LATEST TRIATHLON NEWS

March 20, 2020

BASE Designs enters year 4 of exclusive partnership with Team Challenge

Boulder, CO, 20 March, 2020. BASE Designs is proud to be entering its 4th year of partnership with Team Challenge, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation. BASE Designs is able to offer high quality gear, at an affordable price, which enables the society to continue providing much needed funds towards research and cures...

March 20, 2020

Series Solutions Offers Affected Races Easy Shipping and Fulfillment Solutions for Virtual Races

Los Angeles - Series Solutions, a technology group formed to support event organizers, is offering shipping and fulfillment solutions for live events cancelled or affected by COVID-19 pandemic. Providing event organizers with an all-encompassing plan for transitioning to a virtual race and offering a full suite of shipping, fulfillment &...

March 19, 2020

Wattbike announce partnership with Great Britain triathlete Adam Bowden

Originally developed and endorsed by British Cycling and since elevated to a global level, Wattbikes are the world’s most sophisticated training tools. The company continues to work alongside leading sport scientists and engineers to deliver detailed and precise data to athletes, producing such ground-breaking technology as the patented Polar View. Unlike...

March 19, 2020

BASE Performance partners with Ultraman World Champion, Jordan Bryden

Boulder, CO, March 19, 2020. BASE Performance is excited to partner with Jordan Bryden for 2020. Bryden has found success with multiple podium finishes at 70.3 and Iron Distance events. Now 33 years old- he specializes in Ultra Endurance events and races professionally at the lronman. After a break from...

March 19, 2020

Professional Triathletes Organisation Pays Athletes $2,500,000 In Response To COVID-19

LONDON, ENGLAND.  The Professional Triathletes Organisation today announced its response to COVID-19 by increasing its Year-End Annual Bonus Programme from $2,000,000 to $2,500,000 and paying it all immediately based on the PTO World Rankings. The $500,000 increase would go to men and women athletes ranked 21-50, who previously would have...

March 19, 2020

ReSport Offers Virtual Race Platform Free of Charge Through April

Realtime Experience Sport (ReSport), a platform for advanced mapping, registration, results, and race tracking, announces free use of its virtual race platform for events disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now through the end of April, race directors can create virtual races to replace or supplement postponed or cancelled races, giving...

March 19, 2020

Aussie Pro Carrie Lester keeps her momentum going with XRCEL in 2020

Charleston, SC (March 19, 2020) – - Pro triathlete Carrie Lester again chooses XRCEL Athlete Fuel to fuel her 2020 season, continuing a 5 year relationship that has seen her improve her standings on the world stage in each of the 5 years she has partnered with XRCEL. "I am...

March 19, 2020

VirtualSportsRacing.com Announces Innovative New Platform for Virtual Endurance Events

Dallas, Texas – March 19, 2020 - VirtualSportsRacing.com, an innovative digital platform for virtual sports challenges, events and races, today announced the availability of its industry-leading platform and pricing for all event organizers and race directors looking to host virtual endurance, multisport and gym events for their participants. The platform’s...

March 18, 2020

BASE Performance expands to Australia with FastGear as Exclusive Distributor

Boulder, CO, Release: 18 March, 2020. BASE Performance is excited to announce FastGear as its exclusive distributor in Australia. Sports are more global than ever, and it is important for BASE to have representation and access in both hemispheres. Seeing the resilience of the entire country after the terrible fires...

March 17, 2020

Cancel the Olympics? Postpone them? Every alternative has problems.

As novel coronavirus fears have essentially shut down daily life in many areas and forced sports leagues around the globe to cancel play and suspend operations, the International Olympic Committee has been resolute in its insistence that this summer’s Tokyo Olympics will be held on schedule. But even as IOC President Thomas...

March 17, 2020

St. Anthony’s Triathlon Weekend Postponed

PETERSBURG, FL., (MARCH 17, 2020) – The St. Anthony’s Triathlon is postponing its weekend of events, scheduled for April 24-26, 2020. Organizers of the 37th annual event are working with the city of St. Petersburg and USA Triathlon (USAT) to find a date later this year. “The health and well-being of our...

March 17, 2020

Herbalife Nutrition Postpones Herbalife24 Triathlon, 5k and Bike Tour Event

LOS ANGELES--March 16, 2020-- Herbalife Nutrition (NYSE: HLF), a premier global nutrition company, today announced that the Company and the event operator have postponed the Herbalife24 Triathlon Los Angeles, 5k and Bike Tour originally scheduled for Sunday, May 17, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The health and safety of...

March 17, 2020

RunBetter App Lets Users Run Your Race Course Virtually From Any Treadmill

With possible coronavirus race cancellations looming on the horizon, the RunBetter App offers race directors a convenient way to integrate a virtual run into their contingency plan. The app, available for both Apple and Android devices, lets users run specific race courses virtually from any treadmill. Whether you are hosting...

March 17, 2020

TrainingPeaks Partners With Royal Spanish Cycling Federation and Spanish Triathlon Federation

Boulder, Colo., March 17, 2020— TrainingPeaks, a global leader in providing smart and effective digital training solutions for athletes and coaches, today announced a new partnership with the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation and Spanish Triathlon Federation. These partnerships offer Spanish Federation members the latest in endurance training technology, helping athletes...

March 17, 2020

BASE Performance partners with 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 Eagleman Champion, Danielle Dingman

Boulder, CO, March 17, 2020. Coming off a 2nd place podium at Ironman Dubai 70.3 and 3rd place at Ironman Campeche 70.3, BASE Performance is excited to partner with Danielle Dingman for 2020 as both a nutrition and apparel sponsor. Coming to triathlon with a strong running background including a...

March 17, 2020

Pro Triathlete Wassner Twins re-sign with Dual Action XRCEL Athlete Fuel for the Sixth Season

Charleston, SC (March 17, 2020) – New World Consumer Products, LLC, a division of New World Pharmaceuticals, re-signed triathlon pros Laurel and Rebeccah Wassner for the 2020 race season. The dual action, immediate and extended release fuel provided by XRCEL has been providing this dynamic duo competitive advantage for the...

March 14, 2020

MOXiLIFE™ Nutrition Announces New Partnership with PLAYTRI

Scottsdale, Arizona - ( March 14, 2020) - MOXiLIFE™ Nutrition – Announces a new partnership with PLAYTRI: The US Series Official Ironman Triathlon store based in Dallas TX. PLAYTRI will offer; instore, at select events and online, MOXiLIFE™ Nutrition hydration and supplement products featuring clinically validated ingredients, and Beta Tested HydraMag®...

March 13, 2020

XTERRA Statement on COVID-19

XTERRA Global, LLC, owners and producers of the XTERRA World Tour, are following direction provided by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), and local municipalities regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) for each of the 35 events in 25 countries on the 2020 XTERRA World Championship Qualifying Series...

March 13, 2020

FitRankings Virtual Race Technology Provides Solution for Event Cancellations

AUSTIN, Texas, March 13, 2020 -- FitRankings is working with endurance event directors to provide a virtual option for their canceled events. Around the globe, events are being canceled due to Coronavirus concerns as event directors focus on participant safety and public health. FitRankings’ virtual race solution can be fully...

March 13, 2020

KIS Triathlon Team Head Coach and Racing Pro Scott DeFilippis Continues with Team XRCEL to Fuel His 2020 Season

Charleston, SC (March 13, 2020) – - New World Consumer Products announces its continued sponsorship of KIS Triathlon Team Head Coach and racing Professional Scott DeFilippis as an XRCEL Athlete Fuel Brand Ambassador. Scott joined the XRCEL team in 2015 and has been a big part of our ambassador program...

March 13, 2020

RunSignup Releases Tools for Coronavirus Emergency Planning

Moorestown, NJ – In response to the wave of Coronavirus-related restrictions on public gatherings, RunSignup has released new tools to help race organizers navigate the process of postponing or modifying their events. While some events are outright cancelling, many others are working towards a flexible postponement and/or moving runners to...

March 12, 2020

Rebecca Reifel Joins the Davis Phinney Foundation as Events and Development Manager for Team DPF

Boulder, CO – The Davis Phinney Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Rebecca Reifel as its new events and development manager. Based at the Foundation’s offices in Boulder, Colorado, Rebecca will manage Team DPF cycling, running, walking and community driven events around the country. Founded by Olympic Bronze...

March 12, 2020

Strong professional field prepares for Challenge Shepparton

A beautiful and iconic race like CHALLENGE SHEPPARTON deserves an equally amazing pro field and therefore it is that CHALLENGE FAMILY proudly presents some very strong athletes who will race in Australia. Including athletes like Levi Maxwell, Tim van Berkel, Tim Reed, Matt Burton, Steve McKenna, Terenzo Bozzone, Radka Kahlefeldt, Hannah Wells, Grace Thek...

March 12, 2020

Pic2Go Introduces Vyuz and offers 1000 Free Personal Video Messages to Race Directors

Pic2Go, the Sponsored Race Photography solution provider has launched Vyuz (http://vyuz.me) – a Personalized Marketing Video Messages platform. Vyuz offers an innovative video-marketing approach, letting events and organizations communicate with participants and clients in a personalized, visual, engaging way! With the launch of the Vyuz platform – race directs are now...

March 12, 2020

BASE Performance partners with ITU and 70.3 athlete, Sarah Alexander

Boulder, CO, March 12, 2020. BASE Performance is excited to partner with Sarah Alexander for 2020. Sarah brings her ITU speed and experience embracing discomfort to explore her limits in long-course triathlon racing. She ended 2019 with top-5 finishes at Gulf Coast 70.3 and Traverse City 70.3. BASE is excited...