Germany – The field was deep with talent and experience and the race always looked like being hugely unpredictable given the past 6 months, but it was to be France’s Vincent Luis who delivered a composed sprint-distance performance and a brilliant second consecutive world title at the 2020 Hamburg Wasser World Triathlon. [Read more…]
Birtwhistle, Standford top at WTS Hamburg
WTS Hamburg, Germany – Australia’s Jake Birtwhistle and Britain’s Non Standford took top honours at the 2019 Hamburg Wasser World Triathlon. The event is part of the WTS circuit. [Read more…]
Cunnama, Haug win IM 70.3 Lanzarote 2017
South African pro athlete James Cunnama smashed the Club La Santa IRONMAN 70.3 race on Saturday 02nd September 2017, slashing almost 17 minutes off the previous record set by Spain’s Eneko Llanos in 2015. As expected, the new bike course produced faster bike splits, which together with overcast skies and light winds, provided the perfect conditions for a record-breaking performance. [Read more…]
Australia are ITU Mixed Relay World Champions
HAMBURG, GERMANY – In Mixed Relay’s first event since the announcement to be included as an official Olympic sport for the Tokyo 2020 Programme, Australia put forth a fierce come from behind finish to claim its first-ever World Championship title with a team of Charlotte McShane, Matthew Hauser, Ashleigh Gentle and Jacob Birtwhistle. [Read more…]
France win ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay
Hamburg, Germany – In the seventh edition of the ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships, France scored its first World Championship title in a down to the line fight. After Great Britain edged out the team in 2014, this year it was France’s turn to put themselves on the top of the competition. [Read more…]
ITU Mixed Relay World 2015 awaits
One of the most anticipated events of the year is back this Sunday. For the third season running, Hamburg will host the 2015 ITU Mixed Relay World Championships in a whirlwind of dynamic racing. [Read more…]
Kueng, Gajer top in 70.3 Luxembourg
All eyes were set on multiple IRONMAN champion Andreas Raelert of Germany, but it was Swiss Manuel Kueng who took the top podium at today’s ERGO IRONMAN 70.3 Luxembourg. It was the first-ever IRONMAN 70.3 win for Kueng. [Read more…]
Degasperi, Riesler conquer Lanzarote Ironman 2015
Alessandro Degasperi of Italy and Diana Riesler of Germany took the Lanzarote Ironman 2015 titles in the most challenging of conditions the small Atlantic island could throw at them. [Read more…]
Lanzarote Ironman 2014 press conference
The Lanzarote Ironman 2014 press conference, kicked the introduction of the elite athletes off in its normal cheerful and thorough manner. [Read more…]
Brownlees crowned Abu Dhabi champions
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 15 March 2014 – Olympic gold medallist Alistair Brownlee today won the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon short course crown for a second year running, however this year he shared the winners glory with his 2012 World Champion brother and Olympic bronze medalist, Jonathan. The British Olympians crossed the finish line arm in arm, scooping the event’s first ever prize pot for the short course. [Read more…]