Javier Gomez wins fifth world title
Olympic silver medallist, world 70.3 champ, world Xterra champ and now five-time world ITU champ, Javier Gomez today cemented his position as one of the greatest athletes of all time. Advertisement Finishing second in the Chicago Grand Final behind teammate Mario Mola was enough to retain his world title and become the first ITU athlete…
Chicago Elite Men in Quotes: Murray, Gomez, Mola and Brownlee
Jonny Brownlee, GBR, 12th in race, 11th in Series Advertisement In his first race back from injury, Brownlee was unsure how the Grand Final would pan out. With the leaders until T2, he slipped down into 12th at the line. “It would have been disappointing if I’d done any better than that. It would have…
Photo Gallery: 2015 ITU World Champs, Chicago
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Race Tips: Hever Castle Triathlon
This weekend sees the UK’s second biggest triathlon taking place at Kent’s Hever Castle. More than 7,000 swim/bike/run fanatics will take over the 13th century castle for two days of racing in stunning surroundings and with a fantastic festival atmosphere. Advertisement With so many athletes racing this weekend, we’ve asked for some race tips from…
Race report – Wiggle London Duathlon
More than 3,000 people have taken part in the Wiggle London Duathlon, the world’s largest run, bike, run event. Duathletes, runners, cyclists, fund raisers and elite athletes tackled the duathlon in the stunning surroundings of Richmond Park. Advertisement The race began at 8:45am, and duathletes of all abilities took to the closed roads of the park to tackle…
Austria – the new overseas training camp destination
If you think of overseas training, chances are islands such as Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Mallorca spring to mind. And understandably so, with the Canary and Balearic Islands offering guaranteed warm weather throughout the British winter months, and affordable flights from across the UK. Advertisement But when the mercury rises around April time, it actually becomes…
Race report – Snowman Triathlon
The fourth installment of the Snowman Triathlon took place over the 26th and 27th September, starting and finishing at the Plas y Brenin National Mountain Centre in Capel Curig, North Wales. Hundreds of competitors descended on this beautiful and iconic part of Snowdonia; however the scenery was the last thing on their minds as they tackled…
GB’s Jacqui Slack takes fourth at ITU Cross Tri World Champs
Following an impressive ride on the 31km MTB leg, Great Britain’s Jacqueline Slack took fourth place at the 2015 ITU Cross Tri World Champs in Sardinia, Italy, on Saturday. Missing out on the podium by 2mins, the result was still two places higher than in 2014. Advertisement Taking to Twitter after the race, the Xterra…
Kona predictions: men’s top 10
We’re getting ever closer to the biggest race in the triathlon calendar, which began in 1978 with 15 hardy souls and now attracts the pinnacle of long-distance athletes from all over the world. Advertisement From ITU and Olympic champions to previous Ironman World Championship winners, there are a host of contenders to take the title…
Hever Castle Triathlon gallery
Historic Hever Castle in Kent provided the backdrop to a festival of triathlon and multisport this weekend (26/27 September 2015), as thousands competed in a variety of different swim, bike, run distances – all captured by the cameras from Channel 4, Sky Sports and ITV Meridian. Advertisement This was the seventh edition of the annual…