Month: March 2021

2016, 2017, 2018… it’s a THREE-PEAT! What a come-from-behind performance by @mariomola to win #WTSHamburg for the third straight year! pic.twitter.com/W38KA1BmNM — World Triathlon (@worldtriathlon) July 14, 2018 Mario Mola underlined why he’s the firm favourite to win a third consecutive world title with victory in Hamburg. Advertisement The north German city has proven a happy hunting ground for the 28-year-old Spaniard, who relied on his formidable leg speed on the 5km run to come…

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Cassandre Beaugrand destroyed a steller field to record her first World Triathlon Series win in serene fashion in Hamburg. Advertisement The reigning French champion had finished eighth in Yokohama and recorded the fastest women’s split in the mixed team relay in Nottingham in June. But this still represented a huge breakthrough for the 21-year-old who dropped out of last year’s race in Hamburg after the swim. Germany’s Laura Lindemann – who beat Beaugrand to the…

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Just over an hour before their nation kicked-off in Moscow, attempting to win the football World Cup for the second time, a youthful French quartet achieved the same feat in the ITU Mixed Relay World Championship. Advertisement Team France take the tape after another superb #WTSHamburg #TriMixedRelay!! Australia come home in second just ahead of USA after a thrilling sprint finish pic.twitter.com/ojPb5GYKIB — World Triathlon (@worldtriathlon) July 15, 2018 It was an impressive curtain-raiser for…

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The IOC have announced the competition schedule for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, confirming the Men’s Triathlon event will take place on Monday 27th July and the Women’s race the following day. The highly anticipated Olympic debut of the Triathlon Mixed Relay will take place on Saturday 1st August. Advertisement The individual races will be disputed over the standard Olympic distances (1.5km swim, 40km bike and 10km run), early morning in the fantastic setting of Odaiba Marine Park.…

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Great Britain won nine medals at the ETU European Paratriathlon Championships in Tartu, Estonia, including Lauren Steadman winning a remarkable sixth career European title, and a debut gold for Hannah Moore. Advertisement In case you missed it, GB Paratriathlon had a fantastic day at ETU European Champs today!

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On the 4th August one of the toughest iron-distance triathlons in the world takes place in Norway, the iconic Isklar Norseman Xtreme Triathlon Advertisement It all starts with a jump off a ferry into a dark and icy fjord, which has an average temperature of 14°C, and it doesn’t let up from there.  Both the bike course, which has an elevation of nearly 3,000 metres, and the run course, with a climb of nearly 2,000 metres to…

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Vicky Holland won gold and led a British charge at the ITU World Triathlon Edmonton to move up to second overall in the world rankings. Teams mates Georgia Taylor-Brown, Jess Learmonth and Jodie Stimpson finished third, fourth and fifth.  Advertisement Holland demonstrated with her win at the AJ Bell World Triathlon Leeds that she is in excellent form this season, and came to Edmonton fired up after an unfortunate crash on the bike leg in…

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 In an exciting early evening showdown in Edmonton Mario Mola (ESP) surged ahead of Kristian Blummenfelt (NOR) in the final lap of the run to capture his fourth consecutive WTS podium. Blummenfelt showcased his tremendous power, twice surging ahead of Mola in the bell lap before dropping back for a second place finish. Advertisement “Kristian gave me one of the toughest runs. Every time I go out I try to race my best, and he made me work. Maybe…

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Fancy a trip to Oman and a chance to extend the 2018 tri season in style? Or perhaps mark the beginning of your 2019 season with a  70.3 triathlon in this beautiful country? With these two new races you can do both… Advertisement The Sultanate of Oman will host two new triathlon events in the coming year; the inaugural 5i50 Oman in November 2018 and the new Ironman 70.3 Oman on March 9, 2019.   …

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The International Triathlon Union (ITU) and Tokyo 2020) have announced the triathlon courses for the Tokyo 2020 individual triathlon, mixed relay and Paratriathlon events.  Advertisement The races will start and finish in Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo Bay, an urban resort with white sandy beaches overlooked by Tokyo’s high-rise waterfront buildings. This area is well-established on the triathlon scene, having been used as the venue for the country’s National Triathlon Championships for more than 20…

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