Posted on: 13 October 2017 CHALLENGEFAMILY is delighted to announce that, in addition to THECHAMPIONSHIP 2018 being held in the same spectacular venue x-bionic® sphere, it will offer a prize purse of €150,000. The 2017 middle-distance championship race, in which athletes from 57 countries competed, offered equal prize money for male and female athletes: 1st place: €30,000 (male/female) […]

Glasgow and Berlin will co-host the inaugural European Championships in August 2018, bringing together the existing championships of seven of Europe’s leading sports into one coordinated, exciting multi-sport event. Aquatics, cycling, gymnastics, golf, rowing and triathlon will be held in Scotland, with the German capital hosting the athletics. The 2018 European Championships Board has finalised […]

After an already outstanding season, including 13 wins, 10 of which came in WorldTour classed races, Peter Sagan has cemented his spot as the UCI WorldTour number one ranked rider. Having an almost unsurmountable lead going into the final WorldTour race of the season, the title was confirmed after Saturday’s Il Lombardia. The accolade is […]

FAIR PLAY AWARDS RECOGNISE TRUE OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS IN SPORTSMANSHIP THE OLYMPIC GAMES ARE ABOUT MORE THAN THE WIN, THE MEDALS OR THE RECORD-SETTING PERFORMANCES.  AT THEIR CORE, THE GAMES ARE ABOUT THE OLYMPIC VALUES OF EXCELLENCE, FRIENDSHIP AND RESPECT. THEY ARE ABOUT FAIR PLAY AND HUMAN SPIRIT. Nobody has epitomised these values more at the Olympic Games […]

Herbalife IRONMAN 70.3 Gdynia Skipper, Schmid, Blokhin, Riesler and Ellis to lead the PRO field   46 PRO athletes have registered to Herbalife IRONMAN 70.3 Gdynia, Poland. The race will feature top Polish triathletes as well as some well-known international athletes. Joe Skipper (GBR) and Diana Riesler (GER) seem to be the strongest contenders in […]

CCES calls for Russian athletics athletes to be banned from 2016 Olympic Games (Ottawa, Ontario – May 12, 2016) – On behalf of the clean athletes of the world, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) today renewed its call for the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) […]

The 2015 IAAF Indoor Permit meetings get underway this weekend with two of the most famous and historic events on the indoor calendar: the Indoor Meeting Karlsruhe on Saturday (31) and then the Russian Winter meeting in Moscow on Sunday (1). Across a three-week period, the series moves on from Germany and Russia and features […]

Press release: Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon team:  Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote Saturday 20th of September 2014 Will Clarke & Helle Frederiksen win Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote Romain Guillaume 3rd, Axel Zeebroek 9th The red squad of the Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team was well represented in Lanzarote with 4 athletes at the start line: Helle Frederiksen, Will Clarke, Romain Guillaume […]

Jens Voigt has put the Hour Record back into the headlines Thursday evening in Grenchen, Switzerland in front of over 1600 fans at the Velodrome Suisse, setting a new record distance of 51.110 kms to break the 2005 benchmark of 49.700 kms set in 2005 set by Ondrej Sosenka.   Jens Voigt was ahead of […]

European Championship 70.3 Bart Aernouts wins Ironman 70.3 Wiesbaden   Sunday 10th of August 2014   It’s another great Sunday for the Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team. Bart Aernouts won his first European Championship Ironman 70.3 today in Wiesbaden. His Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team mate Ronnie Schildknecht finished 7th. In a very strong female field, Liz […]

Swimming Australia is pleased to announce that the host venues for it’s major domestic events; the Australian Open, Age, Short Course and Open Water Swimming Championships, have been confirmed until the end of 2017. Following on from the success of the 2012 and 2013 Australian Swimming Championships in Adelaide, the SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre […]

IAAF the first international sports federation to launch anti-doping app   Monaco – The IAAF has launched a web app telling athletes what they need to know about all aspects of the IAAF’s anti-doping programme. The IAAF is the first international sports federation to launch a standalone app with detailed anti-doping information. It is free […]

Andy Schleck has successfully undergone surgery in the Crossklinik in Basel, Switzerland. An MRI scan prior to the operation provided pictures of the right knee allowing the doctors to confirm the diagnosis of the team doctor. Andy Schleck’s knee is severely damaged: there are partial ruptures in the collateral and cruciate ligaments, the meniscus is […]

Corinne Abraham European Champion in Ironman Frankfurt Germany.   Corinne Abraham of the Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team has won today’s Ironman Germany, which is also the European Championship. It is her second full Ironman victory after her last year’s win in Melbourne. Clocking in at 08:52:40, Corinne Abraham edged out comfortably Liz Lyles (USA; 08:56:36) […]

Alberto Contador finished today’s stage without any misfortunes and moved to fifth place in the overall classifications. The captain of Tinkoff-Saxo was happy with the result:   “The last days has been nervous with great risk throughout the stages. And today the crosswind was a factor as well forcing us to be well positioned. My […]

Spain’s Javier Gomez Runs to Fourth WTS Title of 2014 in Chicago   American Joe Maloy wins first USA Triathlon Elite Nationals title   CHICAGO — The inaugural ITU World Triathlon Chicago came to a close Sunday in spectacular fashion, with Spain’s Javier Gomez breaking away from the field to earn his fourth ITU World Triathlon […]

Tinkoff-Saxo (TCS) has been notified by our rider Roman Kreuziger that the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is likely due to instigate disciplinary proceedings against him arising from an alleged violation of its anti-doping rules due to abnormalities detected in his Biological Passport in 2011 and 2012. Roman Kreuziger issued a press release earlier in the […]

  I wish to announce that on 28.06.2013 I received notification from the Union Cycliste Internationale that the data in my biological passport had been examined for the period between 27.11.2007 and 09.04.2013.According to Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CAFD) experts there were abdnormalities in well defined and precise periods of the years 2011 and 2012.After receiving […]

Team Sky has selected its nine-man line-up for the 101st edition of the Tour de France, which starts with the Grand Départ in Yorkshire on Saturday 5 July.   Tour de France champion Chris Froome will lead the nine-man team and will be joined by: Richie Porte, Geraint Thomas, Mikel Nieve, Bernhard Eisel, Vasil Kiryienka, […]

  Olympians, Olympic hopefuls compete in Grant Park June 28-29   CHICAGO – USA Triathlon National Team member and No. 1 world ranked Gwen Jorgensen leads a field of 130 of the world’s top elite triathletes, including 19 Americans, who will compete in the ITU World Triathlon Chicago this weekend along Lake Michigan in Grant Park. […]

Campaign aims to unite more than 1 million supporters of cycling worldwide (Boulder, CO/Waterloo, WI) – PeopleForBikes and Trek Factory Racing (TFR) are teaming up for the remainder of the 2014 international race season, with a special emphasis on the Tour de France, in an effort to make riding better for everyone, everywhere. Trek Factory […]

CHICAGO — More than 4,000 triathletes – including elites, age-group athletes and paratriathletes – will be supported by the following official partners of the 2014 ITU World Triathlon Chicago: Chicago Department of Aviation; Life Time – The Healthy Way of Life Company; Garmin; Goose Island; Illinois Bone & Joint Institute; Herbalife; Element Multisport; and BOOM Nutrition. […]

Will looked confident from start to finish. He came out of the water as part of a leading group of four with Halksworth, Threlfall and Ackermann. Determined to stay ahead of the title contenders, Will pushed hard from the opening climb of the bike leg. His plan worked. Halksworth and Threlfall were also dropped before […]

Paez secures first Columbian victory at the Int. Alpentour Trophy   After two stage wins he got it! On today’s fourth and final stage of the 16th Int. Alpentour Trophy from Schladming and across the Hauser Kaibling Mountain Leonardo Paez secured himself the first overall win ahead of his team mate Tony Longo (ITA). In celebratory […]

 Open Water Swimming State Subchampion Adrián González wins the Palamós Swim Racewhich hosted this year 400 participants   In the female category Núria Ciuró and the Olympic Clàudia Dasca have reached the finish arch together at La Fosca beach. Mataró’s Swim Club swimmer, Adrián González, is the top finisher in the 4km race that took […]

Young Colombian talent renews through 2016   Trek Factory Racing is pleased to announce that Julian Arredondo has re-signed with the team on a new multi-year contract. The 25-year-old Colombian will remain with the team until the end of 2016. Arredondo joined the new team over winter. He thrived early on in the season, taking […]

Copenhagen, 12th of June – 2014 Saturday the 14th of June, : Roman Kreuziger, Daniele Bennati, Matti Breschel, Chris Anker Sørensen, Manuele Boaro,Matteo Tosatto, Michael Mørkøv and Oliver Zaugg. “Just like Dauphiné Libéré, Tour de Suisse is a warm-up race for Tour de France but we’re also here to achieve results. We have Roman as our leader and captain and we’ll see how far he […]

  Liz Blatchford of the Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team has successfully defended her Ironman Cairns title. Liz dominated the rain-drenched race from start to finish, clocking in with a final time of 09:16:58. Melanie Burke (New Zealand; 09:22:53) and Asä Lundström (Sweden; 09:25:56) completed the podium. This is Liz’ fifth Ironman title. The Uplace-BMC Pro […]

Luxembourg, 8th of June – 2014 With two stage wins and a second place adding Matti Breschel’s overall lead before the final stage of Tour de Luxembourg today, you can say that Tinkoff-Saxo have been dominating the race completely already. Today’s 168 kilometer long fourth and final stage was an undulating one and a break of […]

Ronnie Schildknecht and Bart Aernouts of the Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team have finished 4th and 8th respectively in today’s Ironman 70.3 Switzerland. Boris Stein (Germany; 03:44:42) took the title. Silver and bronze went to Ruedi Wild (03:45:31) and Mike Aigroz (03:46:31) of Switzerland. Local favorite Daniela Ryf won the women’s race in 04:00:14. Emma Pooley […]

Nicky Samuels and Andrea Hewitt both posted solid top 10 placings at the latest round of the ITU World Triathlon Series in London overnight, Samuels coming home in 5th place and Hewitt one spot back in 6th over the sprint distance. Gwen Jorgensen (USA) stamped her class on the field with a dominant performance including […]

Columbia Management to Partner with ITU World Triathlon Chicago   CHICAGO —   The partnership is in conjunction with a three-year agreement between ITU and Threadneedle Investments, a leading international asset manager and global financial sponsor of the World Triathlon Series. Columbia Management and Threadneedle Investments form the global asset management business of Ameriprise Financial. […]

Two U.S. women now ranked top five in ITU world rankings   CAPE TOWN, South Africa — USA Triathlon National Team members and 2012 Olympians Gwen Jorgensen and Sarah Groff raced to third and fourth place on Saturday at the inaugural ITU World Triathlon Cape Town, the second stop of the ITU World Triathlon Series.   […]

¨”All our thoughts go out to French superstar Laurent VIDAL, who shockingly suffered a cardiac arrest while training in France. All our thoughts and best wishes are with Laurent, his girlfriend and fellow triathlete Andrea Hewitt and all his family and friends. Be strong Laurent. All the athletes in Cape Town and around the world […]

  Last year, Roman Kreuziger took his biggest victory of his career when he soloed his way to the finish line and left everyone behind with 7 kilometers to go of Amstel Gold Race. In this interview, he reveals his thoughts about working with Alberto Contador, his present form and the upcoming Amstel Gold Race. […]

Dirk Bockel of the Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team has won the 2014 Ironman Melbourne. The Luxembourg athlete led a world-class field in the Asia Pacific Ironman championship with a time of 08:01:02. Paul Matthews (Australia; 08:02:14) and David Dellow (Australia; 08:03:07) completed the pro men’s podium. Dirk’s Uplace-BMC teammate Axel Zeebroek (Belgium; 08:12:35) finished 7th […]

Mooloolaba, Australia — Gwen Jorgensen and Katie Hursey ran to first- and second-place finishes for the United States on Saturday at the 2014 ITU World Cup opener. Jorgensen (St. Paul, Minn.), who finished fourth in the ITU World Triathlon Series rankings in 2013, clinched her victory in 59 minutes, 55 seconds on the 750-meter swim, 20-kilometer […]

Boulder, Colorado – Tyler Butterfield, two-time Olympian and top long-course triathlete, is thrilled to announce the partnership with the premiere wetsuit brand, Zone3. For the top triathletes in the world, the quest for high-level equipment is essential, and it starts with the swim. Butterfield enters this partnership with confidence and excitement in the innovative UK brand through […]

Liz Blatchford of the Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team has started her season with a win in today’s Husky Long Course Triathlon. Liz, the defending champion in Huskisson (NSW, Australia), completed the 2 kilometer swim, 80 kilometer bike ride and 20 kilometer run in 04:07:19. Lisa Marangon (04:08:51) finished second; Carrie Lester (04:12:28) came in third. […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon Certified Coaches Kathleen Johnston and Mike Ricci have been named the 2013 USA Triathlon Coaches of the Year for their successes within the developmental pipeline and the collegiate triathlon scene.   Johnston (Nashville, Tenn.) earned Development Coach of the Year honors for her guidance of Junior Elite and Youth Elite in the […]

An article in Tuesday’s Gazzetta Dello Sport on Fabian Cancellara’s hour record attempt brings the management of Trek Factory Racing to issue an official statement. General Manager Luca Guercilena: “We haven’t taken any decision whatsoever about the time and the place for an attempt. As we have said before, the team will communicate in the […]

The Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team has revealed its full 2014 line-up. Corinne Abraham, Bart Aernouts, Liz Blatchford, Dirk Bockel, Will Clarke, Helle Frederiksen, Sofie Goos, Romain Guillaume, Ronnie Schildknecht and Axel Zeebroek will compete for Uplace-BMC, starting with this Sunday’s Ironman 70.3 South Africa. These 10 world-class long distance triathletes have already collected 39 Ironman […]

Olympic Medallist & Chair of the IOC Athletes Commission Claudia Bokel confirmed as new Ambassador of WISE, the first ever International International Convention for Careers in Sports Lausanne, Switzerland, November 29, 2013 – Pursuing its will to support the athletes in career transition, “WISE – Work In Sports Exhibition” is pleased to announce Claudia Bokel […]

Michelle Dillon has announced today she will be working with Australian Elite Triathlete Felicity Abram over the winter in preparation for the 2014 season. Felicity is a World Class athlete who has had her fair share or injuries over the years, however still posted one of her best seasons to date last year with a […]