Friday, September 30, 2016
Thursday, September 29, 2016
It is never too late to be what you might have been
It is never too late to be what you might have been
How to train for your first Ironman
Training for your first Ironman triathlon race should not solely be focused on increasing volume while neglecting everything else says Spencer Smith Here are his top 10 tips
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
TUEs and their use in sport
Dr Leon Creaney a consultant in sport exercise medicine gives us his opinion on TUEs and their use in sport
Monday, September 26, 2016
Ironman World Championships Top 10 Mens Predictions
Frodeno or Kienle Skipper or Don Our man Tim Heming predicts who will fill the Kona top 10 come 8th October
ITU opens bidding for 2017 World Paratriathlon Events
The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has opened bidding for the 2017 ITU World Paratriathlon Events (WPE) and ITU World Paratriathlon World Cup (WPWC) to all National Federations and cities interested in hosting the premier races.
Following the successful debut of paratriathlon's at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games, ITU offer elite competition for paratriathletes of all sport classes at World Paratriathlon Events and World Paratriathlon World Cups around the world. Paratriathletes gain points at each race to qualify for berths to the World Championships, which in 2017 will be held in conjunction with the ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final in Rotterdam.
Both events will be held on every continent, at least one race each, and can be combined with a World Triathlon Series or World Cup event or ran independently.
Cities interested in hosting a World Paratriathlon Event or a World Paratriathlon World Cup must submit bid documents in conjunction with their respective National Federations before October 21.
Click here for event bid conditions
Following the successful debut of paratriathlon's at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games, ITU offer elite competition for paratriathletes of all sport classes at World Paratriathlon Events and World Paratriathlon World Cups around the world. Paratriathletes gain points at each race to qualify for berths to the World Championships, which in 2017 will be held in conjunction with the ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final in Rotterdam.
Both events will be held on every continent, at least one race each, and can be combined with a World Triathlon Series or World Cup event or ran independently.
Cities interested in hosting a World Paratriathlon Event or a World Paratriathlon World Cup must submit bid documents in conjunction with their respective National Federations before October 21.
Click here for event bid conditions
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Kasper and Castro capture first World Cup wins
It was a day of firsts at the 2016 Salinas ITU World Cup as USA's Kirsten Kasper and Spaniard David Castro Fajardo captured their very first World Cup titles in the debut event in Ecuador on Sunday.
Women's Review
After starting her season with two back-to-back World Cup bronze medals, Kasper finally achieved her first gold at the 2016 Salinas ITU World Cup by outrunning USA compatriot Summer Cook in the final kilometres.
Kasper said of her win, “Words can't describe how excited I am. I know Summer well from college, she ran for Villanova and I ran for Georgetown so we were big rivals. So I knew that if we just worked together and work off of each other we would do well. To get away from her I was just trying to listen to my body and know where I was. I obviously can't control what she was doing, so I just try and focus on myself. I was feeling strong in the final lap, so I thought I would take over and push through to the finish.”
Taking the silver medal, Kasper was joined by Cook, grabbing her second World Cup podium of the year, while the bronze was earned by South Africa's Gillian Sanders, who also recorded a career first by stepping onto her first World Cup podium.
Charging out of the ocean, Mari Rabie (RSA) with Canadian Dominika Jamnicky and Aussie Emma Jackson managed to get the slight edge from the swim and led into the first transition, but the gap was only slightly as the rest of the field were only seconds behind.
While the sprint only offering up four short laps, a small pack of women found their moment to get ahead of the others and ride as the leaders. Training partners Rabie and Lisa Norden (SWE) were the frontrunners, creating the split after every lap. But while the group of nine women were not threatened by the trailing chase pack led by Ecuador's Elizabeth Bravo because they were over a minute down, the strength of runners that were included in the leading nine did mean that someone was going to have to make a breakaway. Kasper, Cook, Sanders, Jamnicky, Jackson, Michelle Filpo (FRA) and Vanessa De La Torre (MEX) followed Rabie and Norden into the second transition looking forward to the two-lap five kilometre run.
It took no time for Kasper and Cook to separate themselves as the front two women. Gaining space from the rest of the women they cycled with, after one lap they had secured their spots as the gold and silver.
The battle for bronze then came down to a small bunch who had formed in the first 2.5km....
Women's Review
After starting her season with two back-to-back World Cup bronze medals, Kasper finally achieved her first gold at the 2016 Salinas ITU World Cup by outrunning USA compatriot Summer Cook in the final kilometres.
Kasper said of her win, “Words can't describe how excited I am. I know Summer well from college, she ran for Villanova and I ran for Georgetown so we were big rivals. So I knew that if we just worked together and work off of each other we would do well. To get away from her I was just trying to listen to my body and know where I was. I obviously can't control what she was doing, so I just try and focus on myself. I was feeling strong in the final lap, so I thought I would take over and push through to the finish.”
Taking the silver medal, Kasper was joined by Cook, grabbing her second World Cup podium of the year, while the bronze was earned by South Africa's Gillian Sanders, who also recorded a career first by stepping onto her first World Cup podium.
Charging out of the ocean, Mari Rabie (RSA) with Canadian Dominika Jamnicky and Aussie Emma Jackson managed to get the slight edge from the swim and led into the first transition, but the gap was only slightly as the rest of the field were only seconds behind.
While the sprint only offering up four short laps, a small pack of women found their moment to get ahead of the others and ride as the leaders. Training partners Rabie and Lisa Norden (SWE) were the frontrunners, creating the split after every lap. But while the group of nine women were not threatened by the trailing chase pack led by Ecuador's Elizabeth Bravo because they were over a minute down, the strength of runners that were included in the leading nine did mean that someone was going to have to make a breakaway. Kasper, Cook, Sanders, Jamnicky, Jackson, Michelle Filpo (FRA) and Vanessa De La Torre (MEX) followed Rabie and Norden into the second transition looking forward to the two-lap five kilometre run.
It took no time for Kasper and Cook to separate themselves as the front two women. Gaining space from the rest of the women they cycled with, after one lap they had secured their spots as the gold and silver.
The battle for bronze then came down to a small bunch who had formed in the first 2.5km....
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Alistair Brownlee says critics dont understand heat exhaustion after WTS Cozumel heroics
The older Brownlee brother stands by the notion that hauling brother Jonny to the finish at the World Triathlon Series Grand Final was the quickest way to get him medical attention and also revealed that he simply said Id have done the same for you to South African Richard Murray at the line
Friday, September 23, 2016
New Forest Middle Distance Triathlon race tips
2015 winner Clive KennedyBurn provides his coursebusting tips to help you master the New Forest Middle Distance Triathlon
Thursday, September 22, 2016
How to brag on social media without meaning to
Getting to grips with the age of socialmedia in an already complicated multisport world Martyn Brunt presents the seven deadly sins of online bragging
World Cup circuit continues with debut race in Salinas
While the World Triathlon Series came to a dramatic close last weekend in Cozumel, Mexico, the World Cup circuit carries on with three more stops marked on the 2016 calendar. This Sunday, the elites head to South America to compete in the debut race in Ecuador at the 2016 Salinas ITU World Cup. The race will be the first World Cup that Ecuador has held.
The race will be contested over a sprint distance course. The 750 metre on-lap swim, 20 kilometre four-lap bike and five kilometre two-lap run will see the athletes conquer the ocean and then make their way through the city and around a naval base. The women will compete first at 8:00am local time on Sunday, September 25, with the men following at 9:30am.
Women's Preview
The Americans will be leading the women's field. Kirsten Kasper and Summer Cook are the one and two on the start list, but rightfully earned after both putting up career-high seasons as both women finished in the top twenty of the WTS ITU overall rankings. Kasper, who will be wearing the number one, started the year with two back-to-back bronze World Cup medals in Mooloolaba and New Plymouth. She has yet to win a World Cup gold though, but it is only a matter of time – and that time could be Sunday. Cook on the other hand will be giving her compatriot a run for her money. Cook has made a name for herself this year, first when she won the Chengdu World Cup and then again when she won WTS Edmonton. But Edmonton was the complete opposite conditions as it will be in Salinas, so we will have to see if she can perform.
However, there is a group of Rio Olympians that are set to toe the line on Sunday, which could make for a very interesting race.
Training partners Lisa Norden (SWE) and Mari Rabie (RSA) are the duo to look out for. This is Rabie's final season, so she has the motivation to get onto the podium for the first time this year. While Norden has not had the strongest of seasons, she can produce when the time is right, so Salinas could be the perfect opportunity to get back on top.
Rabie's South African compatriot Gillian Sanders is another Olympian to line up. She is also a strong biker, so could be a potential frontrunner.
Ukraine's Yuliya Yelistratova has the best World Cup success on the women's start list. She earned the bronze in Huatulco and then the silver in Tiszy. She also earned the silver at the ETU European Championships in Lisbson. She will be a threat on Sunday.
Another woman who will be making moves is...
The race will be contested over a sprint distance course. The 750 metre on-lap swim, 20 kilometre four-lap bike and five kilometre two-lap run will see the athletes conquer the ocean and then make their way through the city and around a naval base. The women will compete first at 8:00am local time on Sunday, September 25, with the men following at 9:30am.
Women's Preview
The Americans will be leading the women's field. Kirsten Kasper and Summer Cook are the one and two on the start list, but rightfully earned after both putting up career-high seasons as both women finished in the top twenty of the WTS ITU overall rankings. Kasper, who will be wearing the number one, started the year with two back-to-back bronze World Cup medals in Mooloolaba and New Plymouth. She has yet to win a World Cup gold though, but it is only a matter of time – and that time could be Sunday. Cook on the other hand will be giving her compatriot a run for her money. Cook has made a name for herself this year, first when she won the Chengdu World Cup and then again when she won WTS Edmonton. But Edmonton was the complete opposite conditions as it will be in Salinas, so we will have to see if she can perform.
However, there is a group of Rio Olympians that are set to toe the line on Sunday, which could make for a very interesting race.
Training partners Lisa Norden (SWE) and Mari Rabie (RSA) are the duo to look out for. This is Rabie's final season, so she has the motivation to get onto the podium for the first time this year. While Norden has not had the strongest of seasons, she can produce when the time is right, so Salinas could be the perfect opportunity to get back on top.
Rabie's South African compatriot Gillian Sanders is another Olympian to line up. She is also a strong biker, so could be a potential frontrunner.
Ukraine's Yuliya Yelistratova has the best World Cup success on the women's start list. She earned the bronze in Huatulco and then the silver in Tiszy. She also earned the silver at the ETU European Championships in Lisbson. She will be a threat on Sunday.
Another woman who will be making moves is...
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
New international team tri competition launched
Teams of triathletes from USA Europe and the rest of the world to compete in new international longdistance triathlon
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Triathlon training watches 10 of the best
Sports watches now let you monitor nearly every physiological variable known to man from heart rate to calories But do they improve your triathlon performance and how accurate are they Lets find out
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Mario Mola wins world title in dramatic race
Dramatic scenes in Mexico as Henri Schuman wins WTS Cozumel while Mario Mola snatches world title from Jonny Brownlee who suffers from heat in latter stages
Mola crowned the 2016 ITU World Champion
Spain will add another name to their list of world champions after Mario Mola's fifth place finish in the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Cozumel saw him win the 2016 ITU World Championship title in a dramatic finish by just four points.
Earning the gold for the race was South Africa's Henri Schoeman, his career first World Triathlon Series win. The win came in the final 500m, as Schoeman bypassed Jonathan Brownlee (GBR), who struggling in the heat, and Alistair Brownlee (GBR), who had stopped to help will his brother over the line.
Alistair, who won Olympic gold while his brother took silver in Rio last month, assisted Jonny to continue racing, wrapping his arm around him and helping him run stride for stride. With Mola back more than a minute, second was Jonny's best shot at taking the world title. Wobbling down the finish chute, the brothers managed to scurry across with Jonny taking silver and Alistair winning bronze on the day.
However, a quickly charging Mola, who got wind of Jonny's state from his support team, and found a late surge to maintain his top ranking in the Columbia Threadneedle Rankings with a fifth-place finish. That meant Jonathan finished in second-place overall for the season, with Fernando Alarza maintaining his third-place in the Columbia Threadneedle Rankings.
“First of all this was not how I wanted to win the world championship. Luckily I was able to be in the top five considering Jonny didn't win the race. To be honest, I was already considering that the role of Alistair was to help Jonny,” said Mola of his newly earned crown. “Considering that, I thought, well I'm going to be second again, but at least I will fight until the end. And when I heard Jonny isn't feeling well, I thought 'I need to fight to the end'. We want everyone to be safe after the finish line, it's not the way I wanted it, but that's triathlon.”
Following an appeal by the Spanish Triathlon Federation to disqualify Jonathan Brownlee for accepting assistance from Alistair Brownlee to finish the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Cozumel, during which Jonathan struggled with heat exhaustion in the final portion of the run, the ITU competition jury unanimously ruled against disqualifying Jonathan. The ITU Competition Jury made this decision in accordance to Appendix K, Rule 7, which states that athletes can receive help from another athlete, Technical Official or Race Official.
“I have been in that position...
Earning the gold for the race was South Africa's Henri Schoeman, his career first World Triathlon Series win. The win came in the final 500m, as Schoeman bypassed Jonathan Brownlee (GBR), who struggling in the heat, and Alistair Brownlee (GBR), who had stopped to help will his brother over the line.
Alistair, who won Olympic gold while his brother took silver in Rio last month, assisted Jonny to continue racing, wrapping his arm around him and helping him run stride for stride. With Mola back more than a minute, second was Jonny's best shot at taking the world title. Wobbling down the finish chute, the brothers managed to scurry across with Jonny taking silver and Alistair winning bronze on the day.
However, a quickly charging Mola, who got wind of Jonny's state from his support team, and found a late surge to maintain his top ranking in the Columbia Threadneedle Rankings with a fifth-place finish. That meant Jonathan finished in second-place overall for the season, with Fernando Alarza maintaining his third-place in the Columbia Threadneedle Rankings.
“First of all this was not how I wanted to win the world championship. Luckily I was able to be in the top five considering Jonny didn't win the race. To be honest, I was already considering that the role of Alistair was to help Jonny,” said Mola of his newly earned crown. “Considering that, I thought, well I'm going to be second again, but at least I will fight until the end. And when I heard Jonny isn't feeling well, I thought 'I need to fight to the end'. We want everyone to be safe after the finish line, it's not the way I wanted it, but that's triathlon.”
Following an appeal by the Spanish Triathlon Federation to disqualify Jonathan Brownlee for accepting assistance from Alistair Brownlee to finish the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Cozumel, during which Jonathan struggled with heat exhaustion in the final portion of the run, the ITU competition jury unanimously ruled against disqualifying Jonathan. The ITU Competition Jury made this decision in accordance to Appendix K, Rule 7, which states that athletes can receive help from another athlete, Technical Official or Race Official.
“I have been in that position...
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Saturday, September 17, 2016
Duffy dominates her way to a world title
Bermuda's Flora Duffy floored it on the bike in hot and humid conditions in Cozumel, winning the race and securing her place in history as the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Series Champion. The world title is the first WTS crown Duffy has scored, as well as the first time Bermuda has topped the World Championship podium.
Coming into the race, Duffy was the top ranked woman in the Columbia Threadneedle Rankings, but only by 166 points. That meant she needed to either beat Olympic champion Gwen Jorgensen (USA) or come second to her, which was not going to be an easy feat considering Jorgensen had only lost two races in the last two years before starting on Saturday.
But a breakaway on the bike saw Duffy run into the sun with a large enough gap that Jorgensen and company couldn't overcome it.
“I am speechless right now,” Duffy said. “I just have no idea how that happened. You always hope and wish and train for the perfect day and the perfect day came right when I needed it.”
Jorgensen ran in front of the rest of the field to finish both second on the day and second in the Columbia Threadneedle Rankings. Charlotte McSchane (AUS), who trains with Jorgensen, closed out the season with her first-ever WTS podium with bronze, while Japan's Ai Ueda finished fifth to end the season third overall in the rankings. Her season third place is the highest any Japanese athlete has ever finished.
'“Flora had a great race,” Jorgensen said. “She was better today than me and that was a great win for her, she basically led from start to finish.”
Crystal clear waters awaited the women, who were the first group of elites to race for a world championship title. The course offered up only one 1500 metre swim, and with the ocean current, the field essentially formed into one long string of swimmers. Seven women were able to get a slight lead with Great Britain's Jessica Learmonth and Lucy Hall along with Duffy, Jorgensen, Sarah True (USA), Carolina Routier (ESP), Pamella Oliveira (BRA).
Coming out of the swim it was just a small workable lead of just five seconds that Duffy, Learmonth and Hall had over Jorgensen. But it was enough for the three to push out onto the bike with no one else able to join them. Despite Jorgensen exiting the water in fifth, she could not get into the lead pack, and instead started out the bike in a trio alongside True and Routier.
Led by all three British Olympians, Vicky Holland, Non Stanford and Helen Jenkins, forced their group of...
Coming into the race, Duffy was the top ranked woman in the Columbia Threadneedle Rankings, but only by 166 points. That meant she needed to either beat Olympic champion Gwen Jorgensen (USA) or come second to her, which was not going to be an easy feat considering Jorgensen had only lost two races in the last two years before starting on Saturday.
But a breakaway on the bike saw Duffy run into the sun with a large enough gap that Jorgensen and company couldn't overcome it.
“I am speechless right now,” Duffy said. “I just have no idea how that happened. You always hope and wish and train for the perfect day and the perfect day came right when I needed it.”
Jorgensen ran in front of the rest of the field to finish both second on the day and second in the Columbia Threadneedle Rankings. Charlotte McSchane (AUS), who trains with Jorgensen, closed out the season with her first-ever WTS podium with bronze, while Japan's Ai Ueda finished fifth to end the season third overall in the rankings. Her season third place is the highest any Japanese athlete has ever finished.
'“Flora had a great race,” Jorgensen said. “She was better today than me and that was a great win for her, she basically led from start to finish.”
Crystal clear waters awaited the women, who were the first group of elites to race for a world championship title. The course offered up only one 1500 metre swim, and with the ocean current, the field essentially formed into one long string of swimmers. Seven women were able to get a slight lead with Great Britain's Jessica Learmonth and Lucy Hall along with Duffy, Jorgensen, Sarah True (USA), Carolina Routier (ESP), Pamella Oliveira (BRA).
Coming out of the swim it was just a small workable lead of just five seconds that Duffy, Learmonth and Hall had over Jorgensen. But it was enough for the three to push out onto the bike with no one else able to join them. Despite Jorgensen exiting the water in fifth, she could not get into the lead pack, and instead started out the bike in a trio alongside True and Routier.
Led by all three British Olympians, Vicky Holland, Non Stanford and Helen Jenkins, forced their group of...
Spain scores Under23/Junior Mixed Relay World Championship win
In a thrilling hour of racing that saw constant lead changes until the very last second, Spain proved victorious in the 2016 ITU Under23/Junior Mixed Relay World Championships, just edging Great Britain and Australia for the win. The British team took silver, followed by the Australians.
Each relay member completed a 250m swim, 5km bike and 1.6km run tagging off in order of woman-man-woman-man.
On the first leg, Spain's Ines Santiago tagged off to teammate Antonio Serrat Seoane just seconds ahead of France, followed by Korea, but only 30 seconds separated a whopping 15 teams.
It was then Australia, New Zealand, Japan and France that took off on their bikes first in the second leg, with a cluster of teams on their heels. Although Mathew Baker (AUS), Tom Richard (FRA), and Tayler Reid (NZL) got their relays a small lead onto the run, Great Britain's Ben Dijkstra ran through the field to put the Brits back in the mix, tagging off in third just seconds behind.
Although Australia, Great Britain, France and Japan got to their bikes first with the third relay member, the women's Junior World Champion Taylor Knibb (USA) worked her prowess on the bike to bridge up. She then bypassed the competition just like she did when she won her world title to tag off to Austin Hindman, himself also the 2016 Junior World Champ.
Hindman hung onto the lead through the swim and onto the bike for a four-second lead over Australia and Spain.
After a disappointing showing in the men's Under23 race, David Castro Fajardo (ESP) redeemed himself with a dominating performance in Mixed Relay, moving Spain into the lead on the bike as the anchor of the Spanish team. Calum Johnson (GBR) joined Castro in passing Hindman when their feet hit pavement.
Castro and Johnson ran stride for stride on the short run, but Castro was able to hold off the Brit in a sprint finish to take the World Championships for Spain. Great Britain flew over next for silver, followed by Australia in bronze.
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Each relay member completed a 250m swim, 5km bike and 1.6km run tagging off in order of woman-man-woman-man.
On the first leg, Spain's Ines Santiago tagged off to teammate Antonio Serrat Seoane just seconds ahead of France, followed by Korea, but only 30 seconds separated a whopping 15 teams.
It was then Australia, New Zealand, Japan and France that took off on their bikes first in the second leg, with a cluster of teams on their heels. Although Mathew Baker (AUS), Tom Richard (FRA), and Tayler Reid (NZL) got their relays a small lead onto the run, Great Britain's Ben Dijkstra ran through the field to put the Brits back in the mix, tagging off in third just seconds behind.
Although Australia, Great Britain, France and Japan got to their bikes first with the third relay member, the women's Junior World Champion Taylor Knibb (USA) worked her prowess on the bike to bridge up. She then bypassed the competition just like she did when she won her world title to tag off to Austin Hindman, himself also the 2016 Junior World Champ.
Hindman hung onto the lead through the swim and onto the bike for a four-second lead over Australia and Spain.
After a disappointing showing in the men's Under23 race, David Castro Fajardo (ESP) redeemed himself with a dominating performance in Mixed Relay, moving Spain into the lead on the bike as the anchor of the Spanish team. Calum Johnson (GBR) joined Castro in passing Hindman when their feet hit pavement.
Castro and Johnson ran stride for stride on the short run, but Castro was able to hold off the Brit in a sprint finish to take the World Championships for Spain. Great Britain flew over next for silver, followed by Australia in bronze.
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Friday, September 16, 2016
Knibb nabs Women's Junior World title
In the women's ITU Triathlon Junior World Championship race at the 2016 World Triathlon Grand Final Cozumel on Friday, Taylor Knibb (USA) nabbed her first world championship title with a dominating bike and run performance. Lisa Tertsch (GER) produced a speedy run for second and in a sprint finish, Hye Rim Jeong (KOR) out ran Ines Santiago (ESP) for bronze. The bronze is the first-ever World Championship medal of any level for Korea.
“That was probably the worst swim of my entire life, I just had to be patient and move my way up,” Knibb said. “If someone had told me that was how the race would have panned out, I would have just laughed. I live in DC, so it's been a very humid summer, so I'm kinda used to going out and feeling like you hit a wall of heat.”
Japan's Fuka Sega and Minami Kubono, along with Hungary's Dorka Putnoczki, managed to maneuver their way through the swim first for a 10-second lead. While several pockets of women formed out of the swim, 32 women came together after the first of four bike laps, including pre-race favourites Cassandre Beaugrand (FRA) and Taylor Knibb (USA).
Lena Meißner (GER), Therese Feuersinger (AUT) and Knibb knocked out a 20-second lead over the field midway through the bike. On the third lap, Knibb stretched out her top place over the main chase to 35 seconds, while her break away partners Feuersigner and Miesner dropped to 17 seconds back.
While the pair continued to fall back to the chase as the bike ended, Knibb ran out nearly half a minute before the rest of the women arrived to T2. Nimble on her feet as she is in saddle, Knibb hung onto her lead after the first of two run laps, while Lisa Tertsch (GER), Hye Rim Jeong (KOR), Cecilia Santamaria Surroca (ESP) and Ines Santiago (ESP) positioned themselves next in the run.
But there was no stopping or slowing Knibb as she cruised over the finish line to win the Junior World Title, meaning the US won both the men's and women's titles in the category.
Behind her, Tertsch went unchallenged in the final lap for silver, while Santiago and Jeong engaged in a sprint battle down the finish chute. In a last burst of speed, Jeong passed Santiago for the final medal.
“That was probably the worst swim of my entire life, I just had to be patient and move my way up,” Knibb said. “If someone had told me that was how the race would have panned out, I would have just laughed. I live in DC, so it's been a very humid summer, so I'm kinda used to going out and feeling like you hit a wall of heat.”
Japan's Fuka Sega and Minami Kubono, along with Hungary's Dorka Putnoczki, managed to maneuver their way through the swim first for a 10-second lead. While several pockets of women formed out of the swim, 32 women came together after the first of four bike laps, including pre-race favourites Cassandre Beaugrand (FRA) and Taylor Knibb (USA).
Lena Meißner (GER), Therese Feuersinger (AUT) and Knibb knocked out a 20-second lead over the field midway through the bike. On the third lap, Knibb stretched out her top place over the main chase to 35 seconds, while her break away partners Feuersigner and Miesner dropped to 17 seconds back.
While the pair continued to fall back to the chase as the bike ended, Knibb ran out nearly half a minute before the rest of the women arrived to T2. Nimble on her feet as she is in saddle, Knibb hung onto her lead after the first of two run laps, while Lisa Tertsch (GER), Hye Rim Jeong (KOR), Cecilia Santamaria Surroca (ESP) and Ines Santiago (ESP) positioned themselves next in the run.
But there was no stopping or slowing Knibb as she cruised over the finish line to win the Junior World Title, meaning the US won both the men's and women's titles in the category.
Behind her, Tertsch went unchallenged in the final lap for silver, while Santiago and Jeong engaged in a sprint battle down the finish chute. In a last burst of speed, Jeong passed Santiago for the final medal.
GB age groupers win 11 medals in Mexico
Its 11 medals including 3 golds for British AgeGroup team in ITU Sprint Distance Triathlon World Championships
Hindman golden in Men's Junior World Champs
The USA's Austin Hindman won the men's ITU Triathlon Junior World Championship race in Cozumel on Friday with a powerful come from behind run performance. Canada's Charles Paquet took silver, followed by Great Britain's Ben Dijkstra.
The junior men started the day with a dive start into warm, clear ocean water for a one-lap 750m swim. The short course wasn't enough for any of the athletes to split away from the school of swimmers, as only one minute separated the first and 75th athlete, meaning each athlete came out in one big line.
Norway's Endre Espedal looked like he was attempting to break away from a 37-deep lead group after the first lap, riding through the transition area five seconds faster than anyone else. But with Youth Olympics Champion Dijkstra in the hunt, Espedal's attack was held off. They did, however, manage to drop five men, cutting the end of the train off slightly by the end of the bike.
Daniel Hoy (NZL) and Dijkstra, the pair of whom sprinted to a photo finish at the 2014 Youth Olympics, looked to repeat their history from Nanjing, with them taking the lead out of T2. But it was Canada' Paquet that charged through the first lap of the run with a seven-second lead, followed by Dijkstra, Hindman and Hoy.
The early blast looked to be in Paquet's favor, but Hindman bid his move perfectly, executing a late surge to bypass Paquet for the gold. Paquet hung strong for silver, followed by Dijkstra.
The junior men started the day with a dive start into warm, clear ocean water for a one-lap 750m swim. The short course wasn't enough for any of the athletes to split away from the school of swimmers, as only one minute separated the first and 75th athlete, meaning each athlete came out in one big line.
Norway's Endre Espedal looked like he was attempting to break away from a 37-deep lead group after the first lap, riding through the transition area five seconds faster than anyone else. But with Youth Olympics Champion Dijkstra in the hunt, Espedal's attack was held off. They did, however, manage to drop five men, cutting the end of the train off slightly by the end of the bike.
Daniel Hoy (NZL) and Dijkstra, the pair of whom sprinted to a photo finish at the 2014 Youth Olympics, looked to repeat their history from Nanjing, with them taking the lead out of T2. But it was Canada' Paquet that charged through the first lap of the run with a seven-second lead, followed by Dijkstra, Hindman and Hoy.
The early blast looked to be in Paquet's favor, but Hindman bid his move perfectly, executing a late surge to bypass Paquet for the gold. Paquet hung strong for silver, followed by Dijkstra.
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Highrisk highreward strategies to end your tri season on a high
Its now or never for a personal best our experts suggest ways to succeed before the race season draws to a close
Elite presser ahead of #WTSCozumel
One final press conference before one final World Triathlon Series race. Ahead of this weekend's elites races where one man and one woman will be crowned the ITU World Champion, contenders Flora Duffy (BER), Gwen Jorgensen (USA), Claudia Rivas (MEX), Mario Mola (ESP), Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) and Crisanto Grajales (MEX) spent the afternoon on Thursday talking to media and talking about their thoughts going into the competitions.
Duffy
How does it feel to be the leader of the Columbia Threadneedle Rankings and what can you expect on Saturday.
“This season kind of blew my expectations out of the water. I did not expect to be leading the Series coming into the Grand Final, but I have the fortunate position of having the reigning Olympic Champion right behind me. I think it will be a really hard race on Saturday, these conditions are not easy to race in, it is a really big year, everyone is coming off the Olympics, so I think everyone is in different states. But I am going to give it my all on Saturday to try to obviously win the Series, that would be huge for Bermuda and huge for me. It is going to be a really tough battle out there, I know Gwen obviously also wants to win, but either way it has been a great season for me so I can't complain.”
Jorgensen
What does it mean to be here in Cozumel and racing with great athletes to cap off your year after winning the Olympics?
“I am really excited to be here. I think I have been pretty vocal about wanting to win gold in Rio for the past four years. I said that this year, 2016, I would be happy if the only race I won was the Olympics and I did that, so I am really happy, so with the World Triathlon Series, whatever I do here will just be icing on the cake. It is pretty tight with the top competitors, Flora I am assuming is going to try and break away on the swim or the bike. She has definitely made me a better competitor this year, she has really pushed me and I think that has been great for the sport. So it is going to be a tough race on Saturday, it is going to be hot, but I would much prefer that than to the cold, so it will be exciting and tough.”
Rivas
“While I have been very fortunate to race against the top triathletes like Flora and Gwen, they may certainly be better athletes but I am pleased with the Olympic Games. It is going to be a tough competitor on Saturday, I am going to give it my all and hopefully make my home country of Mexico proud.”
Mola
What are your expectations for Sunday...
Duffy
How does it feel to be the leader of the Columbia Threadneedle Rankings and what can you expect on Saturday.
“This season kind of blew my expectations out of the water. I did not expect to be leading the Series coming into the Grand Final, but I have the fortunate position of having the reigning Olympic Champion right behind me. I think it will be a really hard race on Saturday, these conditions are not easy to race in, it is a really big year, everyone is coming off the Olympics, so I think everyone is in different states. But I am going to give it my all on Saturday to try to obviously win the Series, that would be huge for Bermuda and huge for me. It is going to be a really tough battle out there, I know Gwen obviously also wants to win, but either way it has been a great season for me so I can't complain.”
Jorgensen
What does it mean to be here in Cozumel and racing with great athletes to cap off your year after winning the Olympics?
“I am really excited to be here. I think I have been pretty vocal about wanting to win gold in Rio for the past four years. I said that this year, 2016, I would be happy if the only race I won was the Olympics and I did that, so I am really happy, so with the World Triathlon Series, whatever I do here will just be icing on the cake. It is pretty tight with the top competitors, Flora I am assuming is going to try and break away on the swim or the bike. She has definitely made me a better competitor this year, she has really pushed me and I think that has been great for the sport. So it is going to be a tough race on Saturday, it is going to be hot, but I would much prefer that than to the cold, so it will be exciting and tough.”
Rivas
“While I have been very fortunate to race against the top triathletes like Flora and Gwen, they may certainly be better athletes but I am pleased with the Olympic Games. It is going to be a tough competitor on Saturday, I am going to give it my all and hopefully make my home country of Mexico proud.”
Mola
What are your expectations for Sunday...
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Alistair Brownlee, Mariya Shorets Aquathlon Champs
Two-time Olympic gold medallist Alistair Brownlee (GBR) did what he does best when he kicked off the action at the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Cozumel with a win at the Aquathlon World Championships. Set over a 2.5km run, 1km swim, 2.5km run course, Mariya Shorets (RUS) took home the world crown in the women's race.
Men's Review
To the surprise of many, Brownlee lined up next to training partner and four-time Aquathlon World Champion Richard Varga to contest the first race of the World Championships. Brownlee blasted away from the starting line with a pack laced with talent including Mexico's own Crisanto Grajales, USA's Tommy Zaferes, Germany's Steffen Justus & Russian brothers Dmitry and Igor Polyanskiy.
“Defintely my first ever run, swim, run,” Brownlee said. “I really enjoyed it, it was hard, really hard. It's so hot, the running was tough. The other guys went off really hard and I thought 'I better go with them'. It was weird, it's not like I was tired, but I felt like I was in oxygen depth the first kilometer after the swim.”
Swift on their feet, Brownlee and Grajales ditched the competition on the first run lap, heading to the crystal clear waters of Cozumel first. Despite having a 15-second deficit, Varga, who has led out of the water at every World Triathlon Series race this year, and Zaferes caught and passed both Brownlee and Grajales.
Brownlee managed to hang on their feet to head out for the second run together. It wasn't long before the recent gold medallist Brownlee took off to add yet another accolade to his name. Varga crossed over next, while Zaferes won bronze.
In the men's U23 race, Turkey's Jonas Schomburg won his first-ever world title in the event, while Richard Allen (GBR) and Leong Tim Law (HKG) completed the podium with the silver and bronze. While during the junior race, Michal Oliwa of Poland took home the gold, with Alexis Kardes of France earning silver and Jose Gabriel Solorzano (VEN) claimed bronze.
Women's Review
In the women's race, Shorets dominated the run, swim, run course from line to line for her first world title. She took off on the first run, served a 10-second time penalty for missing the athlete briefing, jumped in the swim and clenched the win when she accelerated over the finish line in first.
Shorets led a 1-2-3 Russian podium, as Anastasia Abrosimova crossed over in second, followed by Valentina Zapatrina.
“I'm very happy to be World Champion,...
Men's Review
To the surprise of many, Brownlee lined up next to training partner and four-time Aquathlon World Champion Richard Varga to contest the first race of the World Championships. Brownlee blasted away from the starting line with a pack laced with talent including Mexico's own Crisanto Grajales, USA's Tommy Zaferes, Germany's Steffen Justus & Russian brothers Dmitry and Igor Polyanskiy.
“Defintely my first ever run, swim, run,” Brownlee said. “I really enjoyed it, it was hard, really hard. It's so hot, the running was tough. The other guys went off really hard and I thought 'I better go with them'. It was weird, it's not like I was tired, but I felt like I was in oxygen depth the first kilometer after the swim.”
Swift on their feet, Brownlee and Grajales ditched the competition on the first run lap, heading to the crystal clear waters of Cozumel first. Despite having a 15-second deficit, Varga, who has led out of the water at every World Triathlon Series race this year, and Zaferes caught and passed both Brownlee and Grajales.
Brownlee managed to hang on their feet to head out for the second run together. It wasn't long before the recent gold medallist Brownlee took off to add yet another accolade to his name. Varga crossed over next, while Zaferes won bronze.
In the men's U23 race, Turkey's Jonas Schomburg won his first-ever world title in the event, while Richard Allen (GBR) and Leong Tim Law (HKG) completed the podium with the silver and bronze. While during the junior race, Michal Oliwa of Poland took home the gold, with Alexis Kardes of France earning silver and Jose Gabriel Solorzano (VEN) claimed bronze.
Women's Review
In the women's race, Shorets dominated the run, swim, run course from line to line for her first world title. She took off on the first run, served a 10-second time penalty for missing the athlete briefing, jumped in the swim and clenched the win when she accelerated over the finish line in first.
Shorets led a 1-2-3 Russian podium, as Anastasia Abrosimova crossed over in second, followed by Valentina Zapatrina.
“I'm very happy to be World Champion,...
Ali Brownlee wins Aquathlon World Championships
Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee wins Aquathlon World Championships ahead of Varga and Zaferes
Monday, September 12, 2016
Brits dominate at Ironman Weymouth
Great Britains Harry Wiltshire and Emma Pallant win their respective races at Ironman 703 Weymouth
Sunday, September 11, 2016
GB wins PT5 silver and bronze in Rio
Alison Patrick takes silver Melissa Reid bronze to bring GB medal tally to four on Paralympics debut
USA dominates women's Paratriathlon
In the women's paratriathlon debut at the Paralympics, Grace Norman (USA) in PT4, Allysa Seely (USA) in PT2 and Katie Kelly (AUS) in PT5 were crowned the first women's Paralympic Champions.
Over the two days of races, a total of 10 different nations were represented in 19 possible podium positions, with five of the six gold medals going to different countries.
PT4
The day started with American Grace Norman being awarded the first women's Paralympic gold medal after a back and forth battle on the course finally ended in her favour.
“It has been a long journey, a lot of training and just a lot of everything. So to come across that line for the U.S. and to take first in the history of paratriathlon is just an incredible feeling,” said Norman of her victory.
Completing the first podium of the day was Great Britain's Lauren Steadman who finished with silver and Frenchwoman Gwladys Lemoussu who earned bronze.
Norman nabbed an early lead out of the water and went into the first transition with a slight advantage. Although two-time Paralympic swimmer Steadman was expected to lead out of the swim, she missed the first swim buoy and had to return to navigate around it, swimming an extra 25 metres. While she pushed hard to catch back up and exit the water in second, it was a pinnacle point in the race.
As the women made their way through the bike course, it only took one lap for Steadman to catch up to Norman and surpass the American. Knowing that Norman is a world record holding runner, Steadman hammered on the bike for a fighting chance at gold, but never manged to move more than five seconds ahead of Norman.
Trailing behind in third was Aussie Kate Doughty, who held strong a minute behind the leaders on the bike. As the top two women finished off the bike and made their way into the second transition, Steadman had increased her lead to 23 seconds heading out onto the run.
However, Norman, who will also be competing in athletics in the Paralympics in the 400 metre run, knows her strength is in the last discipline. It wasn't long before she reclaimed the lead, this time never letting go. After the first lap she had overtaken Steadman for a ten-second advantage and by the time she crossed the finish line to make history, she had the lead by over a minute.
The silver then went to Steadman, who put in a valiant effort, despite the misstep early on in the swim.
Steadman said of her performance, “I had a fantastic start and I knew that it...
Over the two days of races, a total of 10 different nations were represented in 19 possible podium positions, with five of the six gold medals going to different countries.
PT4
The day started with American Grace Norman being awarded the first women's Paralympic gold medal after a back and forth battle on the course finally ended in her favour.
“It has been a long journey, a lot of training and just a lot of everything. So to come across that line for the U.S. and to take first in the history of paratriathlon is just an incredible feeling,” said Norman of her victory.
Completing the first podium of the day was Great Britain's Lauren Steadman who finished with silver and Frenchwoman Gwladys Lemoussu who earned bronze.
Norman nabbed an early lead out of the water and went into the first transition with a slight advantage. Although two-time Paralympic swimmer Steadman was expected to lead out of the swim, she missed the first swim buoy and had to return to navigate around it, swimming an extra 25 metres. While she pushed hard to catch back up and exit the water in second, it was a pinnacle point in the race.
As the women made their way through the bike course, it only took one lap for Steadman to catch up to Norman and surpass the American. Knowing that Norman is a world record holding runner, Steadman hammered on the bike for a fighting chance at gold, but never manged to move more than five seconds ahead of Norman.
Trailing behind in third was Aussie Kate Doughty, who held strong a minute behind the leaders on the bike. As the top two women finished off the bike and made their way into the second transition, Steadman had increased her lead to 23 seconds heading out onto the run.
However, Norman, who will also be competing in athletics in the Paralympics in the 400 metre run, knows her strength is in the last discipline. It wasn't long before she reclaimed the lead, this time never letting go. After the first lap she had overtaken Steadman for a ten-second advantage and by the time she crossed the finish line to make history, she had the lead by over a minute.
The silver then went to Steadman, who put in a valiant effort, despite the misstep early on in the swim.
Steadman said of her performance, “I had a fantastic start and I knew that it...
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Andy Lewis wins GBs firstever Paralympic tri gold
Medal in the PT2 category as Brit men all finish in top 10
First Paralympic Paratri champs crowned
History was made at Copacabana Beach on Saturday, as the first-ever paratriathlon Paralympic champions were crowned. Martin Schulz (GER) in PT4, Andrew Lewis (GBR) in PT2 and Jetze Plat (NED) in PT1 craved their names in the history books as the inaugural paratriathlon gold medallists at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games.
In total, seven different nations were represented on the three podiums from three continents.
PT4
Martin Schulz (GER) became the first man to win a paratriathlon Paralympic gold medal when he put together a dominant performance in the men's PT4 sport class.
“It is amazing. I just realized that today I win the gold medal and then the first paratri (Paralympic race) here at Copacabana. It is a nice place to compete, and it is a high part of my career. It has been what I have worked for over the last few years and I am very happy.”
After overcoming a huge time deficit after the swim, Schulz seized his moment on the bike and never relinquished the lead. Joining him on the podium was Canada's Stefan Daniel (CAN) who earned the silver and Jairo Lopez Ruiz (ESP) who ended the day with bronze.
Showing his strength in the water, Great Britain's George Peasgood swam his way to the lead over the 750m one-lap course. While he was followed shortly behind by Jose Abraham Estrada Sierra (MEX) and Maxime Maurel (FRA), Peasgood started the bike with a 30-second gap over the field.
Peasgood enjoyed an even further advantage, as heavy hitter Schulz was down by 52 seconds after the swim. Sitting in fourth place when he mounted his bike, it became crucial for Schulz to reel Peasgood in early. He did just that, hammering into the silver position behind Peasgood by the second lap, cutting the gap to half the time.
It was then on the third lap that Schulz finally caught the race leader and took his turn clocking through the timing mats first. Schulz entered the finish chute alone and seized the debut crown with ease, stopping to celebrate that he had become the first paratriathlon Paralympic Champion by more than 30 seconds.
Behind him, more battles bubbled up, as men were switching positions continuously throughout the race. While Daniel, who beat Schulz at the World Championship last year, proved no major threat in Schulz's quest for gold, the young Canadian left his Paralympic medal all down to the final discipline. Trailing by over a minute after the swim, he didn't make up any time on the bike, and was in fifth as he entered...
In total, seven different nations were represented on the three podiums from three continents.
PT4
Martin Schulz (GER) became the first man to win a paratriathlon Paralympic gold medal when he put together a dominant performance in the men's PT4 sport class.
“It is amazing. I just realized that today I win the gold medal and then the first paratri (Paralympic race) here at Copacabana. It is a nice place to compete, and it is a high part of my career. It has been what I have worked for over the last few years and I am very happy.”
After overcoming a huge time deficit after the swim, Schulz seized his moment on the bike and never relinquished the lead. Joining him on the podium was Canada's Stefan Daniel (CAN) who earned the silver and Jairo Lopez Ruiz (ESP) who ended the day with bronze.
Showing his strength in the water, Great Britain's George Peasgood swam his way to the lead over the 750m one-lap course. While he was followed shortly behind by Jose Abraham Estrada Sierra (MEX) and Maxime Maurel (FRA), Peasgood started the bike with a 30-second gap over the field.
Peasgood enjoyed an even further advantage, as heavy hitter Schulz was down by 52 seconds after the swim. Sitting in fourth place when he mounted his bike, it became crucial for Schulz to reel Peasgood in early. He did just that, hammering into the silver position behind Peasgood by the second lap, cutting the gap to half the time.
It was then on the third lap that Schulz finally caught the race leader and took his turn clocking through the timing mats first. Schulz entered the finish chute alone and seized the debut crown with ease, stopping to celebrate that he had become the first paratriathlon Paralympic Champion by more than 30 seconds.
Behind him, more battles bubbled up, as men were switching positions continuously throughout the race. While Daniel, who beat Schulz at the World Championship last year, proved no major threat in Schulz's quest for gold, the young Canadian left his Paralympic medal all down to the final discipline. Trailing by over a minute after the swim, he didn't make up any time on the bike, and was in fifth as he entered...
Friday, September 9, 2016
The Paralympic paratriathlon course
T4 athlete George Peasgood raced the Test Event in 2015 and is in the ParalympicsGB team Here he dissects the intricacies of the Copacabana course
Thursday, September 8, 2016
TomTom launch new range of sports watches
TomToms latest line of wearable tech enables athletes to track levels of body fat guide themselves home during training and store up to 3GB of music
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
2017 ITU Triathlon World Cup schedule released
Following the ITU Executive board meeting in Rio de Janeiro last week, and on the heels of the completion of the 2017 World Triathlon Series calendar, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) is pleased to announce the schedule for the 2017 World Cup races.
“The ITU World Cup races create an important bridge to elite success for athletes,” said ITU President and IOC Member Marisol Casado. “We've seen how useful the World Cups are both for the development of athletes, as well as the sport, which is why we are thrilled to bring more World Cups to next year's schedule.”
The 2017 World Cup calendar will touch down in 17 cities, and includes a variety of new and familiar hosts on all five continents.
2017 ITU Triathlon World Cup season:
February 11-12: Cape Town, South Africa
March 11-12: Mooloolaba, Australia
April 1-2: New Plymouth, New Zealand
May 6-7: Chengdu, China
May 27-28: Madrid, Spain
June 3-4: Cagliari, Italy
July 22-23: Tiszaujvaros, Hungary
August 12-13: Merida, Mexico
September 2-3: Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
September 23-24: Huelva, Spain
September 30-October 1: Weihai China
September 30-October 1: Cozumel, Mexico
October 7-8: Sarasota, USA
October 28-29: Salinas, Ecuador
October 28-29: Tongyeong, Korea
November 4-5: Buenos Aires, Argentina
November 4-5: Miyazaki, Japan
While debuting on the World Cup calendar, Cape Town is a familiar site to the ITU calendar having hosted various World Triathlon Series races. After kicking off the World Cup circuit in Africa, the tour heads to Oceania to the Australian coastal city of Mooloolaba for the 13th time. The race will be immediately followed up with another stop in Oceania with the return of New Plymouth in New Zealand.
China is slated to host two World Cup races, beginning with the return of Chengdu. While Weihai has hosted many ITU triathlon races, it will welcome a World Cup for the first time. Other races to touch down in Asia include Miyazaki, Japan and Tongyeong, Korea for a total of four races on the continent. The 2017 season will mark the 10th time Tongyeong has welcomed a World Cup, while just the second for Miyazaki.
Europe will also enjoy five events within its borders with two of the five cities hosting a World Cup for the first time in Huelva, Spain and Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The races in Huelva and Madrid make Spain one of three countries that will organize more than one World Cup. Madrid returns to the World Cup calendar for the first time in nine...
“The ITU World Cup races create an important bridge to elite success for athletes,” said ITU President and IOC Member Marisol Casado. “We've seen how useful the World Cups are both for the development of athletes, as well as the sport, which is why we are thrilled to bring more World Cups to next year's schedule.”
The 2017 World Cup calendar will touch down in 17 cities, and includes a variety of new and familiar hosts on all five continents.
2017 ITU Triathlon World Cup season:
February 11-12: Cape Town, South Africa
March 11-12: Mooloolaba, Australia
April 1-2: New Plymouth, New Zealand
May 6-7: Chengdu, China
May 27-28: Madrid, Spain
June 3-4: Cagliari, Italy
July 22-23: Tiszaujvaros, Hungary
August 12-13: Merida, Mexico
September 2-3: Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
September 23-24: Huelva, Spain
September 30-October 1: Weihai China
September 30-October 1: Cozumel, Mexico
October 7-8: Sarasota, USA
October 28-29: Salinas, Ecuador
October 28-29: Tongyeong, Korea
November 4-5: Buenos Aires, Argentina
November 4-5: Miyazaki, Japan
While debuting on the World Cup calendar, Cape Town is a familiar site to the ITU calendar having hosted various World Triathlon Series races. After kicking off the World Cup circuit in Africa, the tour heads to Oceania to the Australian coastal city of Mooloolaba for the 13th time. The race will be immediately followed up with another stop in Oceania with the return of New Plymouth in New Zealand.
China is slated to host two World Cup races, beginning with the return of Chengdu. While Weihai has hosted many ITU triathlon races, it will welcome a World Cup for the first time. Other races to touch down in Asia include Miyazaki, Japan and Tongyeong, Korea for a total of four races on the continent. The 2017 season will mark the 10th time Tongyeong has welcomed a World Cup, while just the second for Miyazaki.
Europe will also enjoy five events within its borders with two of the five cities hosting a World Cup for the first time in Huelva, Spain and Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The races in Huelva and Madrid make Spain one of three countries that will organize more than one World Cup. Madrid returns to the World Cup calendar for the first time in nine...
Ironman Weymouth race advice
We ask 2014 winner Eleanor Haresign how to succeed in this longdistance race
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Full 2017 WTS calendar confirmed
Following the ITU Executive Board Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, ITU is pleased to confirm the addition of Montreal to the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Series, which completes the 2017 WTS calendar.
Montreal debuted on the 2016 World Cup schedule earlier this month with great success as thousands of spectators lined the streets to cheer on triathletes just ahead of the Olympic Games.
“Montreal proved to be an impressive host of the World Cup this year, with an incredible turnout for a new race that met all of our standards for a world class event,” said ITU President and IOC Member Marisol Casado. “I'm pleased to welcome Montreal to the WTS, which completes our calendar for the coming season.”
Next year, Montreal will join the World Triathlon Series for the first time as one of nine cities to host a WTS race across four continents. Rotterdam, which this year organized the ITU Paratriathlon World Championships, will also debut on the WTS in 2017.
Rotterdam will next year welcome thousands of age group athletes, along with junior, U23, paratriathlon & elite athletes to vie for world championship titles at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final.
2017 ITU World Triathlon Series calendar:
• Abu Dhabi, UAE – March 3-4
• Gold Coast, Australia – April 8-9
• Yokohama, Japan – May 13-14
• Leeds, England – June 10-11
• Hamburg, Germany – July 15-16
• Edmonton, Canada – July 28-30
• Montreal, Canada – August 5-6
• Stockholm, Sweden – August 26-27
• Rotterdam, Netherlands – September 14-17
Abu Dhabi, Gold Coast, Hamburg and Edmonton will be contested over a sprint distance course, while the remaining WTS races will be standard distance.
Montreal debuted on the 2016 World Cup schedule earlier this month with great success as thousands of spectators lined the streets to cheer on triathletes just ahead of the Olympic Games.
“Montreal proved to be an impressive host of the World Cup this year, with an incredible turnout for a new race that met all of our standards for a world class event,” said ITU President and IOC Member Marisol Casado. “I'm pleased to welcome Montreal to the WTS, which completes our calendar for the coming season.”
Next year, Montreal will join the World Triathlon Series for the first time as one of nine cities to host a WTS race across four continents. Rotterdam, which this year organized the ITU Paratriathlon World Championships, will also debut on the WTS in 2017.
Rotterdam will next year welcome thousands of age group athletes, along with junior, U23, paratriathlon & elite athletes to vie for world championship titles at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final.
2017 ITU World Triathlon Series calendar:
• Abu Dhabi, UAE – March 3-4
• Gold Coast, Australia – April 8-9
• Yokohama, Japan – May 13-14
• Leeds, England – June 10-11
• Hamburg, Germany – July 15-16
• Edmonton, Canada – July 28-30
• Montreal, Canada – August 5-6
• Stockholm, Sweden – August 26-27
• Rotterdam, Netherlands – September 14-17
Abu Dhabi, Gold Coast, Hamburg and Edmonton will be contested over a sprint distance course, while the remaining WTS races will be standard distance.
GB paratriathlon squad the men
A wealth of experience will stand our mens paratri team in good stead on 10 September when paratriathlon makes its Paralympics debut Heres the whos who
Monday, September 5, 2016
Paratriathlon 101 - Everything you need to know
At the Paratriathlon event in the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, all competitors from different sport classes must compete over a course of 750m of swimming, 20km of cycling and 5km of running for athletes with different types of impairment. Before the men race on September 10, followed by the women on September 11, read up on each sport class & important rules to get in the know before cheering on the paratriathletes.
Sport Class Explanation
The Paratriathlon classification system was reformatted in 2014, reducing the number of sport classes from seven to five. While it is only the men's PT1, PT2 & PT4 sport classes, as well as the women's PT2, PT4 & PT5 sport classes that will race in Rio, below find an explanation of each sport class.
o PT1 - Wheelchair users. Includes athletes with comparable activity limitation and an impairment of, but not limited to: muscle power, limb deficiency, hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis that prevent the ability to safely ride a conventional bike and run. Through classification assessment, athletes must have a score of up to 640,0 points. Athletes must use a recumbent handcycle on the bike course and a racing wheelchair on the run segment.
o PT2 - Includes athletes with comparable activity limitation and an impairment of, but not limited to, limb deficiency, hypertonia, ataxia and or athetosis, impaired muscle power or range of movement that through classification assessment have a score of up to 454,9 points. In both bike and run segments, amputee athletes may use approved prosthesis or other supportive devices.
o PT3 - Includes athletes with comparable activity limitation and an impairment of, but not limited to, limb deficiency, hypertonia, ataxia and or athetosis, impaired muscle power or range of movement that through classification assessment have a score from 455,0 to 494,9 points. In both bike and run segments, the athlete may use approved prosthesis or other supportive devices.
o PT4 - Includes athletes with comparable activity limitation and an impairment of, but not limited to, limb deficiency, hypertonia, ataxia and or athetosis, impaired muscle power or range of movement that through classification assessment have a score from 495,0 to 557,0 points included. In both bike and run segments, the athlete may use approved prosthesis or other supportive devices.
o PT5 - Total or Partial visual Impairment (IBSA/IPC defined sub-classes B1, B2, and B3): Includes athletes who are totally blind, from...
Sport Class Explanation
The Paratriathlon classification system was reformatted in 2014, reducing the number of sport classes from seven to five. While it is only the men's PT1, PT2 & PT4 sport classes, as well as the women's PT2, PT4 & PT5 sport classes that will race in Rio, below find an explanation of each sport class.
o PT1 - Wheelchair users. Includes athletes with comparable activity limitation and an impairment of, but not limited to: muscle power, limb deficiency, hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis that prevent the ability to safely ride a conventional bike and run. Through classification assessment, athletes must have a score of up to 640,0 points. Athletes must use a recumbent handcycle on the bike course and a racing wheelchair on the run segment.
o PT2 - Includes athletes with comparable activity limitation and an impairment of, but not limited to, limb deficiency, hypertonia, ataxia and or athetosis, impaired muscle power or range of movement that through classification assessment have a score of up to 454,9 points. In both bike and run segments, amputee athletes may use approved prosthesis or other supportive devices.
o PT3 - Includes athletes with comparable activity limitation and an impairment of, but not limited to, limb deficiency, hypertonia, ataxia and or athetosis, impaired muscle power or range of movement that through classification assessment have a score from 455,0 to 494,9 points. In both bike and run segments, the athlete may use approved prosthesis or other supportive devices.
o PT4 - Includes athletes with comparable activity limitation and an impairment of, but not limited to, limb deficiency, hypertonia, ataxia and or athetosis, impaired muscle power or range of movement that through classification assessment have a score from 495,0 to 557,0 points included. In both bike and run segments, the athlete may use approved prosthesis or other supportive devices.
o PT5 - Total or Partial visual Impairment (IBSA/IPC defined sub-classes B1, B2, and B3): Includes athletes who are totally blind, from...
Bike computer what to look for
Is a bike computer the best option for you or would a a more expensive gizmo be a better option Rob Banino discusses the pros and cons and what to look for in a bike computer
Sunday, September 4, 2016
WTS Edmonton Jonny Brownlee pulls off stunning victory in penultimate World Series race
It was another masterclass from Jonny Brownlee in chilly temperatures at WTS Edmonton who despite having to settle for second place behind brother Alistair at the Olympics was in a class of his own over everyone else today
Jonathan Brownlee back on top in Edmonton
Two-time Olympic medallist Jonathan Brownlee returned to the ITU World Triathlon Series podium for the first time in more than a year when he won World Triathlon Edmonton over a sprint distance course on Sunday.
In the final race before the Grand Final, the win pulled him within 235 points of Edmonton silver medallist Mario Mola in the Columbia Threadneedle Rankings, meaning the battle for the world title will be furious in Cozumel in two weeks' time.
Despite battling illness before Edmonton, Richard Murray managed to hang tough the entire race for bronze.
“It hasn't really changed much, it's all about Mario in Cozumel now,” Brownlee said of how his finish affect the hunt for a World Championship title. “It's a good result, but it's all up to Cozumel. Hopefully he'll (Alistair) help on the swim and bike, we'll see what kind of shape he's in. But ya it'll make a big difference.”
Richard Varga kicked off the day with a splash, leaving the competition in his wake when he secured a sizeable lead out of the one-lap 750m swim. Training partner Jonathan Brownlee followed Varga out of the water next, along with Aaron Royle (AUS0, Matthew Sharpe (CAN) and Matthew Roberts (AUS).
But it was only Varga, Brownlee and Royle that blasted through the first transition in top form, dropping Sharpe and Roberts for an early break on the four-lap 20km bike.
Behind them, Murray made it out of T1 in fourth position 20 seconds back, while Columbia Threadneedle rankings leader Mario Mola suffered a 40-second deficit out of the swim.
However, a determined Murray motivated his group to cut the gap to the leaders down to 12 seconds midway through the bike, while Mola managed to bridge his group up to the chase with two bike laps to go.
Although the chase inched within six seconds of the leading trio into T2, a slow transition from Mola meant Brownlee had the opportunity to jut out ahead on the first of three run legs. He quickly put 10 seconds between himself & the chase.
It was a pivotal point in the race, as Brownlee blasted away, and never slowed down. Although Mola pulled himself back into second position by the second lap, it wasn't enough to shut Brownlee down, as the Olympic silver medallist increased his lead to 18 seconds onto the bell lap.
From there, it was Brownlee's race to win, which he did by 16 seconds. Behind him, training teammates Murray and Mola went shoulder to shoulder until Mola unleashed his speed on the last half of the last lap....
In the final race before the Grand Final, the win pulled him within 235 points of Edmonton silver medallist Mario Mola in the Columbia Threadneedle Rankings, meaning the battle for the world title will be furious in Cozumel in two weeks' time.
Despite battling illness before Edmonton, Richard Murray managed to hang tough the entire race for bronze.
“It hasn't really changed much, it's all about Mario in Cozumel now,” Brownlee said of how his finish affect the hunt for a World Championship title. “It's a good result, but it's all up to Cozumel. Hopefully he'll (Alistair) help on the swim and bike, we'll see what kind of shape he's in. But ya it'll make a big difference.”
Richard Varga kicked off the day with a splash, leaving the competition in his wake when he secured a sizeable lead out of the one-lap 750m swim. Training partner Jonathan Brownlee followed Varga out of the water next, along with Aaron Royle (AUS0, Matthew Sharpe (CAN) and Matthew Roberts (AUS).
But it was only Varga, Brownlee and Royle that blasted through the first transition in top form, dropping Sharpe and Roberts for an early break on the four-lap 20km bike.
Behind them, Murray made it out of T1 in fourth position 20 seconds back, while Columbia Threadneedle rankings leader Mario Mola suffered a 40-second deficit out of the swim.
However, a determined Murray motivated his group to cut the gap to the leaders down to 12 seconds midway through the bike, while Mola managed to bridge his group up to the chase with two bike laps to go.
Although the chase inched within six seconds of the leading trio into T2, a slow transition from Mola meant Brownlee had the opportunity to jut out ahead on the first of three run legs. He quickly put 10 seconds between himself & the chase.
It was a pivotal point in the race, as Brownlee blasted away, and never slowed down. Although Mola pulled himself back into second position by the second lap, it wasn't enough to shut Brownlee down, as the Olympic silver medallist increased his lead to 18 seconds onto the bell lap.
From there, it was Brownlee's race to win, which he did by 16 seconds. Behind him, training teammates Murray and Mola went shoulder to shoulder until Mola unleashed his speed on the last half of the last lap....
Saturday, September 3, 2016
till Final 15 taking on the newest swimrun sprint race
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Friday, September 2, 2016
Pre-race chit chat before #WTSEdmonton
With one final World Triathlon Series race before the Grand Final in Cozumel, anticipations are high as elites try and collect as many Series points as they can. In preparation for Edmonton's swift sprint course this Sunday, athletes Paula Findlay (CAN), Mario Mola (ESP), Vicky Holland (GBR), Richard Murray (RSA), Andrea Hewitt (NZL) and Matt Sharpe (CAN) spent a little time with the local media to discuss what everyone can expect ahead of the weekend.
Findlay
How does it feel racing in your hometown?
“Yeah it is really fun to be back and home racing. The last couple of years I have been injured, so every time the race was here I was unable to compete. But it is exciting to be able to line up and have all my friends and family watching, it is really difficult to get into race mode when you are staying at home and my friends are around and I can catch up with my family when I have not seen them for most of the year. But it is also kind of a positive distraction so that I am not constantly thinking about the race and being really nervous about it. I have trained on this course since I was younger, it was the course where I trained cross country with the University of Alberta. So it is really fun to come back to this and race a course I am so familiar with, it is exciting!”
Mola
How did you plan out your racing this year between the Olympics and the WTS Series?
“Well at the beginning of the season we wanted to race every race to make the most of it and having the Olympics, obviously that was a special one. But I never spent too much energy on it or focusing too much on it, but just taking it as another race, knowing that the result could be what we were working for or not. At the end it was not a bad race, I would have wanted to fight for more, but races are this way. But yeah I have been in Edmonton for the last two weeks trying to keep the focus on training for the race, because it is time to go back onto the line and give our best.”
Holland
How do you prepare to race in extreme conditions, while Rio was extremely hot, Edmonton is extremely cold.
“I think because it is an Olympic year, everything is all focused around that race, so all of our preparations really have been all about Rio. That obviously paid off for me on the day with the medal, that was everything that we were trying to achieve. Coming here I wanted to carry on in the Word Series because I have been in really good shape, especially with the Olympics, so I thought I might as...
Findlay
How does it feel racing in your hometown?
“Yeah it is really fun to be back and home racing. The last couple of years I have been injured, so every time the race was here I was unable to compete. But it is exciting to be able to line up and have all my friends and family watching, it is really difficult to get into race mode when you are staying at home and my friends are around and I can catch up with my family when I have not seen them for most of the year. But it is also kind of a positive distraction so that I am not constantly thinking about the race and being really nervous about it. I have trained on this course since I was younger, it was the course where I trained cross country with the University of Alberta. So it is really fun to come back to this and race a course I am so familiar with, it is exciting!”
Mola
How did you plan out your racing this year between the Olympics and the WTS Series?
“Well at the beginning of the season we wanted to race every race to make the most of it and having the Olympics, obviously that was a special one. But I never spent too much energy on it or focusing too much on it, but just taking it as another race, knowing that the result could be what we were working for or not. At the end it was not a bad race, I would have wanted to fight for more, but races are this way. But yeah I have been in Edmonton for the last two weeks trying to keep the focus on training for the race, because it is time to go back onto the line and give our best.”
Holland
How do you prepare to race in extreme conditions, while Rio was extremely hot, Edmonton is extremely cold.
“I think because it is an Olympic year, everything is all focused around that race, so all of our preparations really have been all about Rio. That obviously paid off for me on the day with the medal, that was everything that we were trying to achieve. Coming here I wanted to carry on in the Word Series because I have been in really good shape, especially with the Olympics, so I thought I might as...
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Eurobike 2016 Day 2
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Strong women's field will square off in Edmonton
As the final WTS stop before the Grand Final in Cozumel, the elite women will duke it out over a sprint distance course to clench precious final points in the race to be named World Champion. Edmonton will enjoy a stocked roster full of speedy women looking to land the overall world title, making the race on Sunday anything but predictable.
Flora Duffy (BER) continues to have one of the strongest seasons of her WTS career, during which she has often led in the Columbia Threadneedle rankings. After just missing out on the podium in the Series openers by finishing fourth in Abu Dhabi and Gold Coast, an incredible solo bike ride in Cape Town saw her first third. Since then, she hasn't stepped down from the WTS podium. Having collected every color of WTS hardware this year, plus a second place finish in Edmonton last year, the odds are in her favor to retain her reign as the woman to beat.
But standing in her way is an army of Brits that could take any medal contention away from the rest of the field.
Her biggest threat to the overall WTS world title is Jodie Stimpson, who is currently second in the WTS rankings after she earned a gold in Abu Dhabi and Gold Coast and then a silver in Cape Town. She is less than 400 points from Duffy in the rankings, so doing well this weekend is crucial for her. While sitting out Rio wasn't want the dynamic triathlete wanted, she'll enter Edmonton fresh and well trained, which could work to her favor for the world title.
Stimpson's compatriot Vicky Holland returns as the reigning Edmonton champion. She withstood wet and cold weather last year to earn the Edmonton title. This year, her results indicate that she has a real chance to keep the win in her name. She earned bronze in Leeds and just recently earned bronze at the Rio Olympics. Conclusion? Look out for this lady.
Coming in fourth place in Rio, was Holland's best friend Non Stanford. While the two friends were not able to share the Olympic podium together, they could have the chance to share an Edmonton one. Stanford has one WTS win this year, in Cape Town, so she will be edging to get back on top. Neither of the latter two women have much chance of winning the overall world crown, but where they finish in Edmonton could affect who does.
The Brits however are not the only national teams that are going to stir up some action this weekend. The United States has entered a strong showing for this Sunday. Olympians Katie Zaferes and Sarah True will be present,...
Flora Duffy (BER) continues to have one of the strongest seasons of her WTS career, during which she has often led in the Columbia Threadneedle rankings. After just missing out on the podium in the Series openers by finishing fourth in Abu Dhabi and Gold Coast, an incredible solo bike ride in Cape Town saw her first third. Since then, she hasn't stepped down from the WTS podium. Having collected every color of WTS hardware this year, plus a second place finish in Edmonton last year, the odds are in her favor to retain her reign as the woman to beat.
But standing in her way is an army of Brits that could take any medal contention away from the rest of the field.
Her biggest threat to the overall WTS world title is Jodie Stimpson, who is currently second in the WTS rankings after she earned a gold in Abu Dhabi and Gold Coast and then a silver in Cape Town. She is less than 400 points from Duffy in the rankings, so doing well this weekend is crucial for her. While sitting out Rio wasn't want the dynamic triathlete wanted, she'll enter Edmonton fresh and well trained, which could work to her favor for the world title.
Stimpson's compatriot Vicky Holland returns as the reigning Edmonton champion. She withstood wet and cold weather last year to earn the Edmonton title. This year, her results indicate that she has a real chance to keep the win in her name. She earned bronze in Leeds and just recently earned bronze at the Rio Olympics. Conclusion? Look out for this lady.
Coming in fourth place in Rio, was Holland's best friend Non Stanford. While the two friends were not able to share the Olympic podium together, they could have the chance to share an Edmonton one. Stanford has one WTS win this year, in Cape Town, so she will be edging to get back on top. Neither of the latter two women have much chance of winning the overall world crown, but where they finish in Edmonton could affect who does.
The Brits however are not the only national teams that are going to stir up some action this weekend. The United States has entered a strong showing for this Sunday. Olympians Katie Zaferes and Sarah True will be present,...
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