It was certainly one way to whet Alistair Brownlee’s appetite for Ironman, but not entirely in the manner expected. Advertisement The double-Olympic champion took victory in the rain in Ironman Ireland, Cork in his much-anticipated full distance debut, after the swim was cancelled and the contest switched to a duathlon. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey…
Month: November 2020
British paratriathletes win three golds as Paralympic quest starts in Montreal
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Zafares back on top in Montreal, with Taylor-Brown and Learmonth on podium
Victory in Montreal gave Katies Zafares her fourth victory in five races of the 2019 World Triathlon Series and wreaked swift revenge on runner-up Georgia Taylor-Brown who had defeated her in Leeds last time out. Advertisement The consistent Jess Learmonth also fought off a strong challenge from Italian Alice Betto to cling on for her…
Geens wins in Canada as WTS shocks continue
The most unpredictable men’s World Triathlon Series yet continued in Montreal as the little-fancied Belgian Jelle Geens out-sprinted world champion and training partner Mario Mola to take his first WTS victory. Advertisement The 26-year-old became the fifth different winner in five WTS races in 2019 and increased the chances of the world title coming down…
WTS Montreal: 5 things we learnt
1. Only Taylor-Brown can stop Zafares: Few would begrudge the genial American a world title, especially after running Vicky Holland so close in 2018. And after her fourth win in five starts it looks – provided she stays fit to the finish of the Grand Final – that Britain’s Georgia Taylor-Brown is the only triathlete with a…
220’s birthday competition extravaganza: 30 days of prizes to win
In 1989 a certain tri magazine was launched in the UK, at a time when two-pieces were de-rigeur and sports nutrition was just in its infancy. Over the past three decades, 220 Triathlon has grown alongside the sport to become the nation’s biggest multisport magazine, championing its key players, providing the very latest training advice and reviewing the newest kit before it even…
Challenge Roth’s stellar line up includes Brits Lucy Charles-Barclay and David McNamee
The world-famous triathlon Challenge Roth takes place tomorrow and all British eyes will be on Lucy Charles-Barclay and David McNamee. Advertisement 2017 and 2018 World Ironman Championship runner up Charles will be hoping for one place better than last year’s second place. In 2018, despite setting a swim record with a time of 00:46:48, she…
Stanford runs to victory in Hamburg
Non Stanford stormed to her first World Triathlon Series victory in more than three years and looks to be peaking at just the right time for the Olympic selection event in Tokyo in August. Advertisement The 2013 ITU world champion was in imperious form over the sprint distance in Hamburg as she broke clear on…
Brits crash out of contention as Birtwhistle wins in Hamburg
British hopes ended on the tarmac in Hamburg as Australian Jake Birtwhistle defeated France’s Vincent Luis for his second World Triathlon Series win of 2019. Advertisement Jonathan Brownlee, Tom Bishop and Alex Yee were all caught up in crashes during the 20km bike leg of the sprint distance contest leading to Bishop finishing 38th, Yee,…
French toast mixed relay success as Britain falter
France retained the mixed relay world title in Hamburg, beating the host nation into second place as British hopes were dashed after a disastrous opening leg from Jess Learmonth. Advertisement Commonwealth champions Australia edged New Zealand for the final podium spot, with the highly-fancied USA team struggling in ninth and the Brits a distant 2min…