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
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
News & Racing New Mobile App – Designed for the Triathlon Official – Improves Athlete Experience She was on the back of a motorcycle at one of the world’s largest triathlons when it hit her – the typical age grouper raced with thousands of dollars in state-of-the-art technology. Advanced nutritional potions, progressive bikes, smart watches linked to Strava and electronic shifting were everywhe By Karl Hayes • 3 min read
Sankt Pölten: Historic market square with plague column in Sankt Pölten, Austria on August 27, 2017. News & Racing Challenge St. Polten can take place thanks to an extensive safety plan With positive news the team around the CHALLENGEST.PÖLTEN has addressed its athletes today. The race is planned to take place as scheduled on May 30, 2021. The safety of all involved has top priority. A comprehensive prevention concept, developed together with experts, ministries and the Austrian Tr By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing CADEX Signs 70.3 Triathlon World Record Holder Kristian Blummenfelt CADEX, the maker of high-performance cycling products, announced that triathlete and Olympian Kristian Blummenfelt has signed with the brand for 2021-2022. The 27-year old Norwegian has broken the 70.3 world record twice and currently holds the world record in that distance with a time of 3:25:21, s By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Finland Named Host Country Of The 2023 Ironman 70.3 World Championship Lahti, Finland has been selected to host the 2023 Ironman 70.3 World Championship on August 26-27, 2023. It will be the third time the championship has been held on European soil. By Karl Hayes • 2 min read
Photo: Freeway Studios News & Racing ‘Royle Tea’ reigns at Runaway Bay Aaron Royle and Emma Jeffcoat reigned supreme at the Mixed Relay Invitational this afternoon, taking out the title in blistering form at the Gold Coast Performance Centre. Competing as team ‘Royle Tea’, Royle and Jeffcoat proved they had the legs to go the distance, with Jeffcoat producin By Shawn Smith • 3 min read
News & Racing THECHAMPIONSHIP postponed Until 29 August The past few months, the team behind CHALLENGEFAMILY THECHAMPIONSHIP has done everything to make this event happen on the original date (May 23), but due to all the COVID19-measures which are still in place and the accompanying travel restrictions which thousands of athletes from all over the world By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
News & Racing Olympic Hopefuls Fire Up For Mixed Relay Invitational Australia’s Olympic Triathlon hopefuls will be stepping up their preparations for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics when they take to the starting line at Thursday’s Mixed Relay Invitational on the Gold Coast. Intentionally scheduled four days after Sunday’s Olympic distance triathlon in Mooloolaba, the I By Shawn Smith • 2 min read
