Eton Dorney – known as one of the flattest and fastest triathlon tracks in the UK – has been chosen to host a qualifying event for the 2015 ITU Sprint Distance Triathlon World Championships. Advertisement The Eton Sprints will take place on 23 May next year, sending athletes on a 750m swim in the famous…
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Live Q&A with Kona queen Mirinda Carfrae
After back-to-back wins on triathlon’s toughest stage, Australia’s Mirinda Carfrae can rightfully claim to be the world’s best long-course triathlete. Advertisement She’s kindly agreed to join us for a live Q&A at 7.30pm tonight (Wednesday 29 October) to field your questions! Whether it’s training issues, what went through her mind on the Queen K highway…
Paul Smith 531 cycle wear collection – first look
Sitting comfortably? This new performance cycling collection from Paul Smith looks superb for the growing ‘cycling chic’ niche, but the prices may give you palpitations. Advertisement The Paul Smith 531 collection uses high-performance Swiss-made Schoeller 3xDRY fabric to fend off water while wicking moisture away from the body, and insulation and breathability is provided by…
Mirinda Carfrae: “You can never have too many world titles”
Australia’s all-conquering Kona queen Mirinda ‘Rinny’ Carfrae believes that she ‘still hasn’t reached her ceiling’ in terms of performance, and plans to keep returning to the Big Island. Advertisement Replying to a 220 reader’s question in our live Q&A last night on what her next goals will be in triathlon, she said: “My goal has…
Gallery: Winter BallBuster 2014
Resolve was needed in spades for the 25th edition of the Winter BallBuster, with chilly wind and hammering rain battering duathletes on Box Hill in Surrey last Saturday. Click Here: Boca Juniors soccer tracksuit Advertisement Athletes struck up a rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’ on the start line to mark the occasion, with 220’s Matt Baird…
Who was your good Samaritan this triathlon season?
We were recently reminded by a reader that sometimes acts of kindness by total strangers are the only reason we can finish what we started on race day. Advertisement With that in mind, we asked our readers on Facebook – who was your good Samaritan this season and why? Here’s what we got back: Advertisement…
New issue of 220 Triathlon out now!
The December 2014 issue of 220 Triathlon went on sale this morning, featuring a 20-page Kona special, 6-month training plan to get you ready for your first Ironman and lots more: Click Here: West Coast Eagles Guernsey Advertisement 20-page Kona special: including men’s and women’s race reports, and we chat to Dave Scott and Mark Allen…
Gallery: Evil Sheriff Off Road Duathlon
This year’s Triathlon England Cross Duathlon Championships were hosted by the Evil Sheriff Off Road Duathlon in Sherwood Pines, Nottingham last weekend, with wet and challenging conditions greeting more than 300 athletes. Click Here: custom product design Advertisement Held on Saturday 8 November, the race involved one 5km run loop, followed by a 10km bike…
Serena Williams completes triathlon in the Bahamas
Britain’s Tim Don claimed top honours at the UWC Bahamas Triathlon last Sunday, but it was tennis stars Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki who were turning heads. Click Here: classic gaa shirts Advertisement Had a lot of fun @Bahamas_UWC w these guys @CaroWozniacki @serenawilliams @WillStevens_ & our coach Mike
Profile: Jackpot Racing goes from pub to podiums
Around a year ago a new triathlon racing team was dreamt up over a few pints in a Yorkshire pub. Called Jackpot Racing, its founders wanted athletes aiming to “compete rather than complete”. Click Here: NRL Telstra Premiership Advertisement Early success included a silver medal for Jonny McLean at the European Sprint Championships in Kitzbühel,…