Triathlon: As the online portal Tri-Mag.de reported today, Anne Haug, currently the best German short-distance athlete, has been forced to take a break. Due to ongoing hip problems, the Saarbrücken native will have to forgo competing in the remaining ITU World Championship races in the coming weeks. The problems already prevented Haug from competing in the World Cup in Hamburg... read more
After his opening victory, Javier Gomez also left nothing to chance in the second race of the World Triathlon Series. After having to concede the lead to Slovakia's Richard Varga in the water, he quickly closed the gap on the bike with Jonathan Brownlee (Great Britain). From then on, the duo literally tore the field apart. Only twelve other athletes, including... read more
In the end, the Spanish defending World Cup champion came out on top. Javier Gómez prevailed at the ITU World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand, ahead of the highly favored Briton Jonathan Brownlee and the Australian Aaron Royle. However, this time, unlike at last year's World Cup finals, Gómez didn't wait until the finish line to put the younger of the Brownlee brothers in the … read more
Last year, Spaniard Javier Gomez kicked off a glorious season in Australia. And this year, another Spaniard, Mario Mola, dominated the men's race at the ITU World Cup Mooloolaba. From the start, he held his own at the front of a large field that stayed together until the transition to the running course. There, Mola played... read more
The 2013 cycling year couldn't have been more exciting. Compiling a top 10 of the most impressive moments isn't all that easy. Just remember the first stage of the Tour de France. A few kilometers from the finish, there's confusion in the peloton. The Orica-GreenEdge team bus is stuck under the finish line, and the sprint teams are racing at full throttle. A... read more
