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Bergere begins title defence with mouth-watering WTCS Abu Dhabi season-starter
28/02/23 - It’s just a few short months on from November’s spectacular Championship Finals, and WTCS Abu Dhabi is back for a sprint-distance curtain-raiser and a 60-deep men’s start list that reads like a... |
Full StoryBergere times first WTCS gold to perfection and becomes 2022 World Triathlon Champion in Abu Dhabi
26/11/22 - The race could hardly have been any tighter, and the result certainly could not have been any better for Leo Bergere of France, as a first Series gold of his career sealed a remarkable first world title... |
Full StoryWilde and Yee go toe-to-toe but Bergere and Geens’ title hopes alive heading to Abu Dhabi
23/11/22 - Two men stand at the top of the Maurice Lacroix World Triathlon Rankings heading in to Saturday’s 2022 Championship Finals Abu Dhabi, separated by the finest of margins in both points and title... |
Full StoryTo the wire: The men’s 2022 title contenders and how they can become World Champion
17/11/22 - In the wild world of triathlon, it’s often better to avoid making pre-race predictions. Across the three disciplines, stacked start lists and the pressure cooker that is a Championship Finals, anything... |
Full StoryVintage display from Vincent Luis to win hard-earned WTCS Bermuda gold
06/11/22 - France’s Vincent Luis laid down a huge marker for the next 18 months with a resurgent performance to land gold at the World Triathlon Championship Series Bermuda on Sunday afternoon in Hamilton. It... |
Full StoryYee determined to seize top spot from Wilde at Sunday’s crucial WTCS Bermuda
01/11/22 - After three excellent golds from his three Series finishes so far this season, Alex Yee‘s mission for Sunday’s 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series Bermuda is crystal clear: finish on the podium, and... |
Full StoryYee eyes world title rivals Wilde, Bergere and Geens with two races to go
12/10/22 - There has been no shortage of drama since the planet’s best male triathletes set off on their 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series campaigns back in August last year, and the action continued true... |
Full StoryBergere wears Cagliari no.1 as clock ticks on Yee’s title challenge
04/10/22 - There may be no Hayden Wilde in Sardinia this weekend as attentions turn to the first ever WTCS Cagliari, but for those chasing the current Maurice Lacroix Ranking number one with just three races to go... |
Full StoryRace to become next World Triathlon Champions hits seven stunning stops in 2022
09/05/22 - We begin the 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series action already two events into a season that picked right up from the pandemic-punctured 2021, after WTCS Hamburg and WTCS Abu Dhabi kicked things off... |
Full StoryTeam Belgium hammers home for Mixed Relay gold in Lisbon ahead of Italians and Swiss
21/05/21 - Fifteen teams lined up in Lisbon for Friday’s Mixed Relay Olympic Qualification event, where the likes of Brazil, Denmark and Norway knew that a podium finish would be a crucial step in their bid for a... |
Full StoryPodcast #37: WTCS Yokohama silver medallist Jelle Geens
17/05/21 - The action didn’t let up for a moment in Yokohama as the first racing of the 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series and Para Series got underway in Japan. Important new health and safety protocols may... |
Full StoryBlummenfelt hangs tough in Yokohama for season-opener gold
15/05/21 - It was always going to be a fascinating start to a huge year as the men lined up for their first World Triathlon Championship Series of 2021, and it was to be Kristian Blummenfelt (NOR) who rose to the... |
Full StoryVincent Luis the man to beat for Yokohama season opener
11/05/21 - The hotly anticipated 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series begins this weekend in the Japanese city of Yokohama, when Saturday sees the defending men’s World Champion Vincent Luis (FRA) get his... |
Full StoryAi Ueda and Matthew McElroy strike gold in Miyazaki
26/10/19 - The World Cup season continued today in the sport-loving city of Miyazaki, Japan, for another dose of world-class triathlon action. Athletes lined up to compete over an Olympic distance format, featuring... |
Full StoryElite athletes preview Miyazaki World Cup
25/10/19 - The World Cup tour continues this weekend, in the sport-loving city of Miyazaki, Japan. Hear from the top contenders before the Olympic distance race on Saturday, 26 October. Kirsten Kasper USA “This... |
Full StoryStacked fields target World Cup success in Miyazaki
24/10/19 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Cup season continues this weekend in the sport-loving city of Miyazaki, Japan, the idyllic location for another dose of world-class, standard-distance... |
Full StoryTop contenders preview race expectations leading into Tongyeong World Cup
18/10/19 - A striking field of elite women and men, stacked with Olympic experience and talent, will line up to race for World Cup success and valuable points in Tongyeong. Jelle Geens (BEL) “If you train with... |
Full StoryWorld Cup tour heads to Korea for the next race of the season
16/10/19 - Tongyeong, South Korea, is the next stop on the World Cup tour of 2019. The race destination showcases harbour views, where athletes will contest across a sprint distance race format this Saturday. The... |
Full StoryHamburg’s hallowed streets get race-ready as men’s 2019 World Series hots up
03/07/19 - The glorious unpredictability of the men’s 2019 World Triathlon Series continued last weekend in Montreal where Belgium’s Jelle Geens took the tape ahead of defending World Champion Mario Mola (ESP) and... |
Full StoryDiemunsch finally claims Huatulco title
08/05/16 - The 2016 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup podium presented three new faces to its podium today as Frenchman Etienne Diemunsch was able to finally grab his first gold medal on the course after four... |
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