ITU Triathlon World Cup

The ITU Triathlon World Cup is an annual series of triathlon races staged around the world. The series is organised by the International Triathlon Union (ITU), the world governing body of the sport. BG Group was the title sponsor of the series from 2000 to 2008. Following the 2008 series the number of races in the World Cup were reduced as the ITU shifted focus to the World Championship Series. Since the reformat, points earned in World Cup racing are applied to the World Championship Series rankings.

Each leg of the series involves a standard (Olympic) distance triathlon race which is mass start in open water and draft-legal on the bike. The race distances are 1500 m swim, 40 km cycle, 10 km run. A total of 300 points are distributed amongst the athletes based on their finish position in each race and contribute to the overall point totals for the ITU Triathlon World Championships. The points achieved at each World Cup event, within the designated time frame leading up to an Olympic Games, also contribute towards the qualification for the Games. A prize fund of USD $100,000 is distributed equally between the men and women at each World Cup leg.

Winners

Year	Men's champion	Women's champion
1991	Leandro Macedo (BRA)	Karen Smyers (USA)
1992	Andrew MacMartin (CAN) Brad Beven (AUS)	Melissa Mantak (USA)
1993	Brad Beven (AUS)	Jo-Anne Ritchie (CAN)
1994	Brad Beven (AUS)	Jenny Rose (NZL)
1995	Brad Beven (AUS)	Emma Carney (AUS)
1996	Miles Stewart (AUS)	Emma Carney (AUS)
1997	Chris McCormack (AUS)	Emma Carney (AUS)
1998	Hamish Carter (NZL)	Michellie Jones (AUS)
1999	Andrew Johns (GBR)	Loretta Harrop (AUS)
2000	Dmitriy Gaag (KAZ)	Michellie Jones (AUS)
2001	Chris Hill (AUS)	Siri Lindley (USA)
2002	Greg Bennett (AUS)	Siri Lindley (USA)
2003	Greg Bennett (AUS)	Barbara Lindquist (USA)
2004	Dmitriy Gaag (KAZ)	Anja Dittmer (GER)
2005	Hunter Kemper (USA)	Annabel Luxford (AUS)
2006	Javier Gómez (ESP)	Vanessa Fernandes (POR)
2007	Javier Gómez (ESP)	Vanessa Fernandes (POR)
2008	Javier Gómez (ESP)	Samantha Warriner (NZL)

Venues

Country	City	Year
		91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11
Australia	Geelong												X	X
	Mooloolaba															X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Noosa						X		X	X
	Perth							#			#
	Gold Coast	#
	Sydney					X	X	X	X	X	X
Austria	Kitzbühel																	X	X
Belgium	Kapelle-op-den-Bos									X
Bermuda	Hamilton						X	X
	Southampton					X
Brazil	Ilhéus			X	X	X	X
	Rio de Janeiro						X				X			X	X
	Salvador		X
Canada	Corner Brook								X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Drummondville					X	X
	Edmonton											#	X	X	X	X	X	X				X
	Huntsville		#
	Milton	X
	Montreal									#
	Toronto										X	X
	Vancouver	X																X	#
	Whistler, BC			X	X
China	Beijing	X	X													X	X	X
Colombia	San Andrés	X	X
	Guatapé																					X
France	Embrun	X	X	X				X
	Nice												X	X
	Gérardmer				X	X
	Lorient																		X
	Paris	X					X
	Rennes											X
Germany	Hamburg												X	X	X	X	X	#	X
Great Britain	Derry					X
	Manchester			#
	Salford													X	X	X	X	X
Greece	Athens													X
	Rhodes																	X
Hungary	Tiszaújváros							X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Ireland	Portaferry	X	X
Israel	Eilat																	X
Japan	Amakusa			X	X
	Gamagōri					X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	#
	Ishigaki						X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Makuhari												X	X
	Osaka				X
	Tokyo										X
	Yamaguchi											X
Jordan	Aqaba																X
Mexico	Cancún					#		X	X	X	X	X	#	X	X		X	X
	Huatulco																		X	X	X	X
	Ixtapa	X	X		X
	Los Cabos			X
	Mazatlán														X	X	X
	Monterrey																				X	X
Monaco	Monte Carlo		X					X		X
Netherlands	Holten																				X
New Zealand	Auckland					X	X	X	X													X
	New Plymouth															X	X		X
	Queenstown													#
	Wellington				#
Portugal	Funchal, Madeira												X	X	#
	Lisbon																	X
Qatar	Doha																X
Russia	Moscow		X
Spain	Madrid													X	X	X	X	X	X
	San Sebastián			X	X	X
South Africa	Richards Bay																X	X	X
South Korea	Tongyeong													X	X				X		X	X
Sweden	Säter		X
	Stockholm							X
Switzerland	Genf	X
	Lausanne								#	X	X	X	X				#
	Nendaz				X
	Zürich								X
United States	Big Island, HI									X	X
	Cleveland, OH				X	X	#
	Des Moines, IA																	X	X	X	X
	Honolulu, HI															X
	Las Vegas, NV	X	X
	Maui, HI			X
	New York City, NY													X
	Orange County			X
	St. Petersburg, FL											X	X	X
	Texas Hill	X
	Wilkes-Barre, PA				X
U.S. Virgin Islands	St. Thomas			X
	St. Croix	X
Number of races		12	11	10	11	11	11	11	10	12	11	11	13	19	13	13	16	16	13	5	8	9

Legend: # – ITU Triathlon World Championships event

See also

• Hy-Vee Triathlon (Des Moines)
• Mooloolaba Triathlon
• Noosa Triathlon
• Salford Triathlon

External links

• ITU website - Event archives