Wednesday 28 Jun 2017
The inaugural Century Tuna IRONMAN Philippines will aim to build upon the successes of the Century Tuna IRONMAN 70.3 Subic Bay and provide athletes with a challenging, yet beautiful course to tackle. Athletes will begin their IRONMAN journey with a one-loop, 3.8km ocean swim in the calm, pristine waters of Triboa Bay, starting and finishing at ACEA Resort which will also play host to the first of the split transition areas. Once onto their bikes, more
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Monday 26 Jun 2017
Matt Hanson (USA) came out of Lake Coeur d'Alene in eighth place, and looking at a manageable 1:36 deficit to the leaders heading out on the bike. Hanson made his way to the front of the race early and shared the lead with IRONMAN 70.3 world champions, Tim Reed (AUS) and Andy Potts (USA), as well as Christian Kemp (AUS) and Coeue d'Alene's own Derek Garcia (USA). In the closing half of the bike, Hanson pushed the pace and headed into transition with leads ranging from :44 to 2:01 on his four pur more
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Monday 26 Jun 2017
Arthur Forissier from France and Michelle Flipo from Mexico captured the 8th annual XTERRA Switzerland Championship in the Vallee de Joux this afternoon. The win is the second in three years for Forissier on this course and the second in a row for Flipo. Forissier’s win also ended three-time XTERRA World Champ Ruben Ruzafa’s five-race win streak (Ruzafa is now won 28-of-35 XTERRA majors in his career). more
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Monday 26 Jun 2017
Lionel Sanders (CAN) came into the race as the man to beat and he lived up to all the pre-race expectations. Exiting the water only 2:40 down to the leaders was considered a win for the stealthy Canadian. Within 25 kms of the bike, Sanders was in the lead and steam rolled into T2 with a six-minute advantage on his closet challenger. Appearing to not be required to go all out on the run, Sanders put in a comfortable race-best run of 1:14:01 to grab the win at the IRONMAN 70.3 Mont-Tremblant. more
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Friday 23 Jun 2017
Taking place in the pristine heart of one of Idaho's prettiest areas, this race takes place in the early summer, when the lush surrounding forest is starting to become very green. Coeur d’Alene is a classic resort and vacation destination that offers numerous recreational activities. The glacier-fed lake, surrounding forests and parks, the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes and the Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course’s floating green are just a few examples. more
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Friday 23 Jun 2017
The sixth-annual XTERRA Switzerland Championship Saturday in the Vallee de Joux has attracted an all-star elite field from around the world, highlighted by reigning XTERRA European Tour Champions and current No. 1’s, Ruben Ruzafa of Spain and Brigitta Poor from Hungary. The race is the eighth of 14 on the season and the first of four Gold races this year. More than 40 elites from 15 countries are on the start list including three of the top four men and five of the top six women in the current X more
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Friday 23 Jun 2017
Visitors to Mont-Tremblant will find that the area is filled with endless entertainment and recreational options. The pedestrian layout makes the city inviting and accessible, and boutiques, bistros and restaurants can all be found within walking distance of the IRONMAN Village. Additionally, the beach, transition area and bike and run courses are centrally located and easily accessible. more
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Friday 23 Jun 2017
Challenge Nakhon Nayok, will be in the The Armed Force Academies Preparatory School, a school for those who are entering military professional education in high. The Academy is spacious enough to accommodate more than 1,000 athletes. The Academy has sport and recreational facilities to facilitate visitor such as 50 meters swimming pool, jogging track, auditorium, along with doctors, nurses, shuttle services. All the staff are ready to welcome the athletes from across the world. more
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Thursday 22 Jun 2017
Bahrain Endurance 13 is set to race over the half distance this weekend, with Holly Lawrence set to defend her Ironman 70.3 Mont Tremblant title this weekend, Fredrik Croneborg taking on the inaugural Challenge Nakhon Nayok in Thailand, and Mikel Calahorra racing Ironman 70.3 Coeur d’Alene. more
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Monday 19 Jun 2017
Pavel Andreev (RUS) and Louise Fox (GBR) captured the inaugural XTERRA Finland Championship off-road triathlon race in Rauha this afternoon. The event combined a 1.5 kilometer swim in the beautiful Saimaa Lake, followed with a 30-kilometer mountain bike in the forest surrounding the lake, and concluded with a 10-kilometer challenging trail run. XTERRA World Tour managing director Dave Nicholas was on-site to take in all the action and brings us this report. I hate it when the weatherman is right more
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Monday 19 Jun 2017
With the race run alongside the Castle of Kronborg, where Shakespeare set Hamlet, a day of high drama would have seemed appropriate for the KMD IRONMAN 70.3 European Championship, Elsinore. Instead, two champions, Michael Raelert and Annabel Luxford, grabbed wire-to-wire wins and despite stellar fields of quality and depth, no serious challengers emerged. Raelert, the 2010 and 2011 IRONMAN 70.3 world champion, added his second IRONMAN 70.3 European title. He was fastest out of the water, rode wi more
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Monday 19 Jun 2017
French athletes shined under the Italian sun in the men’s race. In the swim, which was shortened due to strong winds and choppy water, it was on Julien Pousson to set the race on fire. Pousson reached T1 after only 14:29 minutes, leading a group of four. On the bike, his fellow countryman Cyril Viennot took over control for the rest of the day. Together with Swiss Manuel Kueng, Viennot embarked on a duo ride for about half of the course before he made his move. Taking a lead of a minute onto the more
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Monday 19 Jun 2017
Belgian runners made their way at the IRONMAN 70.3 Luxembourg. In both the men’s and women’s race, strong bikers seemed to be on the winning track for a long time. On a warm and beautiful day, it was Germany’s Lukasz Wojt who impressed the most, reaching T1 about 2 minutes ahead of his chasers and pushing the pace hard on the bike. Although everyone was waiting for a big move in the strong chase group, Wojt held on to first place. He got off the bike with a lead of almost 3 minutes. The group be more
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Monday 19 Jun 2017
Kevin Collington was at or near the front of the race throughout the entire swim and bike legs in Costa Rica for the inaugural IRONMAN 70.3 event. The 2017 IRONMAN 70.3 Pan American champion displayed patience, letting three others lead the field for the 90 km bike ride. Collington wasted no time once the race hit the run. He would go on to claim the win on the strength of race-best bike and run splits, by a margin of 4:38 on his closet rival. more
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Monday 19 Jun 2017
Lucy Gossage and Giulio Molinari ran from runner-up positions to the win at IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire. Both the men’s and women’s champions controlled the race on the bike before moving to the front on an extremely beautiful British summer day. Molinari was part of a strong bike trio that opened up a decisive gap. British Philip Graves and Romain Guillaume from France set the pace together with the Italian who is known for his running qualities. Graves had a small lead of 25 seconds after the b more
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Friday 16 Jun 2017
For the first time ever, the IRONMAN 70.3 European Championship will be held in Denmark and the historic city of Elsinore. Home of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Elsinore plays host as you become an IRONMAN 70.3 European Champion while swimming in the majestic harbor area, cycling in the beautiful countryside, and running in stunning Elsinore city and along the majestic Kronborg Castle. more
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Friday 16 Jun 2017
Challenge Heilbronn manages to fit the entire competition area in the heart of the City: Hotels, registration, Press Conference, pasta party, launch, swimming, transition zone, and the hard-won finish line with large athlethes garden no more than 400 meters apart! The swim in the “Neckar-Arena” is followed by the challenging bike ride through the beautiful vineyard scenery in Zabergäu. Passing alongside at romantic vineyards, the 90 km course is on excellent paved, fully secured by hundreds of more
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Friday 16 Jun 2017
In its first version, Gatorade IRONMAN 70.3 Costa Rica Presented by Kölbi attracted over 42 countries. The
race will take place in one of the most traditional tourist destinations in Costa Rica, with beautiful beaches and numerous recreational activities such as Scuba Diving, boad trips, etc Participants will swim 1.2 miles (1.9 km), in the protected waters of Playa del Coco beach . Spectators will have a great view of the entire Swim Course from the Coco beach. more
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Friday 16 Jun 2017
The first XTERRA Finland will have a small, but quality field. Olli Miettinen is the Finnish Cross triathlon Champion (It was on the same course) and will be the local athlete to watch. Cech veteran Jan Honza Kubicek will be strong, he was 7th last week in the middle of a big pro field in Belgium and has been an XTERRA elite racer for years. He will have competition from Pavel Andreev, the Russian winter triathlon champion who has done well in other XTERRA’s and Cross triathlons. more
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Thursday 15 Jun 2017
Triathlon comes to the tri-border region in Luxembourg's east side,located in the heart of Europe. 1.9 km Swim through the Moselle river being the romantic boarder between the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and Germany. 90 km Bike along the wine yards where the different types of grapes for the delicious Luxembourgish wines grow and through the marvelous hilly countryside with its wonderful landscape. 21.1 km Run through the Moselle valley with arrival in the touristic town of Remich at the foot of t more
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