Lionel Sanders took the lead with a race-best bike leg and kept it with a race-best run while Heather Wurtele posted a race-best bike to win St. George 70.3.
by Tim Carlson, May 7, 2016
Andreas Dreitz used the fastest bike split to win his third straight title, and Laura Philipp crushed the bike leg to outpace Olympic champ Nicola Spirig and win Mallorca 70.3.
Jesse Thomas says his six wins in a row at Wildflower is due in large part to luck – and a predilection for tough courses with lots of hills on the bike and run.
Beth Gerdes of the U.S. and Tim Reed of Australia ran superb marathons to come from way back to win Ironman Australia on a wet day in Port Macquarie.
With the swim canceled due to very cold weather, Bertrand Billard of France and Tine Deckers of Belgium won the bike-run Pays d’Aix 69.1.
Jesse Thomas outran race record holder Terenzo Bozzone to extend his long course domination to 6 straight wins and Liz Lyles defended her title at Wildflower.
Craig Alexander broke away from Mitch Robins with 3km left on the run and set a new course record; Annabel Luxford dominated the women to win Busselton 70.3.
Since the September 1974 Fiesta Island Triathlon put on by the San Diego Track Club, triathlon has grown exponentially. We salute the longest continuously-run triathlons.
Fernando Alarza ran away from Jonathan Brownlee to take his first WTS victory while Mario Mola’s victory streak was broken with a 4th place at Cape Town.
In her first WTS race of the season, 2016 Great Britain Olympian Non Stanford tops Jodie Stimpson and Flora Duffy for the win at Cape Town.
Sarah Haskins won her 6th women’s crown and Cameron Dye his 3rd men’s title at the 33rd classic non-drafting St. Anthony’s Triathlon.
New Zealanders Braden Currie and Lizzy Orchard won the XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship on a windy, cool day in Jervis Bay, Australia.
Erica Clevenger and Mike Meehan win the individual titles at the USAT Collegiate Club Nationals; Colorado wins 7th straight team title.