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,…
Month: March 2021
Mario Mola wins Hamburg World Triathlon Series
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…
Cassandra Beaugrand gives French Bastille Day joy at Hamburg WTS
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…
France win Mixed Relay World Championships in Hamburg
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…
Tokyo 2020 Olympic dates announced
The IOC have announced the competition schedule for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, confirming the Men’s Triathlon event will take place on Monday 27th July and the Women’s race the following day. The highly anticipated Olympic debut of the Triathlon Mixed Relay will take place on Saturday 1st August. Advertisement The individual races will be disputed over the…
9 medals for British paratriathletes at European Paratriathlon Championships
Great Britain won nine medals at the ETU European Paratriathlon Championships in Tartu, Estonia, including Lauren Steadman winning a remarkable sixth career European title, and a debut gold for Hannah Moore. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Advertisement In case you missed it, GB Paratriathlon had a fantastic day at ETU European Champs today!
Norseman Xtreme: are you tough enough?
On the 4th August one of the toughest iron-distance triathlons in the world takes place in Norway, the iconic Isklar Norseman Xtreme Triathlon Advertisement It all starts with a jump off a ferry into a dark and icy fjord, which has an average temperature of 14°C, and it doesn’t let up from there. Both the bike course,…
Brits first and third at WTS Edmonton
Vicky Holland won gold and led a British charge at the ITU World Triathlon Edmonton to move up to second overall in the world rankings. Teams mates Georgia Taylor-Brown, Jess Learmonth and Jodie Stimpson finished third, fourth and fifth. Advertisement Holland demonstrated with her win at the AJ Bell World Triathlon Leeds that she is…
Unstoppable Mario Mola wins WTS Edmonton
In an exciting early evening showdown in Edmonton Mario Mola (ESP) surged ahead of Kristian Blummenfelt (NOR) in the final lap of the run to capture his fourth consecutive WTS podium. Blummenfelt showcased his tremendous power, twice surging ahead of Mola in the bell lap before dropping back for a second place finish. Advertisement “Kristian gave me one of…
Oman to host new Ironman 70.3
Fancy a trip to Oman and a chance to extend the 2018 tri season in style? Or perhaps mark the beginning of your 2019 season with a 70.3 triathlon in this beautiful country? With these two new races you can do both… Advertisement The Sultanate of Oman will host two new triathlon events in the…