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…]
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…]
Perterer, Stateff debut World Cup wins in Cagliari
In the build-up to the 2018 ITU Cagliari World Cup, all the talk was of a tough and technical course, a steep climb and a rapid descent that was likely to take its toll on the athletes. By the end of Saturday’s racing, it had become clear that it is on precisely these kinds of demanding courses that they love to compete and put all their training to the test. [Read more…]
Murray, Jeffcoat win Mooloolaba 2018 titles
MOOLOOLABA, AUSTRALIA – For the 16th consecutive year, world’s top triathletes gathered in the Sunshine Coast this weekend to participate in the second stop of the ITU World Cup Tour, in Mooloolaba (Australia). [Read more…]
Murray defends Cape Town ITU World Cup title
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – The new World Cup season is now underway following what proved to be a superb sprint triathlon in the Cape Town sunshine. [Read more…]
ITU World Cup season starts in Cape Town
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – For the second time, the beautiful city of Cape Town will have the honour of hosting the first race of a new ITU World Cup season this weekend, with all of the athletes looking to make the strongest possible start to this year’s 17-stop worldwide tour. [Read more…]
Sissons, Taylor-Brown first World Cup wins at ITU Madrid
MADRID, SPAIN – It was a day of firsts in the Spanish capital for the 2017 ITU Madrid World Cup, with both Ryan Sissons (NZL) and Georgia Taylor-Brown (GBR) winning their first ever World Cup. Also first on the podium were Taylor Spivey (USA) and Chelsea Burns (USA), as well as Raphael Montoya (FRA) while his compatriot Simon Viein grabbed in Madrid his second world cup top three finishes. [Read more…]
Hauser, Stanford first wins at Chengdu World Cup
CHENGDU, CHINA – To conclude the season’s first semifinal/finals race format of the season, Australia’s Matthew Hauser and Great Britain’s Non Stanford earned first-time career World Cup wins at the 2017 Chengdu ITU Triathlon World Cup on Sunday. [Read more…]
Maaike Caelers wins Alanya World Cup
After a tough season of injuries and illness, Maaike Caelers (NED) found redemption towards the end of the season with a win at the Alanya World Cup. Vendula Frintova (CZE) out sprinted a fierce pack of four down the finish chute for silver, while Yuliya Yelistratova (UKR) scooped up bronze. [Read more…]