While Frodeno and Ryf created fireworks in Austria, the Weekend Box brings Challenge action in Canada, an XTERRA battle in England, and a fine 48-year-old in France.
by Tim Carlson, August 30, 2015
Daniela Ryf seems even better than she was last year and should dominate the women’s field; Swallow, Wurtele, Kessler, Pedersen, Kaye, Ellis, and Beranek will dispute.
Looks like another Javier Gomez-Jan Frodeno-Sebastian Kienle showdown in Zell am See, although Tims Don and Reed, the Raelert Brothers, Kiwi Bozzone and Aussie Appleton will dispute.
In addition to standalone race coverage in Sweden, The Weekend Box offers Ironman races in Japan and Denmark, a Challenge half in Austria, and 70.3s in Hungary and Indonesia.
Javier Gomez won his second race of the 2015 World Triathlon Series and solidified his hold on the WTS points lead with a comfortable margin of victory over Portugal’s Joao Pereira at Stockholm.
Sarah True ran away from Andrea Hewitt with 3 kilometers to go to win her second straight Stockholm World Triathlon Series event by 14 seconds over Katie Zaferes.
Scott Ellis, 55, of Johnstown, Colorado died near the end of the Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race. Ellis was taking part in this high altitude classic for the 19th time.
Jordan Rapp is back on track with a dominating win at Ironman Mt. Tremblant; Mary Beth Ellis built a big lead on the bike then then hung on for a 50 seconds win over Liz Blatchford.
We bring you 70.3 duels in New Hampshire, a home country Ironman winner in Sweden, a battle to the line on German trails, and 11,811 feet of climbing in a French long course classic.
Shiao-Yu Li overcame paralysis to become Taiwan’s first professional long distance triathlete, with three Ironman and Ironman 70.3 wins.
Canadian-born U.S. citizen Alicia Kaye dominated non-drafting Olympic distance races in 2013 and 2014. A gallery of a few days of training in her first season of 70.3 racing.
We bring you news of age group nationals in Wisconsin, XTERRAs in the Czech Republic and Mexico, 70.3s in Poland, Ireland, and Ecuador, and much more.
Boris Stein of Germany smashed the men’s field on the bike and Camilla Pedersen of Denmark ran away from Anja Beranek of Germany to win Ironman 70.3 Wiesbaden.