Nicola Spirig is in top form to defend her Olympic title after 2nd overall including the men at Zurich 5i50; Ruedi Wild dominates the men’s field.
by Tim Carlson, July 24, 2016
Josh Amberger of Australia crushed the men’s field and Jennifer Spieldenner edged Rachel McBride at the finish to win Ironman 70.3 Calgary
Heather Jackson smashed Heather Wurtele’s course record on her way to a 35:18 margin of victory at Ironman Lake Placid.
Sarah Haskins edged Helle Frederiksen on the run and Cameron Dye outpaced Ben Collins on the bike to win the New York City Triathlon
Potts’ race-best swim and by-far race-best bike split gave him plenty of cushion to fight off Pedro Gomes’s race-best run and take the win at Ironman Canada.
Heather Wurtele’s swift bike leg outmatched Radka Vodickova’s better swim and run; Kevin Collington edged Giulio Molinari to win Challenge Iceland.
Matt Chrabot and Lauren Barnett won Ironman 70.3 Racine, which canceled swim and cut the bike to 31.4 miles due to severe weather conditions.
Kirill Kotsegarov of Estonia outran Markus Thomschke of Germany and Lucy Gossage of Great Britain smashed the women’s field at Ironman UK.
The U.S. relay team dominated the ITU Mixed Relay World Championship, earning a 29-seconds margin of victory over Australia and Germany
Race director Aaron Palaian explains what rugged adventures are in store for triathletes who sign up for the 2017 Alaskaman triathlon.
Katie Zaferes proved herself worthy of her selection for the U.S. Olympic Triathlon team with her first WTS victory at Hamburg, and Gwen Jorgensen took 3rd.
Mario Mola and fellow Spaniard Fernando Alarza finished 1-2 while Richard Murray was DQ’d for making an unsportsmanlike gesture.
Josiah Middaugh of Vail, Colorado and Julie Baker of Sonora, California won the pro titles at XTERRA Beaver Creek.