
Another epic Norseman day
203 men and 47 women braved the tough 2016 Norseman conditions and Lars Petter Stormo and Kari Flottorp Lingsom grabbed these coveted wins.
by Herbert Krabel, August 7, 2016203 men and 47 women braved the tough 2016 Norseman conditions and Lars Petter Stormo and Kari Flottorp Lingsom grabbed these coveted wins.
by Herbert Krabel, August 7, 2016Thomas Strange’s 3rd-best bike leg outweighed Per Bittner’s race-best run while Camilla Pedersen led wire-to-wire to win Challenge Denmark.
Eight pro triathletes who are on the Kona bubble, many already over-raced, scramble to get themselves on the start, or throw in the towel.
IRONMAN World Champion Sebastian Kienle surprised many folks when he showed up at the “Rad am Ring 2016” individual TT event. But was it heaven or hell?
Canadian Julie Miller suspended for 2 years, fine and costs levied. UK athlete Victoria Hill was 2nd at Weihai, presumably ascends to the win.
I’ve seen the Carl Icahns of race production. Who are the Warren Buffetts? Here’s an example of Smart Triathlon: professionalism and patience.
Mary Beth Ellis dominated the women’s field while Igor Amorelli out biked Mark Oude Bennink and outran Bas Diederen at Ironman Maastricht–Limburg.
Cody Beals of Canada blew the men’s field away on the bike and Lauren Goss ran away from a swim-bike duel with fellow U.S. competitor Laurel Wassner to win Ironman 70.3 Ecuador.
I am less confident today that sports federations take anti-doping seriously than I was a week ago. This is now each sporting federation’s gap to close.
Bertrand Billard edged Horst Reichel thanks to a dominant bike split and Lisa Hütthaler did the same to Emma Pallant at Ironman 70.3 Budapest.
Kyle Buckingham of South Africa topped Chris McDonald of Australia by 6:55 and Sarah Piampiano of the U.S. dominated the women’s field at Ironman Vineman.
James Cunnama edged Timothy Van Houtem and Jeanne Collonge out biked Lucy Gossage of Great Britain to win the Alpe d’Huez Triathlon.
Triathlon’s governing body, the ITU, will recommend to the IOC that all 6 Russians qualified for the Rio Olympics be allowed to compete.