Monday 18 Feb 2019
New Zealand’s top triathlete Braden Currie crushed his international competition in the run today to win the Challenge Wanaka centrepiece event the Half distance race in four hours flat. The Wanaka local came out of the water in second place to Christchurch’s Dylan McNeice only to be overtaken on the bike leg by American cycling powerhouse Andrew Starykowicz. Starykowicz who is the world record holder for the fastest bike split in a Long Distance Triathlon more
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Monday 18 Feb 2019
Michael Raelert started into the new year of racing with a first successful competition. In Pottsville Beach, Australia, the Rostockian took the win at the Tweed Coast Enduro triathlon. In 3:58:41 hours, he won at the Ironman-70.3-distance event, consisting of a 1.9 kilometer swim, 90 kilometers of cycling and a run of 21.1 kilometers. more
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Friday 15 Feb 2019
The focus of the sporting world will be on the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong on 17 February when five time ITU World Triathlon Champion and Olympic silver medallist, Spain’s Javier Gomez makes his Geelong debut. Javier has been a force in the world of ITU short course triathlon for more than a decade before capturing the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in 2017 and last year making the switch to full distance IRONMAN racing. more
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Friday 15 Feb 2019
Challenge Wanaka continues to attract triathlon's big names to the shores of Lake Wanaka in 2019, with some of the world's best confirming their participation. American triathlon powerhouse, Andrew Starykowicz will be certainly pushing the envelope in Wanaka. He is the World Record Holder for the fastest bike split in a Long Distance Triathlon. He is on top form and the battle between him, Wanaka local legend Braden Currie and kiwi professional Dylan McNeice will be something to watch closely. more
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Friday 15 Feb 2019
Setting the bar high for parents across the globe are triathlon Super Mums Radka Kahlefeldt (Vodicková) and Caroline Steffen whose rapid returns to competition and the winner’s circle have astounded the athletic world and mums and dads everywhere. Radka and Caroline’s lives have been in parallel for the past two years and the proud mums of 12 month old Ruby and 13 month old Xander more
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Monday 11 Feb 2019
South Africa’s beautiful capital city was once again the setting for ITU’s now traditional Elite triathlon season-opener, the Cape Town World Cup, where the warm February sunshine was offset by some blustery wind and cold waters to keep the athletes on their toes. more
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Friday 08 Feb 2019
The 2019 ITU season kicks off this weekend in the now familiar setting of the Discovery Triathlon World Cup Cape Town, where the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront and Green Point Park’s impressive stadium will be the location for more high-octane sprint-distance racing, all framed by the mighty Table Mountain. more
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Monday 04 Feb 2019
Holly Lawrence (GBR) used a race best swim and bike to build up a six minute advantage over the defending champion, Anne Haug (DEU), coming off the bike. Haug headed out on the run at a blistering pace and managed to reduce the gap but was 1:36 short as Lawrence hoisted the finish line banner to take her first win of the 2019 season. more
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Thursday 31 Jan 2019
IRONMAN 70.3 Dubai takes place right next to the iconic Burj AlArab, the stunning seven-star hotel that has hosted celebrities from all over the world. It's an exotic race in a desert paradise. Modern Dubai has more than 70 shopping centers, including the world's largest, Dubai Mall. The "City of Gold" is also known for the traditional souk districts located on either side of its creek. The city boasts ultramodern architecture and lively nightlife. more
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Monday 28 Jan 2019
On the pro men's side, Elliot Smales (GBR) led the field out of the shortened (1100 m) swim. Bradley Weiss (RSA), who exited the water in fifth facing a manageable 23-second deficit, pushed the pace on the bike. By the ride's end, he carried close to a two-minute advantage on the field that included the three-time IRONMAN 70.3 South Africa champion Matt Trautmann more
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Friday 25 Jan 2019
Athletes will begin their day with a 1.2-mile ocean swim in East London's Orient Beach. Protected by the breakwaters of East London's harbor, athletes can expect generally calm and warm waters. The rolling hills of the 56-mile bike course will be a challenge. Road closures will allow the athletes to safely navigate the course while enjoying the inherent beauty of the landscape. more
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Monday 14 Jan 2019
After winning the four previous IRONMAN 70.3 Pucon titles, Barbara Riveros (CHL) was the favorite heading into the race in Chile. It didn’t take long for her to take her place at the front early into the bike leg, joined by Alicia Kaye (USA) and Macarena Ezquerra (CHL) for the entire 90 km’s. more
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Sunday 13 Jan 2019
The 30th Anniversary of the Tauranga Half produced two new champions today, with Mike Phillips and Hannah Wells taking out the men’s and women’s elite races in hot conditions in Mt Maunganui. In was the third trip north from his Christchurch base for the iconic race, and third time lucky for Mike Phillips, winning the event with a winning margin of 1 minute 53 seconds over fast finishing Aucklander – Jack Moody. Phillips came into today’s Tauranga Half, which was also the NZ Mid-Distance Nationa more
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Friday 11 Jan 2019
Located in the south of Chile, Pucón offers a unique landscape for skiing, riding horses, rafting and canoeing all through the year. It's a rough and appealing location for outdoor sports admired for its view to the Villarrica Volcano and the Palguin Hot Water Thermal Baths. The race starts with a two lap 1.9 km swimming course in the calm waters of the Villarrica Lake more
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Monday 10 Dec 2018
It was a beautiful day for an inaugural race at the IRONMAN 70.3 Indian Wells-La Quinta. There was little doubt who the favorites on the men’s side were, and Lionel Sanders (CAN) and Joe Gambles (AUS) did not disappoint. Sanders had to close an expected gap coming out of the water, but by the end of the ride there was a group including Gambles and Kennett Peterson (USA) within seconds of one another. Sanders was not to be matched on the run, clocking a 1:11 to take the win. Gambles finished the more
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Monday 10 Dec 2018
The professional race, originally slated as a Middle Distance triathlon (1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, 13.1-mile run), was delayed until 12:45 p.m. and altered to cover a 1-mile swim, 37.5-mile bike, and 8.2-mile run. The shorter distance event took place entirely within Daytona International Speedway, offering spectators—including age-group athletes who were finished with the morning’s modified amateur race—unprecedented access to view the pros in the heat of competition. The bike course was of more
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Sunday 09 Dec 2018
Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt has set a new IRONMAN® 70.3® world best time after racing to victory in Bahrain, successfully defending his Middle East Championship title in the process. There was also another heroic display from Great Britain’s Holly Lawrence, who joined Blummenfelt by defending her 2017 title after seeing off the gutsy challenge more
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Sunday 09 Dec 2018
Taupo turned on a stunner of a day and winners Mike Phillips (New Zealand) and Radka Kahlefeldt (Czech Republic) turned on the style with commanding post to post victories at IRONMAN 70.3 Taupo today, the venue set to host the 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships. more
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Friday 07 Dec 2018
An impressive international field of professional triathletes will assemble on the CHALLENGE DAYTONA Middle Distance start line at Daytona International Speedway. These world-class, fiercely competitive athletes are eager to cross the checkered-flag finish line and lay claim to the first triathlon titles ever awarded at the “World Center of Racing.” more
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Friday 07 Dec 2018
Holly Lawrence is set to return to racing and defend her title at the Ironman 70.3 Middle East Championship Bahrain, joining Bahrain Endurance teammates David Plese and the resurgent Terenzo Bozzone on the starting line. The British athlete fractured her ankle while racing Ironman 70.3 Oceanside in April this year. After surgery, months in a boot, and even more months rehabilitating her ankle and regaining her fitness, she is finally ready to race again more
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