Age-group spots at next year’s World Triathlon Leeds are nearly sold out, with the Olympic distance race now full and just a few spaces remaining in the shorter events. Advertisement >>> World Triathlon Series lands in Leeds Nearly 4,000 entries have now been sold according to organisers, with more than half of them being Olympic distance spots. Just a small number of Sprint and Beginner distance entries remain. World Triathlon Leeds will be held on 11-12 June 2016, and spectators can watch the action for free. Olympic bronze medallist and Leeds native Jonny Brownlee has been involved in designing the course, which for the elite races will include as many…

Race week is finally here. Chicago is set to host an incredible series of triathlons over the next few days for age-groupers and elites alike, culminating in the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final. Advertisement UPDATE 18/9/15: Due to harsh weather conditions expected on Friday, significant changes have been made to today’s schedule. See changes in full below.  >>> World Triathlon Chicago 2015 preview: who’s racing? 220’s Liz Barrett arrived in the Windy City a few days ago and kicked off our on-the-ground coverage with the Aquathlon World Champs. She also attended the Parade of Nations: Spot anyone you know? Parade of Nations #WTSChicago pic.twitter.com/AftacIhfcI — 220Triathlon (@220Triathlon) September 16, 2015…

With so many races happening in Chicago over the next few days, it’s easy to lose track of the big stories. Which is where we come in – we’re covering all the action live from Windy City, and will give you all the key news as it happens. Advertisement >>> 2015 World Triathlon Chicago schedule – what’s happening, and when? So here’s our rundown of the names and events to watch out for…. Under23 Preview The men’s and women’s Under23 World Championship start lists are overflowing with talent that have already been making headlines amongst the elites this year. The U23 athletes will compete on the same standard distance course…

Team GB today added another 10 medals to their tally, to bring their total haul to 28 following yesterday’s aquathlon action. Advertisement But the second day of competition started with a disappointing result for GB hopeful Gordon Benson, in the men’s U23 race. The 2015 European Games victor was in the lead quintet heading onto the final 10km, but couldn’t hang on as the pace kicked up, finishing fifth and affording the win to last year’s world junior silver medallist, Jacob Birtwhistle (AUS). Benson’s teammates Chris Perham and Marc Austin finished 26th and 33rd, respectively. GB’s luck soon turned, though, as a field of 313 of the county’s best athletes over the 750m…

Chicago’s temperamental weather put paid to a swim-bike-run battle at this evening’s 2015 World Junior Champs, forcing organisers to turn the championship decider into a duathlon. With all spectators and athletes evacuated from the venue due to the high risk of lightning strikes, play was delayed by 95mins. Click Here: Bape Men 1st Camo Bape Sta track pants Advertisement Once let loose, the 65-strong field of junior men ran together for almost the entirety of the first lap of the two-lap, 5km run. Hitting T1, 24 men were separated by just 5secs. With slippy conditions for the 20km, four-lap bike leg, the strongest cyclists prevailed, whittling down those 24 to just…

We haven’t seen Jonny Brownlee for a while, which disconcerts us. The World Triathlon Series without one or more Brownlee is like a once great box set without a key character. Game of Thrones without Tyrion, say. Still entertaining, yes, but with its shine slightly dimmed. Advertisement >>> 2015 World Triathlon Chicago: what’s happening, when? But much like the storm clouds heading in our direction, as we catch a brief chat between BBC filming commitments and swim practice, the 2015 season has been somewhat turbulent for the 2012 ITU World Champion. Click Here: Cheap AFL Guernsey “Turbulent’s a good way of describing it actually. I had a slow start to…

Tensions were high among the paratri squad following the previous night’s storms, which had delayed the Junior Men’s Champs by two hours. With more inclement weather forecast today, the GB squad had had a restless night. As time changes were announced for the Women’s Elite and Junior events, the paratri squad breathed a sigh of relief when their event was given the green light as planned. Advertisement PT4 GB athlete Lauren Steadman hasn’t lost a race since May 2014, and having won the Olympic test event in August the reigning world champ went in to the final with a sizeable target on her back. Never one to play it safe, however,…

A real-life American Dream played out live today to the throngs of supporters who’d shown up in Chicago to witness history being made. US heroine Gwen Jorgensen maintained her record-beating winning streak when it mattered most, providing the home crowd with a spectacle of sporting supremity. Sniffing the lead from the off, Jorgensen crossed the line 1:55:36 later to take her 12th consecutive WTS win and her second consecutive world title. Advertisement The crowd was no doubt hoping for a US 1-2-3 with athletes Katie Zaferes and Sarah True ranked second and third heading into the final event. But GB’s Non Stanford and Vicky Holland had other ideas, sticking with…

GB pro athletes Vicky Holland and Non Stanford are two steps closer to Rio thanks to their outstanding performances at yesterday’s WTS Grand Final in Chicago. British Tri’s strict Olympic nomination policy demanded podium finishes at both the Test Event in Rio and the Grand Final to ensure automatic qualification. By repeating their two-three finish from Rio, Stanford and Holland achieved what many believed to be a nigh-on impossible feat, and, bar injury, will be lining up on Copacabana Beach on 20 August 2016. Advertisement For 2013 ITU World Champion Stanford, who finished in silver position at both qualification events, Rio will be her first Olympic Games. Having missed the…

Olympic silver medallist, world 70.3 champ, world Xterra champ and now five-time world ITU champ, Javier Gomez today cemented his position as one of the greatest athletes of all time. Advertisement Finishing second in the Chicago Grand Final behind teammate Mario Mola was enough to retain his world title and become the first ITU athlete to win five world crowns. Gomez started his world-record beating championship campaign by exiting Lake Michigan in 16th place, 18secs down on leader Slovakia’s Richard Varga (16:1mins). But he was straight into the lead bike group, stuck in for 40k and ran the entirety of the 10k with teammate Mola, before the latter charged in…