GB elite Aaron Harris has been rewarded for his 2014 performances, including sixth at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, with a move into British Triathlon’s Podium squad.
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GB elite Aaron Harris has been rewarded for his 2014 performances, including sixth at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, with a move into British Triathlon’s Podium squad.
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Harris, 26, joins the Brownlee brothers Alistair and Jonathan and regular World Triathlon Series top-ten finisher Adam Bowden on the men’s top-tier team, while there are no surprises for the women’s Podium squad: Jodie Stimpson, Non Stanford, Helen Jenkins and Vicky Holland.
With qualification for Rio 2016 in their sights, British Triathlon has picked a further 14 athletes for its Podium Potential squad, though Scotland David McNamee and England’s Katie Hewison aren’t included, having both retired from international triathlon.
Hewison’s departure makes way for Jessica Learmonth to join the squad, after taking bronze at the Madrid ETU European Cup last September. Speaking to 220 recently, McNamee said that he chose to quit ITU racing as qualifying for Kona 2015 is “the dream I had to chase”.
British Triathlon’s 2015 World Class Programme is as follows:
Podium
Adam Bowden, 32, Loughborough
Alistair Brownlee, 26, Leeds
Jonathan Brownlee, 24, Leeds
Aaron Harris, 26, Loughborough
Vicky Holland, 29, Leeds
Helen Jenkins, 30, Bridgend
Non Stanford, 26, Leeds
Jodie Stimpson, 25, Oldbury
Podium Potential
Marc Austin, 20, Stirling
Gordon Benson, 20, Leeds
Tom Bishop, 23, Leeds
Mark Buckingham, 29, Leeds
Miles Burton, 18, Bath
Morgan Davies, 20, Loughborough
Matt Sharp, 25, Bath
Grant Sheldon, 20, Stirling
Sophie Coldwell, 19, Loughborough
Lucy Hall, 22, Leeds
Jessica Learmonth, 26, Leeds
Sian Rainsley, 17, Coventry
Lois Rosindale, 24, Leeds
Georgia Taylor-Brown, 20, Leeds
This year’s World Triathlon Series gets underway in just seven weeks’ time with its first-ever visit to Abu Dhabi on March 6-7, and the World Cup gets going with a trip to Mooloolaba, Australia on March 14. For the complete race calendar head to the ITU website.
We’ll be covering all the WTS action right here on the 220 website and Twitter – don’t miss it!
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This year’s Challenge Wanaka has attracted its strongest-ever pro field of 27 athletes who’ll be racing next month (22 February), with Britain’s Joel Jameson among them.
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Jameson, whose career highlights include victory at the Outlaw (2011) and bronze at Challenge Henley (2013), will be facing competition from defending champion Dylan McNeice (NZL), Jose Jeuland (FRA) who placed third at Challenge Vichy 2014, and Braden Currie (NZL) making his long-course debut.
In the women’s pro field, Gina Crawford (NZL) returns for a crack at her sixth Wanaka win, and is joined on the start line by three American athletes, Kristin Lemos, Charisa Wernick and Katya Meyers, all Wanaka first timers.
Challenge Wanaka is New Zealand’s largest triathlon festival and starts with a 3.8km swim in the crystal clear waters of the South Island’s Lake Wanaka (wetsuit compulsory), followed by a two-lap 180km bike along two alpine lakes in the Southern Lakes region, finishing with a 42.km run along the Clutha River to finish in Albert Town.
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Entries to Challenge Wanaka 2015 remain open until 25 January 2015 at www.challenge-wanaka.com.
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Redefining ‘brave’, Travel Channel presenter Rob Bell is planning to run seven marathons in seven days across all seven of the world’s continents, starting in Antarctica today (January 19th).
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“I’ve done endurance events before, but nothing like this,” says Bell, who is doing the challenge with five friends. “The running itself will of course be a challenge but having any sleep confined to the few hours I can grab on planes between locations adds a whole new element. And I like my sleep.
“We are doing this in order to raise money for charity. We have selected: KEEN London (UK) and The John Maclean Foundation (Australia). These charities provide access to sport for disabled children as well as helping them lead normal lives. This adventure is self-funded and all donations go directly to the charities.”
Bell and chums start today on Antarctica’s King George Island then fly up to Punta Arenas in Chile for tomorrow’s instalment. From there they head to Houston in the US, then London for the European leg, flying on to Cairo in Egypt to tick off Africa, then Singapore for the Asia stopover, before finishing in Sydney, Australia on 25th January.
The total distance they’ll cover on foot will be 295km, and they expect to be running for around 42hrs. Total flying time will be 52hrs, and the total distance covered (including running and flying) will be 43,500km.
We’re all here together!! @777epic @travelchannel @fly1above We fly to Antarctica first thing tomo. Night night. pic.twitter.com/BRjlv0kfHi
— Rob Bell (@MrRobBell) January 18, 2015
“I am unbelievably excited to take part in such a mammoth endurance sports challenge. Not only am I eager to push my body to its absolute limits, my key motivation is the two amazing charities that the boys and I are doing this for.”
Rob has kindly agreed to share his kit list for this mammoth challenge with us:
– 7 x 2XU running tops – mix of vests and tees
– 1 pair Nike & 1 pair Umbro general sports shorts – anything with pockets I like
– Range of running and generic sports socks
– 3 pairs 2XU compression tights (cold weather running & recovery)
– 2 pairs 2XU compression socks for flights recovery
– 1 x headsweats running visor for sunny / hot climes
– Ronhill hat & gloves set for cold climes
– 1 x Garmin Forerunner 620 & heart rate monitor
– Many hours worth of 1Above flight drink – to remain hydrated in the air and help prevent DVT
– 2 x 2XU polo shirts for travel
– 1 x 2XU hoody for travel
– 1 x 2XU down jacket for warmth & comfort in cold climes
– Therabands for mobilising and conditioning muscles
Rob Bell’s 777 marathon challenge will feature this April on Travel Channel, Virgin Media 288, Sky channel 249 and 251 and on Freesat, channel 151.
In order to donate anyone can go to the website: www.1above777.com.
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The International Triathlon Union plans to combine four World Championship races into the biggest multisport festival yet – and they are looking for a host city.
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Bidding is now open to host the 2017 ITU Multisport World Championship Festival, an inaugural 10-day event featuring World Championship events in Duathlon, Aquathlon, Cross Triathlon and Long Distance Triathlon.
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“Combining all of these World Championship events into one festival will serve to further strengthen and evolve them, and will be very attractive to cities wishing to attract thousands of active visitors,” said ITU President and IOC Member Marisol Casado.
The host city can benefit from a significant boost in tourism and global media exposure. Previous world championships in triathlon have attracted at least 45,000 visitors per day and generated over $8m (£5.3m) worth of local spending on accommodation, transport, retail shopping and food and beverage.
The ITU Multisport World Championship Festival will also include both elite and mass participation races and is expected to draw 2,500 to 3,000 athletes, not including their support teams and families.
Interested cities must submit their bid packages to events@triathlon.org by March 27, 2015. The winning cities will be announced on May 15, 2015.
For more information, visit www.triathlon.org.
(Main image: Delly Carr / ITU)
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Henley is back on the triathlon map with the launch of the Henley Highwayman, an inaugural multisport event happening on June 5 to 7. Organisers touted a brand new format in which competitors can mix and match distances according to their abilities – and promised there will be no road closures this time around.
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Henley was home to the Challenge UK triathlon from 2011 to 2013, until race organisers moved the event to Weymouth in 2014.
While Challenge Henley had grown in participation over its three years, Just Racing UK had also faced criticism from the local community, including Henley’s MP and mayor, for road closures that lasted up to 12 hours.
But the Henley Highwayman won’t be closing any roads, race organiser Jeremy Laming told The Henley Standard at the event launch on January 15.
In fact, the Henley Highwayman isn’t your standard tri at all. Instead of a single race, it will spread out the three disciplines over three days, and a “sportive”, point-based format will provide competitors with plenty of opportunities to smash personal records in events of their choosing.
There are four individual categories, which are as follows:
Full: 4km swim / 182km bike / 25km run
Mid: 2km swim / 120km bike / 17km run
Sprint: 1km swim / 62km bike / 9km run
Pick & Mix: participants can play to their strengths and opt for any distance in each discipline. This option also allows an entrant to join a single event only.
Two group categories are also available: Team, in which all three members compete in all three disciplines, and Relay, in which each team member completes a designated leg.
The swim leg comprises a 1km loop in the Upper Thames along the Mill Meadows. In a “sportive” format, swimmers choose their own start times and can opt to complete one, two or four laps.
Whether competitors are gunning for a 62km, 120km or 182km bike leg, the ride begins at Henley’s marketplace, and offers the challenge of cycling the rolling Chiltern Hills before finishing back in the town centre.
Finally, the run is a scenic mix of road, trail and hills, taking competitors from the town hall to a loop up and down No Man’s Hill. Runners can target either 9km, 17km or 25km.
Winners will be determined by a scoring system which assigns equal weight to all three disciplines and takes both distance and performance into account. For example, while more points are available for longer distances, you’ll be better rewarded for a superb performance in a shorter distance than a poor showing in a longer distance.
Organisers are still ironing out the scoring system. It will be published in full detail at the end of February.
For the complete event details, visit henleyhighwayman.co.uk.
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Want to race with reigning world champ Sebastian Kienle? Book a ticket to Cannes, southern France.
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The Kona 2014 winner, who also has two Ironman 70.3 world titles under his belt, is headed to the Cannes International Triathlon on April 19, 2015.
Joining Kienle in Cannes are Jan Frodeno, who bagged the men’s tri gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and M-dot titleholders like European champ Bart Aernouts and IM Lanzarote 2014 first-placer Romain Guillaume.
@SebastianKienle @CannesTriathlon and I was looking forward to a nice ride in the beautiful mountains…
— Jan Frodeno (@janfrodeno) January 18, 2015
Meanwhile, the pro women set to compete in Cannes include Jenny Fletcher (the triathlon’s ambassador), Leanda Cave (2012 IM and IM 70.3 world champ) and Charlotte Morel (2013 Cannes International Triathlon winner).
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Cannes International Triathlon offers two courses, the L (2km swim / 80km bike / 16km run) and M (1km swim / 40km bike / 8km run), as well as a 10km run race.
The triathlon will be contested over a swim off Palm Beach, a bike leg from Cannes up nearly 800 metres to Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey and back, and a run through the southern stretch of the Boulevard de la Croisette.
For more information about Cannes International Triathlon, visit www.cannes-international-triathlon.com.
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The inaugural Challenge Dubai triathlon on February 27 will be a star-studded affair, at least as far as pro competitors are concerned, and Spain’s Javier Gomez is the latest to join the party.
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The competition just heated up even further @challenge_dubai on 27 Feb with the addition of @Jgomeznoya to the field! #WeAreTriathlon!
— Challenge Family (@Challenge_Famil) January 19, 2015
Gomez was an unstoppable force in 2014, bagging the Ironman 70.3 World Championship title in Mont Tremblant just a week after being crowned ITU World Triathlon series champ for the fourth time. Challenge Dubai will be his first race in 2015.
“I like half distances races and I really look forward to racing against the best triathletes in this distance. I expect Challenge Dubai is going to be a very tough and fast race because of the highest pro field level,” Gomez said.
With a prize pot of $300k (£198k) and a route dotted with sand dunes and world-famous landmarks, Challenge Dubai has already attracted pro triathletes from around the world, including Germany’s Jan Frodeno and Michael Raelert, New Zealand’s Terenzo Bozzone, and Australia’s Luke McKenzie, Tim Reed, Brad Kahlefeldt and Pete Jacobs.
Not to be outdone, the women’s field includes Switzerland’s Daniela Rfy and Caroline Steffen, Britain’s Jodie Swallow and Leanda Cave, and USA’s Meredith Kessler.
Challenge Dubai is the first race in the Challenge Triple Crown series, which also includes the recently announced Challenge Oman. Challenge Bahrain, whose debut in December 2014 was a tremendous success, will be the final race in the 2015 series, with a $1m (£660k) prize purse up for grabs.
“I’m happy to see how triathlon is growing in the Middle East countries. I’m sure it is something very good for the people, especially for the kids, and it is definitely very positive for our sport,” said Gomez.
Registration for Challenge Dubai is ongoing until January 31. Visit www.challenge-dubai.com for more information.
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Drew McIntyre recently spoke with Digital Spy where he revealed which member of the NXT UK roster he wants to have a match with.
On which NXT UK wrestler he wants to face:
“If I was to pick an opponent [from WWE NXT UK]that might be interesting for the fans to watch I’d say myself and Walter,” McIntyre said. “It might be a bit of a spectacle for everybody to watch and the story is simple – two big lads battering each other.”
His thoughts on Gallus:
“I’m always keeping an eye on Gallus,” McIntyre said. “I took Wolfgang’s first wrestling lesson about 16 or 17 years ago.”
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Earlier this week Stephanie McMahon issued a warning to both Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar following their “disrespectful actions” on Monday Night Raw, claiming that the McMahon family and WWE’s “Executive Team” would be taking action against the Beast Incarnate.
Heyman has now officially confirmed that Lesnar will cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase next week on Monday Night Raw, and that his target will be none other than the reigning, defending, WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion, Seth Rollins!
It remains unclear exactly when the Beast will exercise his right to cash-in the contract, but Heyman has indicated that he will be bringing “the pain” to Seth Rollins at some point during the episode, between the hours of 8PM and 11PM ET next Monday night.
Rollins is currently scheduled to face Baron Corbin for the Universal Championship next Friday at WWE Super Showdown, but obviously that could change depending on how Monday’s show turns out.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, please be advised my client @BrockLesnar hereby cashes in the @WWE #MoneyInTheBank contract …#RAW @StephMcMahon @WWERollins #BreakingNews pic.twitter.com/35SWHC2c65
— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) May 31, 2019
Randy Orton’s interview on WWE’s Super ShowDown event has been posted on the company’s YouTube channel. This video follows the one featuring Orton’s opponent for the June 7 event, Triple H.
The Viper talked about his history with The Game and pointed out that he never had a chance to take Hunter down on a big stage.
“I never really had the opportunity to beat him in front of a large crowd of people. Batista did, when he was coming up. John Cena has, Roman Reigns has, I think Seth Rollins has, so I think it’s my turn to get that notch on my belt that has Triple H’s name on it.”
Orton was then asked what’s next for him after his match with The Game. Orton said he missed his family and was anxious to get home. But he also mentioned the possibility of feuding with Finn Bálor on SmackDown Live.
“He’s got the I-C strap. It’s been a long time since I had that title, the Intercontinental title. I wouldn’t mind taking if off Fin, lugging it around the world for couple of weeks, months. There’s all kinds of talent that I’d like to work with I think Finn Bálor would be at the top of that list.”
Orton’s match with Triple H has had extremely little buildup, but that’s been the case for the majority of matches booked at Super ShowDown. The Saudi Arabia card also features Kofi Kingston defending the WWE Championship against Dolph Ziggler, Seth Rollins defending the Universal title against Baron Corbin and the dream match of Goldberg versus The Undertaker.
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