Gwen Jorgensen today became the first American triathlete to win gold at an Olympic Games. After a flat tyre at London 2012 led to a 38th-place finish, Gwen had clocked up a record 12 out of 12 wins on the ITU circuit, with the 2014 and 2015 ITU World Championship titles both heading to the 30-year-old’s trophy cabinet. And now the Rio Olympic title is hers. Advertisement After the race in Rio, Gwen talked about her epic duel with Nicola Spirig in Rio, what was said between the two on the run, and the support of the Wollongong Wizards… ON WHAT WAS SAID TO SPIRIG Me and Nicola were playing…

Fresh from becoming the first British female triathlete to claim an Olympic Games medal here in Rio, Vicky Holland opened up to the world’s press about beating her housemate Non Stanford to bronze in the sprint finish. Advertisement “I have such mixed emotions [about winning bronze ahead of Non Stanford]. I was absolutely delighted when I crossed the line and I still am. To come and win a medal for Team GB and for myself is absolutely what I came here for. But to have to beat out your best friend, your training partner, your housemate is hard. And I guess about 5km into the run, I knew that it…

The world of tri has watched, admired and marvelled at American Gwen Jorgensen’s complete and total destruction of the WTS women’s circuit over the last few years. Mouths agape, time and again we’ve seen her devour the tarmac to claw back seemingly insurmountable time deficits post-T2. Advertisement Her running style has been described as near-perfect by some of the top coaches in the sport. Darren Smith, coach to Olympic silver medallist Lisa Norden and Commonwealth gold medallist Jodie Stimpson, told 220: “Jorgensen’s just killing everyone, isn’t she? If you look at her, everything’s straight.” But where has this long-limbed leopard come from? How does one go from accountant, specialising in…

As knowledge in sports science and sports psychology grows, it is apparent that the mind is a very important tool when trying to harness peak performance in triathlons – as shown by many elite triathletes. But as well as keeping calm during a race, a recent study, published in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine and carried out by a team at Germany’s University of Freiburg’s Department of Sport Science, found that an individual’s attitude and expectations about an exercise session can influence the psychological and neurophysiological benefits gained from that session.     Advertisement So, when you are faced with a gloomy 6.30am training session in the rain, it might…

In the lead up to the Rio Olympic games, we were lucky enough to get one of only four limited edition Boardman Air 9.9’s made for the Rio Olympics in for a test ride, complete with signatures of Alistair and Jonny Brownlee themselves on the frame. Advertisement Needless to say it all went rather well in Rio, and we were more than keen to try out the same bike that the brothers rode so magnificently to Olympic gold and silver.  On first impressions it’s impressive just how integrated everything is – to the untrained eye it may not look as space-age as a fully aero road or TT bike, but…

The biggest players in the GPS market Garmin have announced the release of their most luxurious smartwatch to date, the Fenix Chronos.  Advertisement In it’s classiest form, the Chronos comes with a titanium strap, sapphire lens and high-res 1.2 inch display for a whopping £1,099,99. The leather-strapped version will ‘only’ set you back £849.99, however.  Click Here: liverpool mens jersey The metal case on the Chronus is made from premium jeweller’s grade materials, constructed to traditional watch making quality, and is designed to be as classy as it is practical. It comes equipped with everything you’d expect from their Vivoactive fitness trackers, including daily activity tracking technology, pedometer, calories counter and a…

Eurobike 2016 kicked off in the German town of Friedrichshafen today, with some exciting new tri-related products on display for the 2017 season.  Advertisement Of the new bike releases, 220 was excited to hear of the Parlee TTR tri bike, the world’s first to have disc brakes and through-axles. We’ll be getting an exclusive run-through of the bike’s engineering process from the bike’s creator Bob Parlee in the coming days.   The new Parlee TTR with disc brakes Other big bike news includes the new lineup of Scott Foil aero road bikes, with the Foil Premium at the top of the line complete with the new Dura-Ace electronic groupset. Austrian…

On Wednesday 5th October at the Cube Cinema in Bristol, ultra endurance triathlete Luke Tyburski will be hosting a screening of his brand new The Ultimate Triathlon documentary. Advertisement Forced out of a professional football career and into depression by injury, Luke Tyburski discovered his salvation in the world of extreme endurance sport. The Ultimate Triathlon is his own creation: an insane 2,000km solo swim, bike and run from Morocco to Monaco, all in just 12 days. Experienced athletes said it couldn’t be done, Luke believed otherwise… On the night, Luke will also be hosting a Q&A with the audience. Date: Wednesday 5th October  Where: Cube Cinema, Bristol, BS2 8JD…

220’s second day at Eurobike was, naturally, all about the bikes, as we got all the info on the latest version of the record-breaking Canyon Speedmax and Parlee’s TTR, the first tri bike with disc brakes and through-axles. Advertisement Canyon have at long last announced the release of the Speedmax CF this week, a more accessible (and more affordable) version of the Speedmax CF SLX rode to glory by Jan Frodeno at Challenge Roth earlier this summer.  Marketing manager Nick Allen tells us the bike will be available at numerous price points, starting at €2300 specced with Mavic wheels and Shimano 105 groupset – though still a big investment for…

One of the most exciting developments in the road and tri-bike world has potentially been announced at Eurobike 2016, via renowned bike brand Argon 18.  Advertisement With a working title of ‘Smartbike’, the system can connect numerous sensors to the rider to give a huge amount of information about position. The data can be downloaded and your optimal aerodynamic position on the bike determined: this can then be used to actually fine-tune your position while riding to make it the most aerodynamic, in effect replicating wind tunnel data in real-time. Though developer Marc Graveline says this in no way negates the importance of bike fit (more so that Smartbike is…