Professional triathlon’s fragmented calendar is about to get a single name. On 24 July 2026 in London, the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO), World Triathlon and Challenge Family jointly unveiled the Triathlon World Tour — a unified elite competition structure due to launch in 2027. How We Got Here The move follows an acquisition announced in…
dhb — the budget-to-midrange British performance cycling brand best known for years as Wiggle’s own-label line — has relaunched, this time distributed through Evans Cycles rather than the now-defunct Wiggle. For triathletes who used dhb as an affordable way into decent-quality tri suits and cycling kit before Wiggle’s 2023 collapse, here’s what’s actually changed. What…
Dame Flora Duffy, Bermuda’s greatest-ever athlete and one of the finest triathletes the sport has produced, announced her retirement from professional triathlon on 15 July 2026, at the age of 38. In a statement released through World Triathlon, Duffy said she felt “at peace and content with the decision,” bringing to a close a career…
Every so often a comment from outside triathlon’s usual orbit lands in the sport’s conversation and doesn’t quite leave. That’s the position long-course triathlon finds itself in with the Enhanced Games — a controversial new sporting event built around performance-enhancing drug use, whose CEO has publicly wondered aloud what a version of triathlon under its…
You’ve tapered, packed your bag, driven to the venue — and then race organisers announce a cancellation or a shortened course because of extreme heat, a storm, or a safety issue on the swim course. It’s happened at multiple major races this season, and it will happen again. Here’s how to handle it without wasting…
On’s flagship marathon racer just got its first major update in two years, and demand outstripped supply within a day. The On Cloudboom Strike 2 and its LightSpray sibling launched in the UK on 30 July 2026 at £230 — and as of writing, every size across all three colourways shows “no items left in…
Where This Rule Comes From If you’re setting up a bike for non-drafting (draft-illegal) racing under World Triathlon sanction, your handlebar and hydration setup is governed by an official World Triathlon Rule Interpretation — Hydration Systems & Fairing document. It was developed by the World Triathlon Technical Committee after consultation with Deutsche Triathlon Union and…
What Changed USA Triathlon has published revised qualification criteria for its Elite License — formally the 2026 Elite License Qualification Criteria — with the updated standards taking effect from 10 April 2026. An Elite License is mandatory for any athlete wanting to compete in the elite wave of a USA Triathlon-sanctioned event carrying a prize…
In June 2026, a severe European heatwave forced IRONMAN to make two very different calls on the same weekend: cancel one race outright, and radically shorten another. For any triathlete training toward a summer full- or half-distance race, it’s worth understanding exactly what happened, why the two decisions differed, and what it means for your…
Two wins from two starts since the halfway point of the season have turned the 2026 WTCS men’s title race into a straight fight between Australia’s Matt Hauser and Portugal’s Vasco Vilaça — and after Saturday’s finish in London, it’s set to run all the way to September’s Grand Final. How the Rivalry Has Unfolded…
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