The Nine Lives of Daniela Ryf
It's impossible not to be impressed by Daniela Ryf's incredible achievement at Roth. But what truly sets the world record holder apart is her remarkable resilience and discipline through the good races and the bad.
It's impossible not to be impressed by Daniela Ryf's incredible achievement at Roth. But what truly sets the world record holder apart is her remarkable resilience and discipline through the good races and the bad.
Game recognize game as Chrissie Wellington celebrates Daniela Ryf's record-breaking performance at Challenge Roth.
History was made in Germany as Daniela Ryf and Magnus Ditlev clocked the fastest times ever recorded in an iron-distance race.
The Swiss star has admitted she unknowingly wore a prohibited wetsuit in the Collins Cup and Ironman Switzerland – but no retrospective action will be taken.
The five-time Ironman world champion talked to us about proving doubters wrong.
After a second-place debut the year before the relative "unknown" in long-course won by a stunning 13 minutes.
The first major weekend of racing in North America this year—and it showed who's fit, who's not, and who to watch in 2021.
In a sweeping interview, Ryf talks about loving a woman, splitting with her coach, and finding a new direction.
The many time World Champ answers some quick questions ahead of her races in St. George and Tulsa next month.
The athlete known as "angry bird" has won this year four years in a row and looks to be in top form to go after number five on Saturday.
Daniela Ryf is the woman to beat, with four consecutive wins at the Ironman World Championship. If she makes it five in a row this year, she will join Mark Allen as the only triathlete to accomplish such a feat.
Will this bike carry Daniela Ryf to her fifth Ironman world title? We'll find out on Saturday.
The women's pro field made Daniela Ryf fight for the ninth world title of her career.
Danish Daniel Baekkegard was over the moon after crossing the finish line on a tough day in Klagenfurt.
Ben Kanute (USA) and Daniela Ryf (SUI) took the victories over an impressive field of pros.
Four-time Ironman world champion Daniela Ryf recalls her record-breaking day of racing in Kona.
A jellyfish string nearly derailed Daniela Ryf's 2018 Ironman World Championship.
Switzerland’s Daniela Ryf crushed the bike course record (4:26:07) on her way to establishing the fastest Ironman finishing time for a woman in history at 8:26:18.
Switzerland’s Daniela Ryf came out of the swim in a slower (for her) 57:26 after being stung by a jellyfish, then crushed the bike course record in 4:26:07 and posted a sub-three Kona marathon (2:57:05)—crossing the finish line in 8:26:18.
Switzerland's Daniela Ryf is back in Kona to go after a fourth-straight Ironman world title.
We got a great look at Daniela Ryf’s brand new 2019 Felt IA FRD Disc
Switzerland's Daniela Ryf was pushed all day by Great Britain's Lucy Charles, but did enough to hear her fourth Ironman 70.3 world title.
The women kicked off an exciting weekend of racing in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa.
Daniela Ryf says she was pushed to be her very best by up-and-coming star Lucy Charles.
Ryf led 70.3 Gydnia led from wire to wire to record the fastest 70.3 ever by a female.
Switzerland's Daniela Ryf says that her third Ironman world title was her toughest victory ever.
A gutsy move from Great Britain’s Lucy Charles put Daniela Ryf through an emotional roller coaster on the bike.
Switzerland's Daniela Ryf says that she woke up on race morning at the 2017 Ironman World Championship.
Switzerland's Daniela Ryf further cemented herself in triathlon history, becoming the fourth woman to earn three-straight Ironman world titles.
A look at the Felt IA two-time Ironman world champion Daniela Ryf will ride as she looks for her third-straight Ironman world title.
Despite abandoning the race, defending champion Holly Lawrence still played a role in Daniela Ryf’s crowning comeback in Chattanooga.
The women took center stage on Saturday in Chattanooga.
Switzerland’s Daniela Ryf claimed her third Ironman 70.3 world crown with a dominant performance.
Bart Aernouts (BEL) and Daniela Ryf (SUI) earned the wins at today's Challenge Roth triathlon in Germany.
Daniela Ryf will race Challenge Roth with the intention of breaking the record for fastest iron-distance race.
Ryf will go after Chrissie Wellington's iron-distance record this summer at the 2017 Challenge Roth triathlon, set for July 9.
Switzerland's Daniela Ryf dominated the 2016 Ironman World Championship.
Daniela Ryf chats about overcoming pre-race doubts, racing up front all alone and breaking the course record.
Daniela Ryf not only surprised the triathlon world by breaking the course record of 8:52 by an incredible six minutes, she also surprised herself.
Ryf dominated from start to finish to earn her second-straight Ironman World Championship title.
The 2015 Ironman world champion says the race one month ago taught her to never give up.
Can anyone stop the Swiss star? We preview the women's professional race at this Sunday's Ironman 70.3 World Championship.
Daniela Ryf earned the victory one week after dominating Challenge Roth.
The Swiss athlete dominates in Zurich just one week after winning the iconic Challenge Roth triathlon.
The defending world champion will compete at Ironman Switzerland with the goal of validating her spot on October's Ironman World Championship start line.
Photographer Paul Phillips captures the record-breaking pro race at Challenge Roth 2016.
It was a history-making day in Germany as Frodeno annihilated the world record for fastest iron-distance triathlon.
The Ironman world champion arrived in Roth Thursday morning after a last-minute decision to start Sunday’s race.
This Sunday's race will see both defending Ironman world champions make the start.
Daniela Ryf (SUI) kicked off her 2016 season with the same momentum that carried through an undefeated 2015.
The two are now the only contenders for the $1 million Triple Crown.
2015 Ironman world champions Daniela Ryf (SUI) and Jan Frodeno (GER) highlight the start list for Friday's Ironman 70.3 Dubai triathlon.
“When I look back, I still can’t really believe what [has] happened in these 11 months.”
Switzerland's Daniela Ryf has transformed herself into one of the top long-distance triathletes in the world.
The three-time Ironman world champ reacts to Daniela Ryf's recent million dollar victory and looks ahead to taking her on next year in Kona.
Daniela Ryf takes home a $1 million payday at the Ironman 70.3 Middle Eastern Championships in Bahrain.
Ryf has turned her attention to claiming the Triple Crown title—and the huge bonus that comes along with it—on Saturday, Dec. 5.
It has been confirmed that the Ironman 70.3 Middle East Championship in Bahrain on Dec. 5 will serve as the final race of the Triple Crown.
Switzerland's Daniela Ryf was dominant on the way to her first Ironman World Championship victory.
Daniela Ryf thanks her supporters and talks about the challenges she's faced over the last few years.
We caught up with Daniela Ryf following the dominant performance to get her take on the race.
Daniela Ryf used a 56:14 swim, a 4:50:46 bike and a 3:06:37 marathon to take the win in 8:57:57.
The Swiss star followed through on her position as the pre-race favorite, claiming the victory by a 13-minute margin.
Ryf took us along six days out from the race for a ride on the Queen K and shares how she's feeling going into the big race.
Since Ryf's win Sunday in Zell am See, Sutton writes that he's been asked several times to compare Ryf with four-time Ironman world champion Chrissie Wellington.
Switzerland's Daniela Ryf put together a 23:46 swim, a 2:21:10 bike and a 1:22:51 half-marathon on her way to the 4:11:34 victory.
Daniela Ryf's 23:46 swim, 2:21:10 bike and 1:22:51 run gave her the world title in 4:11:34.
Jan Frodeno added the title of Ironman 70.3 world champion to his résumé, while Daniela Ryf defended her crown in dominant fashion.
Daniela Ryf talks about what she's got to prove ahead of Sunday's race, as well as October's Ironman World Championship.
Can Swiss star Daniela Ryf win both Kona and 70.3 worlds this year?
Germany's Jan Frodeno and Switzerland's Daniela Ryf turned in blazing performances in hot conditions in Frankfurt.
Jan Frodeno and Daniela Ryf were impressive against top competition on a tough day of racing in Frankfurt, Germany.
Ruedi Wild (SUI) was part of an all-Swiss top five for the men, while Daniela Ryf (SUI) dominated the women's race today at Ironman 70.3 Switzerland.
Germany's Andreas Dreitz and Switzerland's Daniela Ryf claimed the victories at Saturday's Ironman 70.3 Mallorca in Spain.
Daniela Ryf sported some interesting ballet-like cycling shoes during Challenge Dubai that raised some eyebrows.
Get to know the two-time Olympian, 2014 Ironman 70.3 world champion and runner-up to the 2014 Ironman World Championship crown.
The 70.3 world champ and Kona runner-up chats about her whirlwind year.
Switzerland's Daniela Ryf finished second after leading most of the day.
"My goal is to race like Chrissie one day," says 2014 Ironman 70.3 world champion Daniela Ryf.
Sunday's race at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Mont-Tremblant showcased the abilities of former and current Olympians.
Given that Canada’s Paula Findlay has been the only real consistent figure on the podium over the last season and a half, predicting the medalists for the women at the 2012 London Olympic triathlon is an extremely difficult task.