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Americas Junior Titles On The Line In Santa Marta

09/09/202309/09/2023 Benjamin Eastman

In tandem with the Americas Sprint Championship, the Americas Junior Championships will be taking place this weekend in Santa Marta, Colombia. Several Junior athletes will be taking on the Senior race instead of the younger event. Foremost among this group will be three of America’s male representatives at the World Junior Championships. Reese Vannerson, the 2022 World Junior Championships medallist, Luke Anthony, the North American Junior champion, and Carter Stuhlmacher will all be racing against the older counterparts. They finished 6th, 7th and 8th, respectively, at the World Junior Championships…

French Grand Prix Coronations Due At Saint-Jean-des-Monts

08/09/202308/09/2023 Benjamin Eastman

The final round of the 2023 French Grand Prix is set to take place this weekend. The event will be hosted by Saint-Jean-des-Monts Vendée Triathlon for third straight year and the home team will look to seal men’s title. The team lead the men’s standings by 10 points and return their three scorers from the previous round in Quiberon. Nathan Grayel and Louis Vitiello will look to sign off with a bang after finishing 2nd and 4th last time out, while Mario Mola will look at add a second win…

First Look at the Rome World Cup 2023 Start Lists

07/09/202307/09/2023 Benjamin Eastman

Triathlon took to the City of Lights at the Paris Test Event. Now it is the turn of the Eternal City. Having replaced Arzachena in a late switch, Rome will host an international triathlon for the first time. The racing will take place in the Laghetto dell’Eur to the south of the city and the athletes will tackle the Sprint distance. As befitting the illustrious destination, plenty of big names will descend upon the Italian capital. Who’s there? The home team will be well represented. Leading the way for the…

Sereno and Legault Target Americas Win After Veracruz Medals

07/09/202307/09/2023 Benjamin Eastman

One week after the Americas Championships over the Olympic distance were held in Mexico, the athletes will contest the Americas Sprint Championships. Santa Marta, Colombia, will play host to the second championship event of the month. Looking to upgrade their silver and bronze medals from last weekend will be Gina Sereno and Emy Legault. Sereno is the sole American woman starting and won silver in Veracruz. She launched a bold attack with the finish line in sight but was ultimately denied by Rosa Maria Tapia Vidal. This weekend, though, Tapia…

Jimena Renata De La Peña Schott Switching To America

06/09/202306/09/2023 Benjamin Eastman

The World Junior Championships silver medallist, Jimena Renata De La Peña Schott, is switching her sporting nationality from Mexico to the United States of America. De La Peña has had a sensational season as a Junior. In addition to her silver in Hamburg, she won the North American Junior Championships in Sarasota and the Americas Junior Qualification Event in Punta Cana. To go with that, she has already enjoyed success at the Senior level having finished 12th at the Viña del Mar World Cup at the end of 2022. A rounded…

Derron, Sarzilla, Age Gaps: The Stories You May Have Missed

05/09/202305/09/2023 Benjamin Eastman

With racing at the Valencia World Cup, in the French Grand Prix and in the Bundesliga, there was already plenty for fans of triathlon to track at the weekend. Throw in the Americas Championships, a European Junior Cup and more, and there was plenty of space for stories to slip between the cracks. Read on to find several stories you might have missed over the weekend. Mind the (age) gap Gwen Jorgensen claimed her first gold medal since the Rio de Janeiro Olympics as she won the Valencia World Cup.…

Vicky Holland To Make Return To Racing At Tangier World Cup

02/09/202302/09/2023 Benjamin Eastman

The 2018 world champion and 2016 Olympic bronze medallist, Vicky Holland, will be making her return to elite triathlon racing at the Tangier World Cup next month. Holland last raced at WTCS Abu Dhabi in November 2021. She then took a maternity break from the sport and earlier this year gave birth to her first child. After an absence of two years from the international scene, Holland will now be making her return. The examples of Katie Zaferes and Gwen Jorgensen this year have shown how successful post-partum returns to…

First Look at the Tangier World Cup 2023 Start Lists

02/09/202302/09/2023 Benjamin Eastman

Tangier will make its debut on the World Cup stage next month and the race will mark the first time an African World Cup has been held outside of South Africa. The race will therefore represent a major moment for triathlon on the continent. With the race taking place only a week after the WTCS Final in Pontevedra, it has already attracted an impressive field as athletes look to get in a final race of the season. Who’s there? A stacked French men’s team will lead the way in Tangier…

Connor Bentley Out Of World U23 Championships

02/09/202302/09/2023 Benjamin Eastman

The men’s World U23 champion, Connor Bentley, will not be defending his crown in Pontevedra. Having initially been named among the start lists for the event, he has since withdrawn. In addition Bentley is not on the wait list for the WTCS Final in Pontevedra so it is unlikely that he will be racing at all. A late substitution into the Final is not on the cards either. Alex Yee, Jonathan Brownlee and Barclay Izzard are the three British men in line to start in the Final and all have…

Poissy and Les Sables Vendée Face Showdown in Quiberon

31/08/202331/08/2023 Benjamin Eastman

After a two month hiatus, the French Grand Prix returns this weekend. The teams will descend upon the town of Quiberon on the Atlantic coast to contest the Sprint distance. To kick off proceedings, the sea swim could present some choppy conditions. The athletes will then tackle 22.8km on the bike before a 5km run rounds out the event. In both the men’s and women’s competitions, Les Sables Vendée Triathlon will try to find a way past Poissy Triathlon. In the women’s rankings, Poissy lead the way and will look…

Hannover Set For Thrilling Final Race of 2023 Bundesliga

31/08/202331/08/2023 Benjamin Eastman

The final race of the 2023 Bundesliga season will see the athletes tackle one of the most exciting formats of the year. To kick off the event, the entire field will take on a prologue. The initial race will consist of a 250m swim, 5km bike and 1.5km run with athletes starting at 20 seconds intervals. Drafting will not be allowed in the prologue. Later in the afternoon, the athletes will return to take on the final. The final will be a pursuit race based on the results of the…

Americas Olympic Distance Crown Up For Grabs In Veracruz

30/08/202330/08/2023 Benjamin Eastman

Veracruz, Mexico, will play host to the Americas Championships over the Olympic distance this weekend. The elite women’s race will take place on Saturday while the elite men will compete on Sunday. In both, a separate U23 classification will be extracted from the results. Fresh off his win at the Weihai World Cup, Crisanto Grajales will fly the flag for the home team. In China, he showed marvellous composure on the run to overcome his rivals and take the gold. If he can manage a similar performance this weekend, he…

Katie Zaferes Replaces Taylor Knibb on Pontevedra Start List

29/08/202329/08/2023 Benjamin Eastman

The former world champion, Katie Zaferes, will complete her return to the top level of triathlon by racing at the WTCS Final in Pontevedra. Having not been originally included on the women’s start list, Zaferes has now been added in place of Taylor Knibb who has dropped out of the race. Knibb claimed 5th place at the Paris Olympic Test Event which earned her a spot on the American Olympic team next year. With Olympic qualification nailed, there was no reason for Knibb to race the Final. On the WTCS…

First Look at the World U23 Championships 2023 Start Lists

24/08/202324/08/2023 Benjamin Eastman

The World U23 Championships are a big stepping stone in any up-and-coming athlete’s career and this year’s edition in Pontevedra promises to be an intense affair. All three men’s medallists from 2022 return while a number of high finishers from last year’s women’s race are set to start. Several athletes arrive with Continental Cup wins to their name. Others arrive having made their WTCS debuts in 2023. Plenty of those scheduled to start, though, have offered a clear indication that they will be able to compete for a medal. When…

First Look at the WTCS Final Pontevedra 2023 Start Lists

23/08/202323/08/2023 Benjamin Eastman

The end is nigh. Almost six months after the WTCS season kicked off in Abu Dhabi, the Series has reached its final chapter. The Final in Pontevedra awaits where the world champion for 2023 will be decided. Pontevedra debuted on the World Cup circuit last year and will be making its first appearance in the WTCS in September. Therefore relatively little is known about the course and it could spring a few surprises. Who’s there? The current leader of the women’s Series, Cassandre Beaugrand, heads up a familiar French trio.…

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