The temperature was hot and humid and there were talks about reducing the race to a sprint distance, but the soaring temperatures did not daunt Flora Duffy from Bermuda who executed a fantastic race to take the win and world title, with USA’s Gwen Jorgensen taking second. Advertisement Because when you have just won…
Coming into the final race of the season, the message was clear: if Jonny Brownlee was to win the world title he needed to win WTS Cozumel and keep Spaniard Mario Mola off the podium. With just 400m of the race to go, the plan was working as Jonny led the field and Mola was…
The video of Alistair Brownlee helping his brother to the finishing line of WTS Cozumel has gone viral. The emotional scenes of Alistair supporting and half carrying his younger brother bring a tear to the eye. It was not only a bid to give him the best chance of winning the World Series and being awarded the…
Mario Mola has said that he believes Alistair Brownlee impeded him in the swim leg of WTS Cozumel. The story was reported by The Independent in the UK, based on an interview that the new ITU WTS Champion gave on Monday September 19 with Spanish station Radio Cope. Advertisement Jonny Brownlee, Alistair’s younger brother, was Mola’s biggest…
In a new international competition teams of 12 professional long-distance triathletes (six men and six women) from the USA, Europe and the rest of the world (dubbed the ‘Internationals’) will compete against each other. Advertisement There will be 12 separate race matches, with an athlete from each team in each, and the races will be…
After footage appeared to show Alistair Brownlee shouting at Richard Murray shortly after getting brother Jonny over the finish line at WTS Cozumel, he revealed to 220 Triathlon that he simply said: “I would have done the same for you” – rubbishing the theory that Alistair was simply prioritising his brother’s chances of winning the World…
Three weeks to the day since Vicky Holland crossed the line to take bronze, and with it GB’s first-ever women’s Olympic tri medal, the same blue carpet bore witness to yet more history making – Andy Lewis taking gold in the men’s PT2 category. As important and fantastic an achievement as this was, what made this…
Multiple triathlon and duathlon world champ Catriona Morrison has launched a new sportswear company for young people. Advertisement everactiv has been established by former pro multisporter Cat Morrison and business partner Linda Barclay with a commitment to support grassroots clubs through the donation of a percentage of its profits. Through designing and delivering fun and…
Following a summer of success for the sport, British Triathlon has just announced that women’s participation in triathlon is now higher than ever before. Advertisement This news coincides with Women’s Sport Week (3-9 October), a Sport England campaign aiming to increase the profile of women’s sport across the UK. British Triathlon Women’s Participation Lead, Jenny…
Alistair Brownlee has become the latest athlete to have theraupeutic use exemption files made public, with the records showing the double Olympic gold medallist received a TUE for acetazolamide, which helps to combat altitude sickness. Brownlee claims the TUE was taken out-of-competition during a trekking trip up Mount Kilimanjaro in 2013. Advertisement Much debate has been sparked…