Tuesday 17 Sep 2019 [Triathlon News]
A magnificent scenery combined with a late summer day was the perfect backdrop for the challenging course at CHALLENGE DAVOS Festival. A refreshing swim and quite a bit of altitude difference on the bike and run course awaited athletes on all distances. The 2019 CHALLENGE DAVOS Champions are Radka Kahlefeldt (CZE) and Pieter Heemeryck (BEL) more
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Monday 16 Sep 2019 [Triathlon News]
Dylan McNeice (NZL) led the men's field out of the water. He maintained his lead until the half-way point of the difficult bike course, when he was overtaken by a chase pack containing Joe Skipper, Philip Graves, and Arnaud Gilloux. With Skipper suffering a flat and a littering penalty more
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Monday 16 Sep 2019 [Triathlon News]
Only magic in Almere! With a race record in the men's race - South African Matt Trautman set a spectacular time of 7:50:15 - and Yvonne van Vlerken who ended her career with an European title, this year's edition of CHALLENGE ALMERE-AMSTERDAM was an enormous success. During the swim, the British Kieran Linders dominated very strong and after 46:51 minutes he already climbed out of the water. More than a minute later more
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Monday 16 Sep 2019 [Triathlon News]
With the cancellation of the swim the inaugural IRONMAN 70.3 Xi’an was altered to a 90 km bike and 21 km run. With the pros sent off in 30 second intervals the rain-soaked race was on in the home of The Terracotta Warriors. Max Neumann (AUS) pinned it right from the start and was pounding out the fastest elapsed times at each timing mat throughout the bike. more
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Friday 13 Sep 2019 [Triathlon News]
It’s special and above all very cool news: none other than Yvonne van Vlerken will be at the start of CHALLENGE ALMERE-AMSTERDAM this year. It’s special because at the end of last year Van Vlerken announced that she would not be doing any Long Distances this year, because she needed a break and some rest until next year, when the World Championships Long Distance will be held in Almere. It’s amazing news because Van Vlerken more
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Friday 13 Sep 2019 [Triathlon News]
IRONMAN Wales begins on Tenby's North Beach, which provides one of the most spectacular swim locations on the race circuit. Despite challenging bike and run courses, athletes are treated to consistent and motivating inspiration from some of the most vocal and enthusiastic spectators in endurance sports. more
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Friday 13 Sep 2019 [Triathlon News]
Davos will host the CHALLENGE DAVOS Festival for the third consecutive year. During the course of three days, athletes will have the possibility to participate in various endurance events. The highlight of the multi-sport event marks the Saturday, where three different triathlon formats cater to all levels of athletes, putting the Flu¨ela into focus. The main event is the middle-distance triathlon more
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Friday 13 Sep 2019 [Triathlon News]
2019 IRONMAN 70.3 Xi’an will be held in Chanba Ecological District (CBE) of Xi'an City. Located in the eastern part of the urban area of Xi'an, the ecological area of Chanba has a planned total area of 129 square kilometers, which is named after the famous Chanshui and Bashui water system of Chang'an Bashui. more
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Sunday 08 Sep 2019 [Triathlon News]
An epic battle unfolded on the second day of the 2019 IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship as a field of the world’s top male professional triathletes took on a tough and technical course in Nice, France today. With a bike course that included multiple passes and exciting head-to-head racing more
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Sunday 08 Sep 2019 [Triathlon News]
The first day of the 2019 IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship got underway today with an action-packed female professional race. Entering the day as the four-time IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion, Daniela Ryf (SUI) was the athlete to beat with Holly Lawrence (GBR) and Ryf’s fellow countryman Imogen Simmonds (SUI) taking up the fight for the podium. more
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