They always had the Olympic gold as their ultimate target, but the manner of Team Germany’s victory in Monday’s Triathlon Mixed Relay was nothing short of stunning, as the World Champions held off USA and Great Britain courtesy of an almighty Laura Lindemann sprint finish down the blue carpet of Pont Alexandre III bridge. [Read more…]
Henri Schoeman wins at Arena Games Sursee
After an injury and illness plagued couple of seasons, South Africa’s Henri Schoeman continued his emotional return to the pinnacle of racing with a gold medal at Arena Games Triathlon powered by Zwift Switzerland. [Read more…]
Derron wins Czech challenge Karlovy Vary
Switzerland’s Julie Derron made light work of a mighty challenge in Karlovy Vary on Sunday afternoon, making up lost ground in the swim with a powerful 40km ride to help bridge the chasers to the front before a relentless 10km run to the line. [Read more…]
Blummenfelt makes history with world title in Edmonton
Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt underlined his status as the greatest triathlete on the planet right now with a consummate performance in Edmonton on Saturday afternoon to take both the gold and the 2021 world title, the first man to do so in the same year as winning the Olympic Games. [Read more…]
Updated plans for Ironman 70.3 World Championships
IRONMAN today announced changes to the 2021 and 2022 editions of the IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship based on the continued global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read more…]
Flora Duffy wins Montreal super sprint format gold
Canada – It was only a matter of weeks on from her Olympic triumph in Tokyo, but Flora Duffy continued her remarkable journey into the triathlon stars on Saturday afternoon as she powered to the Groupe Copley World Triathlon Championship Series Montreal gold. [Read more…]
Forissier, Duvoisin win XTERRA Short Track Italy Lake Garda
Lake Garda, Italy – (FRA) and Loanne Duvoisin (SUI) captured the XTERRA Short Track Italy Lake Garda elite races on Saturday, June 5, 2021 through the narrow streets of Toscolano-Maderno with winning times of 34:09 and 39:56, respectively. [Read more…]
Blummenfelt 2nd win in Lisbon World Triathlon Cup
Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt continued his superb form in Lisbon on Saturday afternoon as he stormed to World Triathlon Cup gold with a typically tough run that left the rest of the field chasing shadows. [Read more…]
Nicola Spirig enjoys Lisbon success
The weekend has proven to be fruitful for two times Olympic medallist Nicola Spirig. After claiming the bronze medal this Friday in the World Triathlon Mixed Relay Olympic qualification event in Lisbon, and securing that the Swiss team will be at the Tokyo Olympics, 48 hours later the Swiss claimed the victory in the World Cup, storming an star-stacked field with another showcase of horse power on the bike. [Read more…]
IM 70.3 World Championships Finland 2023
The IRONMAN Group today announced that Lahti, Finland has secured the right to host the 2023 IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship, a two-day event that will take place on August 26-27, 2023. It is the third time that the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship will be held on European soil after Zell am See-Kaprun (Austria) in 2015 and Nice (France) in 2019. [Read more…]