As if a 180km bike leg in an iron-distance race wasn’t hard enough, The Bastion course has been designed by a former Royal Marine – and with just under 2,000 metres of ascent it represents one of the toughest long courses in the UK. Click Here: Hawthorn Hawks Guernsey Advertisement >>> Chrissie Wellington on prepping … Continue reading "The Bastion 2015 bike leg preview"

Welcome back Non! Britain’s 2013 World Triathlon Series winner makes her long-awaited return to competitive racing at WTS Yokohama this weekend, facing up against current series leader Gwen Jorgensen, while in the men’s race a resurgent Alistair Brownlee will go head-to-head with Spanish duo Javier Gomez and Mario Mola. Advertisement Non Stanford was forced to … Continue reading "WTS Yokohama 2015 preview"

Ironman have agreed to forfeit the amount after the US Department of Justice decided that the Kona lottery system, whereby potential entrants can pay a fee and potentially get an entry by ballot rather than qualify on merit, fell foul of US lottery and gambling laws. The 100 successful entrants from the lottery would then … Continue reading "Ironman World Championships: ballot system disbanded after $2.8M dispute with US Government"

Victoria Pendleton is one of Great Britain’s most successful and admired cyclists. Advertisement We caught up with her at the Halfords Bike Show in London and asked her for some tips on how women can get the most of the sport… Invest in some good kit “You want to be able to focus on the effort … Continue reading "Victoria Pendleton: “I used to borrow my dad’s woolly socks for training rides!”"

The Jenson Button Trust Triathlon organiser have managed to get closed city roads for the bike leg of this year’s race, taking place in Derby on 12 July. Advertisement “This is huge and exciting news for the triathlon, it really marks the event moving to the next level,” says Jenson. “The closures will create a … Continue reading "Closed roads for Jenson Button Trust Triathlon 2015 bike leg"

No surprises in Japan as Gwen Jorgensen (USA) continued her unassailable run of form at WTS Yokohama with yet another victory, while Britain’s Non Stanford finished an admirable seventh in her first competitive race for 20 months. Advertisement Crossing the line alone with a lead of over one minute, the win for Jorgensen marks her … Continue reading "WTS Yokohama 2015: Gwen Jorgensen wins in the wet"

Many expected WTS Yokohama to be a straight duel between Britain’s Alistair Brownlee and Spanish duo Javier Gomez and Mario Mola – and it proved to be exactly that, with Brownlee narrowly beaten to gold by Gomez on the final stages of a thrilling run. Advertisement After the rain and slippery conditions of the women’s … Continue reading "WTS Yokohama 2015: Javier Gomez beats Alistair Brownlee to gold"