Mental toughness found to be key to elite cyclists success

The study looked at the performance of 11 professional and nine non-professional road cyclists. Both groups of cyclists were asked to complete a 20-minute cycling time trial in the laboratory on two different occasions. On one of the occasion, the cyclists carried out a computerised cognitive task, which was designed to test inhibitory control and…

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Just 100 spots left for Ironman 70.3 Weymouth

The Ironman Weymouth race organisers have told 220 that there are just 100 spots left for their debut Ironman 70.3 race in Weymouth on Sunday 11 September. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Advertisement The major race brand have also confirmed the bike course for the new addition to the M-Dot event calendar, with the Cerne…

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New research into recovery might hold key to performance success

Whether you’re an elite triathlete aiming to win a 70.3, or just wanting to complete your first triathlon, the age-old rule applies – race results don’t come without putting in the hard work beforehand. However, many of us overlook the fact that training sessions alone aren’t enough to determine performance – choices made about recovery…

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German athletes dominant at inaugural Challenge Regensburg

The sun was shining and historic German city of Regensburg was ready to welcome triathletes from all over the world to take on the inaugural Challenge Regensburg. But it would be home athletes, Germans Jan Rafael and Julia Viellehner that would take the victory. Advertisement The race began with the 3.8km swim in  Lake Guggenberger See…

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Alistair Brownlee wins Olympic gold in Rio

Alistair Brownlee has continued Great Britain’s winning Rio Olympic form by taking the men’s triathlon title here in Rio today. The multiple world and European champ made his move over brother Jonny with 4km left of the run to cement his position as the greatest Olympic-distance athlete in history. Advertisement The fifth Olympic Games triathlon…

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The Olympic triathlon course

Brit ITU racer Mark Buckingham competed at the Rio Test Event in 2015. Here are his insights into where the Olympic Games races will be won… and lost Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Advertisement The Swim Start With a beach run in, strong swimmers won’t get away as quickly as usual. But once the race…

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Brownlees’ Rio Olympics quotes

Having obliterated the field at the Rio Olympic Games triathlon, the Brownlee brothers pulled off another fine performance in the press conference at the Forte Copacabana as well. Here Yorkshire’s finest open up on the Rio experience, sibling support and the lure of racing Ironman… Advertisement ON ENJOYING IT ALI: The odds are that it won’t…

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Tri at the Olympics: Sydney 2000

It’d taken years of planning, deals, courting, boycotts and, with the implementation of draft-legal racing, a fundamental change to the nature of Olympic-distance elite triathlon. But finally, on 16 September 2000, triathlon’s time in the Olympic Games spotlight had arrived. Advertisement The women were the first off the Sydney Harbour starting pontoon, with hometown girl…

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Tri at the Olympics: London 2012

Bike course carnage, an injured home hero battling the odds and the closest sprint finish imaginable. Hyde Park 2012 may be synonymous with the Brownlees but, as a race, the women’s event was even better. Advertisement Four years on, it’s strange to say that the women’s 2012 Olympic race is something of a lost classic,…

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Gwen Jorgensen crowned Rio Olympic champion

USA’s Gwen Jorgensen has been crowned Olympic champion here in Rio today after an epic battle with reigning champion Nicola Spirig of Switzerland. There would also be another medal for the British team, with Gloucester’s Vicky Holland outpacing her housemate Non Stanford on the finishing straight. Advertisement The 1.5km swim kicked-off in waves bigger and…

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