Clash Endurance offers new take on race coverage
Many triathlon fans were disappointed that this year’s Clash Miami event didn’t feature live coverage. Organizers did have a crew on hand, though, to get footage from the racing, and also did some...
View ArticleAlistair Brownlee has ankle surgery
We’ve finally got some background on why British triathlon star Alistair Brownlee hasn’t been able to race over the last few months – the two-time Olympic gold medalist underwent surgery to remove a...
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Joel Filliol leaves Triathlon Australia just before Paris Test Event
Canadian Joel Filliol (pictured above with Katie Zaferes and Jelle Geens) has long been considered one of the sport’s premier coaches. He coaches world champions Katie Zaferes, Vincent Luis and Mario...
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Paula Findlay takes 25th at World TT Champs
Canada’s Paula Findlay represented the triathlon world in style today at the UCI World Championship Individual Time Trial, finishing 25th. The two-time Canadian national time trial champion was...
View ArticleRemco Evenepoel wins World TT Championship by stealing a page from...
I’m old enough to remember the first aero bars, and also how all the cyclists thought it was hilarious that I was riding a bike with them. Then, in 1989, Greg Lemond won the Tour de France because of...
View ArticleLionel Sanders’ Milwaukee take: Efficiency leaks everywhere
After a disappointing 11th-place finish at the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) US Open in Milwaukee last weekend, Lionel Sanders feels that he “isn’t on the same level as the top guys” and...
View Article“Not good enough” for Paris Test event, Gustav Iden gears up for PTO Asian Open
Norway’s Gustav Iden, the reigning Ironman World Champion, says that his “schedule was changed after I was deemed ‘not good enough’ to race the Paris Test Event after spending the first part of the...
View ArticleIronman announces US and Canadian full-distance schedule and new “Flex90”...
We knew that Ironman Mont-Tremblant wouldn’t be on the list, with Ironman Coeur d’Alene and Tulsa also disappearing from the 2024 full-distance schedule for next year. You can see the full list of...
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3 Ways you can improve your mental toughness
The summer of 2018 was so hot and dry in Europe that Swiss cows were keeling over from heat exhaustion, and smoke from Scandinavian forest fires blackened the skies. So, who would have dreamt that in...
View ArticleLucy Charles-Barclay bounces back from broken bone to race at PTO Asian Open
After fracturing her third metatarsal during Ironman 70.3 Kraichgau, Lucy Charles-Barclay struggled through the next few months – “It’s been a rough few months,” is the way she described it in a video...
View ArticleIronman ships supplies to Maui after devastating wildfires
The world has been stunned to see the tragic events in Maui over the last week. The devastation from the wildfires has struck a chord for all of us, but especially to the Ironman family, who have...
View ArticlePTO and World Triathlon partner on long distance World Championship Tour
World Triathlon will recognize the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) Tour “as the official World Championship Tour of long distance triathlon.” The tour will include at least six races next...
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Olympic qualifying on the line at Paris Test Event
Over the next few days athletes hoping to compete at next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris will be in that city, looking to nail themselves a spot on their country’s Olympic team in 2024....
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Taylor Knibb nails her Olympic spot – Paris Test Event recap in words and...
It’s no secret that making the US women’s triathlon squad for next year’s Olympics is going to be one of the toughest tasks in triathlon. The country had five women competing in today’s Paris Test...
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Six things we learned from the Paris Test Event
There were lots of questions heading into today’s Paris Test Event. Was the water in the Seine going to be clean enough to allow for the swim? Could the French team rise to the occasion and thrill the...
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Why is Kristian Blummenfelt taking a redeye to get to the PTO Asian Open and...
The final event of the 2023 Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) Tour – the Asian Open – takes place this weekend in Singapore, with a field of 20 women set to race on Saturday afternoon, and 20...
View ArticleYee nails Olympic qualification with decisive win in Paris
Alex Yee ran his way to a huge win in Paris today and grabbed an automatic selection for Team Great Britain at the Olympics next summer. The Tokyo silver medalist “cruised” through a 29:00 run to...
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5 More things we learned from the Paris Test Event – men’s edition
With a who’s who of men’s draft-legal racing on hand to check out the Olympic course for next year, we knew that today’s Paris Test Event was going to be competitive and exciting. Here are a few things...
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Ashleigh Gentle powers to PTO Asian Open win
After dominating the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) events last year with big wins in Edmonton (PTO Canadian Open) and Dallas (PTO US Open), Australia’s Ashleigh Gentle (pictured about...
View ArticleSwim cancelled for Para event at Paris Test Event
After the elite women and men swam 1,500 m in the Seine, World Triathlon pulled the plug on the swim for the Para athletes today at the Paris Test Event, turning today’s races into a duathlon. Paris...
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