Professional Triathlon News

Everything you need to know ahead of Challenge Roth this weekend! Special guests: Belinda Granger, Anne Haug, Kyle Smith and Kristian Blummenfelt join Mark on a pre race analysis ahead of Raceday! Be sure to give it a listen then head to protrinews.com and get your podium picks in for a chance to race Challenge Roth in 2027!  New Website:  https://protrinews.com/ 🙌 Massive Thanks To Our Partners...

The new IRONMAN European Champion, Casper Stornes joins the pod hot off his win in Frankfurt! We go through all the news and happenings from this week and a bit about the races next week!  New Website:  https://protrinews.com/ 🙌 Massive Thanks To Our Partners 🎨 WYN Republic – Gear up. 15% off with link below https://wynrepublic.com/pages/protrinews   🥩 Good Ranchers- American Meat Delivered. Us...

WTCS Quiberon delivers a stacked, sprint-finish men's race and a statement win from the reigning Olympic champ, while Mark recaps Kat Matthews grinding out a win in Denmark on tired legs ahead of Roth. We dig into the moto problem plaguing both World Triathlon and IRONMAN races and call for a real enforcement standard, then preview a loaded IRONMAN Frankfurt with Stornes, Ditlev, Iden and others a...

Paula Findlay silences retirement talk with a dominant win at IRONMAN 70.3 Happy Valley, while Trevor Foley outruns Sam Long to pull off the upset and suddenly make the IRONMAN Pro Series title race interesting. We break down both races, debate who can still realistically chase down the series, and dig into the Pro Series calendar structure. Ending as always by going through the hot takes!  🎙️ Int...

Did Rico Bogan just prove he's the best biker in the sport? Should Lasse Priester be a threat for 70.3 World Champs? We break down a wild T100 San Francisco, then turn to Hamburg where Solvieg wins through illness, protesters throw debris on the course with over 150 athletes DNF. We preview 70.3 Happy Valley's marquee Sam Long vs. Morgan Pearson showdown, who’s gonna be king and queen down under a...

Racing chaos, insider intel, and a whole lot to talk about. We recap a wild WTCS Alghero — water bottle controversy, crashes, and more— plus IRONMAN Brazil, 70.3 Kraichgau, and Challenge Saint-Pölten. Then Pat drops a masterclass on why Ironman needs to rethink its camera policy during races. We preview a stacked T100 San Francisco and an Ironman Hamburg field that could go sub-8. Hot takes which...

We break down the races from last weekend in Austin, Samorin, Lanzarote and Pamplona. Then go deep on the IOC's athlete pay problem and Rule 40, preview a stacked WTCS Alghero field, and Pat drops some serious insider intel on the Chinese bike brands coming to disrupt the entire industry. Buckle up. 🎙️ Intro (0:00–4:10)  🚵 Race Recaps (4:10-35:10) 💰 IOC Athlete Pay & Rule 40 (35:15–43:30) ...

Special guest Non Stanford MBE joins to break down the WTCS race and olympics szn starting. We also go through Aix and Chattanooga. Then we bust out our tinfoil hats to talk about the IRONMAN and World Triathlon meeting plus race previews and hot takes to close. 🎙️ Intro (0:00–7:15)  🇯🇵 WTCS Yokohama Men's Recap (7:15–27:55)  🇫🇷 70.3 Aix-en-Provence Recap (28:30–39:15)  🇺🇸 Chattanooga 70.3 Recap (...

The crew recaps a loaded weekend — Sam Long drops a jaw-dropping 1:49:32 bike split at Gulf Coast, but with the swim cut to 600 meters, does it even count? That debate spirals into the week's big topic: are triathlon records a real metric, and should the sport's organizations formalize a validated system with real incentives? Plus a preview for Yokohama and Aix-en-Provence and a full round of hot...

The team breaks down a massive weekend in triathlon, headlined by Hayden Wilde’s dominant T100 Singapore performance. Vasco Vilaça finally grabbing his first WTCS win in Samarkand and Beth Potters return to the top step. The crew also dives into the drama surrounding IRONMAN World Championship in Nice after the new mayor’s budget cuts sparked uncertainty, before wrapping with some spicy hot takes...

This week, the team goes through all the drama and behind the scenes stories from IRONMAN Texas from the boots on the ground and stories you wouldn’t know about otherwise!  Next we break down the other two race that happened and our guest Non Stanford MBE joins! She give us an inside scoop at the first stop of short course series this year WTCS Samarkand. Then we go through T100 Singapore and who...

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This week, the crew breaks down what might be the most stacked Ironman field ever outside of a World Championship , with Ironman Texas taking center stage. The conversation kicks off with a deep dive into why more pros are choosing Ironman over T100 , touching on the pull of Kona, race dynamics, guaranteed money vs prestige, and the bigger issue: the sport needs more external sponsors—not just big...

The crew recaps a massive weekend at IRONMAN Oceanside 70.3, breaking down dominant performances from Taylor Knibb and Kristian Blummenfelt, plus other standout performances. Also take a dive into how the new 20-meter draft rule is shaping racing, why the sport feels more exciting than ever, and what it all means heading into Texas. The episode also covers Pro Tri News’ new OpenRank system, early...

One of the biggest weekends of the season delivered, highlighted by a historic 70.3 Geelong where Kristian Blummenfelt ran down Hayden Wilde and Jelle Geens in an all-time performance, while Kat Matthews powered to another win on the women’s side. Over at T100 Gold Coast, Taylor Knibb handled the chaos of a brutal surf swim and controlled the race, with breakout performances behind her. The crew a...

We recap the bonkers 70.3 Little Elm race, where extreme winds forced a shortened pro swim and canceled the age-group swim, before breaking down the key performances including wins from Lionel Sanders and Jackie Hering. Then recap the World Triathlon Cup Lanzarote results and preview the huge showdown at Ironman 70.3 Geelong featuring Kristian Blummenfelt, Jelle Geens, and Hayden Wilde. The topic...

The first big race week of 2026 is complete! We take you though all the action on the ground here in New Zealand for the IRONMAN race with the winners of the men and womens race, Katrina Matthews and Trevor Foley! Hot takes and everything in between! 🙌 Massive Thanks To Our Partners 🍳 Caraway Pans – Cook with the best. 10% off with code PTN https://www.carawayhome.com/ 🎨 WYN Republic – Gear up....

The first big race week of 2026 is finally here! Steph Clutterbuck is back to help set the scene for what will be an incredible race day at IRONMAN New Zealand this weekend! We dive in to who are the favorites, the darkhorses, how the race could play out and some hot takes! 🙌 Massive Thanks To Our Partners 🍳 Caraway Pans – Cook with the best. 10% off with code PTN https://www.carawayhome.com/ 🎨...

We talk about whos is racing where. Who has the upper hand with the athletes and how to fit in all the race from IRONMAN, T100, Challenge and World Triathlon in the olympics year. Of course ending the show as always with hot takes! Weekend Update (0:00-2:30) Who's carrying T100 Banner (2:35-28:45) Team IRONMAN (28:50-1:02:50) Short Course Kings and Queens (1:02:55-1:08:20) Hot Takes (1:08:20-end)...

We are back for the 6th season of Pro Tri News! As we get closer to the "official" kickoff of the triathlon season. We take some time to dive through some of the keys to the year for all the race organizations! We talk about the recent acquisition between the PTO/T100 and Challenge Family. The changes that IRONMAN has made in the offseason regarding the broadcast, 20m draft rule, and the single da...

Back from the off season hiatus for an emergency podcast. The man himself Lionel Sanders joins the show to discuss the latest IRONMAN rule change to the 20 meter draft distance on the bike. Hear the thoughts, insights and whats next for the biggest rule change of the last decade! ProTriNews' emergency podcast discusses the new triathlon draft rule with Lionel Sanders. The hosts and guest analyze t...

Everyone seems to be talking about the 12m vs 20m draft zone but not many are asking the athletes themselves. In this episode, Sam Long, Taylor Knibb, and Magnus Ditlev join Pro Tri News for an athlete-led conversation on draft distance, race dynamics, and how professional Ironman racing has evolved. No debate, no finger-pointing just the athletes explaining how they see it, why it matters, and wh...

This weeks episode is for the fans! The 5th annual awards show where we talk about who won male and female triathlete of the year, favorite moment, favorite race, and everything in between! This is our last podcast for the next 6 weeks, we will back in February to get you hyped up for the season!  🙌 Massive Thanks To Our Partners 🎨 WYN Republic – Gear up. 15% off with code ProTriNews15 https://w...

This weeks episode we get into the details of the T100 and World Triathlon partnership and what it means for the future of the sport. We talk all things past, present and future for the PTO and get to some of the burning questions of what changes were made for the 2026 T100 World Tour. All those and more in this exclusive podcast.  🎨 VOTE in the 5th Annual PTN Awards https://forms.gle/qkEAohoWMww...

This weeks episode we go on a Deep Dive regarding the T100 Qatar race and the series as a whole. Where things stand now with the new merger/acquisition whatever you want to call it with the T100 and World Triathlon and whats to come for the future. Ending the show as always with hot takes!  🗻Weekend Update (0:20-6:00) 🇶🇦T100 Qatar (6:05-1:09:00) 🔥 Hot Takes (1:09:05-1:18:25) 🎨 VOTE in the 5th A...