Coldwell Voted Most Impressive Start To 2023 WTCS By Readers

Benjamin Eastman

At the weekend we asked TriStats readers to vote for the athlete they thought had produced the most impressive performance in the 2023 WTCS so far. With two races gone in the Series, there have been a number of classy showings. After taking two medals in her two appearance, Sophie Coldwell took the lion’s share of the votes. In the end, 33% of readers voted her as having the most impressive race so far. With Coldwell readers were spoilt for choice as to which race was her most impressive. She…

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The Fastest Women’s Legs From Bundesliga Kraichgau

Benjamin Eastman

Having gone through the fastest men’s legs at Bundesliga Kraichgau, here we are taking a look into the best performers in the women’s race. Kraichgau was a display of utter dominance by the Buschhütten women’s team. Even from a cursory glance at the best legs it is not hard to see how they won by such a great margin. From the get-go, when Zsanett Bragmayer led out the swim, the team took hold of the race in a vice grip. Thereafter their quartet proceeded to log the best splits of…

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The Fastest Men’s Legs From Bundesliga Kraichgau

Benjamin Eastman

A close finale at the first Bundesliga race of the season saw Buschhütten beat out Hylo Saar in Kraichgau. Buschhütten’s win was in large part a result of nailing their tactics. With the teams racing in the 2+2 format (in which each pair raced half of a Sprint triathlon), the balance between the two pairs had to be just right. Across the race, there was plenty of variety in the legs and here we take a look at the top-15 men’s performances from the race. The Top Men’s Legs Tim Hellwig…

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Potter’s Magic Makes Her the Favourite at WTCS Cagliari

Benjamin Eastman

With Series leader Sophie Coldwell absent, the women’s WTCS is primed to take a new turn in Cagliari. After her exploits at WTCS Abu Dhabi, Beth Potter is back on the start line and will be firmly among the favourites. At the season opener, Potter was in supreme form. She made the front pack out of the water, produced a powerful showing on the bike and then capped her day with a blistering run split. After three WTCS medals in 2022, she has really come into her own at the…

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Knibb out of WTCS Cagliari, Jorgensen and Zaferes Starting

Benjamin Eastman

In a late change to the women’s start list for WTCS Cagliari, Taylor Knibb has withdrawn from the event. Knibb won the bronze medal at WTCS Yokohama and looked in fantastic shape in the swim and on the bike. In spite of an ongoing foot injury that required surgery at the start of the year, she was also able to run to a medal too. There has yet been any confirmation as to why Knibb has pulled out. One possibility was that racing two Olympic distance races over a fortnight…

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Hidalgo and Murray Show Fitness With Fast 5km Times

Benjamin Eastman

WTCS athletes Richard Murray and Miguel Hidalgo showed off their running prowess on different continents over the weekend. Racing in the Netherlands, Murray took on the Hardenberg City Run and clocked a time of 14:34 for the 5km. That represents a very solid in-season time for the triple WTCS race winner. Over in Brazil, Hidalgo ran 14:06 on the track. Hidalgo was racing at the Paulista Athletics Championships and his performance appears to be a personal best. Indeed, he is on the precipice of entering the vaunted 13 minute realm.…

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A Birthday Win For Furuya and Huang Triumphs in Taizhou

Benjamin Eastman

On Saturday, Taizhou played host to an Olympic distance Asia Cup race. Of perhaps greater importance, it was also the birthday of Jumpei Furuya. The stage was therefore set for the Japanese athlete to hand himself the ideal gift. However, a strong field lied in wait, primed to rain on his parade. Men’s race The men got off to a fast start in the swim and at first several blobs of athletes formed. Over the course of the 1500m, though, Zhao Tan of China cruised to the front and took…

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Buschhütten Bulldoze Rivals On Way To Kraichgau Wins

Benjamin Eastman

The sun came out for the athletes as the Bundesliga season kicked off in Kraichgau. A different challenge was on the cards with the athletes taking on the 2+2 format. That meant the athletes raced in two pairs, with each pair contesting half of a Sprint triathlon. Either the first pair had to finish together to hand over to the second pair so only one athlete had to cross the line. Alternatively, one athlete from the first pair could hand over to the second pair who would then both have…

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Wilde To Take His Shot Against Yee At WTCS Cagliari

Benjamin Eastman

The men’s WTCS finds itself at a crunch point. Notwithstanding the Paris Olympic Test Event that has been shoehorned in as an extra scoring race, WTCS Cagliari will be the last Olympic distance race of the Series until the Final in Pontevedra. At 1000 points, it is a prime opportunity to make a move in the overall Series. Going into Cagliari, the two favourites will inevitably be the winners of the opening rounds in Abu Dhabi and Yokohama, Alex Yee and Hayden Wilde. At Yokohama, Hayden Wilde won an Olympic…

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Home Wins For Grajales and Perez at Americas Cup Ixtapa

Benjamin Eastman

At a home Americas Cup race in Ixtapa, the Mexican team did not disappoint the fans that lined the streets. The stars of the team put their best feet forwards over the Sprint distance and the only question would be whether anyone would be able to deny Mexico a clean sweep of both podiums. Men’s race The swim was a close-fought affair as Aiden Longcroft-Harris battled with Jesus Gildardo Espiritu and Mitsuho Mochizuki for leadership of the race. On their feet were a string of men including Irving Perez, Crisanto…

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Who Has Had The Most Impressive Race So Far In The 2023 WTCS

Benjamin Eastman

Two rounds into the 2023 WTCS, there have been a number of amazing performances. Several athletes have made tremendous leaps forward across WTCS Abu Dhabi and WTCS Yokohama while others have maintained previous levels of excellence. In the women’s Series, Beth Potter and Sophie Coldwell have taken their first WTCS wins. In both cases, the victories came after shows of strength across all three disciplines. Meanwhile Alex Yee was imperious in Abu Dhabi as he cruised to his first win of the season. At the same race, Hayden Wilde impressed…

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Tilda Månsson Breaks Swedish Junior 5km Record

Benjamin Eastman

She’s been at it again. Rising Swedish star Tilda Månsson broke the Swedish National Junior record in the 5000m as she crushed a time of 15:46.58 in Stockholm. Her performance came barely three weeks after she dropped a 33:07 10km on the track in training. The race came just days after she turned nineteen years old. As birthday presents go, that isn’t a bad one to give yourself. Her performance in Stockholm is not the first Swedish Junior record of the year. Back in January, Månsson nailed an indoor 3000m in 9:08.85…

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Wright and Garabedian Shine in the Sharm El Sheikh Sun

Benjamin Eastman

For half a dozen years, Sharm El Sheikh has been the de facto home of triathlon in Egypt. Upon the return to the beachside town, a Sprint distance triathlon was on the cards in the morning sun. While the athletes got their opportunity to hunt points towards their rankings in the resort, for the Egyptian Federation it was a perfect trial ahead of hosting the African Championships in the same location in October. Men’s race After a slight delay to the start of the race, the men got underway. Although…

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Bundesliga Action Kicks Off In Kraichgau Tomorrow

Benjamin Eastman

Tomorrow the Bundesliga will get underway as the opening first division races of the season take place. The teams will descend upon the familiar venue of Kraichgau in Baden-Württemberg but what awaits them will be something novel. Rather than contest a Sprint triathlon as per usual in the series, the teams will be taking on the “2+2 format“. This style of racing has been used before, including in last season’s series. In the 2+2, both the men’s and women’s teams each send teams of four athletes to the race. The…

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First Look at the Huatulco World Cup 2023 Start Lists

Benjamin Eastman

After a long break since the races in New Plymouth at the end of March, the World Cup returns. The second instalment of the series will take place in Huatulco, Mexico, next month. The venue has long been a popular one having held thirteen previous iterations of the event. Huatulco will also be among the first races in the Second Period of qualification for the Paris Olympic Games. For many athletes, then, it will be an opportunity to accrue some early points as the race to Paris enters its final…

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