There may be no Gomez to contend with as he sits this one out, but racing is sure to be fierce in the London stage of the World Triathlon Series this weekend as the Brownlees go head-to-head for the first time this season. Advertisement Sunday’s race in Hyde Park will see both Alistair and Jonny…
Ironman have announced today that the 2017 Ironman 70.3 World Championship will be a two-day event – with women racing on one day and men racing on the other (both professional and age-group) – allowing for a full day of triathlon for each, although numbers of race spots on each day are yet to be…
With kids’ triathlon firmly on the up in this country, a new race called WaldenJNR Triathlon is throwing its hat into the ring this weekend to become the East of England’s biggest-ever junior triathlon. Advertisement >>> Kent schoolchildren head to Hever Castle for triathlon roadshow It takes place on Sunday 31 May in Saffron Walden,…
Registration for the first ever Challenge Regensburg opens on Monday 1 June, with several hundred athletes already pre-registered – including two-time Ironman wold champion Chris ‘Macca’ McCormack. Advertisement The race start on 14 August with a 3.8km swim in Lake Guggenberger, just outside the former capital of Bavaria, Germany. Athletes will then embark on a…
With WTS London just days away, Boardman Bikes have given their star triathletes Alistair and Jonny Brownlee special patriotic paint jobs to help ensure the home crowd gets behind them in Hyde Park. Advertisement >>> WTS London 2015 preview The standard black and yellow Boardman Elite Air 9.8 bikes that they usually ride have been…
A massive weekend of triathlon comes to Nottingham this weekend, starting with the Emergency Services National Championships today (29 May), followed by the Nottingham Triathlon on Saturday and then the hugely popular Outlaw Half on Sunday. Advertisement >>> Hawkins and Faux win Outlaw Half 2014 Paul Hawkins, last year’s Outlaw Half winner and course record…
Mercury Events and Immediate Media have today confirmed a joint venture partnership to launch the National Triathlon Show at Lee Valley VeloPark in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on 9-10 April 2016. Advertisement 220 Triathlon, with the UK’s no1 multi-sport website and magazine with an ABC circulation of 25,068 of which annual subscriptions are 15,573,…
Fielding a small team for the London ITU World Paratrithlon event, Team GB were once again big in the medal tally table. Advertisement First medal of the day went to George Peasgood, who took silver in the PT4 category. A rising star on the GB paratri squad, Peasgood was leading out of T2, but was…
On a day of wet and windy conditions across the country (hello Hyde Park), Karl Alexander and Suzie Richards took assertive wins at the Outlaw Half in Nottingham this afternoon. Advertisement >>> Hawkins and Faux win Outlaw Half 2014 Also racing today were accomplished athletes including Olympic silver-medal winning heptathlete Heather Fell, course record holder…
It was only right that the man who won gold in Hyde Park three years ago should triumph today at the venue’s last staging before the move to Leeds in 2016. However it wasn’t a repeat result for Olympic bronze medallist Jonny Brownlee, who suffered a mechanical straight out of T1. Advertisement The 750m swim…