Japan – Thursday morning in Tokyo saw Flora Duffy emerge victorious from a demanding 2019 World Triathlon Olympic Qualification Event in the most unexpected fashion. This was the Bermudians first event back after a year out with injury, and after a bike display that showed she has lost none of her trademark power and rhythm on two wheels, she hung tough on the run so that, after the leaders Jessica Learmonth and Georgia Taylor Brown had taken the tape hand-in-hand ahead of her, their subsequent disqualification for causing a deliberate tie earned Duffy the gold. [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…]
Aguayo, Charles win Volcano Triathlon titles
Lanzarote – The Spaniard, Emilio Aguayo, of CDM Club CLAVANT Moncada and the Brit, Lucy Charles, of Club Team CB put in brilliant performances to win the XXXV Triathlon Volcano. The event is the longest running triathlon event in Spain. [Read more…]
Coninx, Zaferes grab WTS Bermuda titles
Bermuda – For the second year in a row, Bermuda is proving to be the perfect race for getting first ever WTS victories. Last year it was a Norwegian, Casper Stornes, who surprised everyone by claiming the title, a honour that this time was for Frenchman Dorien Coninx, surprising all to claim his first ever World Triathlon Series, with a legend of the sport like Javier Gomez Noya claiming silver and the Norwegian Gustav Iden repeating the third place that he got 12 months ago. [Read more…]
The IRONMAN Class of initiative
The ‘IRONMAN Class of’ initiative showcases and recognizes athletes’ first IRONMAN finish experience as a new wave of individuals are inspired to become IRONMAN triathletes [Read more…]
Mola, Zaferes top in ITU Abu Dhabi 2019
Abu Dhabi – Defending ITU World Champion Mario Mola made the most of near-perfect conditions at Yas Marina to take the tape at Daman WTS Abu Dhabi and begin the 2019 season with the kind of majestic display to which we have become accustomed. [Read more…]
Yelistratova, Castro sprint to 2018 Salinas win
Ecuador – The third edition of the Salinas ITU Triathlon World Cup was the most dramatic and exciting to date after Yuliya Yelistratova(UKR) and David Castro Fajardo (ESP) both won their way to the top of the podium in down-to-the-wire sprint finishes on the blue carpet. [Read more…]
Lecomte, Gossaage top in Lanzarote 70.3
Lanzarote – The 22-year-old Frenchman Tom Lecomte and the Britain’s Lucy Gossaage proclaimed themselves brilliant winners of the seventh edition of the Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote, held on Saturday morning at Club La Santa, in the Lanzarote municipality of Tinajo. [Read more…]
Old College Triathlon, my first race
Old College Triathlon – It’s 7am Sunday morning, August 19th 2018, and I’m standing in line waiting for my turn to jump into the water and start my first triathlon race. [Read more…]
Nicole Spirig wins sixth European Crown
Even the sun was out today at Strathclyde Park in Glasgow for the flawless show that Nicola Spirig had prepared for the European Championships. The Swiss, one of the oldest competitors in the field, impressed everyone to claim the European crown again, the sixth of her career, proving that she is serious when she announced that she wants to go for another medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. British Jessica Learmonth crossed the finish line in second while Cassandre Beaugrand (FRA) finished in third place. [Read more…]