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    Brownlees to open The London Bike Show and Triathlon Show: London

    As well as officially opening the show, the brothers will appear on stage for a Q&A session where they will share what it takes to compete at the very highest level in triathlon as well as tips and advice with the audience. From there the brothers will head to the OTE Sports stand to meet and greet fans, sign autographs and offer expertise on everything from nutrition to improving swimming technique. Advertisement What’s next for the Brownlees?      To celebrate the Brownlees opening the event, OTE Sports has teamed up with the show to give visitors a chance to win one of 10 places at an intimate meet and…

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    New Outlaw X set for September

    The organisers of the multiple-220 Triathlon Award winning Outlaw have announced a new middle-distance event for September 2019. Advertisement The Outlaw X will celebrate the tenth anniversary year of Outlaw (pictured) and will take place in the grounds of Thoresby Hall in north Nottinghamshire on Sunday 22 September. The event, say the organisers, will provide triathletes of all abilities with an opportunity to finish the 2019 racing season on a high. Following a 1.9km swim in Thoresby Lake, athletes will embark on a 90km ride through the Nottinghamshire countryside before completing the journey with a 21.1km run through 1,000 acres of English countryside within the grounds of the historic Thoresby Hall.…

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    HUUB to partner Triathlon Relay Championships

    Derby-based HUUB will be the headline partner for the 2019 Triathlon Relays Championships, as the national event returns to Nottingham for its 29th year in August. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Advertisement Competitors on 24 August are invited to a HUUB BBQ (Huubecue) and will have the opportunity to visit a retail stand with special weekend prices. There’s also the opportunity to take advantage of HUUB’s club kit offer with over 2500 different colour options. The Triathlon Relays were established as a college project in 1991, and have grown from a few hundred lycra-clad friends swimming, cycling and running around the Regatta Lake at the National Watersports Centre into an event that attracts…

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    Triathlon Show London offer: 220 readers save £5 per ticket

    Planning to head to the Triathlon Show: London this year? Then don’t miss our exclusive ticket offer! 220 readers can save £5 per adult ticket, giving you entry for just £11 rather than the usual ticket price of £16 by clicking on the link here. Advertisement We are also excited to announce that the magazine will be bringing the 220 Triathlon expert stage back to the show for 2019. This is your chance to attend talks by the experts you see in the pages of the magazine every month, covering a range of topics including beginner advice, Ironman training, swim technique and nutrition. The 220 team will also be on…

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    Alex Yee wins his first ITU World Cup race

    Yee exited T2 in 34th position, around 16 secs adrift of Schoeman and the leading pack, following a solid swim-bike effort. Advertisement And within minutes of the run, Yee had marked down his intent, picking off the field one by one until he reached and overtook the South African. There was no catching the Brit now, and he finished 16secs ahead of his rivals to take the title. The race was then on for silver and bronze with USA’s Tony Smoragiewicz just edging out Portugal’s Joao Silver after a sprint finish. Schoeman would finish fourth. Yee said: “I came here just to see how I was after four weeks in Stellenbosch training…

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    Graham Matthews Obituary

    Robin Brew, co-founder of the 220 Race Series: “Graham was one of the original good guys in the early days of triathlon in the UK and Europe. His heart was in the sport for the greater good of athletes and the wider promotion of triathlon. His contribution helped shape the Bath Triathlon and subsequent BBC TV coverage that propelled many of the world’s leading triathletes into the Spotlight. Graham, a modest and kind-hearted man will be very much missed and the era that benefitted owe him a debt of gratitude. On behalf of the athletes of the time, our condolences are lovingly sent to his family.” Advertisement John Lunt, co-founder…

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    Ironman UK reveals new bike course

    The new bike route retains the initial point to point from Wigan to Horwich, however it now takes athletes east in a reversal to the previous version of the course. Athletes will head along Chorley New Road, passing transition located in Queen’s Park, and pass through the cobbles of Le Mans Crescent before heading to Ramsbottom fleeting past the Rake Climb.  Advertisement From here competitors will continue north towards Helmshore and Blackburn, where athletes will enter the moorlands with views over Darwen’s Jubilee Tower and multiple reservoirs before descending Sheephouse Lane via Belmont, adding a new dimension to an athlete favourite.  Advertisement CHECK OUT MORE DETAILS OF THE COURSE HERE➝…

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    Super League Triathlon Singapore preview

    It’s launched an innovative ‘short chute’, is giving short shrift to conventional triathlon wisdom, and will  be hosting its first grand final in Singapore this coming weekend. Super League Triathlon has arrived as multisport’s brash new kid on the block and whether a flash in the pan or the future of swim, bike, run, the weekend’s action in the Far East should be another yardstick for its evolution. Advertisement Ahead of the action, 220 Triathlon columnist Tim Heming caught up with its figurehead, the multiple triathlon world champion, Chris McCormack, in Thailand to find out what to expect…  220: How are the preparations going for Singapore?  CM: It’s difficult to deliver…

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    Triathletes keep me going…

    It all kicked off a few days after Ironman Wales in 2016. I was still feeling ropey, so I went to the doctors and got whisked off to hospital with pneumonia and sepsis. I wasn’t quite expecting that. I was in there for four days, pumped full of antibiotics, but then they found a residual shadow on my lung so they did some x-rays. Advertisement After that, they sent me for some scans to try and find out more about this shadow. Lesions were spotted everywhere. It seemed they had been there for the year leading up to the Ironman, but any aches, pains or fatigue I had, I just…

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    Triathlon Show: London all star line-up announced

    On 29 March 2019, the Brownlee brothers will be formally opening the UK’s largest triathlon show, Triathlon Show: London, at the Dockland’s ExCeL Centre. The show caters for swimmers, cyclists, runners and triathletes with 100’s of exhibitors. Advertisement The performance stage line up Got tickets for the Friday? Don’t miss Alistair and Jonny talking to 220‘s editor Helen Webster at 12pm on the performance stage. They will be followed on the stage by Dirty Sanchez star Matthew Pritchard, who will be speaking about his journey from extreme partying to extreme triathlon. Then at 3pm Helen will be talking to Greg Whyte, a professor in Applied Sport & Exercise Science and the man behind…

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