Month: May 2021

In an exclusive, no holds barred, interview with 220 Triathlon magazine Gordon Ramsay reveals how he really felt about his dramatic, very public, withdrawal from Kona and answers his critics about why he should compete in Hawaii.  Advertisement  “I took a lot of flak for not qualifying, but I never made out I was an…

The afternoon sun is relentless on the Queen Ka’ahumanu highway in Kona, Hawaii. It’s 10 October 2015 and two of the greatest long-course athletes never to have tasted Ironman world championship-winning glory are experiencing a case of Kona déja-vu. Germany’s Andreas Raelert is on his way to posting a 2:50hr marathon to give eventual winner…

With the ITU World Triathlon Series starting in Abu Dhabi this weekend make sure you don’t miss a minute of action with a pass to watch it live and on demand. Advertisement The passes are now on sale for the 2016 season from Triathlonlive.TV, which broadcasts all of the ITU World Triathlon Series. Priced around…

The innovative new format of a triathlon race will be in the morning, and contested over 2/3 the distance of a sprint triathlon, with athletes going off at 30-second intervals. The athletes with the top 30 times in the time trial will then advance to the finals later in the day, which is over a…

The 220 Triathlon team are thrilled to reveal that they’re to be joined by British Ironman star and last month’s cover star Rachel Joyce at the The National Triathlon Show on Friday 8 April. As if track sessions, an iconic venue and being surrounded by more tri gear than you can shake a stick at…

If completing a triathlon with a good time isn’t incentive enough, a competitor at the Nuffield Health Eton SuperSprints triathlons 21-22 May will also win a Human Race 2017 Triathlon Pass, plus a one year membership to a Nuffield Health fitness & wellbeing gym.  Advertisement This is the race’s 15th year and they are expecting…

Viewing for Abu Dhabi WTS starts on BBC television at 9am on the red button for the mens and runs till 11.20am, while the women’s starts at 12pm and runs until 2.20pm. Advertisement Abu Dhabi is the only Middle Eastern city to ever host a WTS event, and this year it will be over an Olympic…

While the mood was jubilant at the 2016 World Triathlon Series opener in Abu Dhabi, thoughts first turned to late triathlete and coach Laurent Vidal, who sadly passed away at the end of 2015. Athletes honoured the Frenchman by wearing his initials on their tri-suits and placing a flower at the No.1 bike position in…

Even with reigning champ Gwen Jorgensen and Brit duo Non Stanford and Vicky Holland opting out of the series opener, it was a veritable roll-call of sporting greats in the UAE – all three London Olympics’ medallists Nicola Spirig, Lisa Norden and Erin Densham, 2015 WTS Series runner-up Sarah True, Commonwealth gold medallist Jodie Stimpson…

The Thermal Helix is lined with a mid-weight zirconium jersey, chosen because it dries quickly, minimises weight and is flexible. Advertisement The suit was tried by professional triathlete Sara McLarty at last year’s Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon where the swim is held in the chilly waters of San Francisco Bay.  Sara said: “The Thermal Helix…