Top professionals will be toeing the starting line as they vie for a place at the 2011 Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Las Vegas. The race also offers 40 qualifying age-grouper spots for the 70.3 world championship.
The Alpe d’Huez Triathlon took place today—on a Wednesday. It didn’t start at the crack of dawn, but rather 9:30 a.m. The official distances were 2.2K swim, 115K bike and 22K run, not your standard long-course race. But that’s how they do it in France.
One of the toughest triathlons in the world was made even tougher with soggy conditions.
Triathlete.com caught up with Al-Sultan about winning in Frankfurt, his training leading up to the Ironman World Championship and, of course, his trademark Speedo.
The Felt DA debuted this year and we were blown away by its ride quality and performance, but it’s currently only available as a frameset for $4,999 or a complete bike for $12,499.
On August 1, 2011, Tri4Japan will launch an ebay auction to raise funds for those affected by the March tsunami and earthquake.
British Triathlon Federation released a statement made by Harry Wiltshire.
Many triathletes, like pro Heather Wurtele, are talking about the benefits of going gluten free, but is it something every triathlete should consider?
Pro qualifying list for Ironman World Championship 70.3.
There’s no late-night infomercial selling a tool that cleanly folds your wetsuit (so far), so follow these steps to keep creases out of your suit when traveling to a race.
It was reported that Ironman Lake Placid may be in danger of extinction. The Lake Placid News wants to hear from those who want to keep the venue, just as a “precautionary step.”
After three weeks racing through the mountains of France, Cadel Evans trailed Andy Schleck by only 57 seconds entering the time trial on the second to last day of the Tour. The Australian pulled off one of the best time trials of his life aboard this very BMC TM01 and secured his first Tour de France title in the process.
If you live in San Diego, next week professional triathlete Lesley Paterson is offering a triathlon camp in which athletes can stay at home and not have to use up any precious vacation days.
The newly minted sub-4:00 miler is making a temporary return to triathlon.
Five swim training tools featured in the 2011 Triathlete Buyer's Guide.
WTC has announced that the run course for Ironman St. George will change as of 2012. The previous run course was known as one of the most difficult Ironman marathons in the world.
A photo gallery of the inaugural Twin Cities Tri presented by Optum Health
Great Britain's Harry Wiltshire has been suspended for six months for blocking world champ Javier Gomez during the ETU European Championships.
The pros came out in fine form at the second-oldest Ironman in North America.
It was a rainy, chilly day in Frankfurt, Germany (51 degrees) as dozens of top pros gathered for the Frankfurter Sparkasse Ironman European Championships Sunday morning
The second oldest Ironman in North America will take more than 2,500 athletes through Mirror Lake and the Adirondacks with a finish on the Olympic speed skating oval.
Want to know what the budding ITU athlete is listening to these days? These are some of her favs playing on her web page.
The International Triathlon Union's goal to have Team Triathlon included in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games took a significant step forward after the format was added to the 2014 Incheon Asian Games last week.
Chrissie Wellington and eight more of the world’s fastest triathletes share their race-day bike set-up secrets.
Everything you've learned up to this point is wrong.
The Frankfurter Sparkasse Ironman European Championship takes place this weekend in Frankfurt, Germany and is considered the second most important full Ironman distance event—after the world championship in Kailua-Kona, of course.
We asked our Facebook fans to show us the smart ways they store their gear. Here are some of our favorites.
Those triathletes looking for an epic ride, look no further. Registration is open for the 2011 Sea to Stars cycling expedition on the Kohala Coast, Hawaii on Saturday, August 13, 2011, which is called “the hardest hill climb in the world.”
Now that we’re about halfway through the triathlon season, we asked the editors of Triathlete and Inside Triathlon magazines: What has been your favorite moment in triathlon so far this season?
Monday’s announcement of the new HITS Triathlon race series instantly introduced athletes to 12 new race options starting in December.
The man they call Macca still has work to do if he's going to qualify for Australia's 2012 London Olympic team.
The world’s largest iron distance triathlon, Challenge Roth, has sold out in record time since entries opened this week.
It was an all-Emma, and all-Aussie, podium in the women's race at the ITU World Championship Series - Hamburg. Photo: Delly Carr/Triathlon.org
Germany's Michael Raelert will not race in this weekend's Ironman European Championships, due to a hip injury that has plagued him on and off throughout the year.
When Australian Melissa Rollison won Muncie 70.3 two weeks ago, we thought, “hmm, interesting.” But when she went 4:09 at Vineman 70.3 to beat a stacked field including Leanda Cave and Mirinda Carfrae we thought, “wait, who the hell is this girl?”
Although they love their athletes, these coaches—who shall remain nameless—told me some of the things you do that they wish you would stop doing
Senior editor Jené Shaw recently drove across the U.S. to explore the thriving communities of triathletes in all parts of the country. If you ever plan to take a road trip, there are a few things she recommends for the drive.
Check out photos from an exciting ITU World Championship Series race in Hamburg, Germany.
For athletes looking for an autumn/race getaway, these seven events will offer you scenic courses for those last triathlons before heading into the off season.
Danish pro Rasmus Henning, a two-time Olympian and the winner of the 2010 Challenge Roth, will now be coached by San Francisco-based Matt Dixon of Purplepatch Fitness. Henning and his coach of 12 years Michael Krüger parted ways amicably.
Specialized brought in Wolf Vorm Walde, a specialist with years of experience designing bike rubber, and charged the German tire maven with elevating tire quality to match the rest of their line.
After her threepeat win at the Life Time Fitness Triathlon in Minneapolis on Saturday, American Sarah Haskins, one of the top ITU racers gunning for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team shares why she likes racing non-drafting races, how things are different in an Olympic-qualifying year and how she’s preparing for racing at the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series race in London on Aug. 6.
The 21st annual Vineman 70.3 featured a $50,000 prize purse with $8,500 of the cash going to both the first place man and woman.
Andy Potts and Melissa Rollison took victories on one of the most beautiful courses in the world at Vineman Ironman 70.3. See photos of the race.
Emma Moffatt, Snowsill and Jackson put Australia back on the map in a breakthrough race for the country.
Josiah Middaugh and Shonny Vanlandingham lived up to their reputations as great climbers in the thin air of the Rockies by winning the XTERRA Mountain Championship on a beautiful blue sky day at Beaver Creek Resort in Avon, Colo.
WCS Hamburg is marked by a day of breakthroughs, including that of Chris McCormack
Check out Kurt Hoy's author page.
The 2010 Ironman Canada winner calls the Vineman 70.3 “a true hometown race!” because she’s able to pick up her packet the day before the race yet still sleep in her own bed the night before.
The Xterra Mountain Championship takes place this Saturday at Beaver Creek Resort in Avon, the last of six regionals in the Xterra America Tour. Up for grabs: $10,500 in prize money for pros and 41 amateur qualifying spots into October’s Xterra World Championship in Maui.
You can expect the return of some familiar 70.3 series faces for the 2011 Ironman 70.3 World Championship, but don’t count out some Ironman-focused pros who will race this year’s 70.3 worlds in lead up to Kona.
Canada's Melanie McQuaid is taking the challenge to a unique level by competing in two very difficult races: the XTERRA Mountain Championships in Colorado on Saturday (July 16) and the Vineman Ironman 70.3 triathlon in California on Sunday (July 17).
The ITU’s premier Dextro Energy World Championship Series could see some shakeups in its rankings this weekend, as some of the biggest names in the sport are choosing to sit Hamburg out.
A new generation of road bike has emerged with aerodynamic tubes, a design feature that is typically reserved for triathlon bikes.
Two-time Ironman world champion Normann Stadler underwent heart surgery on July 4 in Heidelberg, Germany, according to a press release from Team Commerzbank.
Andy Potts has given us a list of the gear he uses during races, so you can create your own Potts racing kit.
A combination of factors come into play to make the Challenge Roth triathlon the race where iron-distance records are broken.
Next weekend’s Avia Vineman Ironman 70.3 race has a stellar lineup of pros—with world champions among them.
A participant passed away while competing in Sunday's Challenge Roth Triathlon in Roth, Germany.
Need a new pair of goggles? Check out our goggle lineup straight from the 2011 Triathlete Buyer's Guide.
In today's Triathlete.com Poll we want to know: who is your favorite to qualify for an Olympic spot in London next month?
Nine of the United States' top triathletes have earned the right to compete for a spot on the 2012 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team next month at the International Triathlon Union World Championship Series event in London on Aug. 6-7.
Graham O'Grady and Meredith Kessler turned in impressive performances to win the inaugural Rev3 Portland triathlon. See images from the action-packed day.
As the sun shines and temperatures spike, so will the urge to snag a pair of the latest shades. From anti-fog technology to polarized and interchangeable lenses, we rounded up our picks for the best sun-shielding performance eyewear.
Cape Town's Love Water Love is the ooh-la-la boutique brand for Bond girls everywhere. Inspired by colors, patterns, and textures, LWL designers have rolled out a flirtatious 2011 line that's meant to mix and match; choose from trendy prints, one-shoulder designs, mono-kinis, and suits with cut-outs to put together the perfect suit to show it off this summer.
Being a professional triathlete is truly a dream job—but it’s still a job.
Americans Matt Reed and Sarah Haskins once again came out on top at the 2011 Life Time Fitness Minneapolis Triathlon. Catch all of the race action with this photo gallery.
For the XTERRA set, Niner’s first full suspension all-carbon MTB is a race bike with a lot of travel.
Multi-sport stars were out in force at Sunday’s Boulder Peak Triathlon, part of the newly established 5150 Triathlon Series and a qualifying event for the Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship.
It was a record-breaking day at Challenge Roth. Over 180,000 spectators cheered Andreas Raelert and Chrissie Wellington on their way to new world records. See images of the day.