One of the most exciting developments in the road and tri-bike world has potentially been announced at Eurobike 2016, via renowned bike brand Argon 18. Advertisement With a working title of ‘Smartbike’, the system can connect numerous sensors to the rider to give a huge amount of information about position. The data can be downloaded and your optimal aerodynamic position on the bike determined: this can then be used to actually fine-tune your position while…
Swimrun has seen a surge of popularity among multisport enthusiasts with 200 races being held worldwide in 2016. And Monday 5th September sees the Stockholm archipelago in Sweden play host to the original – and toughest – swimrun race as 120 teams take on the ÖtillÖ grand final. Advertisement This marks the culmination of a year of qualifying races that included the new British race, the ÖtillÖ Swimrun Isles of Scilly in June (see report…
IMG and the Fengtai Sports Bureau of Beijing have announced that the Olympic gold medalist Alistair Brownlee will compete in the fifth edition of the Beijing International Triathlon on Sunday 11 September. Advertisement This will be Brownlee’s first race since winning the gold in Rio, as well as his first time competing in the Beijing International Triathlon. He placed 12th in his first Olympics in Beijing 2008, then returned to Beijing in 2011 to win…
They say no two races are the same, but in the case of the ÖtillÖ swimrun series, this seems to be especially true. The thing is, with swimrun there are so many variables. The course route, the terrain, the water conditions – added to which you race with a partner – all these things make each race feel like completely individual. Advertisement So, heading to the start of the inaugural ÖtillÖ Final 15 race in…
Summer Cook of the USA claimed her first World Triathlon Series victory today in freezing conditions, sprinting away near the end of the run to triumph in Edmonton over sprint-distance. Advertisement Base layers, arm warmers and even wooly gloves in Brit Lucy Hall’s case were the order of the day, as athlete’s battled air temperatures of just 8°c. The water wasn’t as cold as expected at 17°c, but still athletes who were expected to be…
Jonny Brownlee pulled off a fantastic victory at the penultimate World Triathlon Series race in Edmonton today, storming away on the run with Mario Mola and Richard Murray in second and third respectively. in a fantastic race for the Brits, Grant Sheldon came fourth, Thomas Bishop fifth and Adam Bowden seventh, showing the strength in depth within British Triathlon. Advertisement Despite the race taking place shortly after the Olympics, many who were there in…
Lauren Brandon led the women out of the water onto Mooloolaba Beach, with 26 year-old Lawrence hot on her heels just 30 seconds back. About a minute behind the lead women were Annabel Luxford, Leanda Cave, Daniela Ryf, and Caroline Steffen. Advertisement At the first hill on the bike Lawrence managed to pull ahead, and by the halfway point she had a three minute lead over the chase pack, including Steffen, Cave, and Kaye. Heather…
“This course goes on forever, hey? We spent two days marking the course and doing that each year, we remember how intense the course is. There are some parts that are smooth and easy and some parts where you just think… ‘hell!’” Advertisement It’s Sunday 4th September and 220 are in Sadhamm, Stockholm for the 11th ÖtillÖ world championships race briefing. Hosting are Michael Lemmel and Mats Skott, race organisers and they’ve just shown the…
WTS Montreal will make its debut a week after WTS Edmonton on August 5-6. Advertisement Montreal debuted on the 2016 World Cup schedule earlier this month with great success as thousands of spectators lined the streets to cheer on triathletes just ahead of the Olympic Games. “Montreal proved to be an impressive host of the World Cup this year, with an incredible turnout for a new race that met all of our standards for a…
British Triathlon have released the 2017 British Triathlon Age-Group Major Events Calendar, providing the chance for Britain’s top age-groupers to prepare for their own medal-winning success after an inspirational Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Advertisement Strathclyde Park has been awarded the honour of staging the British Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships on 27 May, followed by the British Middle Distance Triathlon Championships on 9 September at Rutland Water’s picturesque Vitruvian Triathlon. The 2017 Triathlon England National Championship…