Friday 20 Apr 2018
The Challenge Cerrado has a challenging course, taking advantage of the calm waters of Lake Paranoá and great roads of the city. The predominant climate is tropical-hot-sub-humid, with two well-defined seasons. The entire event provides the entertainment for a family and the friends that accompany the athletes, including a children’s race before the main event, as well as various events designed for interaction between people of all ages. more
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Thursday 19 Apr 2018
70.3 Florianopolis offers a stunning course, pristine beaches and sparkling waters which have been attracting athletes from all over the world for years. The race will begin in the Ingleses Beach with a one-lap swim. After the swim, the one-loop bike course will take participants through a scenic an extremely fast course. Athletes will conclude the race with a three-loop run along sparkling beaches in one of the most beautiful cities in Brazil. more
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Thursday 19 Apr 2018
The latest addition of the XTERRA family us finally here! Mediterranean blue waters, volcanic like trails and vistas of exceptional beauty make XTERRA Cyprus one of the most iconic locations in the series. Register now for the Full or Sprint distance events that will be held on Sunday April 22nd 2018 and will comprise a 1.5km sea swim, followed by a 32km mountain bike ride and a 10km run. With elevations climbs of approx. 800 meters this double loop bike and run course will test everyone’s abil more
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Thursday 19 Apr 2018
Challenge Family will welcome Patrick Lange on 21st April 2018 in the pro line-up of the third Gloria Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria race. The german athlete, who won the 2017 Hawai Ironman World Championship, will join other remarkable and international triathletes in the competition that will be the start of the season of half triathlons in Europe. more
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Tuesday 17 Apr 2018
Outstanding competitions highlighted the 14th edition of the Standard Bank IRONMAN South African Championship. In the men’s race, Kyle Buckingham (ZAF) took the win in Port Elizabeth as a local for the first time since South African star Raynard Tissink celebrated his third and final victory back in 2011. In the women’s race, Lucy Charles (GBR) followed into the footsteps of former British dominator and four-time IRONMAN world champion, Chrissie Wellington. more
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Tuesday 17 Apr 2018
The second edition of Challenge Roma, the international triathlon event of the prestigious Challenge Family circuit, crowns the British Adam Bowden (time 3:22:03) and Sarah Lewis (time 3:46:48) on the throne of the Eternal City. Excellent performance for Spanish Pablo Dapena Gonzales, who finished second (time 3:24:11), and Iñaki Baldellou (time 3:24:38), third place. Among the women is second Alice Hector (time 3:51:19), and third the Italian Marta Bernardi (time 3:52:47). more
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Monday 16 Apr 2018
The efforts of Alistair Brownlee (GBR) in winning IRONMAN 70.3 Liuzhou has more meaning in the manner of his victory. The two-time Olympic champion – so often irrepressible in the swim and on the run over the standard distance – claimed his China triumph through his efforts on the bike. His outstanding 2:01.16 effort over 90 km – a tick under an average of 45 km/h – nicely set up his victory of 3:45.28. Brownlee was able to cruise through a 1:16 run to win by four minutes over multiple world cha more
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Monday 16 Apr 2018
Roger Serrano from Spain and Brigitta Poor from Hungary captured the elite titles at the XTERRA European Tour season-opener in Malta today. It’s the third XTERRA Malta win in a row for Serrano and the fourth straight for Poor. Max Chane from France exited the swim with Serrano and had the faster transition time to get on the bike with the lead. Chane was on fire today, maybe a little too much, at 22 years old he will need to work on finding a good pace. On the other hand, the veteran Serrano kno more
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Friday 13 Apr 2018
The 2018 XTERRA European Tour gets underway Sunday at the Majjistral Nature Reserve in Malta. It’s the first of 17 races on this year’s tour, and the first of three in a row in April followed by XTERRA Cyprus next weekend (April 22) then XTERRA Greece on April 29. More than 30 elites will line up for the fourth annual event, including defending champs Roger Serrano from Spain and Brigitta Poor from Hungary. Poor, who won six races including the European Championship last year, is looking to capt more
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Friday 13 Apr 2018
The city of Port Elizabeth is South Africa’s second oldest city, and is situated on Nelson Mandela Bay—named after the freedom fighter and world icon of peace. The city is a quiet beachside town compared to its more urban counterparts, Johannesburg and Cape Town. Athletes and spectators who travel here get the unique opportunity to visit one of the most wildly beautiful and historically significant areas of the world. more
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Thursday 12 Apr 2018
On April 15, 2018 will be the CHALLENGE ROMA second edition. After its debut in 2017, the Italian capital will be again protagonist of great international triathlon in a new location, the Rome Marina “Porto Turistico di Roma”, with new distances: 1.9 km swimming, 90 km bike, 21 km running. A middle distance like CHALLENGE FAMILY main races, CHALLENGE ROMA will be the first European race of the year too. A chance for triathletes from all over the world to test their own athletic preparation, in a more
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Thursday 12 Apr 2018
Also called The Dragon City, Liuzhou belongs to the northern edge of China's subtropical zone in north-central Guangxi Province. It is as much a well developed, modern city of industry as it is one of culture, history, and natural beauty. The city consists of six counties and four districts, and its population is almost 4 million. IRONMAN 70.3 Liuzhou will begin with a swim in the Liu River, cutting right through the center of the city. Spectators will have the unique opportunity to watch the sw more
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Wednesday 11 Apr 2018
Melanie McQuaid is off-road royalty. She was the first elite – male or female – to win three XTERRA World Championship titles (2003, 2005, 2006), she has collected more than 30 XTERRA championship titles since her first win at Half Moon Bay in 2002 and is the reigning and two-time ITU Cross Tri World Champ. The tough-as-nails Canadian racergirl has spent the past several years focusing on road tris, and won six IM 70.3 distance championships along the way, but is excited to get back to her XTERR more
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Tuesday 10 Apr 2018
There was a chill in the air throughout most of the race day in Galveston, but that didn't put a damper on some hot performances out on the course. Ben Kanute (USA) showed the way in the swim and led for most of the opening half of the bike. Not unexpectedly, Andrew Starykowicz (USA) nudged his way to the lead and managed to carry a tentative 1:39 lead on Kanute as the pair completed the two-lap 56-mile bike course. The remainder of the field was well off the pace and facing deficits of well ove more
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Monday 09 Apr 2018
Sam Osborne and Jacqui Allen defended their elite titles at the 16th annual XTERRA New Zealand Championship race in Rotorua on Saturday. In the men’s race Osborne came out of the water on the heels of Ben Allen and Hayden Wilde, and “the fight for the first trail on the bike was a right-out brawl,” said Osborne. Allen won the first exchange, but it was all Osborne shortly after. more
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Sunday 08 Apr 2018
Jan Frodeno (DEU) and Anne Haug (DEU) battled an impressive professional field to complete the German sweep and win the 2018 IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside triathlon. Frodeno gave a dominating performance, breaking his own 2015 course record (3:47:08), with a time of 3:45:05, while fellow compatriot Haug laid down her own masterful performance in the women’s race winning by over four minutes with a time of 4:12:03. Frodeno crossed the finish with a three-minute advance of 2016 champion Lionel Sanders (C more
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Friday 06 Apr 2018
Oceanside, California offers triathletes a chance to race in the region that birthed the sport in the early 1970s in Mission Bay. Oceanside is located at the northern end of San Diego's North County, which includes the beach communities of Del Mar, Cardiff, Encinitas, and Carlsbad—home to surf, triathlon, and beach culture. This race offers one of the few chances athletes have to swim in the Oceanside Harbor, where water temperatures in early spring are usually in the low to mid 60's. more
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Thursday 05 Apr 2018
South African Henri Schoeman added one more medal to his tally claiming the victory at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. In one of the best runs of the afternoon in the Southport Broadwater Parklands, Aussie Jacob Birthwhistle claimed silver, the first medal for the home country on these Games, while Scottish athlete Marc Austin claimed bronze. more
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Thursday 05 Apr 2018
After a dominant race from beginning to end, Flora Duffy claimed the first gold medal of the Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast and put temporarily her country on top of the medal table. Behind her, English Jessica Learmonth claimed silver, and Canadian Joanna Brown took the third place. The race started with Duffy, Learmonth and Sophie Coldwell (ENG) leading the swim from the very first strokes, on a windy but really warm day in Southport Broadwater Parklands. more
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Thursday 05 Apr 2018
This early spring race is characterized by humid, windy conditions, though at this time of year, the scorching Texas heat is less of a factor. If hot temperatures do make an appearance, the Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Waterpark is a popular option. Athletes begin their day with a 1.2-mile, one-loop saltwater swim in Offats Bayou, staged at Moody Gardens' Palm Beach Hotel. The 56-mile bike course takes cyclists on a one-loop ride along the Texas Gulf Coast, known for its gusty winds. The 13.1 more
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