News & Racing Challenge Riccione: Entire 2019 top-3 returns and meets serious competition The men’s top three of the previous edition – Mattia Ceccarelli, Thomas Steger and Frederic Funk are racing again at Challenge Riccione. By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing XTERRA Oak Mountain this Weekend XTERRA is finally back and it starts with Oak Mountain off-road triathlon in Shelby County, Alabama. By Shawn Smith • 6 min read
News & Racing Multisport World Championships to be held in Townsville in August 2022 The 10-day event will take place in Townsville North Queensland between 18 and 28 August 2022, with thousands of athletes expected to take part. World Triathlon President and IOC member Marisol Casada said the triathlon community was looking forward to heading to Townsville in 2022. “We are delighte By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing Greater Than One: Chelsea Sodaro speaks about her return to triathlon Greater Than One tackles elite athlete’s highs and lows and all that comes with striving to reach the pinnacle of their sport whilst embracing motherhood. In episode one, Team USA hopeful Chelsea Sodaro shares her hopes ahead of the arrival of her baby and her dreams for a return to triathlon in tim By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
Adventures Jonas Deichmann on the long way through Siberia After the long delays in entering Russia, Jonas is now making good progress. At the moment he is in in central Siberia and has less than a month to go until he reaches the Pacific coast. By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Maui to Host XTERRA Tri & Trail Run Worlds, 4-5 December The 25th edition of the XTERRA World Championship off-road triathlon at the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua in Maui has moved from its tentatively scheduled date of October 31 to Sunday, December 5, 2021 in order to allow the maximum amount of time for global vaccination roll-out and relaxation of travel and By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Introducing The Zwift Academy Tri Team For 2021 Zwift has announced the six members of the Zwift Academy Tri Team 2021. Over 134,000 people signed up for Zwift Academy. All those that completed the program’s 10 workouts and 2 bike and run races, graduated with a chance to make the final team selection process with team selection. The final By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Winner Max Neumann, Photo: Chris Chronis News & Racing Max Neumann and Ellie Salthouse win 2021 Challenge Shepparton in near-winter conditions After a particularly strong race – and especially an impressive run – Max Neumann just won CHALLENGESHEPPARTON. In the women’s race, it was top favorite Ellie Salthouse who led the race from start to finish, eventually winning and thus winning her fourth race in a row. Despite a clear blue sky, By Shawn Smith • 4 min read
News & Racing PTO Partners with Spanish Triathlon Federation To Support Long Distance Championships The Professional Triathletes Organisation today announced that it will provide a professional prize purse for the TRADEINN International Triathlon – 140.6INN which will be the 2021 Spanish Long Distance Triathlon Championship to be held in Girona on May 30th. The PTO will provide an additional €12,0 By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing Osborne, Kingsford win XTERRA Rotorua Sam Osborne and Samantha Kingsford captured the 18th XTERRA Rotorua Festival off-road triathlon elite titles on Saturday, April 10, 2021, with winning times of 1:59:01 and 2:21:53, respectively, on a wet day at Lake Tikitapu in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. It’s the 5 By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
News & Racing Collins Cup: Pre Race Weekend Rankings Update The race to qualify for the $1,500,000 Collins Cup is well and truly on. Eight athletes for each team, four men and four women, will automatically qualify and four, two men and two women, will be Captain’s Picks. Every race will be an opportunity to seize valuable points and secure a By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Strong Elite Field Set for XTERRA Rotorua this Saturday The XTERRA Rotorua Festival off-road triathlon elite races this Saturday, April 10, in the enchanting Whakarewarewa Forest have the feel of a cracking, pre-COVID-like showdown with big names in top shape going toe-to-toe on one of the finest XTERRA courses in the world. While outsiders may By Shawn Smith • 6 min read
News & Racing Ironman VT Team Challenge Heads To Europe, Middle East, And Africa For Round Two Following the completion of the first round of the IRONMAN® VR™ Team Challenge that featured teams from North America, the competition will head overseas to Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) bringing a new region into the mix. The new live broadcast racing format focuses on three t By Shawn Smith • 5 min read
News & Racing Supersapiens Announced As Title Partner Of The Ironman World Championship And Multiple Ironman European Events It is arguably already the most talked-about device in all of endurance sports, but expect the hype to increase further as today, Supersapiens and IRONMAN announced a major expansion of their recent agreement, which will include title partnership for the 2021 and 2022 IRONMAN World Championship® in By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing PTO Partners With The French Triathlon Federation To Support The French National Championship The Professional Triathletes Organisation today announced that it has partnered with the French Triathlon Federation, the governing body of the sport in France, and event organiser, TriGames to provide a professional prize purse along with media and marketing support for the French National Champion By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Waco, Texas Newest Destination To Host Full-distance Ironman Triathlon IRONMAN announced today a new full-distance IRONMAN® triathlon will be added in Waco, Texas providing for additional racing opportunities in the fall of this year. The inaugural IRONMAN Waco will take place on Saturday, October 23, 2021 and be followed by IRONMAN® 70.3® Waco triathlon taking place o By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Life Time Sets Date for 2021 Verizon New York City Triathlon: 11 July With safety front and center, Life Time today announced that the iconic 2021 Verizon New York City Triathlon will take place on July 11, pending evolving health guidelines and final City approval. Event planning is underway now in consultation with the City of New York and will follow all state and By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Salem, Oregon Announced As Host City Of New Ironman 70.3 Oregon Triathlon RONMAN, in conjunction with Travel Salem and Sport Oregon, announced today that Salem, Oregon, will serve as the newest host venue for an IRONMAN®70.3® triathlon. The inaugural IRONMAN® 70.3® Oregon event will take place on Sunday, July 25, 2021, with general registration opening on Monday, April 12 By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
Adventures Extreme Athlete Jonas Deichmann crosses Russia during Triathlon around the world German adventurer and extreme athlete Jonas Deichmann has crossed the Russian border and is now cycling 10,000 kilometres across the endless wilderness of Siberia to the Pacific port of Vladivostok to complete leg two of the first Triathlon around the world. Deichmann started his project on the 26th By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing USA Triathlon Foundation Announces Recipients of $59,250 in Additional COVID-19 Relief Fund Grants The USA Triathlon Foundation, in partnership with the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO), today announced the 27 recipients of nearly $60,000 in grant funding through the second round of the USA Triathlon Foundation COVID-19 Relief Fund. The fund was established last April to support multis By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing IRONMAN VR Team Challenge Wraps Up North America Competition Joseph Gray, American World Champion runner to join in the competition, offering teams the opportunity to bolster their run scoring with Pro Wild Card Lifeline – Team Morgon Latimore stretches lead on Team Ryan Kinder and Team Shannon Spake going into the final week of competition for the North Amer By Shawn Smith • 9 min read
News & Racing Super League Triathlon To Expand Tech Offering With Racecheck Acquisition Super League Triathlon has strengthened its plans to further innovate in sport and technology with the acquisition of Racecheck. The world’s most exciting triathlon brand is now backed by the technical expertise of Racecheck, who have developed a thriving race review and feedback management platform By Shawn Smith • 1 min read
News & Racing Challenge Shepparton: Could this be AUS v NZ? With almost exclusively Australian and New Zealand athletes at the start of CHALLENGESHEPPARTON, there isn't any fear being presented with a boring race. In both the men's and women's race, which will take place 11th April, there is a strong field of pro athletes and there seem to By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing BMC Pro Triathlon Team powered by 2XU proudly presents Wahoo Fitness as new partner The BMC Pro Triathlon Team powered by 2XU is proud to announce Wahoo Fitness as a new partner to support the team in 2021 and beyond. Located in Atlanta, GA, Wahoo Fitness has created a full ecosystem of sensors and devices for multi-sport athletes. The BMC Pro Triathletes will be using Wa By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
