Year: 2024

Alongside the European Cup that was won by Alissa Konig and Alessio Crociani, Caorle played host to a European Junior Cup event. Taking place under a multi-round Super Sprint format, the field was cut down by heats on Friday before the finals took place on Saturday. The distances covered were a 300m swim, 9.45km bike and 1.9km run and the medals were decided by seconds. Men’s race Gregor Rasva was the top swimmer in the men’s final and clocked 3:22 in the first discipline. His efforts managed to stretch the…

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After action in Japan, China and Italy, a hectic weekend of international triathlon concluded on the other side of the world in Chile as Iquique hosted the latest Americas Cup race. An Olympic distance event was on offer and the racing may have had decisive consequences for one of the European battles to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games. Women’s race Sinem Francisca Tous Servera may have struck the definitive blow in the European women’s New Flag race. The Turkish athlete claimed a crucial victory in Iquique while, just as…

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On Saturday, after the racing at WTCS Yokohama and the Asia Cup in Taizhou had concluded, the action shifted across to Europe for the European Cup in Caorle. The race attracted large fields with over 55 women starting and 70 men taking part in the Sprint distance event. Women’s race Bethany Cook was the top swimmer in the women’s race and clocked 9:36 for the 750m. That earned her an 8 second lead over her nearest rival, Giorgia Messori. Plenty of the leading names in the field followed Messori into…

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In addition to WTCS Yokohama, an action-packed weekend took place with racing across the world. One such race was the Asia Cup in Taizhou. Men’s race A week ago, Jayden Schofield edged Luke Schofield to victory at the Oceania Super Sprint Championships. Racing over the Olympic distance in Taizhou, Luke repaid the favour. Mitsuho Mochizuki was the fastest swimmer and led the way 17:53, putting 15 seconds into his closest challenger. Behind the Japanese athlete, a cluster of men that included Yanjie Li, Jack Crome and James Edgar followed. Once…

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Looking back to the last Olympic year, in an admittedly pandemic-hit 2021, the first two rounds of the WTCS season were won by first-time winners. Taylor Knibb powered to the gold in Yokohama while Maya Kingma, having medalled in Yokohama, went on to win WTCS Leeds. While the two races are too small a sample size to derive any meaningful conclusions, maybe there is something to the trend of new faces making steps forward in the build-up to the Games. One such athlete that could repeat history at WTCS Yokohama…

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In the absence of Hayden Wilde and Alex Yee, the past two men’s winners of WTCS Yokohama, this weekend’s race in Japan will see a different man step onto the top of the podium. Wilde and Yee opted to instead race at the French Grand Prix season opener in Fréjus, with Yee coming out on top. When looking at the potential candidates to succeed the Yee-Wilde axis in Yokohama, the natural place to start is with the most recent winner of a WTCS race. The men’s world champion, Dorian Coninx,…

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Capping a busy weekend of racing was the Americas Cup in Calima, Colombia. As was the case with the African Cup, Asia Cup and French Grand Prix events that also took place, Calima offered a Sprint distance race. Men’s race The men’s race was a little all over the place in Calima. Carter Stuhlmacher of America played the first discipline to his advantage as he blasted a time of 9:36. The majority of the field were over half a minute back, although, concerningly for Stuhlmacher, his compatriot Reese Vannerson was…

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Tricky conditions awaited the athletes at the Asia Cup in Subic Bay, Philippines, as the heat proved a major factor in both the men’s and women’s races. Although the event took place over the Sprint distance, energy conservation and heat management proved important, with both races coming down to tight finishes. Men’s race The front of the men’s swim had rather an Australian complexion as four Australian men occupied the top-5 slots. Jack Crome, a European Junior Cup winner in 2023, led the way in 8:57 while Christopher Deegan followed…

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The African Cup in Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia, took place yesterday and served up two contrasting races. Yasmine Hammamet played a notable role in a wider story in 2023 as Tim Hellwig’s win at the race last season propelled him on to high finishes at WTCS Montreal and the Paris Test Event before medalling at the WTCS Final in Pontevedra. The winners of this year’s edition will no doubt be hoping for a similar spike in form. Men’s race Evidently keen to ape Hellwig’s 2023 narrative, Henry Graf of Germany claimed…

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