General entries for next year’s World Triathlon Series event in Leeds went on sale at 9am this morning (Tuesday 18 August) – and they’re going to sell like hotcakes, say the organisers. Advertisement >>> Leeds lands 2016 ITU World Triathlon Series event Click Here: south sydney rabbitohs rugby store Over 1,500 entries have already been […]
Read MoreWant a new long-distance challenge next year? General entries for The Bastion 2016 went on sale this morning, offering athletes the chance to race around the iconic backdrop of Hever Castle in Kent, with 25% off for those who enter early. Advertisement >>> 2015 Bastion winners crowned at Hever Castle The Bastion will take place […]
Read MoreThe new issue of 220 Triathlon magazine went on sale today, and this month we’re all about the future – like our cover star Ben Dijkstra, one of Britain’s most exciting up-and-coming triathletes. Advertisement Also in this month’s issue: Secrets of Ironman success: boost your physical and mental endurance Smash your A-race: beginners’ training plan, […]
Read MoreWith three races left on the 2015 WTS calendar, Stockholm will see some tough points battles this weekend – Spanish trio Javier Gomez, Mario Mola and Fernando Alarza are all racing, and in the women’s race Sarah True and Katie Zaferes (USA) will face stiff competition from Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig. Advertisement This year’s race (map […]
Read MoreLike a challenge? Entries for The Legend Triathlon have just opened – a new single-lap iron-distance race around Snowdonia National Park, taking place on Sunday 10 July. Advertisement Billed as the UK’s friendliest, toughest and most beautiful single lap iron distance triathlon, it will start and finish in Llanberis and send athletes through ‘mind-blowing scenery, […]
Read MoreIt’s the final countdown to this year’s Ironman 70.3 World Champs, and defending champions Javier Gomez (ESP) and Daniela Ryf (SUI) will have a tough race on their hands in Austria next weekend (30 August). Advertisement >>> Javier Gomez, Daniela Ryf win Ironman 70.3 World Champs in Mont-Tremblant >>> Free Ironman 70.3 training plans This […]
Read MoreHeard about London’s ‘sky pool’ yet? Basically a regular 25m swimming pool suspended between two apartment blocks 10 storeys up, it will form part of a new development near the former Battersea power station. Advertisement It’s expected to be ready for action in 2018, and will be entirely transparent and structure free – the only […]
Read MoreSarah True once again claimed the top spot in Stockholm with a dominant performance on the run, beating favourite Katie Zaferes and Olympic champion Nicola Spirig in the process. Advertisement True won her first World Triathlon Series event in the Swedish capital last year over sprint distance, and this year she increased her margin of […]
Read MoreClick:98D28108658000 Hard to believe, but reigning world champ Javier Gomez had never won WTS Stockholm before today – and he finally put that right this afternoon with a dominant display that carried him across the finish line nearly 1min ahead of second-placed Joao Pereira (POR). Advertisement >>> Sarah True wins Stockholm World Triathlon That makes […]
Read MoreThe suspense didn’t let up in the women’s race at Challenge Walchsee in Austria last weekend, with Britain’s Catherine Jameson and Lucy Gossage right up there at the front of the pack throughout the middle-distance race. Advertisement Jameson led out of the swim, and over the first 60km of the bike she held a 3:30mins […]
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