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Jan 19
2 min

BUCS Duathlon 2019: A shortened race packed with drama!

The first external race of 2019 saw a wave of new Oxford Triathletes racing alongside the old. With 21 racing and solid collection of sup...

Jun 2, 2019
1 min

BUCS Sprint gets an update. But OUTriC race well, as usual

BUCS Sprint was held at Parc Bryn Bach, an idyllic park in Wales. This change in venue meant that, for the first time ever, there was a l...

May 30, 2019
1 min

Small but strong group go to BUCS Standard

Only 5 athletes made the trip down to Southport for BUCS Standard this year. This may be due in part to the fact that it was only a week ...

May 15, 2019
2 min

6-0 Oxford win at Varsity Triathlon!!

Dark Blue domination at Varsity Triathlon. Oxford won all matches (Blues, Seconds and Mob for men and women alike)! Kudos to Cambridge fo...

Apr 4, 2019
1 min

Oxford men come away victorious from Varsity Duathlon!

The OUTriC men's blues team put on a strong performance to win the Varsity Duathlon very convincingly! Luke Grenfell-Shaw won the race al...

Nov 22, 2018
1 min

No medals at BUCS Duathlon but lots of good performances, and fun!

The first big race of the year was BUCS Duathlon. Last year we came away with a team Bronze medal for the women's Blues and an individual...

May 30, 2018
1 min

Great day at BUCS standard

Once again OUTriC made the journey to Southport to race in BUCS Standard Triathlon. Unfortunately our hopes of getting a women's team bro...

May 18, 2018
1 min

OUTriC celebrate their most successful Varsity Triathlon in the history of the club!

Varsity Triathlon was the most comprehensive domination of Cambridge in the history of the club. Oxford won everything there was to to be...

May 13, 2018
1 min

Stunning performances despite sweltering heat at BUCS Sprint Triathlon

BUCS Sprint Triathlon was an extremely hot day - a shock to the system as it was the first hot weekend of the year! David Pearson achieve...

Feb 19, 2018
1 min

Varsity Duathlon success for OUTriC

David Pearson took a convincing win, whilst Sophia Saller eased into her 7th Varsity match win. She set a new record margin of victory of...

Nov 21, 2017
1 min

Individual gold and team bronze medal at BUCS Duathlon

2018 got off to a great start with Sophia Saller taking individual victory at BUCS Duathlon and the women's team of Sophia Saller, Lucy F...

May 25, 2017
1 min

Small contingent but strong performances at BUCS Standard

Only four athletes went to BUCS Standard this year - Tom Lewin (is it even a race if Tom doesn't show?), Laura Fenwick, Ali Nicklin and M...

May 18, 2017
5 min

Record-breaking Varsity Triathlon

Benjamin Franklin’s assertions on life’s certainties (see BUCS Sprint race report) clearly failed to account for the existence of coach c...

May 2, 2017
4 min

Promising start to the season at BUCS Sprint

As Benjamin Franklin wrote in 1789, three things are certain in life: death, taxes, and an OUTriC contingent led by Laura Fenwick arrivin...

Mar 19, 2017
2 min

OUTriC Men's Blues secure convincing win at Varsity Duathlon

On Sunday 19th February a 40 strong team of OUTriC competitors and supporters headed to Dorney Lake for this year's edition of Varsity Du...

Nov 24, 2016
1 min

Lots of keen new members at BUCS Duathlon

We were missing some of our top athletes so unfortunately didn't manage to bag any medals this year but it was great to see so many new f...

May 30, 2016
3 min

BUCS Standard goes swimmingly

With a small group of just 10 triathletes, OUTriC went into BUCS Olympic Triathlon on 22nd May hoping to spring a surprise on some of the...

May 19, 2016
3 min

OUTriC's best ever Varsity Triathlon

A whole host of questions were present in everyone’s minds as we congregated at Iffley at 5am on Sunday 15th May. Would Renee Haver, Laur...

May 4, 2016
2 min

OUTriC get Women's Bronze at BUCS Sprint

Sunday 1st May 2016 saw OUTriC head over to St Mary’s School, Calne with a small but determined contingent of athletes, including many fi...

Mar 5, 2016
1 min

OUTriC lose out in Varsity Duathlon

Unfortunately, Varsity Duathlon went to Cambridge this year with a 3-1 loss, with CUTriC bringing their cross-country runners out in forc...

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