Triathlon: Spaniard Javier Gómez is on a roll. In Yokohama, he celebrated his third victory in the 2014 World Triathlon Series. However, the special thing about this race wasn't the Spaniard's win, but the rest of the podium lineup. Mario Mola and Richard Murray completed the podium, leaving Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee empty-handed for the first time since 2009… read more
Javier Gomez followed up his opening victory with another dominant performance in the second World Triathlon Series race. After initially conceding the lead to Slovakia's Richard Varga in the water, he and Jonathan Brownlee (Great Britain) quickly closed the gap on the bike. The duo then proceeded to tear apart the field. Only twelve other athletes, including… read more
In the end, the defending World Cup champion from Spain came out on top. Javier Gómez prevailed at the ITU World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand, ahead of the heavily favored Briton Jonathan Brownlee and Australian Aaron Royle. However, unlike at last year's World Cup final, Gómez didn't wait until the final straight to overtake the younger of the Brownlee brothers… read more
Just one week after his dominant performance at the World Cup in Mooloolaba, Australia [Link], Spaniard Mario Mola also triumphed in New Zealand. In New Plymouth, he won the final sprint against reigning world champion Javiér Gomez. However, this time it didn't look like a victory for the Spaniard from the start. After the swim, he, like Gomez, still had… read more
Spaniard Javier Gómez began his 2014 Ironman season just as he finished last year – with a victory. While the current of the Panama Canal initially worked in his favor, allowing him and Belgian Axel Zeebroek to reach the shore in just under 17 minutes, it was the cycling leg where he had to fight hard against his competitors. He finished nearly 30 seconds behind… read more
