Picking up a new hobby after watching a movie on an aeroplane may seem fairly normal to most people – but when that new hobby involves swimming the English Channel followed by some of the most dangerous straits of water known to man, it begins to sound less conventional!   Advertisement Adam Walker did exactly that, and eventually his accomplishments in swimming allowed him to turn his passion into a career as a swim coach and motivational speaker, with his own coaching website oceanwalkeruk.com to promote the teaching of the Ocean Walker front crawl technique. How the Ocean Walker swim stroke can benefit triathletes From his humble beginnings as a toaster…

Twenty-fifteen was the year we saw new races launch, iconic races celebrate milestone anniversaries and more innovative products released than one can shake a lightsaber at. But which were best? Advertisement It’s time for you to let us know, as round one of polling for the 220 Triathlon Awards 2016 is now open. You can choose any athlete, race or product you like – plus this year every voter will be entered into a draw to win an Altium i10 specialist performance device, worth £499. Advertisement Click here now to cast your vote! Click Here: factory direct men products

February: Ryf begins her journey towards long-course dominance March: The WTS Series kicks off, Jonny Brownlee wins in Auckland April: Huge WTS success for Brit athletes May: Leeds lands 2016 World Series event as Alistair wins last event in London June: Gomez comes to Staffordshire to win Ironman 70.3 event July: Bailey Matthews steals the show at Castle Howard Triathlon August: Ryf and Frodeno crowned 70.3 World Champions September: Vicky Holland caps remarkable year by winning WTS Edmonton October: Frodeno and Ryf win again in Kona November: Laurent Vidal passes away December: Daniela Ryf wins $1M dollar Triple Crown prize 2016: what’s in store Advertisement Click Here: sydney roosters shirt

For the second year, TV chef Gordon Ramsay and his wife Tana are offering triathletes places to race in the sold out Ironman 70.3 UK Staffordshire as part of the GTR100 team. Advertisement Only 100 places are up for grabs to join Gordon and Tana on the 1.2-mile open water swim, 56-mile bike and 13.1-mile run in the Shugborough Country Estate on 12 June 2016. Each place costs £1,200 and members of the team will have to commit to raising at least £2,500 for the Gordon and Tana Ramsay Foundation, which recently launched a new partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital, one of the world’s leading children’s hospitals. Funds raised…

Whether it’s on city centre harbours, rural rivers or remote lakes, the rise in popularity of stand up paddle boarding (SUP) has been unavoidable in recent summers. And the 2016 looks to be the biggest yet in terms of triathlon SUP events, with a major new series being hosted across England and Wales. Advertisement Kicking-off at Chepstow diving centre on 8 May 2016, the triSUP Series is a five-date affair from Martin Barden, the founder of UK Cycling Events, the largest cycling event organiser in Europe. Click Here: Italy National Team soccer tracksuit Each event will have two triSUP levels of Short and Standard, with Short event starting with a…

The February issue of 220 Triathlon magazine went on sale today, featuring a beginner’s guide to building triathlon fitness in your gym to prepare for your first race.  Advertisement Other highlights in this month’s issue include: Step up to Ironman with Joe Skipper: exclusive interview with British Kona pro Joe Skipper, plus top long-distance tips from the man himself Joe Skipper reveals his go-to sessions to help you beast the Ironman bike leg Gear focus: Aerobars We look at one of the biggest opinion dividers in the cycling community Performance Change the pace up in the pool, go high gear/low cadence on the bike and off-road running to boost form Competition: This month win an amazing…

The UK’s first and only mass-participation disability sports series today announced it is introducing a triathlon to its list of events on 15th May at Eton Dorney Lake – the event is open to everyone, and they’re offering a special 10% discount on entries using the code 220TriathlonTFT10, valid until 29th February!  Advertisement Previously all solo Tribal challenges have been para-only events; however the new triathlon gives friends, families and supporters of the series the chance to be part of the day and help raise funds for Tribal, with all entry fees going directly towards the running of their various para events. The Tribal Friends Tri, a 400m swim, 20k bike…

From the earliest days of multisport, tri teams have had a troubled existence. Despite initial fanfare, the touted likes of Commerzbank and Tri-Dubai have both folded due to a lack of funds or declining interest from those who write the cheques. Click Here: 3d printing Advertisement The Belgian-based operation (and recently rechristened) BMC Etixx Pro Triathlon Team are hoping to change this with self-sufficiency, a new sponsor in rising nutrition brand Etixx and a wealth of non-drafting stars targeting Ironman glory. We caught up with the (brilliantly-surnamed) general manager Bob de Wolf at their major pre-season camp at Sands Resort in a naturally windy Lanzarote. Here the Belgian Kona finisher…

Along with Joe Skipper, David McNamee was the break-out Brit Ironman male of the 2015 season. McNamee came through the British Triathlon set-up before leaving for the long-course world in late 2014. The next year saw him take the Ironman UK title and finish 11th at the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii, the best male Brit of the day and with the fastest marathon time, too. Advertisement The race led to the Scot joining the BMC Etixx Pro Tri Team for 2016, working alongside Will Clarke, Liz Blatchford and a host of non-drafting pros aiming for long-course dominance. We caught up with the 27-year-old to talk through his career… ON…

Dimond Bikes has released two new beam-shape models for the 2016 season, a lower price bike, the ‘Dimond Xpress,’ at $5,950 and the ‘Brilliant’, at a pricier $9,879. The frameset for these are $4,000 and $6,850 respectively. Advertisement The Xpress bike features the same riding experience as the original Dimond, and weighs roughly 200 grams more depending on the size, and comes with a standard build and paint option. Advertisement The Brilliant features their new ‘Superfork’ and allows for custom paint and builds. Its magnetic cover on the superfork removes easily to service the brake, but stays on while riding. The prototype was trialled by Dimond pro Maik Twelsiek in Kona at the…