039;s Duathlete of the Year 
  Catriona Morrison 


  Men&#039;s Duathlete of the Year 
  Adam Bowden 

Coach of the Year
Jack Maitland 

Club of the Year
Edinburgh RC 

Race of the Year (entry limit 
Llandudno Sea Triathlon 

Race of the Year (entry limit &gt; 500)
The Outlaw 

Triathlon Wetsuit of the Year
blueseventy Helix 

Bike of the Year
Trek Speed Concept 

Running Shoe of the Year
Newton Sir Isaac 

Innovative Product of the Year
2XU Project X:1 wetsuit

Triathlon Retailer of the Year
TFN

Triathlon Distributor of the Year
Madison

Triathlon Mail Order Company of the Year
Wiggle

Triathlon Website of the Year
Tri247.com


  International Triathlete of the Year 
  Javier Gomez 


  Paratriathlete of the Year 
  Jane Egan 

The Jane Tomlinson Award for Outstanding Contribution to Triathlon
Sarah Springman OBE



Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to 220 Magazine / Maxifuel for once again sponsoring a great evening. 
You can find all of the previous winners of the 220 Awards on these links:

2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005

]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newton Gravity wins 220 Award for Run Shoe of the Year]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_6621.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[For  a second year in a row, Newton Running shoes were rewarded for their  outstanding products in the prestigious 220 Triathlon awards held on 13th  February at Sandown Park.
Following  their 2009 win for &amp;lsquo;Innovative Product of the Year&amp;rsquo; the popular &amp;lsquo;Newton  Gravity&amp;rsquo; training shoe was awarded the 2010 &amp;lsquo;Run Shoe of the Year&amp;rsquo; award,  beating Asics Noosa and Saucony Fastwitch 3 to the title.
Mike  Trees, managing director of Triathlon Consultants (Newton Running&amp;rsquo;s UK  distributor) accepted the award and said &amp;quot;It is a great honour to receive  this award on behalf of Newton Running, who have put so much research and  development into producing what is now recognised at possibly the greatest  running shoe in the world for forefoot and mid foot runners. We at TCL have the  relatively easy job of selling the Newton Running shoes the eagerly awaiting  public.&amp;quot;
The  attached image shows Mike Trees standing with his long time hero in sport Dave  Scott, 6 times winner of the Hawaii Ironman and arguably the greatest  triathlete to date presenting Newton&amp;rsquo;s award for Run Shoe of the Year.
For  further information on Newton Running shoes, locate a retailer or to purchase  online, visit the official Newton Running UK website at www.newtonrunning.co.uk, or call  Triathlon Consultants on 01628 667 000.

]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[220 Awards 2010]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_6566.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[The 220 Awards, in association with Taut Sports Drink, for 2010 were handed out at the dinner last night and this is how the voting went:



  Award category 
  Winners


  Men&#039;s Age-Group Triathlete of the Year
  Nick Dunn 


  Women&#039;s Age-Group Triathlete of the Year
  Tamsin Lewis 


  Men&#039;s Elite Triathlete of the Year
  Alistair Brownlee 


Women&#039;s Elite Triathlete of the Year
Chrissie Wellington 

Youth Triathlete of the Year
Hollie Avil 


  Women&#039;s Duathlete of the Year 
  Catriona Morrison 


  Men&#039;s Duathlete of the Year 
  Lee Piercy 

Coach of the Year
Michelle Dillon 

Club of the Year
Hillingdon Triathletes 

Race of the Year (entry limit 
Sevenoaks Sprint (Autumn) 

Race of the Year (entry limit &gt; 500)
Vitruvian

Triathlon Wetsuit of the Year
blueseventy Helix 

Bike of the Year
Planet X Stealth Carbon Pro 

Running Shoe of the Year
Newton Gravity 

Innovative Product of the Year
Garmin 310XT 

Triathlon Retailer of the Year
TFN

Triathlon Distributor of the Year
Saddleback

Triathlon Mail Order Company of the Year
Wiggle

Triathlon Website of the Year
Tri247.com

The Jane Tomlinson Award for Outstanding Contribution to Triathlon
Chrissie Wellington 



Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to 220 Magazine / TAUT for once again sponsoring a great evening. ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[blueseventy scoops best wetsuit award at 220 Triathlon Awards ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_4730.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Top swim and triathlon brand, blueseventy, has picked up the &ldquo;2009 Triathlon Wetsuit of the Year Award&rdquo; for its &lsquo;Helix&rsquo; wetsuit at last weekend&rsquo;s 220 Triathlon Awards.

The 220 Triathlon Awards are the only triathlon specific awards in the UK voted for by the public and represent the pinnacle of achievement in the triathlon industry. Held at Sandown Race Course, the Awards are the focal point of the TCR Show, which saw an impressive crowd throughout the weekend. 

The year&rsquo;s winners were fittingly announced during a glittering ceremony, on the eve of the glamorous BAFTAs. Whilst the Hollywood crowd flocked to London&rsquo;s Royal Opera House, Esher drew some of British sport&rsquo;s leading figures, including Olympic gold medalist Tim Brabants and double World Ironman Champion, Chrissie Wellington. 

Dean Jackson, Global Sales and Marketing Manager at blueseventy, commented; &ldquo;We&rsquo;re delighted to accept this award, which reaffirms our status as the world leader in triathlon and open water wetsuits, especially as it was voted for by the public. We&rsquo;ve been designing, testing, and refining our products using the most advanced technology available &ndash; and this award is testament to a great product.&rdquo;

The award marks an exciting start to the year for the brand as it looks to continue its dominance in triathlon and open water, whilst also making its mark in the pool with some of the biggest athletes in the world choosing blueseventy.

]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gatorade at the 220 Awards]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_4716.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Gatorade (www.gatorade.co.uk), is the world&#039;s most researched sports drink and has been tested in   every condition, in every major sport and on every continent. Put simply -   nothing works better. 

It&#039;s in all of the following winners from the 2009 220 Triathlon Awards:

  
    
    
    
      Alistair Brownlee secured his Beijing Olympic spot at just 20 years of age, courtesy of a third place finish at the Madrid World Cup. In contention for a medal until late in the run, he races without fear in an era when most of the competition are content to wait. Alistair is the one to watch for 2012.
      Alistair also won his second World Championship title, adding the Under-23 title in Vancouver, to the junior title he won in Lausanne in 2006. 
    
  
  
    
    
    
      Stephen Bayliss had easily the best season of his life in 2008. Not only did he win his first Ironman title in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, he also won his home Ironman in Sherborne. 
      In finishing second at Ironman Austria in August, Stephen also set a British record time for the Ironman distance. He finished the year by getting married to Bella Comerford! 
      Expect more great performances from Stephen in 2009. 
    
    
  
  
    
    
    
      Jonathan Brownlee is the younger brother of Alistair, but talent clearly runs strong in that family. 
      In 2008 he retained his British Championship junior titles in both triathlon and duathlon, and also won World Championship bronze at the ITU World Junior Champs in Lausanne, as well as getting his first taste of World Cup racing at senior level.
      Could we have two Brownlee&#039;s on the 2012 Olympic team?  
    
    
  
  
    
    
    Simon Ward is founder of TheTriathlonCoach.com, and has coached around 100 athletes to Ironman finishes, including several Hawaii qualifiers. He is also coach to Dion Harrison and Felicity Hart, and a prolific writer in the triathlon press and online.
    
  
  
    
    
    
      Dion Harrison has had an extremely busy and successful year, competing in four international World Championship events (ITU standard, ITU Long, Hawaii Ironman and 70.3 World&#039;s). His finest moment was winning the ITU World Long Distance Championship.
      Dion has also competed extensively on the domestic circuit, winning the UK National Triathlon League and also the London Triathlon sub-2:30 wave.
      In 2009 Dion will be racing as a professional.   
    
    
  
  
    
    
    
      The Ilkley Triathlon is organised and run by Leeds and Bradford Triathlon Club (www.lbt.org.uk).
      Year on year, triathlon events, even at the club level are becoming more and more professionally run. There were some fantstically organised events that didn&#039;t even make the shortlist, so to win the award is a measure of just how far this event has come. 
    
  
  
    
    
    Felicity Hart first came to prominence in 2007, when she won both the National Triathlon and Duathlon Series, the National Age Group Triathlon Championship and last year was 220 Age Grouper of the Year. 
    She upped her game again in 2008, competing now at elite level and using her rocket-like biking to win the National Elite Duathlon title and the Clumber Park Duathlon by large margins. We expect to see even more from Felicity in 2009. 
    
  
  
    
    
    
      Bella Comerford had the sort of year most athletes can only dream about.
      She competed in EIGHT iron-distance events in 2008, winning five of them! She won in South Africa, Lanzarote, the UK, Florida and France (Embrunman). She also managed to set the fastest ever British Ironman time at Ironman Austria (8:51:17), and ended the year by finishing in the top ten at the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii.
      
  
  
    
    
    
      Tri247.com was launched in January 2007, and has firmly established itself at the UK&#039;s number one online triathlon resource. As official results service to British Triathlon, athletes rely upon the site to get their results and event information first and fast.
      Tri247 also provide up-to-the-minute news, interviews, features (including the Gatorade Athlete of the Month), event profiles, product reviews and more, and has now won the Website of the Year award for the second consecutive year.
      
  
]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[220 Triathlon Website of the Year 2009]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_4715.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[We would like to give a very big &#039;Thank You&#039; from all the Tri247 team to everyone out there who voted for us in the 220 Awards. It&#039;s a great honour to be awarded the Triathlon Website of the Year award for the second year. 
You can be assurred that we will continue to do our very best to keep on delivering the news, results and features even better in 2009.


]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[220 Awards 2009]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_4689.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[The 220 Awards, in association with Taut Sports Drink, for 2009 were handed out at the dinner this evening and this is how the voting went:



  Award category 
  Winners


  Men&#039;s Fitness Men&#039;s Age-Group Triathlete of the Year
  Hywel Davies 


  Men&#039;s Fitness Women&#039;s Age-Group Triathlete of the Year
  Sophie Whitworth 


  Men&#039;s Elite Triathlete of the Year
  Alistair Brownlee 


Women&#039;s Elite Triathlete of the Year
Chrissie Wellington 

Youth Triathlete of the Year
Hollie Avil 


  Women&#039;s Duathlete of the Year 
  Catriona Morrison 


  Men&#039;s Duathlete of the Year 
  Paul Amey 

Coach of the Year
Simon Ward 

Club of the Year
V02 Maximum 

Race of the Year (entry limit 
Ilkley Triathlon 

Race of the Year (entry limit &gt; 500)
Vitruvian

Triathlon Wetsuit of the Year
blueseventy Helix 

Bike of the Year
Cerv&amp;eacute;lo P3C 

Running Shoe of the Year
Saucony Fastwitch 2 

Innovative Product of the Year
Newton Running Shoes 

Triathlon Retailer of the Year
TFN

Triathlon Distributor of the Year
Planet X 

Triathlon Mail Order Company of the Year
Wiggle

Triathlon Website of the Year
Tri247.com

The Jane Tomlinson Award for Outstanding Contribution to Triathlon
Chrissie Wellington 



Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to 220 Magazine for once again sponsoring the event. ]]></description></item></channel></rss>
