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Daniela Ryf makes a bold statement with her eighth win at Ironman 70.3...

Remember when we were wondering if this is a “make or break” year for Daniela Ryf? Shortly after we asked that question, she dropped out of the PTO European Open in Ibiza. On the weekend, though, the...

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What did we learn from the two Ironman 70.3 races in Boulder and Switzerland...

Last weekend Ironman hosted a couple of races that turned out to offer some interesting insights on the pro scene as we gear up for some of the sport’s biggest races. The pro-women’s only race at...

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Trek Ballista: Super light, very ventilated and extremely fast

It’s a piece of equipment you can’t do without, but also can serve as one of the quickest ways to improve your performance. After your position on the bike and your wheels, the next best bang for your...

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Florida couple takes on the challenge of 6 Ironmans on 6 Continents in Six Weeks

The goal is to join “The Club” – a select group of five people who have done every Ironman race in the world. Right now the list includes: Canadians John Wragg and Elizabeth Model, Mexico’s Luis...

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Super League announces 2023 season

Promising a “refreshed format to be announced soon,” Super League Triathlon has released the venues and dates for this year’s Championship Series, along with the names of some of the stars we’ll see...

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Destination Mont-Tremblant: Race, Train, Repeat

Set in the heart of the Laurentians, Mont-Tremblant has long been known as one of Canada’s top ski destinations. For a little over a decade, though, the pristine village at the end of Lac Tremblant has...

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How to watch World Cup Huatulco. Another big day for Canada at the Mexican...

It’s a course that seems to fit Canadian Tyler Mislawchuk to a T – the two-time Olympian won the World Triathlon Cup Huatulco in 2019 and 2021 (pictured above), and finished a close second last year....

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Welcome to Cairns, Ironman’s best event

Voted by Ironman athletes the “most satisfying” race of 2022, the Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship Cairns will feature over 2,500 athletes competing in both the full-distance and 70.3 races on Sunday....

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It’s on. The build up to the Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship in words and...

With over 2,500 athletes set to compete at tomorrow’s Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship, things are hopping here in Cairns. Considered one of the gateways to the Great Barrier Reef, Cairns is a...

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5 weeks ago Sarah Crowley broke two ribs and her sternum. Somehow she’s still...

You don’t finish on the podium in Kona unless you’re tough. (She’s done it twice.) You don’t become the first person to win Australia’s Triple Crown – Ironman Australia, the Ironman Asia-Pacific...

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Here’s why you’ll want to watch the Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship

Despite the fact that it is a regional championship with a US$150,000 prize purse, the field set to compete for tomorrow’s Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship in Cairns is pretty much exclusively from...

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Braden Currie takes Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship Cairns in...

New Zealand’s Braden Currie rolled into Cairns, Australia as the pre-race favourite to take a third title in the tropical paradise that hosts the race voted Ironman’s best event of 2022. Last year’s...

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Kylie Simpson shatters the course record at the Ironman Asia-Pacific...

Cairns was the site of her first Ironman race in 2020. It was also the site of her first Ironman win, in 2021. Today Kylie Simpson took her fourth Ironman title (she won Ironman Western Australia in...

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Tyler Mislawchuk sprints to second in Huatulco

There’s no two ways about it – Tyler Mislawchuk excels at the World Triathlon Cup Huatulco event. For the fourth straight time he earned a podium finish, taking second (as he did last year) after his...

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Gwen Jorgensen surges back to the Olympic picture with second in Huatulco

It wasn’t a win – that would go to Mexico’s Anahi Alvarez Corral – but after a disastrous day at the World Triathlon Championship Series Cagliari, 2016 Olympic gold medalist Gwen Jorgensen bounced back...

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Ironman’s best race of 2022 comes up even better in 2023

Voted the most satisfying Ironman race of 2022, the Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship lived up to that billing again in 2023 as just over 2,500 athletes enjoyed the 70.3 and Ironman races in the...

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Taylor Knibb signs with Trek-Segafredo professional cycling team

Taylor Knibb, the reigning Ironman 70.3 world champion, has certainly managed to excel at both half-distance and draft-legal racing over the last few years. Just weeks after earning a silver medal at...

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Cam Wurf nails Nice world championship slot in Austria

Australia’s Cam Wurf has long been among triathlon’s most popular pros because of his impressive versatility – he’s finished as high as fifth in Kona and won a number of Ironman events while also...

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The Life of Tri: Adventures down under and a serious look back at the events...

A new twist for the Life of Tri podcast this week – both Kevin and Phil are down under! (Although not in the same city.) This week the guys talk about Kevin’s Australian adventure, the Albino Tiger...

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Ironman World Championship Nice course announced

After pushback from the local community in Kailua-Kona last year, Ironman was forced to rethink its goal of having two days of racing in Kona for the Ironman World Championship and announced that the...

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