Laura Siddall

Wollongong proves it's never over until it's over with dramatic finishes in the World Triathlon Series Final and exciting T100 racing.

Saturday's Ironman World Championship in Kona was wild. It left question marks on who will win the 2025 Ironman Pro Series.

Challenge Fortaleza is a relaxed, affordable beach town set in a water sports heaven - perfect for mixing family time with triathlon adventures.

The XTERRA World Cup and World Championship was the main event this weekend. WTCS Weihai, Ironman Chattanooga, and Ironman 70.3 Augusta also offered great racing to watch.

Did penalties unduly shift the momentum during Spain T100? And who had arguably one of the best performances of the day...to finish in third? Laura Siddall offers her insights.

The podium you saw this weekend at the men's 2025 Ironman World Championship in Nice is likely the podium for the Ironman Pro Series. Here's why.

Can an athlete win a middle distance one day and a sprint the next? That's what the back-to-back T100 and WTCS races aimed to answer.

A 17-year-old podiums, home country wins, and the first male qualifiers for the 2026 one-day Kona Ironman World Championship earn their spots in Switzerland.

Pro triathlete Laura Siddall recounts last weekend's competition across Ironman, XTERRA, Embrunman, and more.

Surprise winners were a common thread this weekend, both at London T100 and XTERRA Czech Republic.

Pro triathlete Laura Siddall breaks down the various pro triathlon series and who is performing and underperforming this season as world championships loom.

Laura Siddall details the controversial Lisa Perterer drafting penalty at Lake Placid and the competition at World Triathlon Para Series in Montreal.

This weekend wasn’t an especially flashy race weekend, but it did shake up the women’s Ironman Pro Series points and involve an impressive win by 37 minutes.

Pro triathlete Laura Siddall breaks down the competition, including the rookies who rounded out the podium.

Professional triathlon competition ranged from long-course to WTCS this weekend. Here's all the action you missed.

Laura Siddall breaks down an exciting weekend of racing, including T100, Ironman, and the World Triathlon Championship Series.

Rain was a factor in most races this weekend, with one race favorite wiping out on the bike.

Laura Siddall breaks down a big weekend of international racing that saw age-grouper Latifah Lowery make history as the first African American woman to win an Ironman 70.3 race, the Canadian invasion in St. George, a Project Podium breakthrough, and more.

New names stood atop the podiums at Ironman 70.3 Venice-Jesolo and Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie while fan favorites brought home the win at XTERRA Weston Park.

Ironman Texas was a great day for sport complete with new records and rivalry on the women's side alongside an impressive marathon from Kristian Blummenfelt. Insider pro triathlete Laura Siddall Breaks down the weekend's biggest races.

From a hot and humid showdown in Singapore to a Canadian double at 70.3 Oceanside, professional triathlete and columnist Laura Siddall reviews and analyzes a busy weekend of T100, Ironman, Supertri, and Challenge Family triathlon races.

Laura Siddall breaks down eight pro triathletes whose stock is about to take a huge jump in 2025. Learn more about who is on the cusp of a big breakthrough - before it happens.

The 2025 professional triathlete season is officially underway. Laura Siddall explains what to watch in 2025 and analyzes the World Triathlon Championship Series in Abu Dhabi.

The Ironman 70.3 World Championship was an entertaining display of athleticism. And with $2,575,000 on the line in the Pro Series, the pros had big reasons to give it their all.

In his middle-distance debut, American short-course star Morgan Pearson clinched his spot for next year's 70.3 World Championships, plus Belgium's Claire Michel closes out her career with a win in Indian Wells.

Pro triathlete Laura Siddall breaks down the impact of 70.3 Western Australia results on the Ironman Pro Series standings, plus highlights the exciting finishes of Ironman 70.3 Bahrain, the Ultraman World Championships, and Patagonman.

Pro triathlete Laura Siddall recaps Ironman Cozumel and Challenge Florianópolis and shares her thoughts on the latest pros to retire.

Plus, race results from Challenge Canberra and the Laguna Phuket Triathlon.

Laura Siddall recaps a thrilling finale to a thrilling Supertri series in Neom and looks at why Ashleigh Gentle is the Queen of the Noosa Triathlon.

Pro triathlete Laura Siddall gives a detailed look at the Pro Series “race within the race” at last weekend’s men’s Ironman World Championship in Kona.

Pro triathlete Laura Siddall breaks down big results from big races at T100 Vegas, the WTCS Grand Final, and the World Paratriathlon Grand Final.

Pro Laura Siddall digs into a professional weekend of racing you might have otherwise missed.

Pro Laura Siddall makes the rounds in the midst of a super-packed short-course calendar and talks about some races that might have flown under the radar.

Last weekend’s racing saw familiar pro names doing familiar pro things from Italy to Ibiza, and back to China.

Pro triathlete Laura Siddall gives a detailed look at the Pro Series “race within the race” at last weekend’s women’s Ironman World Championship in Nice.

Pro Laura Siddall scans the globe, analyzing an incredibly busy weekend of triathlon with notable finishes from familiar faces.

Pro Laura Siddall digs into a long week of racing from World Triathlon Multisports Championships, combined with long- and short-course action across the globe.

The Ironman Frankfurt results did not look anything like what you’d expect and (super) short-course racing returns. Laura Siddall digs in and explains.

Laura Siddall checks in on the final off-road stop before XTERRA World Championships in September, as the action in the XTERRA world series heats up.

American Taylor Knibb had a hard day on the rainy streets of Paris, Sam Laidlow once again reigned supreme, and Gentle gets back on top in London.

The 25th anniversary of Ironman Lake Placid saw a deep field, lots of in-race drama, and a reshuffling of the Pro Series leaderboard. Pro triathlete Laura Siddall looks behind the results list and reveals why it all matters.

A Pro Triathlete’s Insight on Long-Course Speed (and Drama) at Ironman Vitoria-Gasteiz, a Paris Podium Preview in Hamburg, and More

An incredible party atmosphere and shattered world best times marked the 40th anniversary edition of Challenge Roth. Pro triathlete Laura Siddall breaks down how it all happened.

A new generation of well-rounded racers is emerging in Europe, and last weekend’s races prove you can’t have any weakness. Also: The Paralympic qualification window ends.

Paula Findlay took the Canadian National Time Trial Championship one day, then time trialled her way to a dominant victory at 70.3 Mont-Tremblant two days later. Also: Lionel Sanders is back and Paralympic qualification heats up in Swansea.

The T100 Tour was pitched as a place for the sport’s biggest names to shine in constant head-to-head matchups, but pro triathlete Laura Siddall argues it hasn’t quite happened that way (and why we might be better for it).

While familiar names struggled down under, the reigning women’s Ironman world champion pulled a 180 to go from “no Nice in 2024” to “two Nices in 2024.”

It was a busy weekend with a wild sprint at T100 San Francisco, another big win for (a very busy) Taylor Knibb, Ironman Pro Series action in Boulder, and another stop on the XTERRA Tour.

A star-studded women’s pro field took the spotlight last weekend at Ironman Hamburg (with crashes, penalties, bike records, and more), the Challenge Family series rolls on, and a sprint finish for the Team GB Olympic selection.

At the final World Triathlon Championship Series stop before the Paris Olympics, favorites show form and Olympic selectors have their work cut out for them.

"The Insider" Laura Siddall breaks down triathlon race results around the world, including the Challenge Championship, 70.3 Chattanooga, and XTERRA Oak Mountain.

On paper, last weekend looked like some amazing racing, but pro triathlete Laura Siddall digs deeper to make sense of the chaos in results from WTCS and Paratriathlon World Series Yokohama and 70.3 Mallorca.

Sam Long goes five podiums for five races with a win in Utah, Paula Findlay rides away and never looks back, two tri gold medalists in one off-road event, and Ironman action in Australia.

Patrick Lange, one of the fastest runners in the sport (ever) is outsplit and outraced by a historic performance from Mexico's Tomas Rodriguez in Texas, Kat Matthews makes it two, and some directionally challenged triathletes shake up results in Taiwan and Greece.

Top names like Daniela Ryf and Laura Philipp finish further back than expected and Cam Wurf does double duty as dramatic back-and-forth racing between up-and-coming pros highlight exciting early season events.

From a breakthrough win and wild card wildness in Hong Kong at the PTO T100 Singapore event to a British/French battle for the ages, pro triathlete Laura Siddall dives into a diverse weekend of racing.

From big wins by Taylor Knibb and Lionel Sanders to overturned penalties and clamoring for a spot on pro start lists, insider Laura Siddall dives into last weekend's Ironman Pro Series debut at 70.3 Oceanside.

Any other year, smaller World Triathlon events wouldn’t be noteworthy, but the stars are out and looking to impress Olympic selectors—along with 70.3 worlds slots up for grabs and early XTERRA action in Asia.

The World Triathlon Para Series begins in Australia with some telling Paralympic performances and some new names to watch at 70.3 Campeche—along with an all-too-common race-ending crash.

Pedal efficiency, technique, and position set you up for the season ahead in this week's 60-minute session.

Pro Laura Siddall gives an expert insider’s read on last weekend’s tri race results, including two big upsets in T100 Miami, the massive effect of a canceled WTS Abu Dhabi, and American Paralympic slots.

After tearing her calf, our writer and pro athlete Laura Siddall put three alternatives to running to the test.

It's a stacked field for this weekend's 70.3 Texas—we take a look at the ones to watch.

We tap two experts to debate the age-old question: “Who would win if…” This month we look at brassy Aussies, short-course champions, action heroes, and more.