Month: March 2021

Reigning European Champions, Lauren Steadman (PT4) and Alison Patrick (PT5) retained their titles at the ETU Paratriathlon European Championships in Lisbon, and were joined on the top of the podium by Andrew Lewis (PT2) and Lizzie Tench (PT1). Advertisement Paratriathlon: the ultimate guide In total the team delivered seven podium finishes in Portugal with Faye McClelland (PT4) and Melissa Reid (PT5) winning silver medals and Joe Townsend (PT1) securing bronze. Andrew Lewis (PT2) who also won the 2016 Penrith ITU World Paratriathlon…

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At the Ironman South American Championships victor Canadian Brent McMahon broke the course record and came within a whisker off the current Ironman record, just missing it by 12 seconds. Advertisement A group of ten men exited the swim within a minute of each other, and led by Marcus Fernandes (BRA), including Brent McMahon and Tim Don (GBR).  Early into the bike the skies opened and began to pound competitors with rain making for treacherous…

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Conquering tough conditions that included strong waves, which defeated 30 athletes in the swim, GB’s Susie Cheethman has won ChallengeSalou in Spain. Advertisement More than 1,100 competitors took part in the half distance race (1.9km swim, 90k bike and 21.1k run) under a blazing hot sun. The first out of the water was the Slovenian Alena Stevens. However Cheethman had a strong bike leg and was first through T2, followed by fellow Brit Kim Morrison,…

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The Ironman 70.3 World Championships are to be held at Mooloolaba in Queensland, Australia this September. This is the first time the championships have been staged in the Southern Hemisphere, although the are has played host to Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast, Mooloolaba Triathlon Festival, and the ITU World Cup races for several years. Advertisement The new course incorporates a challenging ocean swim, a stunning ride through the Mooloolaba hills, and a picturesque run along its famed…

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Olympic hopeful Gordon Benson came third, causing speculation that he could potentially be the third member of the men’s Olympic team for Rio, joining the Brownlee brothers. (The team will be announced on Tuesday).  Aaron Harris was second, just under a minute behind Alistair. The last time Alistair competed at Blenheim was in 2012, just before winning Olympic gold in London, so is this a good omen for Rio? Advertisement In the woman’s elite race…

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From the beginning Pallant stayed with the leading group, which by T2 had reduced in size to five athletes who were never threatened and it was a case of five athletes chasing three medals. Then with just 2.5km of the final run remaining Pallant pulled away take a second consecutive title. Advertisement “I never feel safe on the bike, I don’t quite relax until I’ve got my running shoes on, but I’m so happy to…

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HUUB Design, have announced a research partnership with the Best Swim Centre, Mallorca, which will see the centre house HUUB’s revolutionary Measuring Active Drag (MAD) system.  Advertisement The system allows quantified gains from wetsuit use to be measured and evidenced, and the development of this  Measuring Active Drag (MAD) system is now a key component of the company to prove the performance enhancement developed suit technology.  “The M.A.D system represents a landmark not only in Huub’s…

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In just over a  week’s time on June 18 100 teams will be competing at the ÖtillÖ swimrun Isles of Scilly, each hoping for one of the eight qualification spots for the ÖTILLÖ the Swimrun World Championship. Advertisement ÖtillÖ confirm launch of UK qualifier race in 2016  To whet your appetite hare are some images from last week’s ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Utö and the sprint swimrun Utö (a shorter sprint version of 12 km), which saw almost 750 competitors…

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Ahead of this weekend’s ITU World Triathlon Series race in Leeds, the city has been decorated with images of Alistair and Jonny Brownlee, Non Stanford and Vicky Holland. You can’t walk around a corner without seeing a giant Brownlee billboard; tri has already taken over the city. So the setting was apt for the official announcement of the six-strong British team for the Rio Olympic Games in August. Advertisement Given we already know the women’s…

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This Sunday, for the first time ever, the World Triathlon Series will be coming to the city of Leeds. The races are to feature  reigning Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee and both reigning world champions Javier Gomez and Gwen Jorgensen. Advertisement The provisional line-up of elite women taking to the start pontoon in Roundhay Park at 1pm include two-time world champion Gwen Jorgensen of the USA, who will be taking on the Great Britain contingent headed by…

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