Weekend Preview 2-3 April: Oceanside, Salou & South Africa
This weekend sees the 2022 pro triathlon race season really hotting up across the world with a top field taking on Ironman 70.3 Oceanside as well as serious racers toeing the line at Challenge Salou and Ironman South Africa, the African Championship. Here’s the lowdown on the biggest names who could swim, bike and run […]
Ironman 70.3 World Championship 2021 Preview
The 2021 Ironman 70.3 World Championship on 18 September features a stellar field of the world’s best triathletes gunning for a slice of the $350,000 prize purse. Back after a COVID-induced break, the 2021 Ironman 70.3 World Championships in St. George, Utah, has a sensational line-up of top-class competitors all hungry to claim victory after […]
Weekend Preview: Ironman Copenhagen & Ironman 70.3 Timberman
This weekend’s racing sees a crucial fight for men’s Kona slots at IM Copenhagen as time runs out to make it to the Big Island this October. Meanwhile, the women are in action at 70.3 Timberman, which makes a return to the calendar for the first time since 2016. Ironman Copenhagen 2021 Race Preview With […]
Weekend Preview 14-15 August 2021
The Collins Cup qualification period may have ended, but there will still be some hard-fought racing this weekend at the Ironman European Championships. For 2021, the men’s and women’s IM Euro champs take place at different races. The men will do battle at IM Frankfurt and the women at the inaugural IM Finland, each race […]
Weekend Preview 7-8 August 2021
The final weekend of Collins Cup qualification racing has some big names doing battle at 70.3 Boulder, 70.3 Switzerland and 70.3 Gdynia for a chance to make it to Samorin. With the cut-off for Collins Cup qualification on 9 August and teams announced just a few days later, this weekend’s trio of races is the […]
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Mixed Relay Triathlon Preview
The Mixed Relay Triathlon makes its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 this Saturday – here are the nations to look out for. With 19 teams of four athletes doing battle for their countries at a blistering pace, the Mixed Relay is one of the most exciting and dynamic events of the entire Tokyo 2020 Olympic […]
Tokyo 2020 Tri Fantasy Game
The PTO’s Tri Fantasy Game for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is now live, giving you a fun way to get involved with the upcoming races and see how you stack up with other players around the world. If you follow the world of short-course triathlon and know your Taylor Knibb from your Tayler Reid […]
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Women’s Triathlon Preview
After an extra year of waiting for the chance to vie for Olympic glory, the women’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic triathlon event – held on Tuesday 27 July 2021 06:30 Tokyo time – will showcase a heady mix of pure athleticism, steely mental toughness and high-pressure excitement. Five years since the last Games could be one […]
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Men’s Triathlon Preview
It’s been five years since we’ve got to experience all the hype, excitement and heart-thumping action of an Olympic triathlon race so the men’s event – held on Monday 26 July 2021 at 06:30 Tokyo time – has a lot to live up to. Fortunately, there is some incredible talent set to battle it out […]
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Triathlons – All You Need To Know
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games triathlons will showcase the world’s best short-course racers on the grandest stage in sport – here’s everything you need to know. For short course athletes, the Olympic Games Triathlon is the pinnacle of the sport. It represents the culmination of a four-year cycle – five in the case of this […]
Zwift Tri Battle Royal Preview
Jan Frodeno and Lionel Sanders go head-to-head in this weekend’s Zwift Tri Battle Royale – a real-world race that could be a duel for the ages culminating in a new iron-distance world record. Taking place on 18 July and with an all-day livestream of the event from 8:40am CET, we’ll get the chance to see […]
Weekend Preview: IM UK, IM Lanzarote, Outlaw Half Holkham and 70.3 Andorra
The European racing season continues apace with pro-triathlon action at IM UK, IM Lanzarote, Outlaw Half Holkham and 70.3 Andorra. There’s still time for race-hungry athletes to score big Collins Cup points and secure automatic qualification before the 9 August cut-off – or simply to show Collins Cup captains that they’re a force to be […]
Weekend Preview: Ironman 70.3 European Championship & Ironman Coeur d’Alene
This weekend sees another major 70.3 regional competition at the Ironman 70.3 European Championship as well as full-distance racing at IM Coeur d’Alene in Idaho. The 70.3 European Championship Elsinore in Denmark will give us the chance to see some of Europe’s best going toe-to-toe – with a sprinkling of USA and Internationals athletes thrown […]
Race Preview: Ironman Cairns
Ironman Cairns celebrates its 10th edition by hosting the Ironman Asia-Pacific Championships and putting $100,000 on the line for pro athletes. The championship races continue to pile up in 2021 with the Ironman Cairns Asia-Pacific Championship this weekend. The full-distance event, held in northeast Queensland, Australia will give Team Internationals hopefuls the chance to earn […]
Race Results: TradeInn International Triathlon 2021
Sam Laidlow and Emma Bilham take victory in Girona over the iron-distance at the first-ever TradeInn International Triathlon. The TradeInn International Triathlon in Girona inaugurated a challenging new iron-distance event on the pro triathlon calendar at the weekend, with the PTO contributing €12,000 to the race’s €42,000 total and putting Collins Cup points on the […]
Race Results: Challenge St. Pölten 2021
Frederic Funk and Anne Haug gave Germany a double victory at the first edition of Challenge St. Pölten in Austria. Switching from M-dot to Challenge Family for 2021, the inaugural Challenge St. Pölten provided an action-packed race with race-starved athletes turning out in force for Collins Cup rankings, a slice of the €19,000 prize purse […]
Race Preview: Challenge St. Pölten
Challenge St. Pölten and the TradeInn International Triathlon 140.6INN continue the European pro racing season with some top athletes in competition this weekend. A great field is set to turn out for Challenge St. Pölten this Sunday with German stars Anne Haug (EUR #2) and Sebastian Kienle (EUR #10) topping the bill. Challenge St. Pölten […]
Race Preview: Ironman Tulsa 2021
Ironman Tulsa is the first full M-dot race on the USA calendar, bringing a strong field to Oklahoma this weekend in the battle for the North American Championship. It’s been over six months since a full Ironman event has taken place in the USA and there are plenty of quality athletes pumped to hit the […]
Race Results: Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Championship
With an absolutely stacked field, Ironman 70.3 St. George promised a day of big performances and didn’t disappoint. The pure grit of Lionel Sanders (INT #1) was decisive in a nail-biting run battle with Sam Long (USA #5) while Daniela Ryf (EUR #1) was utterly dominant once again – both winners underlining their positions as […]
Dream Relay: Challenge Mogán-Gran Canaria
The volcanic island of Gran Canaria was the setting for a return to competitive racing for several European athletes. Such was the intense heat, Challenge Mogán-Gran Canaria provided a daunting challenge for many stars who had been out of action over the winter. Jan Frodeno, ranked at #1 for Team Europe ahead of August’s rescheduled […]
Race Preview: Ironman 70.3 St. George
The USA race season hots up at Ironman 70.3 St. George this weekend, where a world-class field will do battle for the North American Championship title. The race in Utah has plenty of reasons for top-ranked pros to make the trip: the chance to take the Ironman 70.3 North American Championship, a $100,000 prize purse […]
Race Results: Challenge Mogán-Gran Canaria 2021
Challenge Mogán-Gran Canaria provided a tough season kick-off for many race-starved European athletes – a chance to test their own fitness, eye up the competition and put points on the board towards the Collins Cup this August. Under a scorching 29-degree Canary Islands sun, the day belonged to two Olympic gold medallists. Jan Frodeno (EUR […]
Race Preview: Challenge Gran Canaria
Several highly ranked PTO athletes are in action this weekend, trading the frosty cold of mainland Europe’s spring for the hot sun of the Canary Islands at CHALLENGEGRANCANARIA. After a two-lap bay swim in turquoise waters, the bike course features over 1,700m of climbing. With few technical corners, the four-loop ride should favour athlete with […]
Race Results: Ironman 70.3 Florida
With some top-quality talent toeing the line, Ironman 70.3 Florida gave us another thrilling race for Collins Cup points and prize money, with athletes battling oppressive heat and humidity as well as each other. The men’s race came down to the wire with Bart Aernouts (EUR #27) just holding off a fast-closing Matt Hanson (USA […]
Dream Relay: Ironman 70.3 Texas
Lionel Sanders and Skye Moench both lived up to their elite pedigrees as they landed imposing wins at IRONMAN 70.3 Texas. Sanders, currently #1 in the Team Internationals rankings for the rescheduled Collins Cup, fulfilled expectations with his win while Team USA #3 Moench produced a typically impressive performance. Sanders and Moench both finished over […]
Dream Relay: CHALLENGESHEPPARTON
Ellie Salthouse and Max Neumann were both in fine form as they claimed hard-fought victories at CHALLENGESHEPPARTON in Victoria, Australia. Salthouse, currently #4 in the Team Internationals rankings for the rescheduled Collins Cup, was impressive once again as she added yet another win to her 2021 haul, while Neumann produced a powerful run to clinch […]
Race Preview: Ironman 70.3 Florida
The USA race season continues at Ironman 70.3 Florida this Sunday, with several athletes down to race back-to-back after toeing the line in Texas last weekend. This year’s event in Haines City is the first edition to have a pro field since 2014 and with the enormous appetite to race any solid fixture on the […]
Weekend Wrap – 10-11 April
This weekend saw some of the world’s best PTO athletes toeing the line as the middle-distance season got underway in style at Ironman 70.3 Texas and continued apace in Australia at CHALLENGESHEPPARTON. With athletes finally untethered to show their form at a 70.3 event in the USA, there was plenty of action to secure Collins […]
Weekend Preview: Ironman 70.3 Texas & Challenge Shepparton
This weekend will see a top field of highly motivated long-course stars converge in Galveston for what promised to be a hugely competitive edition of Ironman 70.3 Texas. Meanwhile, down under, the Australian race season continues with a strong domestic field at CHALLENGESHEPPARTON – the country’s only CHALLENGE event. Ironman 70.3 Texas 2021 Preview While several […]
Dream Relay: IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong
IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong once again provided intriguing racing as some of the top PTO stars were pitted against each other on the south-east coast of Australia. There were impressive performances across the field in both the men’s and women’s races, as the athletes completed the 70.3-mile course. Steven McKenna’s victory must be largely accredited to […]
Dream Relay: Ironman New Zealand
IRONMAN New Zealand saw a star-studded cast of local talent go head-to-head on the shores of the stunning Lake Taupo. Both the men’s and women’s races produced some compelling individual battles, with some of the world’s strongest triathletes competing over full distance. Hannah Wells and Braden Currie produced electrifying pace ‘on land’ to seal their […]
Weekend Wrap – 27-28 March 2021
This weekend we had some exciting races with PTO athletes lighting things up in New Zealand, Australia and London. At Ironman New Zealand on the shores of Lake Taupo, Braden Currie (PTO #11) and Hannah Wells (PTO #29) proved the best of an all-Kiwi field. Meanwhile, at 70.3 Geelong, southwest of Melbourne, Australia, it was […]
Weekend Race Preview
Top PTO Athletes are in action this weekend with racing kicking off down under at Ironman New Zealand and Ironman 70.3 Geelong. We also have some long-course stars testing their mettle against the world’s best with some ultra-short-course racing at the Super League Triathlon Arena Games in London. Ironman New Zealand 2021 Preview Date: 27 […]
Shimano Husky Australian Triathlon Championships 2021 | Race Highlights
Check out the highlights from the Australian Triathlon Championships from Husky. With a strong field headlined by New Zealand triathlete Amelia Watkinson and Aussie Ellie Salthouse, the women’s race was going to be an epic battle. Meanwhile on the men’s side the likes of Tim Reed and Tim Van Berkel were battling it out with […]
Ultimate Athlete: CHALLENGEMIAMI
CHALLENGEMIAMI® delivered an enthralling spectacle over the weekend with a number of incredible displays from the world’s best triathletes. With elite swimmers, cyclists and runners – as well as the exceptional all-rounders – all vying for a share of the €50,000 prize purse, we have created an ‘Ultimate Miami Triathlete’ for both the men’s and […]
CHALLENGEMIAMI: Race Report
CHALLENGEMIAMI® promised spectacular speedway racing action and with a stellar field vying for a $50,000 prize purse, the event didn’t disappoint. The women’s race proved to be a coming of age for Jodie Stimpson in her transition to long course racing while Jan Frodeno put on a masterclass of triathlon perfection on the speedway. Women’s […]