Here are some great pictures of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship London, which took place in and around Hyde Park at the weekend.

Congratulations to everyone involved, including Helen Jenkins and Alistair Brownlee for their fantastic winning performances in the elite races.

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You can see world-class sport at the London 2012 Olympics from as little as £20 a ticket, London 2012 has revealed.

And tickets to the Opening Ceremony will cost between £20.10 and £2,012, depending, presumably, on where you sit.

There are 8.8m tickets available for the 2012 Games: three-quarters of these will be sold to the public from March next year. You need to apply for tickets when sales are launched in March, even if you’ve registered your details with London 2012 and you have a ticketing account.

Ticket prices for different events vary across the 39 disciplines and 649 sports sessions, but London 2012 says 90% of the tickets will cost less than £100, two-thirds will cost less than £50 and there’ll be 2.5m tickets at £20 or less.

There are also interesting discounts for youngsters across all Olympic sports, where the cost of a ticket for under 16s will be the same as the child’s age on 27 Jul 2012. (Also: seniors aged 60 and over on 27 July 2012 will pay just £16.)

Events such as the marathon, road cycling and the triathlon will be free.

Paralympic Games ticket prices will be announced in 2011.

Olympic Games tickets go on sale in March 2011. Paralympic Games tickets will go on sale separately later in 2011. Read more on www.tickets.london2012.com

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London will once again hold one of the seven races in the ITU World Championship Series in 2011, according to insidethegames.biz. And this year, there’ll be the added excitement that competitors will be using the same course as the 2012 Olympians.

The event will be as follows:

• Swim a 1500m lap of the Serpentine, departing from a pontoon on the north side of the lake
• Cycle seven laps, or 40km, in and out of Hyde Park
• Run four laps, or 10km around Hyde Park

The cycle route will exit at Hyde Park Corner before going down Constitution Hill, past Buckingham Palace and back into the park.

This will mark the first time a triathlon has been held in the centre of the host city since the event made its debut in the Sydney 2000 Olympics.

“As we move closer to the 2012 Olympic Games, ITU (International Triathlon Union) is pleased to offer a world-class series that showcases our extraordinary athletes in some truly spectacular cities,” said Marisol Casado, the ITU President.

“2010 was a phenomenal year for triathlon and we’re excited to build on that momentum to propel us to another wonderful season in 2011.”

Are you going to be a triathlon contender? Or is this one of those sports you’re eager to watch come 2012? Let us know in the comments below.

Last stop: St Pancras.

We had been up since 4.30am UK time, and the last leg was starting at 18.15: it had already been a long day. Now we faced a 10km run. 

Everyone had been fed, watered and massaged, and off we headed on the coach to Regent’s Park. As we reached the start, it was so nice to see the G/great British public out to support us all especially as the rain had begun to come down.

We started with a warm-up to some of the acts that were playing on the stage, both to entertain the spectators and keep the competitors motivated! Another great motivator was news that we had a glass of champagne and BBQ awaiting us at the end!

Unfortunately, after 5km I had to pull out due to cramp in my left leg, which had started in the bike race. But on went everyone else with Jonny Brownlee coming in first with an impressive 34 minutes! As everyone else passed the finish line, there was a sense of such great achievement by all, no matter what standard of athlete.  Out of 140 athletes, 100 completed all three legs – an amazing achievement.

The whole day was a fantastic experience and one that no-one will forget I am sure. We swam, cycled and ran through three major European cities in one day! There was great camaraderie between all, no matter what level of participant and fantastic encouragement from those on the sidelines.

A big thanks to Eurostar, IMG, the athletes and the volunteers who pushed us though each leg and made such an amazing experience possible. I’m looking forward to the next Eurostar 2012 activation event!  

Definitely a story for the grandkids…

Read about the first leg (swimming in Paris) here, and the second (cycling in Brussels) here

After my old faithful flip flops breaking and Karen Pickering lending me hers, we got off the Eurostar and braved the Metro in Brussels much to the bemusement of the locals. A quick walk and we were there.

To say the bike part didn’t go well for me is an understatement!

Having not been on a bike for the best part of a year, I was wondering whether I should have invested in some stablisers!

12.40 and we are off. Six laps, 40km in total of quite a technical course and a cut-off time to add to the pressure. We have to ensure we get the next Eurostar train back to London. (And oh, London, how I missed your flatness and straightness as I cycled round!)

By lap 2, the cramp has set in on my left calf. And then through came Alistair Brownlee, lapping me already! (I had to remind myself that he does this for a job).

Onward I went, cramp in toe. Lap 4 saw my chain come off my bike, but through pure grit and determination, I made it to the end. I wasn’t last, but almost.

We’re now enroute to London on Eurostar, just having had a massage on the calf and waiting for my dinner.

Looking forward to the last leg in Regent’s Park and determined to finish so hoping the good British public are there to cheer us on. There are lots of tired and achy bodies aboard along with a few injured but everyone is in high spirits and thoroughly enjoying the day.

See you all in London, home sweet home.

Read about the first leg, swimming in Paris, here

And rest between races onboard the ever-relaxing Eurostar. 

So as you were all tucked up in your beds this morning, 120 of us were up at 5.30 French time getting ready to brave the Bassin de la Villette in Paris. 

The competitors range from first timers to athletes such as Karen Pickering, Ewan Thomas as well as the Brownlee brothers straight in from the Triathlon World Series. 

As it hit 7.30 and the light just came up, the gun went, and off we went…  A bit too cold for my liking, but hey ho. 

I managed to come in under 25 mins with the winner doing around 18 mins and slowest about 45 min.  We are now on the Eurostar heading off to Brussels for the 40km cycle. It’ll be interesting as all 120 athletes are starting together. I’m looking forward to taking in sights such the King’s Palace, Atomium, Stade Roi Baudouin and a couple of trams!

I’ll let you know how we get on. Better go now, breakfast is being served :)

We couldn’t let the weekend pass without sharing with you this fantastic shot from our flickrpool of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship London by dodsworld.

The warm-up weekend turned out to be a fantastic success. Three major sporting events took place in the capital on Saturday, and with just over three years to go until the start of the London Olympic Games, all eyes were on London.

Sports fans were spoilt for choice between:

1. The modern pentathlon’s World Championships in Crystal Palace
2. The triathlon’s World Series in Hyde Park
3. Basketball’s Game On tournament at The O2 Arena in Greenwich

If you were lucky enough to see any of the events, please let us know what you thought in the comments below.

If you’re looking fora great write-up of the whole weekend, we recommend you take a look at Ollie William’s blog on the Warm Up Weekend for the BBC.