Month: March 2021

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 to offer its participants access to many of the sold-out events organised by A.S.O. across the world. These two organisations…

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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 just acquired 26 years of triathlon experience. We still have people working on those events who started in 1990. ASO love triathlon…

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This year’s Ironman Hawaii had everything you could possibly want from a World Championship; drama from the outset, broken records and great racing. Daniela Ryf’s record breaking performance that saw her take victory for the second year running  proved her to be one of the greatest female triathletes ever, while Iron-distance record holder Jan Frodeno’s victory rarely looked in doubt. Advertisement Photographs by Paul Phillips, www.competitiveimage.us

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INSPIRING DUO: Jeff Agar pulls his son, Johnny, who suffers with cerebral palsy, along the bike course © Tom Pentington/Getty Images for IRONMAN Advertisement THE LONG ROAD HOME: Elite male athletes make their way along the iconic 112-mile bike course, battling rough winds and soaring temperatures as they go. © Tom Pentington/Getty Images for IRONMAN  POLITICAL FiINISH: The former Prime Minister of Finland, Alexander Stubb, celebrates finishing © Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images for IRONMAN ON THE LONESOME SIDE: Out on…

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The half-distance race consists of a 1.9km swim, followed by a 90km cycle and a 21km run. The bike leg starts in Peguera and takes in Es Capdellà, Calvià, Palmanova, Magaluf, El Toro, Santa Ponça before returning to Paguera for the run leg. Advertisement Riders also venture into the foothills of Serra de la Tramuntana, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Need more tempting? Check out this gallery above. www.challenge-family.com/challenge-paguera-mallorca/ Advertisement Photographs courtesy of www.joseluishourcade.com

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Fed up with  your bike being pinched stolen locking it securely? A pair of inventors from San Francisco could have a novel solution that could detour thieves The Guardian have reported. Advertisement  The entrepreneurs, Daniel Idzkowski and Yves Perrenoud, have invented a bike lock called SkunkLock that looks like a standard bike lock, but when compromised is anything but as it emits a noxious chemical deterrent. Called formula D_1,  the pair say that the chemical…

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Olympic gold and silver medallists, Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee, along with bronze medallist Vicky Holland, will be attending British Triathlon’s annual award ceremony on 12 November. Advertisement Joining them will be Paralympic gold medallist Andy Lewis and silver medallist Alison Patrick, as well as triathlon volunteers, officials and coaches from across the country. Alistair said: “It’s been a fantastic year for the sport and I’m looking forward to celebrating the team’s achievements in Rio. “The British…

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ITU World Champion Flora Duffy has won her second world title of 2016, the Xterra World Championships in Kapalua, Hawaii. This was Duffy’s third Xterra World Championship title in a row, equalling Julie Dibens record of three straight wins from 2007-09. Advertisement Always the favourite Duffy led from the outset and posted the fastest swim, bike, and run times to take the win in 3:14:59, more than 10-minutes ahead of runner-up Lesley Paterson from Scotland.…

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For many age-groupers, the 2016 ITU Leeds Triathlon failed to live up to expectation, with organisational issues causing chaos across the course and many athletes demanding refunds for a disappointing race experience. Advertisement In light of this, Leeds’ organisers British Triathlon and Ironman have created the Leeds Fund Programme – a £40,000 pot that will be distributed among British triathlon clubs who had competitors competing at the race. In a statement, the organisers said: “The…

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“You’ll be hot, cold, hot, cold – that’s the nature of swimrun…” says Michael Lemmel. “Or, in the case of this race,” muses fellow race director Mats Skott, “cold, cold, cold cold…”  Advertisement We’re at the race briefing for the inaugural ÖtillÖ World Series 1000 Lakes race in Rheinsberg, Germany and not one of the 150 teams starting are underestimating the challenge ahead. The next day we’ll face a 43km course that includes 10km of lake swimming…

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