Clear blue seas and balmy temperatures greeted visitors to the Greek island of Spetses for the annual Spetsathlon. The weekend comprised a series of events which saw over 1,000 athletes take part in two triathlon distances (sprint and endurance), plus an open-water swim and bike race. Advertisement The largest triathlon in Greece for four years,…
Month: March 2021
Race with the stars at the 2016 Windsor Triathlon
The popular Windsor Triathlon is offering age groupers the unique opportunity to race alongside elite athletes. Following huge success in 2015; men and women who can complete the Olympic distance in under 2:30hrs will get the chance to race with big names such as Emma Pallant and London 2012 Olympian, Stuart Hayes in the ‘Race with the…
GB elites take three golds and a silver at Europeans
Obviously in the form of her life Lee’s victory came 3 weeks after she won the Cagliari ITU Triathlon World Cup. Advertisement Lucy Hall set the pace during the opening 1.5km swim in typical style, covering the course in 17:55, with Lee 46 seconds back in 18th position. However Lee made ground on the bike to…
Four golds for GB’s paratriathletes in Lisbon
Reigning European Champions, Lauren Steadman (PT4) and Alison Patrick (PT5) retained their titles at the ETU Paratriathlon European Championships in Lisbon, and were joined on the top of the podium by Andrew Lewis (PT2) and Lizzie Tench (PT1). Advertisement Paratriathlon: the ultimate guide In total the team delivered seven podium finishes in Portugal with Faye McClelland (PT4)…
McMahon almost breaks Ironman record at South American champs
At the Ironman South American Championships victor Canadian Brent McMahon broke the course record and came within a whisker off the current Ironman record, just missing it by 12 seconds. Advertisement A group of ten men exited the swim within a minute of each other, and led by Marcus Fernandes (BRA), including Brent McMahon and…
Cheethman wins Challenge Salou
Conquering tough conditions that included strong waves, which defeated 30 athletes in the swim, GB’s Susie Cheethman has won ChallengeSalou in Spain. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Advertisement More than 1,100 competitors took part in the half distance race (1.9km swim, 90k bike and 21.1k run) under a blazing hot sun. The first out of…
Testing course for Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Mooloolaba
The Ironman 70.3 World Championships are to be held at Mooloolaba in Queensland, Australia this September. This is the first time the championships have been staged in the Southern Hemisphere, although the are has played host to Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast, Mooloolaba Triathlon Festival, and the ITU World Cup races for several years. Advertisement The new…
Alistair Brownlee wins Bloodwise Blenheim Palace Triathlon
Olympic hopeful Gordon Benson came third, causing speculation that he could potentially be the third member of the men’s Olympic team for Rio, joining the Brownlee brothers. (The team will be announced on Tuesday). Aaron Harris was second, just under a minute behind Alistair. The last time Alistair competed at Blenheim was in 2012, just…
Emma Pallant wins ITU Duathlon World Championship for second year
From the beginning Pallant stayed with the leading group, which by T2 had reduced in size to five athletes who were never threatened and it was a case of five athletes chasing three medals. Then with just 2.5km of the final run remaining Pallant pulled away take a second consecutive title. Advertisement “I never feel…
Huub and the Best Swim Centre unite for swim research
HUUB Design, have announced a research partnership with the Best Swim Centre, Mallorca, which will see the centre house HUUB’s revolutionary Measuring Active Drag (MAD) system. Advertisement The system allows quantified gains from wetsuit use to be measured and evidenced, and the development of this Measuring Active Drag (MAD) system is now a key component of…