Tuesday 17 Sep 2019
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Friday 06 Sep 2019
The IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship returns to Europe for the first time since 2015 as more than 5,500 professional and age-group athletes from over 100 countries, regions, and territories will descend upon Nice, France on Sept. 7-8, 2019. Among them will be 115 of the world’s top triathletes who will battle for piece of the $250,000 USD total professional prize purse and the world’s most coveted IRONMAN 70.3 titles – World Champion. more
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Friday 06 Sep 2019
Since the first IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship was held in 2006 the women’s race has seen 10 different champions from five different countries. Swiss Daniela Ryf has won an event-best four times and could become the first athlete, male or female, to win the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship a fifth time. Together with Mirinda Carfrae (AUS) and Leanda Cave (GBR), more
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Thursday 05 Sep 2019
Originally a Spanish settlement, founded in 1791, Santa Cruz has rich historic and cultural roots. In addition to being a hotbed for a variety of water sports like swimming, sailing, diving and paddling, its coast is considered one of the world's premier surfing spots. The Santa Cruz Boardwalk, which serves as the backdrop for this race, is the oldest amusement park in California, having celebrated 100 years in 2007. more
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Thursday 05 Sep 2019
A world class course taking in highlights of the region. Competitors will take in the best that Mooloolaba has to offer, starting with a swim off the surf beach followed by a fast bike course and a two lap run course along the Esplanade cheered on by spectators. A spectacular location with everything you need just steps from the beach more
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Monday 02 Sep 2019
For a season that has had it all, the men’s WTS Grand Final delivered the ultimate final chapter on Saturday, with heroics from Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt and defending champion Mario Mola but, ultimately, France’s Vincent Luis grabbing the glory, digging as deep as he could to be crowned the 2019 ITU World Champion. more
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Monday 02 Sep 2019
Katie Zaferes became ITU World Champion on Saturday evening in the Olympic Capital Lausanne, sealing the greatest season of her career with a fifth WTS gold of the year. It all boiled down to another incredible battle with British duo Jessica Learmonth and Georgia Taylor Brown, but it was Zaferes delivering yet another big finish more
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Monday 02 Sep 2019
Yeray Luxem from Belgium and Helena Karaskova from the Czech Republic won the inaugural XTERRA Luxembourg off-road triathlon in Rosport on Sunday, September 1, 2019. It’s the fourth XTERRA World Tour win for Luxem, who won his first title at XTERRA Poland in 2016, his second at XTERRA Cyprus in 2017 and his third three months ago at XTERRA Belgium. more
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Friday 30 Aug 2019
With the sparkling lake Zell as its centerpoint and glacier-covered mountains as its backdrop, this event will showcase Austria's majestic scenery. The swim takes place in a lake so clean you can drink the water, the new bike course will provide athletes stunning views of the Austrian Alps more
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Friday 30 Aug 2019
It was down the closing stages of the Gold Coast Grand Final run that the 2018 World title slipped from Katie Zaferes’ fingers. The American had delivered the most consistent of seasons, only for Vicky Holland to surge past and into a top spot that had seemed so unlikely earlier in the year. more
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Friday 30 Aug 2019
Race number 13 on the European Tour takes us to a new challenge around the beautiful village of Rosport in Luxembourg. In the women's elite race tour points leader Helena Karaskova has had a solid year with wins in Denmark, Italy, Lake Scanno, and Germany, and one more good race could secure her overall victory in the tour. more
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