Triathlon 2024 Discussion Thread

Totallympics · December 31, 2023

Grassmarket · January 29

Always wondered how the PTO Tour (ie the long distance triathlon series) managed to get itself such good coverage in spite of it not really being a great spectator event. Good luck to them.

Billionaire-backed PTO Tour brings elite triathlon race to central London (msn.com)

mpjmcevoy · January 30

2 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

Always wondered how the PTO Tour (ie the long distance triathlon series) managed to get itself such good coverage in spite of it not really being a great spectator event. Good luck to them.

Billionaire-backed PTO Tour brings elite triathlon race to central London (msn.com)

I assume the model must be some sense like cycle road racing; hardcore fans like the long in depth discussions, a wider group dip in and out

Grassmarket · January 30

1 hour ago, mpjmcevoy said:

I assume the model must be some sense like cycle road racing; hardcore fans like the long in depth discussions, a wider group dip in and out

No, but really, in this form of triathlon it is all solo time trialling after the first 300m of the swim, so you have to be a relation, really. :roflmao:

mpjmcevoy · January 30

5 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

No, but really, in this form of triathlon it is all solo time trialling after the first 300m of the swim, so you have to be a relation, really.

Of course, I forgot, no drafting.

Rafa Maciel · March 19

Oceania Triathlon Sprint Championship - Davenport

Men's Elite:

1.) Dylan McCullough

2.) Luke Willian

3.) Jacob Birtwhistle

Women's Elite:

1.) Jaz Hedgeland

2.) Brea Roderick

3.) Tara Sosinski

Mixed Relay:

1.) Australia I (Luke Willian / Tara Sosinski / Brandon Copeland / Jaz Hedgeland)

2.) New Zealand I (Saxon Morgan / Brea Roderick / Trent Thorpe / Eva Goodisson)

3.) Australia III (Lachlan Jones / Charlotte McShane / Brayden Mercer / Jessica Ewart-Mctigue)

Rafa Maciel · March 24

Triathlon world Cup - Hong Kong

Men's Elite:

1.) Alberto Gonzalez Garcia

2.) Antonio Serrat Seoane

3.) Kenji Nener

Women's Elite:

1.) Sian Rainsley

2.) Katie Zaferes

3.) Kirsten Kasper

Biathlonfan · March 28

European juniors that were meant to be held in Lithuania in August are cancelled because the interniational triathlon federation allowed Russians and Belerussians to compete there.