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We stepped into the broadcast booth at the T100 San Francisco event in May to see how the sausage is made. The entire operation was mind blowing.

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.

We've made a 2025 update to our exhaustive list of the greatest triathletes, spanning four decades of racing, an international roster of the best pro triathletes in history, and highlights from every distance and discipline of triathlon.

A Canyon bike recall, new investors for the PTO, and a new paratriathlon world record - catch up on what you may have missed in multisport for March 2025.

A Kona decision? Back-to-back sprint finishes? As the 2025 triathlon season revs up, our editors and contributors gaze into the crystal ball and tell us what they see.

With a nearly 30% increase in prize money for pro triathletes in 2024, Thorsten Radde crunches the numbers to see who took home the big share of the $16 million USD up for grabs.

The much-hyped offering from the Professional Triathletes Organization delivered seven races and a big chunk of cash to some of the biggest names in the sport in 2024. We present Tim Heming’s seven-point end-of-year assessment before the PTO fires it up again in 2025.

From the shocking and scandalous to the inspiring and history-making, these are the 24 news headlines that mattered to the sport of triathlon in 2024.

Updated results, standings, expert insight, and everything you need to know about the 2024 Professional Triathletes Organisation’s T100 Tour.

The T100 triathlon tour saved the best for last. Here's everything you need to know about the T100 grand final in Dubai, from start lists to a link for the free livestream on Outside Watch.

A new World Triathlon president, an Ironman (CEO) PR, and the tri gear set to appear on Apple Store shelves - catch up what you may have missed in multisport in October 2024.

Viva Las Vegas! Get the start lists, updates, livestream information, and more from the penultimate T100 Tour race in Lake Las Vegas.

Trirating expert Thorsten Radde previews the pro fields for T100 Ibiza, with analysis and odds for you to make your predictions.

It's about to get hot, hot, hot in Ibiza! Get the start lists, updates, livestream information, and more from the latest T100 series showdown in Spain.

Lucy Charles-Barclay, Ashleigh Gentle, Sam Long, Alistair Brownlee, and more: London is shaping up to be the biggest T100 race yet! Get the start lists, updates, livestream information, and more from the great race in Great Britain.

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).

Taylor Knibb vs. Ashleigh Gentle, Sam Long vs. Magnus Ditlev: The battle is on at T100 San Francisco! Get the start lists, updates, livestream information, and more from the showdown in San Francisco.

A beloved North American Ironman race is renewed through 2027, Barbie gets the triathlon treatment, and an Ironman legend announces open-heart surgery - take a look at the triathlon news you might have missed in May.

Sure, the results and rankings tell one side of the story, but we call out our favorite pro triathlete personalities from the 2024 PTO T100 Tour.

The 2022 Ironman World Champion and two-time Ironman 70.3 World Champion is on the comeback trail after one of the hardest years of his life.

Youri Keulen does nothing halfway - and it paid off in the form of the biggest win of his triathlon career last weekend at T100 Singapore. The wild card himself takes us through the race, including his dramatic finish-line collapse after racing in the heat and humidity.

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.

Everything you need to know about this weekend's PTO T100 Singapore race, from start lists to a link for the free livestream on Outside Watch.

This weekend's PTO T100 Singapore triathlon will be hot, hot, hot - Trirating expert Thorsten Radde predicts the big names and wildcards we'll see burning up the course.

A pro triathlon career used to start by specializing in short course then spending years progressing to longer distances. Coach Olav Bu examines how (and why) today's pros, including Kristian Blummenfelt and Taylor Knibb, are blazing new trails.

In one of the most surprising results ever at the 100K distance, the little-known India Lee toppled three world champions at T100 Miami. She talks through her race and shares two of her key workouts.

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.

The first pro race of the North American triathlon season kicks off in Miami this weekend - here's how to catch the free PTO T100 Miami livestream on Outside Watch.

The first pro race of the North American triathlon season is an embarrassment of riches with both fields boasting world champions left and right. But in the first showing of 2024, who will be on form? Our expert weighs in.

Though a Supertri v. PTO turf war over a tri on the sandy shores of L.A. may sound like a bad episode of Baywatch, the reality is a little less sexy (but still very Hollywood).

Get caught up on the most-read and most-discussed stories of January 2024 in our big monthly digest of triathlon news.

Did you know there's a specific way to train for the new PTO 100K age-group distance that'll save time and reduce the potential for injury? Check out Coach Alison Freeman's T100 Tour-specific triathlon training plan that’ll get you there.

As a part of their new 2024 pro/age-group series, the PTO will be hosting a 100K race at Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada. Read the details.

With about $12,000,000 in prize money available for pro triathletes in 2023, we break down who won what and the trends we’re seeing in the cash flow.

From breakthroughs to record-breakers, 2023 was full of memorable moments from the top pros in our sport. Triathlon analyst Thorsten Radde rates the top pro performances in triathlon this season.

The PTO announced today that it will partner with World Triathlon to deliver an international non-draft sister series to the existing draft-legal World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS).

A world-class field of triathletes will battle it out over 100K of fast and furious swim-bike-run this weekend. Here's how to catch all the action on the free PTO U.S. Open livestream.

Pro triathlon analyst Thorsten Radde breaks down the latest PTO rankings, from the fast movers and dominators to the athletes under pressure to deliver big results.

June 2023 was a month of moving and shaking on the pro triathlon scene and the PTO rankings. Trirating expert Thorsten Radde explains who's rising up and who's at risk.

A drone expert explains why this so-called simple solution isn’t so simple.

May 2023 had one of the busiest pro calendars in a long time. We take a look at the underlying drama and PTO world rankings that go well below the surface.

Things are changing for a group once focused on helping all pros. How does it play (or not play) with others? Contributor Tim Heming looks at an organization in transition.

In a packed event with three Olympic gold medalists and some first-ever matchups in the men's race, and all of the top-10 ranked athletes in the women's race, we break down the 2023 PTO European Open.

You think you know who owns Ironman, the PTO, or even your local race, but you have no idea. Tim Heming reports on how the money flows through swim-bike-run.

Triathlete’s guide to all of this year’s most exciting races—and how to stream them.

One Wisconsinite makes a (cheese-topped, midwestern-accented) pitch for why Milwaukee is Tri Town USA.

Despite flying under the radar for the U.S. Open, Collin Chartier rides and runs through an all-star cast to take home $100,000.

After Taylor Knibb led for most of the day, Australian Ashleigh Gentle used a speedy run in hot conditions to make the pass in the final miles.

Charles-Barclay vs. Duffy vs. Knibb, the return of Sanders vs. Long: there's no denying the PTO U.S. Open is full of talent. Thorsten Radde previews the stacked field in Dallas, plus how to watch the free livestream.

Everything you need to know about the how to watch the Collins Cup livestream, plus who's racing and how the matchups are set.

And get ready for the Commonwealth Games this weekend.

The Professional Triathletes Organization think so. But is 2km-80km-18km the future for multisport athletes, or is it "cramping" their style?

Iden and Gentle cash in $100K at the first stop of the new PTO World Tour; True and Beals dominate one of the sport's most storied courses.

The PTO's first big event of their tour goes off this weekend, with dozens of big names competing for big money. Here's how to watch.

Featuring must-see matchups, check out our expert play-by-play preview of a new midseason long-course barnstormer: the PTO Canadian Open.

"Watch the pros, race like a pro."

Sam Renouf, the CEO of the Pro Triathletes Organization, on what they have planned.

The new format will feature a CAF athlete, a pro, and a special guest in six relay teams.

Brad Culp joins Stef & Phil to debate the future of the sport.

And who didn't fare as well—and why.

The Pro Triathletes Organization has plans to expand (and expand) in 2022 and 2023. What does it mean for the sport?

A number of race organizers are making a serious commitment to bring triathlon to the mainstream. Can it actually work?

With the PTO rankings determining $2 million in year-end prize money, a few athletes are looking to move up.

The match-ups are out ahead of Saturday’s inaugural race in Samorin. We look at how they could shake out with the help of U.S. team captains Karen Smyers and Mark Allen.

Tim Heming breaks down the new pro ranking system, the pros, the cons, and why you should care.

How do you balance postpartum stress with a return to high-level racing?

And how does it work?

How a new maternity leave policy is changing the landscape for female pros.

The voice of swimming for the past six Olympics was in the broadcast booth last weekend for the PTO 2020 Championship.

After five years of promising to change the sport at the professional level, the PTO 2020 Championship at Challenge Daytona came through with one of the best shows in the history of the tri.

It's the most important triathlon of the year. Get your TV fired up and ready to watch the PTO Championship this Sunday, Dec. 6 from Daytona, Florida.

News on the new Ironman COVID protocols, a breakdown of the biggest race of the year, and our six-time 70.3 champ tells us what she wish she'd known.

80 auto qualifiers and 20 wildcard selections will vie for one of the biggest prize purses in the history of the sport—and this year’s de facto long-course world championship on December 6 at Challenge Daytona.

As racing slowly sputters back to a start this fall, pro triathletes are forming last-minute, ad hoc fields at small races like the Bear Lake Brawl—the first prize purse on U.S. soil since the beginning of the pandemic.

Plus Alistair Brownlee is a legend and complete psycho—and the PTO puts more money behind small pro regional events.

Thanks to a partnership between USA Triathlon, Challenge Family North America, and the Professional Triathletes Organization, professionals will have a big target on their 2020 race calendar.

And the Collins Cup won't happen in 2020.

Since its launch in January, the Professional Triathletes Organization (PTO) has been busy generating plans, cash, and controversy for a big year ahead.

The Professional Triathletes Organization plans to make money through sponsorship and advertising surrounding the broadcast of its flagship race, The Collins Cup, debuting this May.