Great Britain's Helen Jenkins enlisted a killer last lap kick to record her first series win this year, as Erin Densham and Laura Bennett claimed silver and bronze respectively in triathlon's return to San Diego.

Four of the sport’s biggest names met with the media at the San Diego press conference. See what Gwen Jorgensen, Helen Jenkins, Jarrod Shoemaker and Bevan Docherty had to say ahead of the ITU World Triathlon San Diego

This weekend presents an opportunity to witness history in the making as triathlon returns to its roots in San Diego. The second ITU World Triathlon Series event of 2012 offers the perfect chance to reflect upon just how far the sport has come.

The ITU World Triathlon Series takes ITU racing to San Diego for the first time this weekend, the birthplace of modern triathlon. See who are the contenders in these historic races here.

The opening event of the ITU World Triathlon Series had the potential to shake up the Olympic simulation, and it did. It's time to delve into the current rankings and work out exactly what happened in Sydney and how if affected London 2012

Germany's Steffen Justus ran away with the biggest win in his career, claiming gold ahead of South Africa's Richard Murray and France's Laurent Vidal in a fast and furious Sydney opener on Saturday.

Australia's Erin Densham dominated the elite women's field for the second time in a month, to win her first ITU World Triathlon Series title in Sydney, ahead of Helen Jenkins and Andrea Hewitt.

With less than 24 hours until the first race of the 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series gets underway in Sydney, here is a quick look at just which athletes to watch this year.

Olympics were on the mind at the official press conference for Dextro Energy Triathlon Sydney, as Helen Jenkins, Brendan Sexton, Emma Snowsill, Simon Whitfield, Bevan Docherty and Emma Moffatt met the media.

Can't get to the opening round of the 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series in Sydney this weekend? Don't fret, because the ITU’s stellar live online coverage is back and even better for the 2012 season.