World Triathlon Makes Changes To WTCS Host Requirements

Benjamin Eastman

Calling all cities. Do you want to host a leg of the 2024 World Triathlon Championship Series? Then step right up as World Triathlon opened the bidding process earlier this week. The full bid document is available here and there have been some notable changes from this season. In the 2023 WTCS bid process, the Sanction Fee for all cities was USD 150,000. That means that to host a WTCS event, the city involved would have to pay World Triathlon USD 150,000. In the 2024 process, the same Sanction Fee…

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Yokohama Plays Host To Second Round Of 2023 Para Series

Benjamin Eastman

The second World Para Series event of the season took place in Yokohama at the weekend. You can read the breakdown of the first race in Devonport here. PTWC Lauren Parker won the women’s PTWC classification after a close battle with Kendall Gretsch. Parker and Gretsch had identical times in swim, with both recording splits of 12:09. While Parker had the better bike split, Gretsch enjoyed the superior run. In the end, once the difference of 3 minutes 38 seconds between H1 and H2 athletes was factored in, Parker won…

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Which Countries Took The Final World Junior Champs Slots?

Benjamin Eastman

The final slots for this year’s World Junior Championships were up for grabs at the weekend as athletes from across Europe and the Americas battled to secure places for their country in Hamburg. After some of the biggest Junior races of the year, it is now possible to work out where the slots will go. We have previously noted the allocation of the slots for Africa, Asia and Oceania and you can discover those here. In light of the action in Caorle and Punta Cana, this is how the assignment…

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The Movers and Shakers in the Rankings After WTCS Yokohama

Benjamin Eastman

With the second round of the WTCS season complete, there have been plenty of changes in the Series rankings. The biggest rise of any athlete came from the winner of the men’s race in Yokohama, Hayden Wilde. With his victory, Wilde rose 40 places in the Series rankings to now sit in 6th place. With a win at WTCS Yokohama being worth 1000 points, Wilde made a big statement. If he can produce a similar performance at WTCS Cagliari next week, he will seize control of the Series. It’s funny…

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Breaking Down Round 1 of the Women’s 2023 French Grand Prix

Benjamin Eastman

One down, four to go. With the French Grand Prix season underway, an early leader has stolen a march in the race for the title. Read on to find out the exact breakdown of points for each team and how they fared at the weekend. You can read the analysis of the men’s season opener here. 1st) Poissy Triathlon – 20 points 5 stars to Poissy. To be honest there’s nothing else to say about it. Sandra Dodet won the race in Fréjus while Lea Coninx finished 3rd and Kristelle Congi…

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Breaking Down Round 1 of the Men’s 2023 French Grand Prix

Benjamin Eastman

The season opener of the French Grand Prix kicked off in Fréjus with Mario Mola taking the win in the men’s race. In the Grand Prix, though, the performance of the team is the most important factor. With that in mind, read on to find the current rankings of the series after round 1 and a breakdown of how each team fared at the weekend. 1st) Saint-Jean-des-Monts-Vendée Triathlon – 21 points Saint-Jean-des-Monts could not have asked for a better start to their campaign. The obvious talking point is that Mola won the…

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Poetry in Motion at WTCS Yokohama 2023

Benjamin Eastman

Chapter 1: Abu Dhabi Chapter 2: Yokohama The snake never believes that he is prey. It can be strange, how the world looks one way, unique to eyes that have yet to see what lurks out of sight. The snake knows no fear but what is the natural order of things? And so we come to our would-be four kings. Who is the snake? Who is the terrible eagle soaring with an unbearable promise, ready to strike, ready to kill the false premise that the wretched snake still ruled from…

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Bianca Bogen Announces Pregnancy After Racing in Fréjus

Benjamin Eastman

After racing at the first French Grand Prix race of the season at the weekend, German athlete Bianca Bogen has confirmed that she is five months pregnant. Bogen took to the start line for Les Tritons Meldois in Fréjus and came away with a 45th place. She noted that she made sure to steer clear of the main group in the water and on the bike as a precaution. As per the frozen rankings introduced by World Triathlon’s new maternity policy, Bogen’s World Ranking will be maintained at 200th, the position…

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The PBs, Debuts and Top Splits of WTCS Yokohama 2023

Benjamin Eastman

The Debut Yifan Yang was the only athlete to make their debut at WTCS Yokohama. After a great swim in which she led during the first lap, she was dropped from the lead pack on the bike. Two crashes on the bike unfortunately then ended her day prematurely. The first of her crashes also saw her take a bump from Anna Godoy Contreras who had nowhere to go behind Yang. The fact that Yang got back onto the bike after her first fall showed impressive spirit. As a young athlete,…

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Talking Points From The WTCS Yokohama Weekend

Benjamin Eastman

Did all of that really happen in one weekend? A WTCS race, a European Cup, an African Cup, an Americas Cup, the first French Grand Prix race of the season, the World Junior qualifiers for Europe and the Americas and the World Para Series; that’s a lot of triathlon. You can find the coverage of all of those events on TriStats. With so many things happening at once, here we will sift through some of the key stories you might have missed. Nener books Asian Games slot After finishing 11th…

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North Versus South Junior Showdown In Punta Cana

Benjamin Eastman

Punta Cana was home to the final qualification event for this year’s World Junior Championships. With the slots for Oceania, Asia, Africa and Europe now decided, all that remained was for the athletes of the Americas to earn places for their federations. A hot Sprint distance race awaited the athletes in the Dominican Republic. With air temperatures of close to 30 degrees and water temperatures of 26 degrees (both Celsius), heat management would prove to be an important facet of the race. In both the men’s and women’s races, the…

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Injury Close To Ending Flora Duffy’s 2023 Season

Benjamin Eastman

Flora Duffy has revealed that an ongoing knee injury will keep her out of full training and racing for the foreseeable future. In a video posted on Instagram, Duffy said that the injury first arose after the Commonwealth Games in July last year. Afterwards, it really flared up at the start of September. Following a scan in September, tearing in the patella tendon in her knee was discovered. To address the issue, Duffy received a PRP injection into her tendon (Platelet Rich Plasma) to help it heal. Duffy noted that…

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Zaferes and Demarest On Top In Punta Cana

Benjamin Eastman

Amid a hectic weekend of racing in which events took place on four continents, a mix of athletes took on the Sprint distance in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. For some younger athletes, it represented an opportunity to test themselves against those ranked higher while several experienced WTCS operators were also on the start line. Women’s race For Katie Zaferes, where she raced at the weekend was a last minute choice. On the one hand she could have travelled to Yokohama on the slim chance of receiving a spot…

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Mola and Dodet Triumph At First French Grand Prix Of 2023

Benjamin Eastman

The season opener of the French Grand Prix took place in Fréjus at the weekend. With some teams missing athletes due to WTCS Yokohama, there was space for a couple of other outfits to steal an early march in the series. At the same time, Poissy Triathlon arrived with formidable teams in both the men’s and women’s races. Both were looking to set up their campaigns with early wins but faced stiff competition from a number of their rivals. Women’s race Lea Marchal of Tri Val de Gray produced a…

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The Statistical Breakdown of WTCS Yokohama 2023

Benjamin Eastman

Two contrasting races were on offer at WTCS Yokohama. Whereas a breakaway unfolded in the women’s event, the men’s race resulted in a massive front group and a running race. Across all three disciplines there was plenty to unpack so without further ado let’s dive into the stats. The Swims Women The telltale sign of the breakaway in the women’s race can be seen in the above swim distribution. The density of athletes exiting the water rises a little after the first athletes exited, but then plunges just before the…

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