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Top Bike Images From Race Day at 2018 Ironman World Championship

Following the 2.4-mile swim portion, the approximately 2,500 athletes mounted their bikes for a 112-mile bike ride during the 2018 IRONMAN World Championship brought to you by Amazon in Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i.

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USA Triathlon Announces National Championships Calendar for 2019

  USA Triathlon today unveiled its 2019 National Championships calendar, with the majority of dates and locations confirmed for a robust schedule of events across the country. A slate of newly-announced events join the USA Triathlon Duathlon (April 13-14 in Greenville, S.C.), Collegiate Club &a

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Top Swim Images From Race Day at 2018 Ironman World Championship

Race day has begun as the approximate 2,500 participants took to the Kailua Bay this morning in the 2018 IRONMAN World Championship brought to you by Amazon in Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i.

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Gear & Tech

Quintana Roo Returns to its Roots with Launch of a New High-Performance Triathlon Wetsuit

Quintana Roo (QR), the company that developed the first triathlon-specific wetsuit in the late 1980s, is reaching back to its roots and returning to the wetsuit business with a new high-performance wetsuit – HYDROsix – which features premium materials and innovative technology. Designed in men’s an

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Top images from 2018 Ironman World Championship – Friday

The penultimate day ahead of the 2018 IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i saw the professional athletes gather for their pre-race press conference, while IRONMAN CEO and President Andrew Messick revealed to the media that 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship would take place in

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The Road To Kona following Tim Don’s journey

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A Pie and Coke Part of the Formula for Age Defying Kiwi Ironman Legend Cam Brown

12-time Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain IRONMAN New Zealand champion Cameron Brown ONZM has well and truly earned the right to retire, to head off into the sunset and reflect on a stellar career that has him ranked in the top ten endurance athletes of all-time, perhaps with a beer in hand and the television r

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Top images from 2018 Ironman World Championship – Tuesday – Thursday

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Athletes Erin Baker and Scott Molina, Contributors Ken Baggs and Rocky Campbell Inducted Into Ironman Hall of Fame

  Last evening saw legendary Ironman athletes Erin Baker and Scott Molina along with Ironman contributors officially enshrined into the Ironman Hall of Fame. The Aloha Reception took place on the hallowed grounds of Hulihe'e Palace overlooking Kailua Bay. This year’s class joins an elite

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The Best Athletes from Across the Globe Head to the Island To Compete at the 2018 Ironman World Championship

Approximately 2,500 of the world’s top athletes will compete in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii on Saturday, October 13 at the most iconic one-day endurance event in the world — the 2018 Ironman World Championship. Ironman will celebrate the history of Ironman and the seminal event that continues to inspire so

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Zwift Unveils First Dedicated Running Routes in Watopia

Zwift has for the first time added run-only routes to the platform. The expansion includes a total of five new running routes and 5km of dedicated, run-only paths. The move is an important step forward as Zwift continues to develop the running platform which first launched as a Beta product in Febru

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Timothy Van Houtem and Laura Siddall conquer the European Long Distance Championship ETU Challenge Madrid 2018

The Belgian Timothy Van Houtem (09:00:13) was for the second consecutive year the winner in the individual male category of the CHALLENGEMADRID 2018. In individual women's category, the victory was for the British Laura Siddall (09:54:33). The championship started on Sunday, September 23 at 07

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Brownlee and Gentle Win 2018 Beijing International Triathlon

Jonny Brownlee from Great Britain and Ashleigh Gentle from Australia took first place honors in the men and women’s pro division, at the 2018 Beijing International Triathlon. Under clear blue skies, Olympians Brownlee and Gentle competed amongst the race’s largest pro field ever, 30 professional ath

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Fernando Alarza will Compete at Challenge Peguera-Mallorca

Fernando Alarza, the recent winner of the silver medal in the European championship, announced that he will be competing at CHALLENGE PEGUERA-MALLORCA on 20th October. Alarza is a triathlon icon and having him choose CHALLENGEPEGUERA-MALLORCA, showcases the excellent quality of this race. Alarza

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HUUB’s Anemoi Project Produces a True and Tested Aero Triathlon Suit

Last week HUUB released yet another revolutionary product off the back of their long-term Anemoi project. The latest addition to their growing rage of triathlon specific products is a true and tested aerodynamic, time-saving triathlon suit. HUUB noticed the triathlon suit was changing very early on

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Lisa Roberts joins the top three and Pieter Heemeryck moves up to sixth place in the Challenge World Bonus

They may not have taken the win at CHALLENGEDAVOS, but Pieter Heemeryck and Lisa Roberts’ results in Switzerland have increased their positions in the Challenge Family World Bonus. Heemeryck came second and added 200 points to his total and is currently in sixth place with 790 points. Roberts came f

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Basque Country Set for New Ironman Race in 2019

A new race that will join the European IRONMAN® Series portfolio in 2019 – IRONMAN® Vitoria-Gasteiz in the Basque Country, Spain. The inaugural event will take place on Sunday, July 14, 2019 with race registration opening on Monday, September 24, 2018. “We are delighted having Vitoria-Gasteiz

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Suunto 9 and Sunnto 3 Fitness Get a Boost

Suunto releases four new designs within the Suunto 9 collection today, growing its flagship lineup of multisport GPS watches. The Suunto 9 has been lauded for its 120 hours of GPS-enabled battery life and intelligent battery life management system, which provides smart reminders to ensure your watch

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Ironman Acquires Three Events From Revolution3 Triathlon

IRONMAN has acquired three races from Revolution3 Triathlon (Rev3Tri). IRONMAN will now own and operate IRONMAN 70.3 Connecticut, formerly Rev3 Quassy, IRONMAN 70.3 Virginia, formerly Rev3 Williamsburg and IRONMAN 70.3 Maine, which was a previously licensed event. The popular triathlon events will b

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Jake Birtwhistle Warps up Overall World Triathlon Series with a Third Place

Australia’s Jake Birtwhistle has become only the second Australian in eight years to break onto the World Triathlon Series podium, wrapping up a hard fought bronze medal in choppy and blustery conditions on the Gold Coast today. The 24-year-old Tasmanian has emulated the feat of 2008 Olympian and Un

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Vicky Holland crowned 2018 ITU World Champion

The opening chapters of the 2018 WTS Gold Coast story were just as fascinating. In choppy waters off Mitchell Park it was Britain’s Holland and teammate Jessica Learmonth who were first out of the water, followed by Zaferes and fellow American Kirsten Kasper. If that country-to-countr

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Women for Tri Announces 20 Races That Will Provide a Total of 500 Additional Opportunities to Compete in the 2019 70.3 World Championship

Women For Tri, a program of the IRONMAN Foundation, today announced that a total of 500 additional women will earn an invitation to race in the 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship taking place in Nice, France on September 7-8, 2019. Slots will be awarded to top finishing female athletes at 20 selec

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Gentle Sprints to Win Grand Final Gold

Ashleigh Gentle threw caution to the wind and the waves to win her first ever sprint finish in front of a “Thunderstruck” home crowd in the World Triathlon Series Grand Final on the Gold Coast today. The 27-year-old Olympian celebrated over a decade on the National team with a heart-stopping sprint

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2018 Paratriathlon World Champions crowned at WTS Gold Coast

Saturday morning saw the 2018 ITU Elite Paratriathlon World Champions crowned in Australia’s Gold Coast, with six categories competing in and around beautiful Mitchell Park. First into the water were the 22 visually impaired PTVI athletes in three waves, followed by the PTWC wheelchair athletes and

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