Month: May 2021

Two changes for 2016’s Blenheim Palace Triathlon: the event will be held slightly earlier than in previous years, and long-time sponsor Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research has changed its name to Bloodwise. Advertisement >>> Blenheim Palace Triathlon 2015 – in pics Next year’s Bloodwise Blenheim Palace Triathlon will be held on 4-5 June and entries go on sale to the general public on 3 September 2015. The iconic Oxfordshire event is set in the spectacular grounds of…

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Spain and the USA continue to bestride the World Triathlon Series leaderboards for 2015, hogging the top-three spots for the men’s and women’s title races respectively. Advertisement In the men’s rankings, 2014 champ Javier Gomez (ESP) managed to record a winning margin of 45 seconds for WTS Stockholm last weekend – the biggest gap for a WTS race in two years. It surely helped that neither Alistair nor Jonny Brownlee were racing though.  This means…

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It’s official – Ironman has been acquired by Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group for $650m, joining football club Atlético Madrid on the latter’s roster of investments in Western sports enterprises. Advertisement The news broke early this morning, and Wanda Group assumes Ironman’s existing – unspecified – debts from current owner Providence Equity Partners. The finish chute at the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii (Paul Phillips) Ironman CEO Andrew Messick said: “Wanda Group’s acquisition of Ironman…

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It’s the end of an era for ‘The Caveman’ – South Africa’s Conrad Stoltz says he’ll retire after Xterra UK this weekend (29-30 August). Advertisement >>> Is there any stopping ‘Caveman’ Conrad Stoltz? “I’m pretty sure this it,” says the four-time Xterra world champ. “I don’t have regrets. I’m 41, I had a fantastic career, have lots of memories and have done a lot of neat stuff.”  The most successful off-road triathlete ever, Stoltz has…

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No sooner had Ironman revealed its new owner this morning than the comments started flying in on social media. Advertisement >>> Ironman bought by China’s Dalian Wanda group for $650 No surprise really – it’s triathlon’s biggest corporate deal yet, and involves arguably the sport’s biggest player, a brand that has gone from a handful of endurance enthusiasts in Hawaii to a global business worth $650m. So what do triathletes and other commentators think? Well…

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Elle a beau avoir récemment avoué être épuisée, Nabilla Benattia a tout de même eu la force d’enfiler des talons hauts pour prendre part à la Fashion Week de Paris. Le 24 septembre 2019, la future maman de 27 ans figurait parmi les nombreuses célébrités au premier rang du Etam Live Show organisé à Roland-Garros. About last night #Etamfashionshow @etam Une publication partage par Nabilla Vergara (@nabilla) le 25 Sept. 2019 2 :19 PDT

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Yorkshire-born trio the ‘Wild Swimming Brothers’ have become the first people ever to swim the length of the River Eden from its source in the Cumbrian mountains to the sea – a journey of 145km. Advertisement >>> How to conquer any open-water challenge The three siblings Jack, Calum and Robbie Hudson took nine days to complete the challenge and finished last Sunday (23 August) in the Solway Firth, just south of Whitehaven.  It wasn’t all…

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Click:高仿包包 Le 30 septembre 2019, Justin Bieber et Hailey Baldwin se marieront pour la seconde fois, en Caroline du Sud, selon les informations de TMZ.com. Ils prévoient ainsi un immense mariage religieux, avec une flopée d’invités célèbres. Pour loger tout ce monde, ils ont réservé une partie du Montage Palmetto Bluff, hôtel de luxe prisé de la région, à deux pas de l’océan. À cause de la venue du couple, plusieurs parties de l’établissement ont…

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Following yesterday’s news that Ironman has been bought by a Chinese conglomerate, many commentators have predicted further price rises or worse for the iconic triathlon brand. 220 columnist Tim Heming mulls it over. Advertisement I suppose you can still include chasing a Double Gloucester down Cooper’s Hill, snorkelling a few bogs in Llanwrtyd Wells, and maybe even pulling on the oars in the lung-busting Varsity Boat Race, but to find a sport where the Corinthian…

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C’est un véritable conte de fée. James Middleton, le petit frère de Kate et Pippa, va épouser la ravissante Alizée Thevenet. C’est en tout cas ce qu’affirme le très renseigné DailyMail, dont les sources ont constaté un clinquant bijou à l’annulaire de la jolie française. “Ils se sont fiancés, explique un proche du couple au média britannique. Elle porte un magnifique saphir au doigt. Ils gardent ça secret pour l’instant, mais la nouvelle commence à…

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