Gallery: Challenge Forte Village-Sardinia
Athletes from 35 nations lined up on Sunday 25th October at the second edition of Challenge Forte Village in Sardinia, in a thrilling race that eventually saw Alessandro Degasperi of Italy and Brit Susie Cheetham take the wins in 3:53:56 and 4:26:20 respectively. Advertisement At 8:00am the pro field lined up including European Champion Filip Ospaly…
Castle Tri Series launch Festival of Endurance
The Castle Triathlon Series have added three new events to the Bastion iron-distance triathlon weekend on Sunday 10 July 2016, including the middle-distance Gauntlet race. Advertisement The long-distance Bastion challenge will be joined on the July calendar by the Gauntlet middle-distance triathlon, the Hever Long Swims and the Hever Long Aquabike. The full list of…
Strava Premium users to receive free Zwift
Strava has announced a partnership with Zwift, a leader in fitness entertainment for indoor cycling. Every year, Strava Premium cyclists will now receive two consecutive free months of Zwift, the premier multiplayer online indoor cycling experience. Strava Premium cyclists will be offered two free months of Zwift starting in early November. Advertisement “We want Premium…
Island House Invitational Triathlon: start list confirmed
Back in May this year we reported on the launch of a unique new two-day event, that will be held on a private island in the Bahamas this November (see the original story here). Advertisement Organised by race directors and pro triathletes Luke McKenzie and Beth Gerdes, the race promises a $500,000 prize purse, to…
Lesley Paterson ready for Maui
This Sunday at 9am Hawaii-time, the Scotland born, San Diego-based Lesley Paterson will take to the Pacific waters of Honokahua Bay as one of the favourites to steal Flora Duffy’s crown as the reigning Queen of all-things off road. Advertisement Yet Paterson’s journey to the 20th anniversary race of the Xterra World Championships in Maui,…
Xterra World Championships: Josiah Middaugh and Flora Duffy take titles
Josiah Middaugh and Flora Duffy were the winners of the 20th Xterra off-road Triathlon World Championships in Kapalua, Maui yesterday. Advertisement Middaugh won the men’s title at the 15th time of asking, becoming the first American to take top spot since Michael Tobin in 2000. ITU star Duffy capped of a perfect Xterra season with…
Enter Sandman! Entries now open
Always Aim High Events have announced that entries for the Anglesey Sandman Triathlon are now open. The North Wales-set triathlon, which takes place on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 September 2016, is expected to sell-out quickly, with athletes advised to secure their place here. Advertisement From the makers of the Slateman, the Anglesey Sandman was first launched in…
Brownlees bag Rio slots
British Triathlon’s Olympic Nomination Committee has confirmed the pre-selection of four triathletes, subject to form, fitness and eligibility, for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games next summer. Official selection to Team GB will be announced by the British Olympic Association (BOA) next June. Advertisement Non Stanford and Vicky Holland met the Automatic Qualification criteria of the…
Island House Triathlon: Gomez and Jorgensen take overall titles
After three days of racing over various formats, current WTS champs Javier Gomez and Gwen Jorgensen further cemented their position as the top triathletes in the world at the moment, with convincing overall victories at the Island House Invitational Triathlon. Advertisement With prize money awarded for each individual race, the fastest overall swimmers, cyclists, and…
Greenleaf and Moult take the BallBuster
The CEP Winter Ballbuster is an event steeped in history and tradition – this was the 26th year for the notoriously challenging duathlon event that pits athletes against Box Hill five times. One of the toughest endurance tests in the UK, the event demands an 8 mile run, followed by 24 miles on the bike, with a…