BTF announce selection policy for Paralympics
A potential two places are up for grabs in each of the paratriathlon categories: PT1, PT2, PT4 (men) and P2, P4 and P5 (women). Advertisement Athletes who have already won a medal at the 2014 and 2015 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships, and win a gold at WPE Buffalo City, WPE Yokohama or WPE Aguilas this…
Bradley Weiss and Flora Duffy win Xterra South African Championships
It’s a place up from last year for Weiss, when he finished second, and his fourth win in five weeks, and his second win on the Xterra World Tour this year following his victory in Albay, Philippines. Advertisement “I don’t think the win has sunk in yet,” said Weiss. “It’s been approximately five years since…
ITU World Triathlon Series coming up in Abu Dhabi
With Rio rapidly approaching on the horizon, all eyes are soon to turn to the UAE, where the world’s best triathletes will once again compete to lay down their intentions for 2016 season. On 4-5 March, the Abu Dhabi Corniche will see the world’s elite, including several Olympic contenders, grace it’s warm waters and sweltering tarmac. …
High-protein beer launched in UK
Barbell Brew has been created by online health retailer Musclefood.com especially for the health conscious fitness market. Each bottle contains 21.8g of protein and has an alcoholic volume of 3.6%. Advertisement Barbell Brew has the same alcohol content as a pint of lager while at the same time packing as much protein as a sirloin steak. 92.4…
Swimrun gets world series
ÖTILLÖ are launching a whole new set of swimrun races called the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Series. For 2016 the series consists of four qualifying races for ÖTILLÖ, the Swimrun World Championship. These include two new events, the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun races Isles of Scilly in the UK and the 1000 Lakes in Germany, as well as…
Gordon Ramsay exclusive: Kona DNF, family & the M-Dot tattoo
In an exclusive, no holds barred, interview with 220 Triathlon magazine Gordon Ramsay reveals how he really felt about his dramatic, very public, withdrawal from Kona and answers his critics about why he should compete in Hawaii. Advertisement “I took a lot of flak for not qualifying, but I never made out I was an…
Meet elite British female Ironman Rachel Joyce
The afternoon sun is relentless on the Queen Ka’ahumanu highway in Kona, Hawaii. It’s 10 October 2015 and two of the greatest long-course athletes never to have tasted Ironman world championship-winning glory are experiencing a case of Kona déja-vu. Germany’s Andreas Raelert is on his way to posting a 2:50hr marathon to give eventual winner…
TriathlonLIVE passes now available
With the ITU World Triathlon Series starting in Abu Dhabi this weekend make sure you don’t miss a minute of action with a pass to watch it live and on demand. Advertisement The passes are now on sale for the 2016 season from Triathlonlive.TV, which broadcasts all of the ITU World Triathlon Series. Priced around…
New format for Kitzbühel World Cup
The innovative new format of a triathlon race will be in the morning, and contested over 2/3 the distance of a sprint triathlon, with athletes going off at 30-second intervals. The athletes with the top 30 times in the time trial will then advance to the finals later in the day, which is over a…
Exclusive: Rachel Joyce will attend the 2016 National Triathlon Show
The 220 Triathlon team are thrilled to reveal that they’re to be joined by British Ironman star and last month’s cover star Rachel Joyce at the The National Triathlon Show on Friday 8 April. As if track sessions, an iconic venue and being surrounded by more tri gear than you can shake a stick at…