Click:bearing supply This weekend is thoroughly exciting within the triathlon world, with over 2,300 athletes descending upon Kailua-Kona, Hawaii for the Ironman World Championship on 8 October. Advertisement The event is now in its 38th year and is undoubtedly the most iconic one-day endurance event in the world. Great Britain has 124 athletes competing this…
Month: March 2021
Ironman World Championship: Jan Frodeno victorious in pro men’s race
Jan Frodeno has won the 2016 Ironman World Championship title in Kona, Hawaii, breaking free from Sebastian Kienle at 15km on the run to successfully defend his title. Frodeno’s finish was 8:06:30, just short of breaking Craig Alexander’s 8:03:56 course record. Advertisement The 40th edition of the Ironman World Championships started with many course and national…
Ironman World Championship: Daniela Ryf claims victory in pro women’s race
Following her victory at July’s Challenge Roth, Switzerland’s Daniela Ryf has confirmed her position as the greatest long-distance triathlete on the planet today by taking the Ironman World Championship title in dominant fashion. The Swiss finished in 8:46hr to break Mirinda Carfrae’s Kona course record by over 5mins. Advertisement The 3.8km pro women’s swim followed a…
Le Tour de France organisers acquire Human Race Events
The organisers of the popular Windsor Triathlon and the BallBuster Duathlon, Human Race Events, have been bought by Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O), owner of the world renowned Le Tour de France. Other events and sportives organised by A.S.O include Paris Marathon and L’Etape du Tour. Advertisement The purchase means Human Race Events will be able…
Human Race: ASO and the future
220: You already organise some Tour de France-themed single day bike races, but what impact will the buyout have on your multisport events? Can we expect to see Human Race expand into long-distance triathlon and duathlon events? Advertisement Nick Rusling: Good question. Although ASO don’t organise triathlons currently, with Human Race in the ASO family they’ve…
Ironman World Championships in pictures
This year’s Ironman Hawaii had everything you could possibly want from a World Championship; drama from the outset, broken records and great racing. Daniela Ryf’s record breaking performance that saw her take victory for the second year running proved her to be one of the greatest female triathletes ever, while Iron-distance record holder Jan Frodeno’s…
Stunning images from Kona 2016
INSPIRING DUO: Jeff Agar pulls his son, Johnny, who suffers with cerebral palsy, along the bike course © Tom Pentington/Getty Images for IRONMAN Advertisement THE LONG ROAD HOME: Elite male athletes make their way along the iconic 112-mile bike course, battling rough winds and soaring temperatures as they go. © Tom Pentington/Getty Images for IRONMAN POLITICAL FiINISH: The…
Challenge Peguera Mallorca in pictures
The half-distance race consists of a 1.9km swim, followed by a 90km cycle and a 21km run. The bike leg starts in Peguera and takes in Es Capdellà, Calvià, Palmanova, Magaluf, El Toro, Santa Ponça before returning to Paguera for the run leg. Advertisement Riders also venture into the foothills of Serra de la Tramuntana, a UNESCO…
New bike lock causes thieves to vomit
Fed up with your bike being pinched stolen locking it securely? A pair of inventors from San Francisco could have a novel solution that could detour thieves The Guardian have reported. Advertisement The entrepreneurs, Daniel Idzkowski and Yves Perrenoud, have invented a bike lock called SkunkLock that looks like a standard bike lock, but when…
Olympic and Paralympic stars to attend BTF awards
Olympic gold and silver medallists, Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee, along with bronze medallist Vicky Holland, will be attending British Triathlon’s annual award ceremony on 12 November. Advertisement Joining them will be Paralympic gold medallist Andy Lewis and silver medallist Alison Patrick, as well as triathlon volunteers, officials and coaches from across the country. Alistair said: “It’s…