Month: March 2021

Female triathlon participation on the rise

Following a summer of success for the sport, British Triathlon has just announced that women’s participation in triathlon is now higher than ever before. Advertisement This news coincides with Women’s Sport Week (3-9 October), a Sport England campaign aiming to increase the profile of women’s sport across the UK. British Triathlon Women’s Participation Lead, Jenny…

By JohnValbyNation March 14, 2021 0

Alistair Brownlee’s TUE files made public by Fancy Bears hacking group

Alistair Brownlee has become the latest athlete to have theraupeutic use exemption files made public, with the records showing the double Olympic gold medallist received a TUE for acetazolamide, which helps to combat altitude sickness. Brownlee claims the TUE was taken out-of-competition during a trekking trip up Mount Kilimanjaro in 2013. Advertisement Much debate has been sparked…

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Jan Frodeno claims “too many beers” to blame for comments made against GB’s Harry Wiltshire

Double Ironman World Champion Jan Frodeno has in part appeared to apologise for the way he expressed his feelings towards Harry Wiltshire, claiming on 220’s Twitter page that “too many beers” may have been to blame for his strong words in an interview with Triathlete Magazine. Advertisement Frodeno claimed Wiltshire was swimming on top of him throughout much of the…

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Brownlee Brothers: top 5 moments

The Brownlee brothers have taken the world of triathlon by storm, with outstanding performances in competitions from the ITU World Championships to the Olympics. With so many achievements over the last decade, we take a look back at some of their best moments…  Advertisement Heroics at WTS Cozumel  Our top Brownlee moment has to be…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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