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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57% of TriStats Voters Think Taylor-Brown Will Win the World Title

Benjamin Eastman

The results are in. This week we put out two polls to find out our readers’ views on who the 2022 world champions will be. A whopping 57% of voters went for the current Series leader Georgia Taylor-Brown. Taylor-Brown has had a fantastic season in which she has won three WTCS races. Moreover, in the two WTCS races she did not win, she still picked up second place. After such a season, it is easy to see how she has so much support. The TriStats pick for the win, Flora…

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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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How the WTCS Finals in 2024 and 2025 will be selected

Benjamin Eastman

In the days after the Final of the 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series, the locations of the Finals of the 2024 and 2025 seasons should be announced by World Triathlon. For those wondering (or those that have never wondered) how the Finals are chosen, this article will shed some light on the process. World Triathlon produces a bid document for both its WTCS and World Cup races and produces a separate document for the selection of the Finals. In the document, World Triathlon states that: “The World Triathlon Championships Finals…

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What You Need to Know About the Course at WTCS Abu Dhabi

Benjamin Eastman

Swim The swim will consist of two counter-clockwise laps of 750m. As of Tuesday 22nd November, the water temperature was 31 degrees Celsius so wetsuits are not expected to be allowed. The first thing that jumps out from the course layout is the importance of pontoon position. Athletes starting to the right of the pontoon will have a slight advantage over those starting on the left as the right will have a marginally shorter distance to swim to the first buoy (that may just be the first time I have…

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Interview: Jeanne Lehair on Lions, Dogs and Big Changes

Benjamin Eastman

When the athletes took to the start line at WTCS Bermuda, the moment was even more special than usual for Jeanne Lehair. Unlike the rest of the 2022 season, she did not race in the ITU tri-suit. Instead, for the first time, she wore the colours of Luxembourg. Lehair said, “I had been waiting for this moment for months now so I was really happy to finally race with the lion on my suit!” For a year, she had waited after making the change from racing for France to Luxembourg.…

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Poll: Who Will Be The Women’s 2022 World Champion?

Benjamin Eastman

For much of this season, it has been too close to call between Flora Duffy and Georgia Taylor-Brown. Only 69 points separate the two heading into Abu Dhabi. You can use our simulator to see how the women’s Series could play out and check out our preview for the race. Have your say below over who you think the women’s world champion will be in 2022. Check out the results on Thursday 24th November! You can view the women’s start lists here.

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