Obsessing about triathlon all the time is a good thing. Really
It is 5:37 a.m. and I am plunked down on the couch, staring at my phone and drinking in one more Caeleb Dressel swim video. I am also drinking a wake-me-up double espresso. “49:28,” yells an...
View ArticleIronman World Championship Preview: Who’s racing in St. George
For the first time ever the Ironman World Championship will be taking place outside of Hawaii this May as the long-awaited return of the event takes place in St. George, Utah. Related: St. George...
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2022 Buyer’s Guide: Triathlon bikes
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent supply chain issues have made finding a bike more than a bit of a challenge these days, so those in the hunt for a new bike in 2022 are in for a rough ride. It...
View ArticleVideo: Check out Canada’s toughest triathlon!
The COVID-19 pandemic forced race organizers of the Canada Man/ Woman triathlon to move the event to October last year, but that might have made the event even more epic than usual – in addition to the...
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Will Lionel Sanders win the Ironman World Championship in St. George?
He is possibly the most popular male triathlete on the planet, with 142,000 YouTube subscribers and a steady stream of videos that routinely receive tens of thousands of views. A lot of Lionel Sanders’...
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Asics launches new Metaspeed carbon-plate racing shoes
Just a few days after they were launched last year, triathlete Beth Potter set what was then a world-best time for 5 km on the roads in the new Asics Metaspeed Sky, setting the shoe up as the new “go...
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Mika Noodt surprises with men’s win at Challenge Gran Canaria, Perez Sala...
Like so many other draft-legal specialists seem to be doing these days, Germany’s Mika Noodt has been dabbling in the half-distance world over the last year, and based on a track record that now...
View ArticleHoffman and McCauley take Ironman Texas
American Ben Hoffman (pictured at the Ironman World Championship in 2019) won a thrilling duel with Denmark’s Magnus Ditlev to take Ironman Texas today, finally pulling clear in the last few hundred...
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Beaugrand and Nieschlag take Arena Games Triathlon London
The British contenders might have been numerous and competitive, but they were no match at the end of the day for France’s Cassandre Beaugrand and Germany’s Justus Nieschlag, who dominated the second...
View ArticleWahoo winds up to take on Zwift
Wahoo has acquired RGT (Road Grand Tours) cycling, a virtual cycling platform, in a move that appears to continue its move to take on Zwift in the online cycling metaverse. The new platform will be...
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Sam Long hit by car during St. George build up
American Sam Long reported yesterday that he had been hit by a car while training for the upcoming Ironman World Championship race in St. George, Utah on May 7. Today he confirmed that despite the...
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Wetsuit 101: Everything a triathlete needs to know about wetsuit tech
No matter how good a swimmer you are, you’ll go faster wearing a wetsuit. The added flotation the suit provides allows you to sit higher in the water and get through the water more quickly. While the...
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Daniela’s bike officially released – check out the Felt IA 2.0
It is possibly the worst kept secret in the triathlon world – we started reporting on Daniela Ryf’s curvy new bike last August. The bike has finally been officially released, although seemingly without...
View ArticleAsics World Triathlon Team opens applications for new members
World Triathlon’s partnership with Asics for its development team enters a fifth season this year and it is accepting new applications for the team. “The Asics World Triathlon Team project provides...
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2022 Buyer’s Guide: Power Meters
Many triathletes have become addicted to their power numbers. While the number of watts you produce while pedalling isn’t the only thing that determines your performance, once you add a power meter to...
View ArticleIronman World Championship favourite Laura Philipp likely out for St. George
Germany’s Laura Philipp’s short Ironman career has shown that she is rapidly becoming one of the sport’s top competitors. In addition to her fourth-place debut at the 2019 Ironman World Championship in...
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Sharpe and Findlay take St. Anthony’s Triathlon
It was an all-Canadian affair at the top of the podium at the prestigious St. Anthony’s Triathlon in Florida yesterday as Tokyo Olympian Matt Sharpe sprinted to the men’s title, while London Olympian...
View ArticleThe Life of Tri’s Phil Wrochna’s St. George predictions: Norwegians will...
This week’s Life of Tri podcast looks forward to a wide-open weekend of racing in St. George, recaps the racing at Ironman Australia and celebrates an exciting day for Canada at the St. Anthony’s...
View Article“It’s a nightmare”– COVID stops Laura Philipp from competing at Ironman World...
Add another potential favourite to the list of no-shows for this weekend’s Ironman World Championship in St. George. In addition to Javier Gomez and Joe Skipper, who both announced last month that the...
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Will Kristian Blummenfelt be on a new Giant prototype bike in St. George?
Last week bike radar.com reported that Giant appears ready to reveal a “wild new Trinity Advanced Pro Disc triathlon bike with a wide-stance fork” and, based on a photo posted by Talbot Cox on his...
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