Month: May 2021


  • Bailey Matthews honoured at SPOTY

    Bailey Matthew, the eight-year-old from Doncaster who became an overnight sensation after his feats at this summer’s Castle Howard Triathlon, has been honoured with the Helen Rollason Award at tonight’s […]

  • Should Lance Armstrong be allowed to compete in triathlon?

    Having never won a major title in the sport or even competed since his cycling doping confessions three years ago, Lance Armstrong remains arguably the most controversial name in tri. […]

  • Triathlon participation on the rise

    Sport England’s latest statistics indicate that there’s a growth of female participation in sport, and a continued rise in triathlon participation. This is matched with nearly a 10% increase in […]

  • Challenge head to Amazonia

    A challenge in the heart of the largest rainforest in the world. This is what athletes can expect to find at Challenge Amazonia on 20 March 2016. The chosen location […]

  • Challenge arrive in Vietnam

    Fresh from the announcement of Challenge Amazonia, Challenge have today launched their latest exotic race destination with the half distance Challenge Vietnam in the city of Nha Trang on 11 […]

  • The Bailey Matthews story

    From his Castle Howard experience to the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards, it’s been some year for Bailey Matthews. John Hardcastle, talks about the eight-year-old’s multisport journey and […]

  • Endurance swimming star Adam Walker’s ‘Man VS Ocean’ book released

    Picking up a new hobby after watching a movie on an aeroplane may seem fairly normal to most people – but when that new hobby involves swimming the English Channel […]

  • Voting now OPEN for the 220 Triathlon Awards 2016!

    Twenty-fifteen was the year we saw new races launch, iconic races celebrate milestone anniversaries and more innovative products released than one can shake a lightsaber at. But which were best? […]

  • 2015 – the year in tri

    February: Ryf begins her journey towards long-course dominance March: The WTS Series kicks off, Jonny Brownlee wins in Auckland April: Huge WTS success for Brit athletes May: Leeds lands 2016 […]

  • Entries open for Gordon Ramsay’s 2016 tri team

    For the second year, TV chef Gordon Ramsay and his wife Tana are offering triathletes places to race in the sold out Ironman 70.3 UK Staffordshire as part of the […]