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First Look at the Euro Super Sprint Champs 2023 Start Lists

Benjamin Eastman

The start lists for the second European Championships of the summer are available as a mixture of veterans and rising stars tackle the Super Sprint affair in Balikesir, Turkey. The Senior athletes and U23 athletes will race together although there will be a separate classification for them afterwards. Those racing in the U23 group can count towards both races, but the Seniors (understandably) will not count in the U23 results. As such, there should be a race within a race, adding another interesting layer to the dynamics of the event.…

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First Look at the Yeongdo World Cup 2023 Start Lists

Benjamin Eastman

The World Cup series will be shifting across to Asia in August, starting with the rescheduled Yeongdo World Cup. The event was originally due to take place in May, a week before WTCS Yokohama. Under the original plans, athletes racing in Yokohama would have been able to combine the race with the Yeongdo event. As well as being convenient geographically, it would have kept the Yeongdo event in the First Period of Olympic Qualification. However, following the postponement, the event was shifted to less than two weeks before the Paris…

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Larache, Montreal, Tiszy: What To Look Out For This Weekend

Benjamin Eastman

The wheel of triathlon continues to turn and more international events are coming thick and fast. In addition to the World Cup in Tiszaujvaros (for which you can read the women’s preview here and the men’s preview here) and Bundesliga Düsseldorf, this weekend there will be events in Africa and North America. Montreal will host a double header of the third stop of the World Para Series and an Americas Cup. Larache, Morocco, will hold an African Cup. To cap it all off, alongside the World Cup, a European Junior…

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German Titles On The Line At Bundesliga Düsseldorf

Benjamin Eastman

The third round of the 2023 Bundesliga will take place this weekend. This time, however, there is a twist to the event. The racing will double as the German Championships as part of “Die Finals” in which a collection of German sports hold their national championships simultaneously in a kind of domestic Olympics structure. With two wins from the opening two rounds, EJOT Team TV Buschhütten will be confident of repeating their success in Düsseldorf. Their men’s team will be represented by Jonas Schomburg, Johannes Vogel, Till Kramp, Maximilian Sperl…

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Weekend Stories: National Titles, Norway’s Relay and More

Benjamin Eastman

Norway win European Games relay With the men’s racing winner from the European Games leading off and the women’s race winner on the anchor leg, Norway had a pretty good chance of winning the Mixed Team Relay in Krakow. At the European Games, they duly put together a marvelous display to seal the gold, their third across the three triathlon events. Vetle Bergsvik Thorn got them off to a great start while Solveig Løvseth sealed the deal at the end. In between, Lotte Miller and Casper Stornes also impressed. One…

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Yee, Coldwell and Knibb Out of WTCS Sunderland

Benjamin Eastman

A series of wholesale changes have taken place amid the start lists for WTCS Sunderland. After illuminating the recent WTCS Montreal with a breakaway on the bike alongside her fellow American Summer Rappaport, Taylor Knibb will not be racing in the UK. In both of her appearances in the Series this year (Yokohama and Montreal), Knibb has been a key part of the breakaway. Her absence therefore removes one of the biggest driving forces at the front of the race. In Knibb’s place, Gwen Jorgensen has been substituted into the…

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The Juniors in June: Final Prep for the 2023 World Champs

Benjamin Eastman

With the World Junior Championships less than two weeks away, the final preparations are being made for the event. Over the past fortnight, several athletes have squeezed in their final races and are now locked in on the road to Hamburg. At any level of sport, momentum can be a curious thing. Sometimes, a late confidence boost can be the key to a breakthrough performance. With Juniors the effect of momentum can be accentuated as athletes build up a head of steam in a short space of time. In this…

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Heavy Hitters To Step Up To Plate At Metz French Grand Prix

Benjamin Eastman

The third round of the 2023 French Grand Prix will take place in Metz this weekend. With several teams adding big names to their line-ups, the current leaders of the men’s and women’s standings could be vulnerable. The current women’s series leaders, Poissy Triathlon, have a 4 point buffer at the top of the table. After missing the last round in Bordeaux, Lea Coninx returns for the team. Coninx won a bronze medal at the season opener in Fréjus and so will be a valuable addition. Likewise Poissy have added…

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First Look at the WTCS Sunderland 2023 Start Lists

Benjamin Eastman

First of all, what is a Sunderland? After extensive research, we can confirm that it is in fact a town in the north of England. Throughout the history of the WTCS, Britain has played host to a stop in every season except 2012 (when it held the Olympic Games instead). In the early years, the event took place in London, a run that included the 2013 Series Final. Later, it was moved to Leeds, the home of the Brownlee brothers and, for 2023, the event has been shifted further north…

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Angelini and Iogna-Prat are the 2023 Italian Champions

Benjamin Eastman

The Italian Championships over the Olympic distance took place at the weekend in Alba Aldriatica. While several of the country’s standout athletes were engaged elsewhere, with Costanza Arpinelli impressing on her WTCS debut in Montreal and Michele Sarzilla in Poland to lead the national team at the European Games, strong fields lined up in both the men’s and women’s races. Fresh off his win at the European Cup in Kitzbühel, Samuele Angelini torched the field to claim the Italian crown. In the swim Edoardo Petroni, Nicolò Ragazzo and Pietro Giovannini…

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Anema and Perham Lead British European Champs Team

Benjamin Eastman

After a long weekend of racing, the British teams for the European Championships in Balikesir, Turkey, have been determined. Several of the country’s most promising triathletes gathered in Mallory Park to take on the two-day event. A non-drafting heat on Saturday set the field for the final on Sunday. The final itself then consisted of a 400m swim, 10km bike (this time draft-legal) and a 2.5km run. In the women’s field, Tilly Anema was the first over the line in the final. In doing so, she sealed the first available…

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What Else Happened Around WTCS Montreal This Weekend?

Benjamin Eastman

On any given WTCS weekend, it is fairly common for the racing to dominate the storylines in triathlon. Over the last few days, though, there were several noteworthy stories to be found beyond those of the races in Montreal. Danish Champs The Danish Championships were decided over the Sprint distance at the weekend as Alberte Kjær Pedersen triumphed over Anne Holm. In the end, Pedersen’s running speed was enough to carry her to victory. Although Holm pushed her close throughout, she did not quite have that final gear to match…

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Stories You Might Have Missed From WTCS Montreal 2023

Benjamin Eastman

From Taylor Knibb’s breakaway to Beth Potter’s outstanding win. From Matthew Hauser’s maiden triumph to Kenji Nener’s redemption. Wherever one looked at WTCS Montreal, there were plenty of narratives to follow. Throughout the field, there were an array of fantastic performances that deserve their own mention. With so many stories to keep track of at WTCS Montreal, in this article you can find some of the highlights that you might have missed. Maria Carolina Velasquez Soto Although there will be a separate article to address the debutants in Montreal, Velasquez’s…

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Kenji Nener Completes Redemption Arc In Montreal

Benjamin Eastman

It is August 2017. A young Kenji Nener is on the cusp of making his WTCS debut for Australia in Montreal. However, shortly before the race, he is pulled aside by the Australian high performance director for a quick chat. In the space of a conversation, Nener’s career is over a mere blink before it is about to begin. Even if Nener had finished in the top-10, the Australian team had made the decision that he would not be starting at any future WTCS races. Whatever their metrics, whatever their…

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Buschhütten The Favourites To Win Bundesliga Schliersee

Benjamin Eastman

After a dominant victory in the women’s race in Kraichgau, Buschhütten have selected a formidable squad for the second round of the Bundesliga in Schliersee. Lisa Tertsch headlines the team and will look to stamp her authority over the Sprint distance event. The WTCS medallist recently won the silver medal at the European Championships (over an Olympic distance duathlon) and it will be tough for anyone to out-run her. When it comes to in-form athletes, Buschhütten can also call upon Tanja Neubert who just won the European Cup in Kitzbühel. As one…

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