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SRAM Expands Power Meter Recycling Program

SRAM’s internal power meter recycling program was introduced in 2018 to repurpose mined and precious materials. Beginning in November 2022, SRAM has expanded the program to consumers. Participants will...

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44 years: A timeline of women at the Ironman World Championship

Women have been an integral part of Ironman since the beginning – the inaugural race in 1978 was organized by the husband and wife team, John and Judy Collins. While no women competed in the inaugural...

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World Triathlon bans super shoes (like the ones Gustav Iden wore in Kona)...

Gustav Iden was just one of a number of Kona pros who wore shoes that wouldn’t be approved by World Athletics this year, and as of Jan. 1, 2023, those shoes won’t be legal at World Triathlon events,...

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Angelica Olmo bounces back with huge Clash Daytona win

Angelica Olmo competed at the Tokyo Olympics last year, then competed at two more WTCS races before leaving the sport for nine months. Then someone suggested she try Clash Daytona, and with three...

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Luis charges to Clash Daytona win

Earlier this fall, Vincent Luis won the World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS) event in Bermuda, his first podium finish at WTCS event in two years. In a 12-month period that’s included injuries...

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Ironman CEO Andrew Messick on Kona decision: a choice of which promise to...

Ironman CEO Andrew Messick has been with the company for 12 years. That’s more than a quarter of the time Ironman has existed. Before he took on the position at Ironman, Messick worked at the NBA and...

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Max Neumann misses Alistair Brownlee’s Ironman WA record by one second

Australia’s Max Neumann has continued on his impressive streak – after a fourth-place finish at the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii in October, he bounced back with a monstrous win at Ironman...

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Sam Long takes 70.3 Indian Wells-La Quinta win over Jackson Laundry; Lionel...

After a couple of tough performances this fall at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship (19th) and Ironman Arizona (10th), Sam Long bounced back in style today with a big win at Ironman 70.3 Indian...

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Canadian duo puts on dramatic show at Ironman 70.3 Indian Wells-La Quinta

Canadian Paula Findlay took a brilliant runner-up finish at the 70.3 world championship in October (pictured above) in St. George – today she followed up that big day with another title, dominating the...

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Why Lionel Sanders is the most popular triathlete on YouTube

More than a third of the total video views on YouTube around this year’s Ironman World Championship were from Lionel Sanders’ posts. Each video averaged almost 77,000 views, with more than a million...

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Kona will only have women next year – what race offers your best chance of...

After the recent announcement that the Ironman World Championship would be split between two venues next year, Ironman has overhauled the world championship slot allocation for women. Earlier this...

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Marjolaine Pierre takes biggest win of her career as Holly Lawrence led off...

Holly Lawrence couldn’t buy a break at the Ironman 70.3 Middle East Championship in Bahrain – her bike was lost in transit on the way to the race, then, while leading on the bike she was led off...

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Vincent Luis continues winning streak at Ironman 70.3 Bahrain

His win at the World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS) Bermuda was an emotional comeback – Vincent Luis’ first WTCS podium in two years. The two-time world champion has surged back to his winning...

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Arena Games comes to Montreal in 2023

Super League Triathlon will expand the Arena Games calendar in 2023, beginning with an event in Montreal on Feb. 25. There will be four races on the Arena Games calendar in 2023, including: February...

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Do you need to go to USA Triathlon’s Endurance Exchange?

After two years of being held virtually, USA Triathlon’s Endurance Exchange will be held in person from Jan. 23 to 26, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Originally organized by Triathlon Business International,...

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Ironman cancels Alaska event

It was an event that athletes couldn’t wait to attend – set in the spectacular Alaska town of Juneau, Ironman athletes were drawn to the opportunity to compete at a truly unique event. Event before it...

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Lionel Sanders: “Making a decision based on fears and phobias is probably a...

While his recent fourth-place finish at Ironman 70.3 Indian Wells-La Quinta was a solid performance, Canadian Lionel Sanders looks back at the day as a learning experience. In a recent race recap video...

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The “Voice of Ironman” calls his last race

“This is a good thing,” Rose Reilly said to me as her husband Mike wrapped up his final awards banquet at the Ironman World Championship. “It’s time for him to move on and have the chance to spend more...

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Olympic gold medalist Gwen Jorgensen returns to triathlon for run at Paris Games

American Gwen Jorgensen, the 2016 Olympic champion, is returning to triathlon with her eyes set on helping the United States win gold in the mixed relay at the 2024 Games in Paris, France. After...

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Did complex logistics and high-price accommodations sink Ironman Alaska?

Last Friday we reported that Ironman had cancelled its event in Juneau, Alaska. The statement from Ironman (see below) alluded to “weather challenges for the first year event,” and said that “despite...

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