WTS Stockholm: who’s competing
This weekend the world’s elites will be flocking to Sweden for WTS Stockholm, the sixth in the World Triathlon Series, and the series penultimate race before Rio. Run over the cobblestone streets of the Swedish capital, there is a two-lap swim, eight-lap bike and four-lap run course. Advertisement In the men’s the Brownlee brothers will aiming…
Flora Duffy wins WTS Stockholm
Today was Flora Duff’s day. After a good swim in choppy cold water conditions that required wetsuits she exited the swim in the lead group of US athletes Sarah True and Katie Zaferes and then on the bike she made the brave decision to go out alone after the two couldn’t stay with at the level…
Xterra returns to UK in 2017
After a hiatus in 2016, the premier off-road triathlon series Xterra is to return to Britain in June 2017. Xterra UK will be taking place on June 4 at UWC Atlantic College in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Advertisement The race will be contained to the college’s campus, with a two-lap sea swim starting from…
World Champion Daniela Ryf to race Challenge Roth
The line up for Challenge Roth on 17 July line up to include World Champion Daniela Ryf from Switzerland, who is number 10 in our top 10 female triathletes of all time. She will join fellow world champion Jan Frodeno, who is aiming to beat the iron-distance world record at Roth. Roth will be the only…
Swallow wins Ironman 70.3 Jönköping
Swallow led from the first. She was the first woman out of the water in a time of 00:24:18, and was 8th overall after catching the male pros. Advertisement On the bike she hung on to the top spot but fellow country woman Kimberley Morrison came close and they continued their bike ride shoulder to…
100 Kona slots offered at China’s 2 new Ironman 70.3 events
Ironman 70.3 Hefei will offer 50 age group slots and Ironman 70.3 Xiamen will offer 40 allocated proportionally for the 2017 Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. The remaining 10 slots will be awarded to top performing athletes who complete both races. Advertisement The move, declared by Ironman CEO Andrew Messick in an email to…
Ironman UK – course tips and everything you need to know
Ironman UK is the original UK long-distance race, with colourful crowds and a famous finish line experience. But how do you conquer the logistics, lumpy bike and lapped run of Bolton? Advertisement Our step-by-step pre-race, swim, bike and run guide is provided by 2015 finisher Janine Doggett (click here to visit Janine’s ‘Triathlove’ blog!) and you’ll…
Javier Gomez out of Rio 2016
The five-time ITU world champion Javier Gomez (ESP) has been forced to withdraw from competing in this year’s Olympic Games in Rio. In what must have been one of the hardest messages he’s ever had to, or will have to, write, the 33-year-old informed the world that due to a crash while bike training he…
Classic Race: Challenge Roth 2011 revisited
Seven hours, 41 minutes and 33 seconds. While with five podiums he may forever be the bridesmaid at the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii, Germany’s Andreas Raelert remains the fastest man in long-distance triathlon history courtesy of a barely-believable finish time at Challenge Roth in Germany on 10 July 2011. Advertisement “This was the performance…
WTS Hamburg: Zaferes wins her first WTS event
There is nothing unusual about seeing a USA athlete on the top of the podium but this time it was Katie Zaferes taking the top spot instead of Gwen Jorgensen, who had to settle for third place. In a great performance Rachel Klamer from The Netherlands took second and her first podium finish. Advertisement Jorgensen was always…