Friday 04 Dec 2020
The IRONMAN Group announced today that Frankfort, Michigan will serve as a multi-year host venue for the IRONMAN® 70.3® Michigan triathlon, relocating from Traverse City. The IRONMAN 70.3 Michigan triathlon will take place on Sunday, September 12, 2021. General registration for the 2021 IRONMAN 70.3 Michigan triathlon will open on Monday, December 21, at www.ironman.com/im703-michigan. more
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Thursday 03 Dec 2020
The wait is over! The strongest field in professional triathlon history is finally set for December 6th at the PTO 2020 Championship at CHALLENGE DAYTONA® A galaxy of 100+ of the sports elite will assemble on the starting line in Daytona to do battle for a game changing purse of $1,150,000. more
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Wednesday 02 Dec 2020
With an iconic location next to the Baltic Sea, a lightning fast course and a breathtaking finish on the beautiful city pier, CHALLENGE FAMILY is already looking forward to the newest race on the calendar: on June 20th, 2021, CHALLENGE GDANSK will take place for at least 1750 athletes. "I'm very proud and happy that after almost three years of working we can announce our new race and now we can invite all athletes to race in this beautiful city", says Race Director Adam Greczylo. more
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Monday 23 Nov 2020
It was announced today that for the remainder of 2020, the IRONMAN Group will not host any further events in the United States leading to the cancelation of IRONMAN® 70.3® Florida triathlon in Haines City. Additionally, no other events will be rescheduled during 2020. more
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Tuesday 17 Nov 2020
Amelia Watkinson and Steven McKenna took the spoils at the PTO-supported Hervey Bay 100 in Australia on Sunday. The 29-year-old New Zealander Watkinson (#19 in the PTO World Rankings) produced a tremendous bike split to take control in Queensland, and never looked back as she roared to victory in a time of 3:34:28. more
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Tuesday 17 Nov 2020
Another PTO-supported event took place over the weekend with the People’s Triathlon in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. There was a home winner as James Cunnama finished first in the men’s race while Britain’s Emma Pallant led the way for the women. more
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Sunday 15 Nov 2020
When CHALLENGE TAIWAN couldn’t take place at the original date in April this year, the organisation was clear: "our race will nevertheless take place this year, we have a deal!" This weekend, November 14th and 15th 2020, 5200 athletes participated in the event. more
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Tuesday 10 Nov 2020
IRONMAN Gdynia joins existing Enea IRONMAN 70.3 Gdynia as the country’s first full distance event on August 8, 2021. Warsaw becomes third European capital to host an IRONMAN event in 2021 with the new IRONMAN 70.3 Warsaw on June 6. more
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Saturday 07 Nov 2020
Four out of four for Frenchman Vincent Luis, who sprinted out in the last meters double Olympic gold medallist Alistar Brownlee (GBR) to claim the last victory of the World Triathlon season, while Belgian Jelle Geens crossed the finish line in third place. Luis has been able to hit the front from the first strokes of the swim since the return to racing, and 2020 Valencia ITU World Cup was not any different, more
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Saturday 07 Nov 2020
Challenging weather for the 32 women competing in the 2020 ITU Valencia World Cup, with British running star Beth Potter claiming her first ever world cup victory, followed on the finish line by Swiss Nicola Spirig and German rising star Lisa Tersch. Under heavy showers, 32 women lined up in the Valencia Port for the last event of the 2020 season, more
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Friday 06 Nov 2020
The unpredictable 2020 World Triathlon season comes to a close on Saturday in the city of Valencia when the final sprint-distance World Cup of the year takes to Spain’s east coast. This may only be the fourth World Cup able to be held in the past ten months, but the standard of racing has been incredible with world number ones, Olympic Champions and legends of the sport taking the precious opportunities to gather on the blue carpet. more
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Thursday 05 Nov 2020
IRONMAN Florida Athlete Village, transition and the finish line will now move to Pier Park, which is approximately five miles from the previous location of the Boardwalk Beach Resort. Updated course maps will be shared on the event website once available. The health and well-being of our community is our primary concern and we have and will remain connected with our local health and public authorities as the race date nears to ensure we can put on a safe and positive race more
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Friday 30 Oct 2020
The Professional Triathletes Organisation today announced that it has increased the prize purse at the PTO 2020 Championship at CHALLENGE DAYTONA® by $150,000 to $1,150,000. Originally the $1,000,000 prize purse was to be paid to the top 20 male and female finishers but given that the racing calendar for the year has been entirely decimated, more
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Wednesday 28 Oct 2020
Some things take time, and five years after its last edition in 2016, the Balearic island of Mallorca will once again host an IRONMAN®triathlon event – IRONMAN Mallorca on May 15, 2021, the IRONMAN Group announced today. Originally held in September from 2014 to 2016 the event will now move to spring and serve as the season-opener for the IRONMAN European full-distance racing series, taking place one week after the Zafiro IRONMAN 70.3 Alcúdia-Mallorca on May 8, 2021 more
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Sunday 11 Oct 2020
It was another fantastic World Cup with a stellar line up and brand new course on the Italian island of Sardinia, but the result was to be a familiar one. Vincent Luis has been imperious since the return to racing in Hamburg in September and though Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt pushed him all the way on Saturday afternoon, it was a third gold for the Frenchman. more
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Sunday 11 Oct 2020
It was one of those performances you just had to take a step back and admire as Flora Duffy took the tough Arzachena World Cup course by the neck and raced solo for an hour to win another brilliant gold. There was to be no catching the Bermudian from the moment she emerged from the water with 10 seconds of daylight behind her, Britain’s Beth Potter running her way into silver ahead of Italy’s Verena Steinhauser. more
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Friday 09 Oct 2020
The second rescheduled World Cup of the 2020 World Triathlon season gets underway in Italy on Saturday, and there is another hatful of big names heading to Sardinia to tackle a beautiful, brand-new Arzachena course. Four World Champions past and present feature, Flora Duffy and Katie Zaferes among those ready to challenge in the morning’s women’s race before Vincent Luis and Alistair Brownlee join the men taking to the start line more
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Monday 28 Sep 2020
Max Neumann and Amelia Watkinson (New Zealand) have claimed their maiden IRONMAN victories at the Cairns Airport IRONMAN Cairns Asia-Pacific Championship, with Neumann winning on his IRONMAN debut and Watkinson in just her second race. Neumann finished just under three minutes ahead of Tim Van Berkel who pushed hard throughout the final stages of the run to close the gap with 2017 IRONMAN Cairns champion Josh Amberger coming home in third. more
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Friday 25 Sep 2020
This race has become a ‘must-do’ on the IRONMAN circuit, and there is every reason to believe the hype. The swim course sets off from Palm Cove, Cairns’ most prominent and famous beach, into the crystal blue coral sea.With arguably the most spectacular bike course in the world, competitors race up the Captain Cook Highway hugging the coastline from Cairns to Port Douglas more
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Friday 25 Sep 2020
Cozumel is not only a beach-goer's paradise, it’s also a seasoned IRONMAN host. Off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, the area has over 14 miles of reefs for exploring, plus archaeological ruins, a national park, and endless expanses of turquoise water and white sandy beaches. more
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