Formula 1 improved its financials in the first quarter of 2021 as the sport remained on its road to recovery after last years’ disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Total revenue for the period running from January 1 to March 31, 2021 came in at $180 million compared to $39 million for the first quarter of 2020. Formula 1 still suffered an operating loss in the quarter, but one that dwindled from $137 million last year to just $33 million in 2021. Click Here: Bape Kid 1st Camo Ape Head hoodie As a reminder, due to the global pandemic, no races were held in the first three months of 2020,…

Decided your A-race this summer? This could be a contender for all you middle distance athletes: the new Ironman 70.3 Durban. Advertisement The race will start on 2 August with a 1.9km swim off the city’s world-famous surfing beaches, followed by a 90.1km bike which takes athletes past the iconic Moses Mabhida stadium which was built for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The race will finish with a 21.1km run along Durban’s Golden Mile. (Licensed under CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons) “The popularity of triathlon in South Africa is on the rise – and athletes have long awaited the introduction of an additional race in the region,” said Keith…

Five years after winning the first ever Outlaw, former Royal Marine Paul Hawkins will be on the start line for both the Outlaw Half on 31 May and the Outlaw on 26 July. Advertisement Hawkins was a relatively unknown winner in 2010, but is likely start this year’s Outlaw Triathlon and Outlaw Half as favourite to win both and challenge the existing course records. Click Here: Palmeiras soccer tracksuit “I have very fond memories from winning the first Outlaw,” said Hawkins. “It was that performance in 2010 that made me realise that I was good enough to compete with some of the very best in the sport.  “If could win…

If you’re hunting omens for British triathlon success in 2015, look no further than the icy Yorkshire Dales on New Year’s Eve, where Alistair Brownlee was winning the Auld Lang Syne fell race. Advertisement It was three years on from hist last appearance and victory – the following summer he would be crowned Olympic champion. With brother Jonny third, the two split by another British triathlete, Mark Buckingham, an injury-free winter’s training for the siblings is a good sign of what’s to come. It’s just as well. Building a solid base is going to be needed because there has never been more on offer for the short course speedsters to…

Conrad Stoltz, Ben Allen, Richard Stannard, Jacqui Slack, Emma Garrard and Rachel Clay – all six former winners of Xterra England will return for this year’s event at the Vachery Estate in Surrey. Advertisement Up for grabs on the Bank Holiday weekend of 29th/30th August are national and European titles, a $25,000 prize purse and qualifying points for the 20th edition of the world championships in Maui, Hawaii. Last year Stoltz (RSA) and Garrard (USA) clinched victory, with ‘The Caveman’ Stoltz overtaking Stannard on the bike to finish 3mins clear and claim his fiftieth Xterra win, and Garrard overtaking Slack on the bike and hanging on to claim her first.…

Always a very popular race – and not just because it features one of Britain’s top racing drivers showing his athletic chops – the Jenson Button Trust Triathlon is moving to Derby this year in a bid to nearly double the capacity. Advertisement Previously held at Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire, this year’s event will take place at Markeaton Park in Derby city centre on Sunday 12 July. It’ll keep the same sprint format as years past, with the preliminary heat consisting of a 200m lake swim, 11km cycle and 2.5km run. The top performers will then go on to the final, 400m swim, 20km cycle and 5km run, with the…

Click:slot milling The March 2015 issue of your favourite tri mag is on sale now, featuring 20 ways to ignite your outdoor training this spring, advice on pushing your limits across all three disciplines and lots more. Advertisement Other highlights in this month’s issue include: A life in Ironman – we speak to Mirinda Carfrae, the fastest woman in long distance triathlon 220 Triathlon Show 2015 – official eight-page guide  Upgrade your wheels – 10 race sets on test, plus bike pedals and run socks rated  Storck vs Bianchi – which £3k bike is worth the extra spend?  PLUS win a huge £2,575 race package for the London Triathlon Find 220…

With just over a month to go until the start of the 2015 World Triathlon Series in Abu Dhabi, most of the sport’s biggest Olympic distance stars are confirmed for the start pontoon, including top Brits the Brownlee brothers and Jodie Stimpson. Advertisement This is the first time the WTS tour stops in Abu Dhabi, and the sprint distance season opener has attracted both 2014 winners Javier Gomez (ESP) and Gwen Jorgensen (USA), and a large British contingent too: Helen Jenkins, Lucy Hall, Vicky Holland, Aaron Harris, Adam Bowden and David McNamee are all on the start list. There is massive strength in depth too: Mario Mola (ESP), Richard Murray…

Are you part of a triathlon club planning to send its top athletes to The Bastion this July? This could be worth your while – there’s £250 cash and an impressive trophy on offer to the club with the first three members past the finishing line. Advertisement Taking place at Hever Castle on 12 July and known as one of the toughest long distance triathlons in the UK, the only criterion for entry into this year’s inter club champs is that each club must have a minimum of three entries. The individual times of the fastest three members will then be added together and averaged. Click Here: Brazil football tracksuit…

Ironman has named its overall 2014 All World Athlete Champions for each age-group category, with the US being top-ranked nation with 12 champs, followed by Australia and Canada with four apiece. Advertisement The 28 AWA champions come from nine different countries: Germany and Brazil have two AWA champions each, while Britain has just one, along with New Zealand, the Netherlands and Japan.  Caroline Livesey from North Yorkshire is the British athlete who earned top overall spot in the 35-39 category, after coming first in her division at Ironman Texas and Ironman Austria, and third in Kona. Livesey also won silver at the British Middle Distance Championships in Aberfeldy last summer,…