German Double For Hellwig and Neubert In Yasmine Hammamet

Benjamin Eastman

After his win at the African Cup in M’Diq two weeks ago, Tim Hellwig was the prohibitive favourite in the men’s race in Yasmine Hammamet. Similarly, Tanja Neubert was the one to watch in the women’s race after impressing at Bundesliga Kraichgau last weekend. Although they faced fairly small fields, they nonetheless had to prove their mettle under the Tunisian sun. Men’s race Chris Ziehmer led the way in the swim although with most of the field bunching together the identity of the leader changed several times. Hellwig cruised 6…

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Bentley and Klamt Back Up Caorle Wins With Olsztyn Gold

Benjamin Eastman

The latest European Cup of the season took place in Olsztyn, Poland, the home of last year’s European Championships over the Super Sprint distance. This time round the athletes took on the Sprint distance. Women’s race It was the conviction with which Selina Klamt raced that impressed the most. From the starter’s signal in Olsztyn she was at the front of the field. Nor did she simply lead. Klamt made sure to push the pace and dared the field to keep up. Appoline Foltz of France ultimately led the way…

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The Hero We Deserve: Schomburg Earns Best WTCS Finish

Benjamin Eastman

He has an unorthodox habit of blasting out the first kilometre of every single run in a triathlon. And more often than not it does not fully pay off as he is caught. However it is hard to deny that Jonas Schomburg flaunts an exuberance in his racing that few can match. When he attacked at WTCS Cagliari on the run, it seemed like it would be like the previous times. Think WTCS Bermuda last year (yes, that’s him there attacking out of T2 pictured above). Think Bundesliga Kraichgau last…

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Alex Yee Outlasts Hayden Wilde In Cagliari Battle

Benjamin Eastman

Of course it was those two. It had to be. Prior to WTCS Cagliari, the men’s narrative had circled the duo of Alex Yee and Hayden Wilde – each of whom possessed a win apiece in the Series this season – like vultures waiting to pick at the carcass of whichever would lose. For one of them had to lose. From the off, though, it was Yee that lost his footing as he managed to stumble and then tumble down the beach as the rest of the field hurdled into…

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How Did Gwen Jorgensen Fare In Her First WTCS Race Back?

Benjamin Eastman

In her first WTCS race since Cozumel in 2016, Gwen Jorgensen returned to the highest echelon of elite triathlon. Today’s race in Cagliari marked her biggest step yet in a comeback that began in earnest at the Oceania Cup in Taupo back in February. Unfortunately, her day in Sardinia did not end quite as she would have hoped. A difficult swim saw her emerge at the back of the field, 1 minute 41 seconds down on the leader, Vittoria Lopes. From there, her race was always going to be a…

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Katie Zaferes Makes a Statement at WTCS Cagliari

Benjamin Eastman

One of the big talking points from the women’s race at WTCS Cagliari was the accomplished performance of the 2019 world champion, Katie Zaferes. In a sterling all-round display, Zaferes finished 12th. That came after her two recent wins at Americas Cup races in St. Peters and Punta Cana. At both of those events, she broke away to race solo in the swim and then rode and ran alone to seal her victories. In their wake, there were hopes that she was nearing the form required to compete in the…

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Georgia Taylor-Brown Back On Top At WTCS Cagliari

Benjamin Eastman

If insanity is doing the same thing again and expecting different results, perhaps we were all fools to anticipate any other outcome at WTCS Cagliari. On the same course as last year, the women’s race yielded practically identical results in many respects. After an indifferent start to the season by her lofty standards, Georgia Taylor-Brown came roaring back to claim her first win of the year. In doing so she made it three different British winners from the first three races of the Series. As was the case in October,…

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Course and Van Der Kaay Claim Oceania Titles in Port Douglas

Benjamin Eastman

The final race of the Antipodean season took place in Port Douglas, Australia, earlier today with the Olympic distance championships on the line. Several big names, including Hayden Wilde, Natalie Van Coevorden and Kira Hedgeland, were away in Cagliari. Moreover Matthew Hauser was a last-minute withdrawal from the event. The event nonetheless contained multiple race winners from this year alone, as well as a smattering of WTCS and World Cup medallists. Men’s race It’s not every day that you see a 19 year old take the lunch money of world-level…

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What Else Is Happening Alongside WTCS Cagliari?

Benjamin Eastman

Although WTCS Cagliari will be the headline event this weekend, there are plenty of international races taking place around it. With a Continental Championship to follow, as well as Continental Cups taking place in three different continents, the coming weekend offers one of the clearest demonstrations of the globalised state of elite triathlon. Oceania The racing will kick off Down Under with the final race of the Oceania season. A star-studded field will contest the Oceania Championships over the Olympic distance in Port Douglas, Australia. Fresh off his silver medal…

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The Course Preview of WTCS Cagliari 2023

Benjamin Eastman

WTCS Cagliari will take place over the same course as that used in the previous iteration of the race in October. Last time out, there was enough in the course to enable breakaways in both the men’s and women’s races. In the men’s event, Jumpei Furuya used a late attack to gain a gap. Jonathan Brownlee then bridged across and the duo defended a small lead into T2. Meanwhile in the women’s race, the Taylor Knibb train broke up the field on the bike. Neither the swim nor the run…

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British World Champs Trials To Take Place This Weekend

Benjamin Eastman

This weekend, Britain’s fastest Junior triathletes will be gathering to compete for a spot on the World Junior Championships team. The selection race is being held in Mallory Park and the results of the Sprint distance event will largely inform who gets to race in Hamburg in July. In the wake of the results of the European Junior Cup in Caorle, which doubled as the European qualification event for Hamburg, Britain should have three male and three female slots available in Hamburg. To be selected for the British team, the…

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The Start List Cheat Sheets for WTCS Cagliari 2023

Benjamin Eastman

You’ve seen it for WTCS Abu Dhabi and for WTCS Yokohama. Now get ready for the start list cheat sheets for WTCS Cagliari. In a slight change from the previous cheat sheets, this time we can include data from the 2023 season. The information below therefore covers Olympic distance races from the 2022 season plus WTCS Yokohama 2023. As such, the data points exclusively focus on the relevant distance which is the event to be raced this weekend. For cases in which an athlete did not race over the Olympic distance…

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First Look at the WTCS Montreal 2023 Start Lists

Benjamin Eastman

The fourth round of the WTCS season will see the Series move to North America. For several years now, Montreal has been a fixture in the Series and the Canadian city will host a race again this June. After hosting a Super Sprint format in 2021 and 2022, this year it will revert to a classic Sprint race. Who’s there? After a topsy-turvy start to the year, Hayden Wilde will be starting at his fourth straight WTCS event. He will be joined by Tayler Reid to form a two man…

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Breaking Down Round 1 of the Women’s Bundesliga 2023

Benjamin Eastman

If Buschhütten were impressive in the men’s race in Kraichgau, they were on another level altogether in the women’s event. They scored a crushing victory to open their account for the season. Of any team, they will undoubtedly be the most satisfied. Plenty of athletes and teams enjoyed successful weekends in Kraichgau, though, and below you can find the latest rankings along with how each team got on. You can read the breakdown following the men’s season opener here. 1st) EJOT Team TV Buschhütten – 20 points With the four…

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Breaking Down Round 1 of the Men’s Bundesliga 2023

Benjamin Eastman

Buschhütten took the win in the opening round of the Bundesliga in Kraichgau. With four rounds remaining, they will have to defend their spot at the summit from a number of challengers. Similarly there are sub-plots throughout the rankings to keep track of as teams look to push to new levels and others seek to avoid relegation. Without further ado, then, read on to find out the breakdown of each team’s points and how they fared at the weekend. 1st) EJOT Team TV Buschhütten – 20 points With the win in…

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