Xterra world champion Bradley Weiss unable to fly to Maui to defend his title
The men’s defending Xterra world champion, Bradley Weiss, won’t be in Maui this weekend to defend his title due to the “unjustified and unwarranted travel ban on Southern African countries leaves me...
View ArticleHow to watch Kristian Blummenfelt race at Clash Daytona
Unfortunately we won’t see Canadian Paula Findlay go after a third straight win in Daytona, but that doesn’t mean Saturday’s Facebook Live coverage of the event won’t be exciting as Kristian...
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Why you shouldn’t do everything pro triathletes do
Elite triathletes are amazing people. The speeds at which they are able to swim, bike and run and the distances over which they are able to sustain these speeds are truly mindboggling. For this reason,...
View ArticleTriton Series set to launch in Portugal
The new Triton World Series will get its start in 2022 in Portimao, Portugal, taking in the beautiful vistas of the Algarve region in south Portugal in early April, 2022. The Algarve is one of the...
View ArticleMeet three Canadian pros who are ready to Clash in Daytona!
This weekend’s Clash Daytona race promises to be yet another exciting day of racing as we watch the likes of Olympic champion Kristian Blummenfelt blast along the speedy course at Daytona International...
View ArticleRatasepp averages under 11 hours as he sets new world record for 60...
Estonia’s Rait Ratasepp averaged under 11 hours – a time most Ironman competitors would be thrilled to achieve – for 60 straight days as he set a new record for 60 full-distance triathlons in 60...
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Clash Daytona: Blummenfelt ready to blast, close women’s race
There’s US$100,000 up for grabs, along with some very valuable air time on the Facebook Live coverage and the post-race NBC show that will air on networks around the world, including TSN in Canada....
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Blummenfelt dazzles with yet another win at Clash Daytona
What a year it has been for Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt – he started the year with a bang with a big win at the World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS) Yokohama, won the World Cup race in...
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Hering takes thriller over Hall to capture Clash Daytona
American Jackie Hering timed her surge to the finish line to perfection, overcoming a deficit of almost five and a half minutes off the bike to take a brilliant win at Clash Daytona – catching Great...
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Sanders tops a pair of Olympians, while Jewett runs her way to another...
Lionel Sanders proved he’s still got the run speed to hold off some of the sport’s premier short-course athletes with a brilliant defence of his Ironman 70.3 Indian Wells – La Quinta title. The...
View ArticleOlympic medalists Duffy and Wilde win Xterra World Championship
Bermuda’s Flora Duffy (seen above at the 2019 Xterra World Championship) has had such a great year (Olympic gold medal and a third World Triathlon World Championship title) that Bermuda has created a...
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World champion triathlete Vincent Luis hit by car while leading Ironman 70.3
As we reported yesterday, France’s Vincent Luis took second at Ironman 70.3 Indian Wells – La Quinta behind Canadian Lionel Sanders. Luis, who helped France to a bronze medal in the mixed relay at the...
View ArticleLionel Sanders and Ironman react to Vincent Luis’ car accident at Ironman...
Yesterday we reported on 2019 and 2020 World Triathlon champion Vincent Luis’ car crash at IRONMAN 70.3 Indian Wells – La Quinta – the Frenchman was leading the race when he was taken off course and...
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Strava year end report: 32 billion km covered and 9.6 billion kudos given
Strava, the largest social fitness platform in the world with more than 95 million users, released its annual data report: The 2021 Year in Sport. The report shows that the pandemic fitness boom shows...
View ArticleIronman and Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant are back!
Earlier this year we reported that the future of Ironman events in Mont-Tremblant, one of the most popular Ironman venues in the world, was unclear after the events were “cancelled” (a word Ironman is...
View ArticleThe Life of Tri Podcast: Why cars and race leaders do not mix!
Join The Life of Tri host Phil Wrochna and Triathlon Magazine Canada’s editor Kevin Mackinnon as they unpack the latest news from the world of triathlon. Listen to this week’s podcast on Spotify or...
View ArticleOutside to broadcast 12 Ironman 70.3 races next year
There’s been no shortage of frustration from Ironman fans around the world that many events they’d like to watch haven’t been featured on the company’s Facebook Watch coverage. The exciting race...
View ArticleVideo: Why the Canada Man/Woman is Canada’s toughest triathlon challenge
We reported on the Canada Man/ Woman Xtreme Tri earlier this year – an event that is easy to describe as Canada’s toughest triathlon. The race usually takes place in July, but this year was delayed to...
View ArticlePTO removes Kristian Blummenfelt’s 7:21 from record list
Last month Kristian Blummenfelt blasted to an incredible 7:21:12 Ironman debut in Cozumel, seemingly setting a new world best for the distance, despite the down-current swim that enabled the Norwegian...
View ArticleRussian Triathlon Federation sanctioned for one year by World Triathlon
World Triathlon has put forward a number of measures as part of a one-year sanction of the Russian Triathlon Federation “due to the significant number of doping cases in Russia.” Three Russian...
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