With just a few months to go until the 25th Windsor Triathlon, organisers Human Race have confirmed a new swim route which is expected to be faster and offer athletes new PBs this year. Advertisement The new start will be located further west, close to Windsor Leisure Centre. Unlike previous years the swim will now go with the current of the river for the first three quarters of the 1,500m section, sticking to the south bank. Once participants reach Eton pedestrian bridge they will turn and that’s where the real test begins with the final several hundred metres being against the flow. Everybody exits at the traditional location where transition…

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After three packed days of seminar sessions, product demos, endless pool coaching, awards, sportives and a guest appearance from a Pussycat Doll, the 220 Triathlon Show closed its doors last Sunday for another 12 months. Advertisement Let’s take a look at some of the highlights… Exhibition Seminars Awards Sportive 10K run (Images: Dave Caudery) Advertisement Did you go to this year’s 220 Triathlon Show? Let us know in the comments below! Click Here: Bape Men 1st Camo Applique Oxford shirt

The Bavarian city of Regensburg – one of Germany’s oldest and most beautiful – is to host a new Challenge Family long-distance triathlon in the summer of next year, finishing in the Cathedral Square of the Old Town. Advertisement The action will start on 14 August 2016 with a 3.8km swim in Lake Guggenberger, located just outside of town, followed by a 180km cycle through the Bavarian Forest Nature Reserve, finishing with a 42.2km run along the Danube before finishing in the centre of town. With a 1,500m total elevation, the bike leg is sure to challenge athletes – the two climbs of significance are located around the 30km and…

David Weir, a British paratriathlete with six Olympic golds to his name, has said that the new Para Tri Series being launched today by fellow Paralympian Sophia Warner is a “great opportunity” for disabled people to have fun and take part in triathlon. Click Here: vans shop Advertisement Speaking to broadcaster Chris Evans on the Radio 2 breakfast show this morning, Weir – described as one of the best athletes this country has ever produced – said the aim is to get disabled people into sport. “That’s my dream as well, I want to see people get involved in sport. As a disabled athlete myself, when I started I just…

How does it feel to be racing in the WTS for the first time? Advertisement Exciting and a bit scary as well at the same time! I’m really lucky to train alongside Non and the rest of the athletes in Leeds. The chance to get on the start line with those girls is what you dream of every day when you wake up and it’s what you train for, so I can’t wait to start in Abu Dhabi! Like I said it’s very nerve-wracking at the same time. I do get nervous, but I think that works in your favour because it gets the adrenaline going. But I think I…

Click:CNC machining Former Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt spoke to us at the 220 Triathlon Show last weekend about why she’s decided to do the super-sprint race at ITU Hyde Park this May, after having a baby just 12 weeks ago. Advertisement As a dancer and performer, Wyatt says she’s very competitive and is already pushing herself hard in training – doing squats with baby in her living room – but admits she does find it a bit of a shift to get into the race mentality where it’s “all about winning”. For our complete photo galleries of this year’s 220 Triathlon Show, head here. For more videos from this year’s…

They breed them hardy on Scotland’s west coast, which is just as well because Irvine local David McNamee could not have picked a much tougher assignment for his first tilt at non-drafting racing. Advertisement The 26-year-old triathlete, who made the surprising decision to turn his back on a stab at the Rio Olympics in favour of going long, must have thought he was back in the ITU ranks after lining up alongside 61 other professional men for the start of Challenge Dubai.  In a race characterised by testing conditions and beset with controversy, the flying Scotsman clocked 3:55:03 to finish 21st. Once the desert dust had settled, 220 columnist Tim…

The 2015 World Triathlon Series starts in Abu Dhabi this Saturday over sprint distance (750m swim/20km bike/5km run), with Jonathan Brownlee and Jodie Stimpson the biggest British names on the start pontoon. Advertisement Jonathan’s older brother Alistair has been forced to pull out with an ankle injury, while top British women Non Stanford (2013 world champion) and Helen Jenkins (2011 world champ) will give Abu Dhabi and the next two rounds in Auckland and Australia’s Gold Coast a miss in order to continue their winter training, according to British Triathlon. The men’s race will include reigning WTS champ Javier Gomez and his Spanish compatriot Mario Mola, while other British men…

The weekend’s nearly here and that means one thing – training time! Our readers have been asking for help on dealing with coughing fits in the swim, what the best TT bikes are for under £1,000 and more… Click Here: custom rapid prototyping service Advertisement “I have been swimming since last August and have taken in my fair share of water when swimming, as I am sure many others have.  However last week for the first time I thought that I had inhaled some water as I had a choking fit and seriously thought this was it. I couldn’t get my breath and had to be slapped on the back and…