On Saturday 17 September the women’s 2016 World Triathlon Series will come to an end at the World Triathlon Grand Final Cozumel, but who will emerge World Champion? Advertisement Two-time reigning world champion and Olympic gold medallist Gwen Jorgensen (USA) will attempt to defend her title and beat present WTS leader Flora Duffy (BER). Jorgensen is currently sitting second in the Columbia Threadneedle rankings, 166 points behind Flora Duffy from Bermuda, and earning the title once again would make it three in a row, an accomplishment no elite woman has ever done. In order for Duffy to be crowned World Champion, she needs to finish first or second in the race. While Jorgensen…

Ironman has added the German city of Hamburg to its event schedule for 2017.  The provisional course so far includes the Jungfernstieg pier in the very heart of the city as the start point of the 3.8 km swim course, which goes through the Binnen and Außenalster lakes. The two-loop 180.2 km bike course goes through Harbour City and across the famous “Köhlbrandbrücke” bridge to the southern metropolitan area of Hamburg. Advertisement The marathon run course consists of four loops along the Alter Lake in the city centre. “We are very pleased to host another world-class endurance sports event in Hamburg,” said Hamburg´s Sports Senator Andy Grote. “Ironman Hamburg will…

GB’s age-group team have won 11 medals, including three golds, at the 2016 ITU Sprint Distance Triathlon World Championship in Cozumel, Mexico. Advertisement One of the golds went to Michael Smallwood who 24 hours after winning gold in the 70-74 category at Aquathlon World Championships won another gold in the sprint distance. His time would also have been fast enough to win the 65-69 division. He is also taking part in the standard distance on Sunday so is now focussed on winning the treble. Liz Dunlop (60-64) is also a double medal winner in Cozumel, adding another silver to that which she also won in the Aquathlon. Jacqui Phillips (45-59) and…

The temperature was hot and humid and there were talks about reducing the race to a sprint distance, but the soaring temperatures did not daunt Flora Duffy from Bermuda who executed a fantastic race to take the win and world title, with USA’s Gwen Jorgensen taking second. Advertisement   Because when you have just won your first Triathlon World Championship and the first ever for your country, ya gotta do a lil skip down the finish chute. Well done, @floraduffy! #BER #wtscozumel #triathlon #worldchampion A photo posted by World Triathlon (@worldtriathlon) on Sep 17, 2016 at 5:29pm PDT Duffy entered the race as the series leader knowing she had to…

Coming into the final race of the season, the message was clear: if Jonny Brownlee was to win the world title he needed to win WTS Cozumel and keep Spaniard Mario Mola off the podium. With just 400m of the race to go, the plan was working as Jonny led the field and Mola was trailing in fifth. Advertisement Jonny’s second elite ITU world title beckoned, until a bonk saw him collapse with exhaustion. His brother Alistair would scoop him up and carry his younger sibling to the line, being passed by South Africa’s Henri Schoeman on the way. Jonny would finish second and be rushed straight to hospital as…

The video of Alistair Brownlee helping his brother to the finishing line of WTS Cozumel has gone viral. The emotional scenes of Alistair supporting and half carrying his younger brother bring a tear to the eye. It was not only a bid to give him the best chance of winning the World Series and being awarded the title world champion, but also so he could get medical assistance he obviously needed. Advertisement WTS final in Cozumel: who will win men’s world title? Alistair said: ““I have been in that position before, when it happened to me in London a few years ago, I remember being in second place and then coming around…

Mario Mola has said that he believes Alistair Brownlee impeded him in the swim leg of WTS Cozumel. The story was reported by The Independent in the UK, based on an interview that the new ITU WTS Champion gave on Monday September 19 with Spanish station Radio Cope. Advertisement  Jonny Brownlee, Alistair’s younger brother, was Mola’s biggest threat for the title, and it was this race that would determine who would be crowned ITU World Champion. If Jonny Brownlee won, and Mola didn’t make the top three, Jonny would be World Champion, otherwise the title would be Mola’s.  WTS final in Cozumel: who will win men’s world title? “I don’t know who…

In a new international competition teams of 12 professional long-distance triathletes (six men and six women) from the USA, Europe and the rest of the world (dubbed the ‘Internationals’) will compete against each other. Advertisement There will be 12 separate race matches, with an athlete from each team in each, and the races will be staggered 10 minutes apart. Athletes will be awarded points on their performances in their respective race match and the team with the most overall points from the 12 races will be crowned the victors.   The Collins Cup–How It Works It has been called The Collins Cup in honour of John and Judy Collins, who…

After footage appeared to show Alistair Brownlee shouting at Richard Murray shortly after getting brother Jonny over the finish line at WTS Cozumel, he revealed to 220 Triathlon that he simply said: “I would have done the same for you” – rubbishing the theory that Alistair was simply prioritising his brother’s chances of winning the World Triathlon Series by getting him to the line quicker. Advertisement Speaking at the Brownlee Triathlon in Leeds, an event the brothers have been involved in since its inception four years ago, Alistair was critical of those saying Jonny would have been tended to quicker had he left him with a steward: “Anyone who’s saying it was potentially…

Three weeks to the day since Vicky Holland crossed the line to take bronze, and with it GB’s first-ever women’s Olympic tri medal, the same blue carpet bore witness to yet more history making – Andy Lewis taking gold in the men’s PT2 category. As important and fantastic an achievement as this was, what made this more significant was that it occurred during triathlon’s Paralympic debut. The first time paratri has featured in any Paralympic Games. Advertisement Paratriathlon: the ultimate guide Watching Lewis’ race unfold alongside the many and varied personal battles playing out along the Copacabana Beach, it seemed so normal, it just worked, of course the paratriathlon was at…