Category: Races

Velasquez and Andrade On Top After Close Races

Benjamin Eastman

The final Americas Cup races of the year took place in Manta, Ecuador, at the weekend. Several home favourites started for Ecuador however the local fans could only celebrate one win from the two races. Juan Jose Andrade Figueroa Breaks Clear 44 men took to the start line in Manta to compete over the Sprint distance. The winner of the last Americas Cup in Viña del Mar, Ramon Armando Matute, was first out of the water with a substantial lead over the field. Next out were Andrade Figueroa and Gabriel Teran…

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Kaiser the Queen of the Field at Ipoh Asia Cup

Benjamin Eastman

Celine Kaiser Too Good for Field There are times in triathlon when races boil down to simple factors. Sometimes, an athlete is simply too good a runner for the rest of the field and all the tactics and calculations essentially go out of the window. The Asian Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia, was one such instance. Celine Kaiser of Germany ripped a 17:03 run split to take a comprehensive win. Only one other athlete was able to log a run split within one minute of Kaiser’s time: silver medallist Olivia Thornbury…

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Zachaeus and Stroschneider Take the Wins in Kenya

Benjamin Eastman

Zachaeus Eases to Win in Men’s Race Stefan Zachaeus of Luxembourg took a comfortable victory at the African Cup in Kilifi, Kenya after breaking clear with Martin Demuth and Badr Siwane in the swim. The trio pushed the opening stages of the bike however they were later joined by other athletes, including Donald Hillebregt of the Netherlands. Once the athletes were onto the run, the gulf in class was evident as Zachaeus quickly took the lead and split the second fastest run of the day in a 16:16. Hillebregt had…

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Duffy Claims Fourth World Title After Titanic Battle

Benjamin Eastman

The stage had been set and the athletes brought the music. After a season in which Flora Duffy and Georgia Taylor-Brown have scaled fantastic heights, the WTCS Final arrived in Abu Dhabi. Both women arrived with three WTCS wins to their name in the 2022 season. Both arrived knowing that only by beating the other could they hope to take the world title. As expected in the course preview, the top-10 women took up the right hand side of the pontoon at the start of the race and it was…

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Bentley Races to World U23 Title With Blinding Run

Benjamin Eastman

A large field took the start line in the men’s U23 world championships and for much of the race the depth of the field seemed to weigh heavily. From the first lap of the swim, the field stayed more or less together through much of the race. As Hungarian Gergely Kiss led the athletes through the first lap, the top 30 men were separated by barely 12 seconds. Italian Alessio Crociani took over the lead and upped the pace in the second lap, however the gaps that emerged were marginal…

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Waugh Breaks Clear to Take World U23 Title

Benjamin Eastman

Going into the women’s U23 World Championships, it seemed that three women had a shot at taking the world title: Bianca Seregni of Italy, Kate Waugh of Great Britain and Annika Koch of Germany. As the race unfolded, each made decisive moves in one of the disciplines although it was Waugh’s move that won the day. After a dominant swimming performance at WTCS Bermuda, everyone was well aware of Bianca Seregni’s swimming prowess. She lined up on the right side of the pontoon and quickly built up a commanding lead…

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Incredible Performances Abound in the PTS Classes

Benjamin Eastman

The PTS categories run from PTS2 to PTS5 and refer to the amputee athletes. PTS2 describes the athletes with the most severe physical impairment while PTS5 contains athletes with milder impairments. All athletes in the PTS groups may race using prosthetics or other supportive devices, subject to World Triathlon approval. You can view the various Para-triathlon categories here. S2 Frenchman Jules Ribstein took gold in Abu Dhabi with a consummate all-round performance. After swimming the fastest split of the field, Ribstein went on to record the second fastest bike time…

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Ellis and Rodriguez Take World Titles In Style – PTVI

Benjamin Eastman

The PTVI classification refers to athletes that compete with visual impairment, varying from totally blindness to partially sighted (from B1 to B3). Each athlete must race with a guide and completes the bike leg on a tandem. A full breakdown of the World Triathlon categories can be found here. In order to equalise the race, female B2 and B3 athletes received an additional 3 minutes 19 seconds to their time while male B2 and B3 athletes received 2 minutes 46 seconds. Rodriguez Extends Winning Run Susan Rodriguez (B1) of Spain…

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Plat and Parker Brilliant at World Para-Tri Champs – PTWC

Benjamin Eastman

Para-triathlon is a growing and exciting part of triathlon and is home to a range of talented athletes. The categories for Para-triathlon can be viewed here. The PTWC categories (PTWC1 and PTWC2) are designated for the most impaired wheelchair users through to the least impaired wheelchair users. Athletes use a recumbent handcycle on the bike and a racing wheelchair on the run. At Abu Dhabi, PTWC2 athletes received an additional 3 minutes 42 seconds to their total time to equalise the difference to the PTWC1 athletes. Lauren Parker Overcomes Kendall…

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Flora Duffy and Georgia Taylor-Brown – Too Good to Lose

Benjamin Eastman

The women’s race at the World Triathlon Championships Series Final in Abu Dhabi is a tantalising match-up. It is not just the fact that the world title is on the line. It is the contrast that Flora Duffy and Georgia Taylor-Brown offer. What is there to say about Flora Duffy? The Olympic champion from Tokyo, Duffy defended her Commonwealth Games title in July, becoming the first triathlete to achieve that feat. She is the defending world champion. She is coming into Abu Dhabi with multiple wins this season. And she…

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Yee to Win Abu Dhabi but Wilde to Win the Series

Benjamin Eastman

This race originally felt a little obvious. We had all the arguments worked out for how the race would unfold but now there is a little bit of doubt. The 2022 WTCS has boiled down to a two-horse race between Olympic silver medallist Alex Yee and Olympic bronze medallist Hayden Wilde. As has been the case more often than not in 2022, it can be expected that Abu Dhabi will result in another closely fought race for the win between the two men. The obvious point that jumped out was…

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