Triathlon News & Notes: May 2025 Edition
A shocking bike crash for Hayden Wilde, an epic Everest triathlon comes to a close, and the Midwestern triathlon race named the best in the USA - catch up on the triathlon news you may have missed this month.
A shocking bike crash for Hayden Wilde, an epic Everest triathlon comes to a close, and the Midwestern triathlon race named the best in the USA - catch up on the triathlon news you may have missed this month.
An investigation by the International Testing Agency has found the Swiss triathlete’s positive sample for Ligandrol was “due to inadvertent contamination through intimate contact.” Her post-test 2024 70.3 Ironman World Championship result will stand.
UPDATE: Tomas Rodriguez Hernandez has agreed to serve a two year period of ineligibility after doping samples collected at Ironman Texas tested positive for clomiphene. He will now also forfeit prize money, standings, and points from the event.
What is clomiphene, the drug at the center of the Tomas Rodriguez Hernandez anti-doping news? Can eating eggs really cause a positive drug test? We went to Dr. Mario Thevis, researcher and director of the Center for Preventive Doping Research, to get answers to the questions everyone's asking.
The use of lugworm hemoglobin has raised eyebrows in the pro cycling peloton, but how does it work, and could it be abused in endurance sports like triathlon?
Some argue asthma inhaler use by healthy individuals falls under the umbrella of "grey doping." But new research suggests otherwise, in certain conditions.
Motor doping has been the rumor-du-jour in the cycling peloton for years, but what exactly is it, and could electric-assisted bikes be making their way into triathlon?
In an exclusive interview with Triathlete, the coach of disgraced U.S. triathlete Collin Chartier speaks out on their coaching relationship, the surprisingly quiet doping investigation, Chartier's training data, and more.
Multisport hasn't been immune to the specter of drug use in its ranks. We take a look at the sport's dark past.
But do they work to improve endurance performance? The evidence, so far, is mixed.
Here’s the DL on the muscle builder.
How some sports nutrition companies are dropping serious cash to ensure you get only what’s on the label.
He confirms desire to race again, but Oprah confession alone won't earn him the privilege.