Red Bull has lodged a petition calling for an official review of the penalty handed to Lewis Hamilton following his collision with Max Verstappen on the opening lap of the British Grand Prix. Hamilton and Verstappen came to blows at Copse corner, with the contact between the two title contenders sending the Red Bull driver […]
Read MoreITU sets 2015 World Cup schedule
With just a few days to go until the final ITU World Cup race of the 2014 season in South Korea, the ITU has revealed the 2015 schedule for its World Cup races, with valuable Olympic qualification points up for grabs. Advertisement The 2015 ITU World Cup calendar runs as follows: – March 14-15: Mooloolaba, […]
Read MoreRace report: Huntsman Triathlon
More than 350 triathletes headed to the Hawley Hard army training ground in Hampshire last Sunday for the first edition of the Huntsman Triathlon. Click Here: canberra raiders shirt Advertisement The races started with an open-water swim in Hawley Lake, followed by a road cycle around the local countryside, finishing with a trail run through […]
Read MoreKona by the numbers: class of 2014
The tough conditions at this year’s Ironman Hawaii were plain to see, with strong sea currents for the swim, gusty crosswinds blowing across the Queen K highway and daytime temperatures peaking above 30°C. Advertisement We asked renowned tri statistician Raymond Britt (founder of RunTri.com) to crunch the numbers for us, and his findings reveal that […]
Read MoreExciting new features planned for next year’s 220 Triathlon Show
The 220 Triathlon Show returns to Sandown Park in Surrey next March, featuring lots of new features including a full fitness testing area, cycle and run test tracks, and an indoor TT so visitors can enter daily challenges. Advertisement The event’s 14th edition will take place on 27 February to 1 March 2015 and feature […]
Read MoreEntries open tomorrow for London Triathlon 2015
With this year’s London Triathlon still fresh in the memory, the organisers have confirmed that tickets for next year’s event will go on sale tomorrow (Friday 17 October), with four different race types available. Advertisement Commonly known as the world’s largest triathlon, more than 13,000 athletes of all abilities took part this year, including Olympic […]
Read MoreBlog: The Weekend Warrior on… Getting older
Recently I was lying on a table while a physio friend of mine inflicted the kind of pain on my buttocks you’d normally have to pay serious cash for in Soho. As I lay there squawking like a castrated parrot every time he elbowed me in the hamstrings, he engaged me in small talk about […]
Read MoreKona 2014: top 15 countries by average finish times
It looks like European nations delivered four of the five fastest average finish times at this year’s Ironman World Championship, with Spanish athletes delivering an impressive 10:19hrs average for the 140.6 miles. Advertisement That’s according to the latest round of analysis from tri statistician Raymond Britt, who says that the next four fastest average finish […]
Read MoreTeam Giant-Shimano help create new Sufferfest video ‘The Rookie’
Want to experience what it’s like to ride in the pro peloton? Hurt specialists The Sufferfest have teamed up with Team Giant-Shimano to create a new training video that casts you, the viewer, as a rookie plucked from obscurity to join your heroes. Advertisement “When this amateur, this unknown Sufferlandrian came through, beating some of […]
Read MoreVideo: Challenge Vichy highlights
With this year’s Challenge Vichy done and dusted, the organisers have released the 2014 highlights, with a particular focus on the age-group races this year…. Click Here: FC Porto soccer tracksuit Advertisement Around 2,000 athletes took part in central France last August, with defending champion Andrej Vistica (CRO) winning the men’s race and Hungary’s Gabriella […]
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