Year: 2024

Voters Back Men’s 2023 WTCS Podium Over 2021 Olympic Podium

Benjamin Eastman

The men’s field ahead of the 2024 season is brimming with talent. Any of about a dozen men could conceivably win a WTCS race and vie for a spot on the podium at the Paris Olympic Games. Such is the depth at the top of the sport, there has been a near-complete shift in the podium from the 2021 Olympics to the 2023 WTCS. Hayden Wilde was the only man to make both podiums and is the only constant in the top-4. Kristian Blummenfelt, Alex Yee and Marten Van Riel…

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Women’s 2023 WTCS Podium Favoured Over Tokyo Podium

Benjamin Eastman

Last week, we asked which of the women’s 2021 Olympic podium and the women’s 2023 overall WTCS podium you think will fare better in 2024. A trio of world champions made up the 2021 podium: Flora Duffy (2016, 2017, 2021, 2022), Georgia Taylor-Brown (2020) and Katie Zaferes (2019). Meanwhile, the 2023 podium contained a first-time world champion in Beth Potter. Moreover, it contained two athletes that had made the overall Series podium for the first time: Cassandre Beaugrand and Emma Lombardi. Only 36% (rounded to the nearest integer) favoured the…

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Triathletes Run Into 2024 With New Year’s Eve Races

Benjamin Eastman

Some choose to party their way into the New Year. Some choose to set off fireworks. Some choose to test their running fitness with a final race of the year. To celebrate the end of the year, multiple elite triathletes took on the third option as they competed in a variety of running races on the final day of 2023. In Auch, a contingent of French triathletes took on the 8.4km course at the Corrida d’Auch. Damian Andrada came out on top in a time of 25:25, beating out Thomas…

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