Remembering Pierre Close: Tragic Loss at Embrunman, the Toughest Triathlon | Liège’s Triathlège Club Pays Tribute

2023-09-21 21:44:00 Pierre Close, a 48-year-old doctor from Liège, died on Thursday from his injuries caused by a fall during the last Embrunman, one of the most difficult long distances of the triple effort organized in the world, traditionally every August 15, around Embrun , in the Hautes Alpes. The father of the family, president … Read more

Jan Frodeno’s Quest for Ironman World Championship Glory in Nice

2023-09-06 09:55:52 Status: 06.09.2023 11:55 a.m The best triathletes in the world will fight for the Ironman World Championship in Nice on Sunday (September 10, 2023, 6:50 a.m.). Does superstar Jan Frodeno succeed in completing a career? And what makes the bike course so spectacular and dangerous? The answers are here. By Sebastian Rieth from … Read more

Controversy Surrounding the Ironman World Championships in Nice: Insights from Thomas Hellriegel, First German Triathlete to Triumph in Hawaii

2023-09-06 03:32:43 Status: 06.09.2023 05:28 In 1997 he triumphed in Hawaii as the first German triathlete. Thomes Hellriegel has competed in Kona far more than a dozen times. He has a clear opinion on the upcoming Ironman World Championships in Nice. For Thomas Hellriegel, the first German Hawaii triumphant, the upcoming first Ironman World Championship … Read more

Paris Games Prep: Duathlon Switch for Paris Test-Event Relay due to Water Quality Concerns

2023-08-20 06:10:24 Bis repeated. As with the paratriathlon event on Saturday, the mixed relay of the Paris test-event, serving as preparation for the Paris Games next year, has been transformed into a duathlon (running and cycling) due to the poor water quality of the Seine this Sunday. At the Olympic Games, it will not be … Read more

triathlon in and around the Seine, a “test event” with challenges for France

2023-08-16 13:30:21 One year before the Paris Olympics, the world triathlon is organizing its “test event” from August 17 to 20 in and around the Seine. Several French people will want to take their bearings and snatch an Olympic qualification while the quality of the river water, “satisfactory”, will be scrutinized. Published on: 08/16/2023 – … Read more

Jan Frodeno Claims First Pro Tour Victory at US Open, Beating World Number 1 – Full Race Results

2023-08-06 15:19:00 The legend was written a little more this Saturday in Milwaukee for the Pro Tour US Open. Jan Frodeno, 2008 Olympic champion and in the pantheon of triathletes signed his first Pro Tour victory. At 41, the German went for his victory in 3h14m12s, almost thirty seconds before the American Jason West (3h14m40s) … Read more