Whilst we may be in the grip of winter, there’s some fantastic deals to be had online to make the 2016 tri season a little easier on the wallet. Here’s our round-up of some of the best offers on the web…
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Evans www.evanscycles.com
Evans have a huge amount of products discounted, with up to 40% off some 2015 season bikes and more than 50% off some clothing, parts and accessories. Our pick of the deals include the Pinnacle Dolomite road bike for just £367, Louis Garneau touch gloves for £3.99 and the Stages 105 Power Meter for £359.40.
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The Brownlee’s wetsuit brand of choice are running a ‘Black Neoprene Friday’ promotion, promising massive savings over the Black Friday weekend. Sign up to Huub’s mailing list to get first dibs on the savings.
Wiggle www.wiggle.co.uk
The sports retail giants have a plethora of deals available all this week and over the weekend, including the men’s Zone 3 Aeroforce tri suit at better than half price, and a set of Shimano training wheels for less than £60. You can also save £15 when you spend £100 and save £40 when you spend £200 for a limited time.
TRI UK www.triuk.com
TRI UK claim to be the world’s largest triathlon store, and they’re offering some pretty large discounts to match. Priority customers can already claim 40% off Zipp 404 wheels, 50% off a GT GTS Comp road bike and 38% off a Giant Propel aero road bike. To see a full list of deals available on Friday head to TRI UK’s website.
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220’s multiple Tri Coach of the Year and regular contributor Simon Ward is offering a truly unique deal this week – a ‘name your own price’ offer on tri training plans!
Simon commented: “this is unique to the triathlon world and very rare in retail. In fact apart from the band Radiohead I think I’m one of the only people in the world to offer something like this!”
The training plans have a minimum price of £20, but over this price you can choose to pay whatever you think it’s worth. Follow this link to see a full list of what’s on offer.
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Starting on Thursday at midnight you’ll be able to claim 20% of an entry to the Liverpool Triathlon, host of the British Triathlon Championships. Just type code BLACKTRIDAY20 at the checkout to claim your discount.
Go to page 2 to discover more of the best tri deals on the web this week!
TFN Tri Shop www.tfnuk.uk.com
One of the first and biggest tri-specific retailers in the UK, TFN Tri Shop have a whole host of Black Friday savings. Starrting from midnight on Thursday and 9.30am Friday in-store, The Huub Aerious and Aura wetsuits will have 50% off the RRP, whilst there will be 25% off selected Castelli bike jackets and £100 off the premium Garmin Edge 1000 Performance Bundle amongst other offers.
Zoggs www.zoggs.com
Swimwear specialists Zoggs have offers on all this week, with 50% off the RRP of selected goggles, swimwear and accessories. Sign up to the Zoggs newsletter or keep visiting the website to keep track of what’s on sale, as the offers are changing frequently.
SIS www.scienceinsport.com
Sports nutrition experts Science in Sport are offering a buy-one-get-one-free offer on all tubs, including whey protein, electrolyte and energy powders. The deal will also be running over Cyber Monday.
Swimsmooth www.swimsmooth.com
Swimsmooth are offering savings on their coaching system and swim technique DVD’s, as well as half price on Huub wetsuits. The deals end at midnight on Friday.
Vulpine www.vulpine.cc
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Vulpine, the company behind Chris Hoy’s range of cycle clothing, are bucking the Black Friday trend by instead donating 20% of their profits on Friday 27th November to charity. The chosen charity is Wheels for Wellbeing, an award-winning charity helping people to enjoy the benefits of cycling, regardless of disability, age or health condition.
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Are you a retailer, event organiser or coach with some great Black Friday tri deals? Get in touch with us on Twitter or Facebook, or email [email protected]. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #BlackTriday!
Entries for the second instalment of the highly anticipated closed-road Cardiff Triathlon are now open. The event will be held over two days on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 June 2016 and is expected to attract over 2,000 athletes to the Welsh capital.
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With hundreds of athletes already taking advantage of the 24 hour pre-sale, the competition for places looks set to be as fierce as the triathlon itself. You can sign-up for the 2016 event HERE.
The race starts with a swim in Cardiff Bay, followed by a closed-road cycle on the flat, scenic roads around Cardiff and finishes with a run out to the Cardiff Bay Barrage. The Event Village and transition zone will be held on Roald Dahl Plass in front of the Wales Millennium Centre.
The Cardiff Triathlon weekend will feature a Sprint race (750m swim/20km bike/5km run) on Saturday 25 June and an Olympic-distance event (1500m/40km/10km) on Sunday 26 June 2016. Brand new for 2016, the event organisers have introduced a Super-Sprint distance (400m/10km/2.5km) to entice competitors of all abilities.
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To register for the Cardiff Triathlon CLICK HERE or visit http://cardiff-tri.com/
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The acclaimed Brit apparel brand Ashmei are looking to recruit new ambassadors for 2016. Endurance sports athletes within triathlon, running and cycling are invited to apply to become part of the Ashmei ambassador team.
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The selected athletes will receive a wardrobe of Ashmei apparel and assist in the development of their kit by gear testing new lines, take part in exclusive events and photo shoots, and represent the brand within their sport.
They’ll also have access to the Ashmei journals page to share their journey as an athlete, to write about training, fears, ambitions, race results, nutrition and anything they’d like to share about their endurance passion.
Athletes interested in the campaign should apply by completing the form here
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The application closes on 12 February 2016. Those shortlisted will then be invited to visit Ashmei HQ on Saturday 5 March where they’ll meet the Ashmei team, current ambassadors and the other shortlisted athletes to understand what Ashmei is about followed by a little run or ride around the surrounding countryside in the beautiful Chilterns.
Ashmei will select the new ambassadors who will join the team in 2016 by the end of March.
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For more information or to apply, click here
If the sideways rain, gales and getting dark by 4pm isn’t doing it for you, Swim For Tri coach Dan Bullock is offering a sunnier alternative to the freezing weather in the new year.
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Tri Dynamic’s Tenerife Swim Faster Camp will take place from February 20-27th 2016 at the Tenerife Top Training facility. Over the last ten years Dan Bullock has helped thousands of triathletes improve their swimming from beginners to multiple Kona qualifiers, and there is only a few places left from a total of 12 available for the February training camp. The coaching includes extensive video analysis from Dan, a British Masters Open Water age-group champion. Sessions take place across 50m and 25m pools, and in the warm open water swimming venues around the resort.
Commenting on the Tenerife Swim Faster Camp, Dan Bullock said:
“Spending a week concentrating on your swim technique in a high attention environment is a great way to make big gains in a short time frame. Every year this camp generates fantastic improvements and results across the board. We are really looking forward to heading back to Tenerife in 2016”.
Team Erdinger sponsored athlete Boo Alder recently reviewed the camp after making big swim improvements in 2015. You can also watch this video of Dan Bullock swimming in the most advanced swim flume in the world in Tenerife, which Ian Thorpe, WR holders Britta Steffen, Paul Biedermann and GB’s Alistair Brownlee have used to improve their technique. Athletes on the Tenerife Swim Faster Camp also get to try out this flume to help them improve.
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You can keep an eye on Tri Dynamic’s website for more upcoming camps, articles, videos and training resources over the forthcoming months.
Daniela Ryf has capped off a remarkable season by claiming the richest prize in triathlon, a cool million dollars for winning every race in the Nasser Bin Hamad al Khalifa Triple Crown.
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On Saturday afternoon, the Swiss Ironman world champ put in a dominant performance to guarantee the huge prize purse was hers. With the swim cancelled due to high winds, the race included a short run before the 56 mile bike leg instead, and Ryf put in a blistering 2:07:28 for the combined short run and bike. She then finished with a 1:18:48 half-marathon to finish in 3:28:20, almost 10mins faster than runner-up (and fellow Swiss) Caroline Steffen. Asa Lundstrom of Sweden was third in 3:39:35.
Ryf began her assault to win the prize back in February, when she won Challenge Dubai. This was followed by victory at the 70.3 World Championships in Austria and finally her victory at the 70.3 Middle East Championships at the weekend.
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Ryf said after the race: “This is an amazing moment in my career and I hope for triathlon,I am very grateful that HH Prince Nasser has helped raise the profile of the sport. It has been an amazing year for me. To be honest I have no clue what I will do with all the money. I really need to let this settle a bit!”
Daniela Ryf, who has won almost everything going on the long-distance circuit this year, attempting to let her victory (and new millionaire status) sink in.
In the men’s race, Belgian Bart Aernouts was victorious after taking the lead halfway through the bike leg. Aernouts’ run split of 1:14:00 was just enough to hold off Ruedi Wild, who put in the fastest half marathon of the day (1:12:01) to finish just over a minute behind Aernouts. In third place was third place was South African James Cunnama, who crossed the line another minute behind Wild in 3:13:54.
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The first 220 Triathlon magazine of 2016 went on sale today, featuring a bumper guide to off-road triathlon and some handy winter training ideas.
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Other highlights in this month’s issue include:
The Ultimate Tri Ultra athlete Luke Tyburski shares his multisporting journey from Morocco to Monaco – 2,000km, 4 countries, 12 days
We follow Luke Tyburski on his mission to complete the ultimate triathlon, a 2000km journey across four countries
Gear focus: Fitness monitors We delve into the ever-expanding market for wearable fitness trackers
Performance Swim drills for time-stretched triathletes; 30min high-end turbo session; building up run pace whilst maintaining good form
Competition This month you could win a brand spanking new set of Edco carbon wheels worth £999!
Free 2016 calendar This issue comes with a free 2016 race calendar, so you can start planning your season! The calendar features some incredible shots of the best triathlons from around the world, a month-by-month planner and the most comprehensive list of UK multisport races available.
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Test centre Simply the most comprehensive triathlon review resource available: run watches, swim jammers and winter gear grouptests; Felt IA3 tri bike review; all the latest tri gear tested
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Find 220 Triathlon on sale at newsagents across the UK, and the digital edition can be picked up via the iTunes store, Google Play and Zinio.
The last Ironman races of 2015 were held over the weekend, as both Ironman 70.3 Taupo in New Zealand and Ironman 70.3 Ballarat in Australia saw some impressive low-season performances.
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American Meredith Kessler used her swim ability to take an early lead, one she would maintain until the finish despite the best efforts of Sam Warriner (NZL), in what is reported to be her final professional race. Warriner, two minutes back in the water closed around half of that on two wheels but would then pay for that on the run, fading to fourth. The fastest ride of the day belonged to Brit Laura Siddall, who finished in 4:19:32 just a minute behind second-placed Amelia Watkinson of New Zealand and a further minute behind Kessler.
Kessler and Siddall were the only athletes to break up the predictable Kiwi dominance on the podium, with all three men’s top spots being taken by New Zealanders. Men’s winner Braden Currie is best known for winning the Coast-to-Coast race in New Zealand, and is often cited as ‘the fittest man in New Zealand’. As well as his adventure-racing prowess, Currie further proved his triathlon credentials with an impressive win against a quality field, finishing almost a minute clear of Callum Millward in 3:51:48.
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Australia’s Annabel Luxford was the class of the field at Ironman 70.3 Ballarat. Like Kessler in Taupo she led from the start, and finished 5mins clear of Dutch athlete Yvonne Van Vlerken.
Some pre-race favourites in the men’s race were notably missing from the podium, as Luke Bell suffered a mechanical mid-race and 2012 ironman World Champ Pete Jacobs was forced to withdraw due to illness. In the end it was Aussie Matthew Pellow who grabbed the opportunity for a breakthrough victory, holding off Germany’s Per Bittner and Nick Baldwin of the Seychelles to break the tape in 3:51:21.
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What did you think of the results? Let us know in the comments!
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Always Aim High Events have today announced that entries for their brand new Snowdonia Triathlon Festival are now open.
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The Snowdonia Triathlon Festival, which will take place on the weekend of 30-31 July 2016, features four different distance triathlon races set in the awe-inspiring Snowdonia National Park.
The four races are:
– Snowdonia Triathlon Full (1km swim/60km cycle/10km run)
– Snowdonia Triathlon Sprint (400m swim/31km cycle/5km run)
– Snowdonia Triathlon Mini-Sprint (200m swim / 10km cycle/ 2.5km run)
– Legend Half (1.9km swim /90km cycle/ 21.1km run)
Not only are all the routes incredibly beautiful, but also they have been carefully designed to make them achievable for triathletes of all abilities, say AAH. All route information can be found here.
With places limited to just 800 over the entire weekend the competition for places is set to be fierce.
The Snowdonia Triathlon Festival (STF) replaces the former Snowman Triathlon – now making the Full, Sprint and Mini-Sprint races the second event in the Always Aim High Adventure Triathlon Series, along with the Slateman and Sandman Triathlon.
The STF also sees some changes to the format of the Legend Triathlon, which was announced earlier this summer. The Iron-distance Legend will be replaced with a middle-distance race called the Legend Half. The Legend Half will take place on Saturday 30 July at Plas y Brenin making it the opening event of the Snowdonia Triathlon Festival. You can see more information on the Legend Half HERE.
For more information about the Snowdonia Triathlon Festival visit: http://snowdoniatriathlonfestival.com/
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To secure your place on the start line you can register HERE.
Bailey Matthew, the eight-year-old from Doncaster who became an overnight sensation after his feats at this summer’s Castle Howard Triathlon, has been honoured with the Helen Rollason Award at tonight’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards.
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Bailey, who has cerebral palsy, competed in his first-ever triathlon at July’s Castle Triathlon Series event, racing the 100m lake swim, 4km bike and 1.3km run ‘Garfield’ event in Yorkshire.
As Bailey approached the finish of the run, he dropped his walking support with 20m to go and completed the home straight unaided. Hundreds of spectators lined the chute – some roaring their support, others in tears – as the eight-year-old tumbled a couple of times before picking himself up to cross the line into arms of his proud parents, Jonathan and Julie.
The story became a social media sensation, gaining over 50,000 Facebook ‘Likes’ in two days on the Castle Tri Series page before being picked up by countless newspapers, including the Daily Mirror and Daily Mail, and major media outlets in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Scandinavia, Germany, America and more.
With Bailey transcending the sport of tri to become an international inspiration, we caught up with his dad Jono to talk SPOTY, Bailey’s future tri plans and, erm, the Foo Fighters…
220: What does it mean to you all to be recognised by such a prestigious award? What was your reaction when you were notified?
Jono: It’s absolutely amazing that Bailey has been recognised for all his awards, but the Sports Personality of the Year really is the cream on his cake. When the BBC rang me to tell me he’d been awarded it, I was speechless and, once I’d got my breath back, I could’ve fallen through the floor. We’re all so very proud of Bailey and his attitude to life and his non-defeatist approach to whatever task is put in front him. For the rest of the world to be feeling the same [as us] is outstanding.
How have things for Bailey changed since his feats at the Castle Howard tri made headlines around the world?
Things for Bailey personally haven’t really changed. We don’t think he quite understands the magnitude of his achievement and what all the publicity he’s had all means. Everytime he gets a new award he says the same thing, ‘What have I done so special to deserve this? I’ve only done a blooming triathlon!’
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What’s next for Bailey in triathlon? Will he be racing more Castle Ti Series events?
Bailey is really looking forward to next season. We’re lining up to do the full Castle Tri Series next season, which should be a great adventure for us all. Bailey is particularly looking forward to his open-water swim training as this is his favourite discipline.
Who are Bailey’s own sporting heroes?
Bailey doesn’t have any sporting heroes. The only famous person he knows of and follows is Dave Grohl from the band The Foo Fighters as this is his favourite band. Bailey was truly heartbroken when Dave fell off stage and broke his leg. But he’s a good hero to have as he showed the same grit and determination and got back up and carried on playing!
And what are Bailey’s interests away from tri?
His interests away from sport are learning the guitar, piano and drums. He also writes his own short stories and has a keen interest in law as his uncle is a barrister, and they spend loads of time talking about law and the ins and outs of it.
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For more on the Castle Tri Series, head to http://www.castletriathlonseries.co.uk/