Month: November 2020

  • BTF announce 30 athletes selected for 2020 World Class Performance Programme

     Rio 2016 Olympic medallists Alistair Brownlee, Jonathan Brownlee and Vicky Holland remain on the podium programme and are joined by world medallists Jess Learmonth and Georgia Taylor-Brown. Advertisement The Paratriathlon […]

  • Ali Brownlee qualifies for Kona 2020 and announces intent to also race Tokyo Olympics

    For a period Alistair was on Tim Don’s Ironman world record pace, but with discretion being the better part of valour, he cooled his jets and concentrated on getting safely […]

  • Jan Frodeno to race Challenge Roth next year

    After his triumphant third victory at Ironman Hawaii in October, triathlon legend Jan Frodeno has announced he will return to Challenge Roth on 5 July 2020. Advertisement Jan Frodeno last […]

  • Does Tokyo’s heat make conditions too tough for triathlon?

    Sergio Parisse had a point. The forward’s final bow in an Italian rugby jersey had been cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis in Japan, with the contingency simply being that the […]

  • Ali Brownlee nominated for IOC Athletes’ Commission

    Double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee MBE has been nominated as a candidate for the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Athletes’ Commission. He stands for one of four places to represent athletes […]

  • 220 Triathlon Awards 2019 winners announced

    The year of 2019 proved another phenomenal 12 months for the sport of triathlon, with outstanding performances across all distances. Advertisement October’s Ironman World Championships in Kona were full of excitement […]

  • Geraint Thomas announces plans to take on Ironman

    Click:wheels are made of Three-time cycling world champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist and winner of the 2018 Tour de France Geraint Thomas, has told multisport commentator Bob Babbitt that he plans […]

  • Collins Cup to take place in May in Slovakia

    The Collins Cup, featuring 12 triathletes from each of Europe, USA and the Rest of the World, is a head-to-head-to-head format based on golf’s successful Ryder Cup and offers the […]

  • World Athletics amend competition shoe rule

    Run shoe technology has improved considerably over the last decade and the new technology has caused much debate on fairness in competitive running. Tim Heming even took the subject up […]

  • Escape from Alcatraz adds an aquathlon

    The 40th edition of the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon has added an aquathlon event for the first time in its history for 2020. Advertisement The swim/run Escape Aquathlon event will […]