Kiwi triathlete Andrea Hewitt farewelled her French fiance and coach at his funeral in France yesterday.

The French fiancé and coach of kiwi triathlete Andrea Hewitt is to be farewelled at a service in his hometown this weekend.

Hundreds of runners have taken to the streets of Sete in the South of France to pay homage to Laurent Vidal - coach and fiancé of Kiwi triathlon star Andrea Hewitt.

Kiwi triathlon star Andrea Hewitt was going to marry French Olympian Laurent Vidal after the Rio Olympics next year, her former coach says.

Andrea Hewitt's partner had suffered a heart attack last year.

French Olympian Laurent Vidal, fiancé and coach of Kiwi triathlete Andrea Hewitt, has died aged 31.

Whakatane District Council is fit, healthy and wants to take on other businesses and organisations in a $25,000 challenge.

Under the Rarotongan sun, Chris Daniels works up a good tropical sweat, without losing his wedding ring.

Triathlons push athletes' bodies to the limit, especially competing internationally. Add the chance of suffering an epileptic seizure and the task seems almost impossible.

A young New Zealand rep triathlete is blazing a high-tech trail in the hope of making the country's streets and roads safer for cyclists.

Issues with sewage, garbage and algae contamination have plagued Rio de Janeiro's waterways and will be an added challenge for Kiwi athletes.

New Zealand reluctantly walked away from the World Triathlon Series because the numbers simply did not work, according to chief executive Craig Waugh.

New Zealand has been dropped off the World Triathlon Series calendar, after Auckland hosted a round of the premier multisport circuit for five years.

Nathan Richmond was the world junior triathlon champion for 1995 after winning in Mexico.

Andrea Hewitt secured her first medal at the Auckland leg of the World Triathlon Series and probably did enough to qualify for next year's Olympics in the process.

Triumphs in triathlon will always hinge heavily on the final leg, but Andrea Hewitt's hopes of a podium place on her home course may be determined much earlier.

A date with pain will keep Mark Richardson from the pleasure of working in the commentary box for Sky TV at the Cricket World Cup final tomorrow.

The world's top five male triathletes will compete in a star-studded Auckland round of the world series this month.

Fionn Walsh's new bike is big and bold - a bit like the dreams of its young owner.

Shortland Street star Pua Magasiva is ready to take on his first triathlon -- he's been training for seven years.

The four-plus hours racing around Auckland today will be far too short for Gina Crawford's liking.