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WCS Hamburg is marked by a day of breakthroughs, including that of Chris McCormack

Chris McCormack weighs in on his race in Kitzbühel and what's ahead as he goes for the Olympics.

Great Britain's Alistair Brownlee took the title at the 2011 ITU World Championship Series race in Kitzbühel, Austria, while Ironman world champion Chris "Macca" McCormack dropped out on the bike in his return to ITU.

Alistair Brownlee leads nearly wire to wire while reigning Ironman world champ Chris McCormack drops out.

If you’re like us, you’re eager to catch Chris McCormack’s return to ITU racing in Kitzbühel, Austria, on Saturday. (If you’re more into M-Dot races than ITU, it’s time to start watching!)

Chris McCormack's return to the ITU and a strong contingent of racers should make this weekend's Kitzbühel race one for the ages.

In this Weekend Wrap Up we travel from the tropical Challenge Cairns to the European Dextro Energy ITU World Championship Series in Madrid, Spain. On the domestic front we tap into the Deuceman Triathlon in AZ and the epic Escape From Alcatraz triathlon in San Francisco, CA.

Alistair Brownlees waits for his brother before crossing the line in first in Madrid.

With one of the deepest fields in the sport, dozens of athletes could cross the line in first this weekend in Madrid.

The International Triathlon Union (ITU), the worldwide governing body for triathlon, today announced the Yokohama round of the 2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series has been re-scheduled for Monday 19 September, 2011.

All Photos: Rich Cruse/triathlon.org

Even a 15-second penalty wasn't enough to stall McQuaid in her unstoppable march to victory.

The higher profile of the Team Triathlon World Championships will bolster the ITU's bid to have the event included on the Olympic Games programme for Rio 2016.

It is the first race of 2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series and all of the world's best have come out to play.

New Zealand's Samantha Warriner chatted with Inside Triathlon senior editor Jennifer Purdie about her first Ironman victory in New Zealand, her early-season heart surgery, her efforts to help earthquake-ravaged Christchurch and her plans for the rest of 2011.

As the countdown clock was unveiled in London today to mark exactly 500 days until the start of the 2012 Olympic Games, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) today confirmed the competition dates and venue for the triathlon in London 2012.

USA Triathlon was visited Tuesday by Marisol Casado, the president of the International Triathlon Union. Casado took time out of a busy trip to the United States to sit down with the entire USA Triathlon staff for nearly one hour.

Last week reigning Ironman world champion Chris McCormack announced he would pass on the opportunity to repeat in Kona, and would instead go after a 2012 Olympic spot on the Australian team. In today's Triathlete.com poll, we want to know what you think of his decision.

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has named the 20 athletes that will start out the 2011 ITU World Championship Series (WCS) as gold group athletes. The list does not include any American triathletes.

Portugal's Vanessa Ferndandes announced today that she will be taking a break from her professional triathlon career to deal with health issues.

Age groupers jumped at the opportunity to race on the proposed triathlon course for the 2012 London Olympics, prompting a sell out of the Dextro Energy Triathlon London.

A look at some of American triathlete Laura Bennett's favorite things.

Great Britain's Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee talk about their dream of crossing the finish line together on their home turf in 2012 to take Olympic Gold.

Canada's Paula Findlay, a 21-year-old rookie on the International Triathlon Union (ITU) circuit, won four races, including back-to-back victories at Kitzbuhel and London, two of the stops on the World Championship Series schedule.

Bevan Docherty hopes to come away from 2012 with the only medal that will complete his collection.

Above knee amputee athlete Sarah Reinertsen came on the show to discuss the impact of triathlon being added to the Paralympics.

Triathlon is being watched and enjoyed by more people around the world, according to the International Triathlon Union's 2010 television audience statistics released today.

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) announced today that Paratriathlon has been accepted into the Paralympic Games and will debut at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Twenty seven nations from all five continents have pledged to participate in the 2011 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships in September in Beijing.

The International Triathlon Union has opened a new office in Lausanne, Switzerland in an attempt to provide a strategic base for the sport's future in the Olympics and beyond.

Emerging top Asian triathletes are gearing up for the end of the 2010 triathlon season at the 16th Asian Games, set to be kicked off on Friday in Guangzhou, China.

Several athletes traveled to Tongyeong, South Korea for a late-season ITU race. Australia's Dan Wilson and Great Britain's Jodie Swallow took the victories. See images of the race below.

The ITU today announced its 2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series schedule. The cities and dates closely parallel those of the 2010 schedule, and once again does not include any North American cities.

The International Triathlon Union released the following statement about the New Zealand-native triathlete that was found dead in Budapest.

Over 2,800 age-group triathletes representing 67 nations came to beautiful Budapest to vie for the title of 2010 ITU Triathlon World Champion.

Snowsill runs away with the Grand Final win, as Moffatt finishes as the runner-up to secure her second consecutive ITU World Championship.

According to a New Zealand newspaper, Bevan Docherty has decided not to race in the ITU World Championship Series Grand Final in Budapest, Hungary.

Joe Umphenour had a disappointing end to the season while he was representing the U.S. at the ITU Long Distance World Championships.