1. Duffy holds the key. Two-time ITU world champion Bermudan Flora Duffy, who hadn’t raced at this level for over a year because of injury, provided a timely reminder of how she dictates women’s triathlon racing. A case in point is that as one of the best swimmers and the strongest cyclist, Duffy’s presence meansRead moreRead more
Month: November 2020
Tokyo test event: 5 things we learnt
Olympic triathlon relay: does it affect the individual tri event?
The International Triathlon Union has fought persistently and successfully to add the mixed team relay to the Olympic programme and a third gold medal to triathlon’s lot. Advertisement The greater showcase is welcome. The International Olympic Committee, while not currently in the habit of axing sports, has needed some persuasion to retain modern pentathlon andRead moreRead more
Paralympic sprint champion Jonnie Peacock to mentor four disabled children in new Channel 4 series
Jonnie plans to work with a group of disabled children to show them, and their families, that there are no barriers to participating in sport and physical activities given the right support and tools. Advertisement He is now on the search for up to four disabled children aged between 8 and 15 to join Jonnie’sRead moreRead more
Brits lay in wait if Zafares slips up in Lausanne
Champion-elect Katie Zafares knows staying upright on the bike will be her top priority if she’s to achieve a richly deserved first world title in the World Triathlon Series Grand Final in Lausanne on Saturday. Advertisement The 30-year-old American came a cropper in the Olympic test event in Tokyo a fortnight ago where she appearedRead moreRead more
It’s Luis to lose in Lausanne
Vincent Luis will look to see off his training partners to collect his first ITU world title in Lausanne on Saturday. Advertisement The French triathlete decided to skip the Tokyo Olympic test event a fortnight ago to prepare thoroughly and requires no worse than a fifth place finish to lift the trophy. The omens areRead moreRead more
Vincent Luis wins ITU world title in Lausanne
Vincent Luis’ decision to miss the Tokyo test event to focus on the Grand final was vindicated today as he lifted the 2019 series’ winner’s trophy after a textbook race in the Swiss town of Lausanne. Advertisement It was Luis’ title to lose heading into the final round of the 2019 World Triathlon Series, afterRead moreRead more
Katie Zaferes crowned 2019 ITU world champion
America’s Katie Zaferes rocked up in Lausanne battled-scarred after hitting a crash barrier in the Tokyo test event just two weeks earlier. But the 30-year-old American was in a powerful position heading into the Grand Final, needing a 12thplace finish or better to take her first world title. Advertisement Her title chase started well, withRead moreRead more
Time to play Nice: Ryf v Charles-Barclay part 1
Lucy Charles-Barclay will try to finally turn the tables on a dominant Daniela Ryf by winning a first Ironman 70.3 world title – and put down a marker for the Ironman World Championship next month in Hawaii. Advertisement The London triathlete has arrived on the Cote d’Azur fit and healthy after an unbeaten season thatRead moreRead more
Brownlee faces stiff test to win 70.3 world title
Alistair Brownlee will start in Nice on Sunday knowing that he needs to be on top of his game if he’s to become the first British male to win the Ironman 70.3 world title. Advertisement Simon Lessing, Andrew Johns, Tim Don twice, and Brownlee make up a ‘who’s who’ of British tri talent to haveRead moreRead more
Ryf wins fifth 70.3 world title, Lawrence takes silver
Switzerland’s Daniela Ryf claimed a fifth Ironman 70.3 title in six years, beating Britain’s Holly Lawrence into second, with Lucy Charles-Barclay having to settle for fifth after receiving a 5min drafting penalty on the bike. Advertisement Ryf, 32, who has also won the past four Ironman world titles in Hawaii, used the descent from theRead moreRead more