Jan Frodeno became the first Olympic champion to win the Ironman World Championship with a dominating triumph in Hawaii. Advertisement The German, who had already won the Ironman European title in Frankfurt in July and the World 70.3 crown in August, confirmed his status as the best long-distance triathlete in the world by posting a…
Daniela Ryf delivered the biggest margin of victory since all-conquering Chrissie Wellington in 2009 to claim her first Ironman World Championship title in Hawaii in 8:57:57. Advertisement The Swiss triathlete dominated as she has done throughout an unbeaten season to beat Britain’s Rachel Joyce by 13:02mins with Australia’s Liz Blatchford rounding out the podium. “I…
This month in 220 Triathlon magazine we’re giving you the lowdown on all the best new bike gear to expect for the 2016 season: from concept bikes, to helmet sensors to a near-silent turbo trainer (neighbours rejoice!) we’ve got it covered. Advertisement Also in this month’s issue: Tackling the track: the benefits of track cycling sessions…
Emma Pallant and Ben Dijkstra both took home gold medals for GB at the ITU World Duathlon Championships in Adelaide over the weekend, with Mark Buckingham also taking a bronze. Advertisement Pallant won gold in the elite women’s event, finishing ahead of Ai Ueda of Japan and Sandra Levenez, the defending champion from France….
The British age-group duathlon team was represented across the board in Adelaide at the weekend, with medals for GB athletes from the 25-29 category right up to the 80-84 age-group. Advertisement 80-year-old Maurice Young beat his only rival in the category by 8mins to become World Champion in the sprint distance. The sprint team also…
Garmin has announced it’s latest line-up of running watches, the Forerunner 230, 235 and 630. Advertisement The 230 is the simplest watch of these updated models, whereas the 235 and 630 both have heart rate monitors built in amongst other new innovations. Click Here: Italy soccer tracksuit The 630, proclaimed as Garmin’s most advanced running…
The Challenge Family have just announced that the 2015 edition of Challenge Bahrain will no longer go ahead on 20 November due to issues regarding the road traffic safety permit for the race. Advertisement Challenge Bahrain’s General Manager, Mikel Calahorra, said: “We’d like to thank everyone for their continued support. We’ve worked hard for many months…
With 13,000 participants descending on the capital city, the London Triathlon has fast established itself as the UK’s biggest triathlon and next year celebrates its 20th anniversary. Advertisement The 2016 dates have been confirmed as 6-7th August and taking place during the Rio Olympic Games, organisers hope the event will help to celebrate the sport…
After launching new races in Sweden, Estonia, Dubai and America, Ironman have announced that they’ll be partnering with Just Racing UK to host two new Ironman events in Weymouth. Advertisement On 11 September 2016, Weymouth will host both a full Ironman race and an Ironman 70.3 event. Both races will offer 30 qualifying spots for…
The sun was shining in Mallorca for the middle distance Challenge Paguera on 17th October, as Filip Ospaly of Czech Republic and Spaniard Sara Loehr Muñoz were victorious. Advertisement Hundreds of age-group athletes also took to the calm blue waters off Torà Beach and the technical, winding bike course, before finishing with a flat tarmac run along the…