Month: March 2021

The announcement from Ironman UK that they are to shorten the bike leg by 17 miles, making it 95 instead of the custom 112, has caused debate and outrage on social media.  Advertisement Ironman made the decision because of the Winter Hill fire near Bolton, saying that this was the only solution, “which enables the…

It’s a fair bet that the vast majority of those crossing the Ironman Austria finish line at the start of the month were in joyous spirits and thankful to the organisers, World Triathlon Corporation, for providing a rewarding – possibly life-changing – experience. Advertisement Albeit unashamedly for-profit, as decreed by Wanda Group, its Chinese conglomerate…

It’s a fair bet that the vast majority of those crossing the Ironman Austria finish line at the start of the month were in joyous spirits and thankful to the organisers, World Triathlon Corporation, for providing a rewarding – possibly life-changing – experience. Advertisement Albeit unashamedly for-profit, as decreed by Wanda Group, its Chinese conglomerate…

After a brief post-Ironman 70.3 hiatus, middle-distance racing returns to St. Croix on 2nd December 2018 with the rebranded Beauty & the Beast Triathlon. Profits from the event will be donated to the post-Hurricane Irma recovery efforts in the US Virgin Islands.  Advertisement The legendary race began life in 1988 as the America’s Paradise Triathlon,…

After a brief post-Ironman 70.3 hiatus, middle-distance racing returns to St. Croix on 2nd December 2018 with the rebranded Beauty & the Beast Triathlon. Profits from the event will be donated to the post-Hurricane Irma recovery efforts in the US Virgin Islands.  Advertisement The legendary race began life in 1988 as the America’s Paradise Triathlon,…

2016, 2017, 2018… it’s a THREE-PEAT! What a come-from-behind performance by @mariomola to win #WTSHamburg for the third straight year! pic.twitter.com/W38KA1BmNM — World Triathlon (@worldtriathlon) July 14, 2018 Mario Mola underlined why he’s the firm favourite to win a third consecutive world title with victory in Hamburg. Advertisement The north German city has proven a…

2016, 2017, 2018… it’s a THREE-PEAT! What a come-from-behind performance by @mariomola to win #WTSHamburg for the third straight year! pic.twitter.com/W38KA1BmNM — World Triathlon (@worldtriathlon) July 14, 2018 Mario Mola underlined why he’s the firm favourite to win a third consecutive world title with victory in Hamburg. Advertisement The north German city has proven a…

Cassandre Beaugrand destroyed a steller field to record her first World Triathlon Series win in serene fashion in Hamburg. Advertisement The reigning French champion had finished eighth in Yokohama and recorded the fastest women’s split in the mixed team relay in Nottingham in June. But this still represented a huge breakthrough for the 21-year-old who…

Cassandre Beaugrand destroyed a steller field to record her first World Triathlon Series win in serene fashion in Hamburg. Advertisement The reigning French champion had finished eighth in Yokohama and recorded the fastest women’s split in the mixed team relay in Nottingham in June. But this still represented a huge breakthrough for the 21-year-old who…

Just over an hour before their nation kicked-off in Moscow, attempting to win the football World Cup for the second time, a youthful French quartet achieved the same feat in the ITU Mixed Relay World Championship. Advertisement Team France take the tape after another superb #WTSHamburg #TriMixedRelay!! Australia come home in second just ahead of…