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Olympic and World Triathlon Champions set to battle for first honours of 2024 in Abu Dhabi

Olympic and World Triathlon Champions set to battle for first honours of 2024 in Abu Dhabi

04/03/24 - The World Triathlon Championship Series is back with a bang this weekend, and in the familiar surrounds of the famous Yas Marina F1 track, where a fascinating, fast and furious season opener awaits: WTCS... |

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2023 Rewind: Men’s World Triathlon Championship Series

2023 Rewind: Men’s World Triathlon Championship Series

04/01/24 - With the dust fully settled on the blue carpet action for 2023, it is time to fully absorb just what took place across one of the greatest Series seasons we have ever seen: ten men from eight nations... |

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Beth Potter is highest World Triathlon Championship Series earner in 2023

Beth Potter is highest World Triathlon Championship Series earner in 2023

17/11/23 - Helped by brilliant World Triathlon Championship Series wins at WTCS Abu Dhabi and WTCS Montreal, victories in August’s Paris Test Event and the Championship Finals Pontevedra, Beth Potter’s glittering,... |

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Dorian Coninx keeps cool through chaos to deliver famous world title in pulsating Pontevedra finish

23/09/23 - A huge final chapter to the 2023 World Triathlon Championship Series played out in Pontevedra on Saturday afternoon as Dorian Coninx of France proved the coolest head on a day of drama in the world title... |

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Men’s final push to Paris 2024 continues with Friday’s crucial Olympic Games Test Event

Men’s final push to Paris 2024 continues with Friday’s crucial Olympic Games Test Event

14/08/23 - At 8am on Friday morning, the world’s top 65 male triathletes will line up in the shadows of Paris’ iconic Ponte Alexandre III ready to sample the full challenge of the 2024 Olympic Games triathlon... |

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Pierre Le Corre wins first Series gold with huge sprint finish at WTCS Sunderland

29/07/23 - It was another vintage day for French triathlon on Saturday afternoon, this time in the north of England, as Pierre Le Corre won his long-awaited first Series gold at the end of a thrilling sprint finish... |

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Bergere is back as Wilde and Vilaca vie for ranking top-spot at WTCS Sunderland

Bergere is back as Wilde and Vilaca vie for ranking top-spot at WTCS Sunderland

26/07/23 - The first World Triathlon Championship Series Sunderland will take to the English city’s Roker Beach on Saturday afternoon, where 57 athletes face a brand new sprint-distance challenge and rare British... |

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Bergere begins title defence with mouth-watering WTCS Abu Dhabi season-starter

Bergere begins title defence with mouth-watering WTCS Abu Dhabi season-starter

28/02/23 - It’s just a few short months on from November’s spectacular Championship Finals, and WTCS Abu Dhabi is back for a sprint-distance curtain-raiser and a 60-deep men’s start list that reads like a... |

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World Triathlon Podcast #72 with Leo Bergere

World Triathlon Podcast #72 with Leo Bergere

23/02/23 - The 2022 World Champion Leo Bergere heads back to the UAE in the coming days for the 3 March season opener WTCS Abu Dhabi, site of that famous win in November that saw him earn both his first WTCS gold... |

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Abu Dhabi to welcome back Olympic and World Champions for World Triathlon Championship Series Opener

Abu Dhabi to welcome back Olympic and World Champions for World Triathlon Championship Series Opener

07/02/23 - • World Number One and current World Champion Leo Bergere headlines the men’s elite race, alongside the full Tokyo 2020 Olympic podium - Kristian Blummenfelt, Alex Yee and Hayden Wilde. • Great... |

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Down the Blue Carpet: World Champion Leo Bergere

Down the Blue Carpet: World Champion Leo Bergere

01/12/22 - For the latest episode from the Down The Blue Carpet interview series, World Triathlon caught up with the new men’s World Champion Leo Bergere the day after one of the most exciting season finales ever... |

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Bergere times first WTCS gold to perfection and becomes 2022 World Triathlon Champion in Abu Dhabi

Bergere times first WTCS gold to perfection and becomes 2022 World Triathlon Champion in Abu Dhabi

26/11/22 - The race could hardly have been any tighter, and the result certainly could not have been any better for Leo Bergere of France, as a first Series gold of his career sealed a remarkable first world title... |

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Wilde and Yee go toe-to-toe but Bergere and Geens’ title hopes alive heading to Abu Dhabi

Wilde and Yee go toe-to-toe but Bergere and Geens’ title hopes alive heading to Abu Dhabi

23/11/22 - Two men stand at the top of the Maurice Lacroix World Triathlon Rankings heading in to Saturday’s 2022 Championship Finals Abu Dhabi, separated by the finest of margins in both points and title... |

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To the wire: The men’s 2022 title contenders and how they can become World Champion

To the wire: The men’s 2022 title contenders and how they can become World Champion

17/11/22 - In the wild world of triathlon, it’s often better to avoid making pre-race predictions. Across the three disciplines, stacked start lists and the pressure cooker that is a Championship Finals, anything... |

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Yee eyes world title rivals Wilde, Bergere and Geens with two races to go

Yee eyes world title rivals Wilde, Bergere and Geens with two races to go

12/10/22 - There has been no shortage of drama since the planet’s best male triathletes set off on their 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series campaigns back in August last year, and the action continued true... |

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Bergere wears Cagliari no.1 as clock ticks on Yee’s title challenge

Bergere wears Cagliari no.1 as clock ticks on Yee’s title challenge

04/10/22 - There may be no Hayden Wilde in Sardinia this weekend as attentions turn to the first ever WTCS Cagliari, but for those chasing the current Maurice Lacroix Ranking number one with just three races to go... |

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Yee summons almighty drive to the line to earn a gutsy gold at WTCS Montreal

25/06/22 - The qualifiers had been switched to duathlon because of heavy rain, the heat had been ramping up for two days, and the action never stopped for a rollercoaster of a men’s WTCS Montreal elimination event... |

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Olympic Champion Kristian Blummenfelt surges into the history books with world title in Edmonton

Olympic Champion Kristian Blummenfelt surges into the history books with world title in Edmonton

21/08/21 - Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt underlined his status as the greatest triathlete on the planet right now with a consummate performance in Edmonton on Saturday afternoon to take both the gold and the 2021... |

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World Triathlon Podcast 32: Leo Bergere

World Triathlon Podcast 32: Leo Bergere

25/03/21 - Episode 32 of the World Triathlon Podcast sees Leo Bergere, one of the youngest of a strong current crop of elite triathletes out of France, talk about how he is looking forward to the battle for Olympic... |

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World’s best triathletes RELIVE WTS Leeds on TriathlonLIVE

World’s best triathletes RELIVE WTS Leeds on TriathlonLIVE

08/06/20 - TriathlonLIVE.tv continued the RELIVE series, over the weekend, with the playback of the World Triathlon Series Leeds highlights from 2016 – 2019 and integrated expert commentary with elite athletes on... |

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Georgia Taylor-Brown: WTS Leeds look-back

Georgia Taylor-Brown: WTS Leeds look-back

03/06/20 - The cancellation of this year’s WTS Leeds due to the Coronavirus was a big blow for last year’s winner and Leeds local Georgia Taylor-Brown. Twelve months ago she became one of the few athletes who... |

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Messias scores Brazil its first-ever Junior World Title

Messias scores Brazil its first-ever Junior World Title

18/09/15 - When thunderstorms caused the men’s 2015 ITU World Championship men’s junior race to be delayed and shifted to a duathlon, Manoel Messias (BRA) seized the opportunity to strike hot, scoring his first... |

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