Alistair Brownlee has continued Great Britain’s winning Rio Olympic form by taking the men’s triathlon title here in Rio today. The multiple world and European champ made his move over brother Jonny with 4km left of the run to cement his position as the greatest Olympic-distance athlete in history. Advertisement The fifth Olympic Games triathlon … Continue reading "Alistair Brownlee wins Olympic gold in Rio"

Brit ITU racer Mark Buckingham competed at the Rio Test Event in 2015. Here are his insights into where the Olympic Games races will be won… and lost Advertisement The Swim Start With a beach run in, strong swimmers won’t get away as quickly as usual. But once the race goes round the first buoy, expect … Continue reading "The Olympic triathlon course"

Having obliterated the field at the Rio Olympic Games triathlon, the Brownlee brothers pulled off another fine performance in the press conference at the Forte Copacabana as well. Here Yorkshire’s finest open up on the Rio experience, sibling support and the lure of racing Ironman… Advertisement ON ENJOYING IT ALI: The odds are that it won’t … Continue reading "Brownlees’ Rio Olympics quotes"

It’d taken years of planning, deals, courting, boycotts and, with the implementation of draft-legal racing, a fundamental change to the nature of Olympic-distance elite triathlon. But finally, on 16 September 2000, triathlon’s time in the Olympic Games spotlight had arrived. Advertisement The women were the first off the Sydney Harbour starting pontoon, with hometown girl … Continue reading "Tri at the Olympics: Sydney 2000"

Bike course carnage, an injured home hero battling the odds and the closest sprint finish imaginable. Hyde Park 2012 may be synonymous with the Brownlees but, as a race, the women’s event was even better. Advertisement Four years on, it’s strange to say that the women’s 2012 Olympic race is something of a lost classic, … Continue reading "Tri at the Olympics: London 2012"

USA’s Gwen Jorgensen has been crowned Olympic champion here in Rio today after an epic battle with reigning champion Nicola Spirig of Switzerland. There would also be another medal for the British team, with Gloucester’s Vicky Holland outpacing her housemate Non Stanford on the finishing straight. Advertisement The 1.5km swim kicked-off in waves bigger and … Continue reading "Gwen Jorgensen crowned Rio Olympic champion"

Gwen Jorgensen today became the first American triathlete to win gold at an Olympic Games. After a flat tyre at London 2012 led to a 38th-place finish, Gwen had clocked up a record 12 out of 12 wins on the ITU circuit, with the 2014 and 2015 ITU World Championship titles both heading to the … Continue reading "Gwen Jorgensen post-race Rio quotes"

Fresh from becoming the first British female triathlete to claim an Olympic Games medal here in Rio, Vicky Holland opened up to the world’s press about beating her housemate Non Stanford to bronze in the sprint finish. Advertisement “I have such mixed emotions [about winning bronze ahead of Non Stanford]. I was absolutely delighted when … Continue reading "GB women’s tri quotes from Rio"

The world of tri has watched, admired and marvelled at American Gwen Jorgensen’s complete and total destruction of the WTS women’s circuit over the last few years. Mouths agape, time and again we’ve seen her devour the tarmac to claw back seemingly insurmountable time deficits post-T2. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Advertisement Her running style … Continue reading "Gwen Jorgensen – run secrets of a speed demon"

As knowledge in sports science and sports psychology grows, it is apparent that the mind is a very important tool when trying to harness peak performance in triathlons – as shown by many elite triathletes. But as well as keeping calm during a race, a recent study, published in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine and … Continue reading "Believing in your training could enhance brain benefits"