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. 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 the water was the Slovenian…
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…
ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Utö in pictures
In just over a week’s time on June 18 100 teams will be competing at the ÖtillÖ swimrun Isles of Scilly, each hoping for one of the eight qualification spots for the ÖTILLÖ the Swimrun World Championship. Advertisement ÖtillÖ confirm launch of UK qualifier race in 2016 To whet your appetite hare are some images from last week’s…
GB’s Olympic Triathlon team announced for Rio
Ahead of this weekend’s ITU World Triathlon Series race in Leeds, the city has been decorated with images of Alistair and Jonny Brownlee, Non Stanford and Vicky Holland. You can’t walk around a corner without seeing a giant Brownlee billboard; tri has already taken over the city. So the setting was apt for the official…
WTS Leeds preview
This Sunday, for the first time ever, the World Triathlon Series will be coming to the city of Leeds. The races are to feature reigning Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee and both reigning world champions Javier Gomez and Gwen Jorgensen. Advertisement The provisional line-up of elite women taking to the start pontoon in Roundhay Park at 1pm…
Bestfest swim week in Mallorca: 3.8km iron-distance race report
As places to train go, the BEST swim centre in Colonia Sant Jordi, Mallorca, is pretty much every swimmer’s dream. Not only does it centre around a 10-lane 50m outdoor pool, but the centre is founded and run by two Olympic swimmers – James Parrack and Matthew O’Connor – so expert knowledge abounds. Plus not…
Gwen Jorgensen to ride Leeds WTS on new bespoke bike
This weekend two-time ITU Triathlon World Champion Gwen Jorgensen (USA) is to compete at WTS Leeds on her bespoke Specialized Amira Advertisement Her team, in conjunction with Specialized and Columbia Threadneedle Investments, have worked hard to create an iconic bike that features HED Stinger 3 wheels, SRM cranks and Di2 Shimano groupset. The Amira has…