Talking Triathlon

This week, we cover some major headlines in the triathlon world. Lionel Sanders reveals he ended his 2024 season early with a broken hip—how has this impacted his preparations for 2025? Joe Skipper was hit by a car just over a week out from Ironman New Zealand—what will it mean for the race in Taupō next week?

We dive into Georgia Taylor-Brown's cycling debut and Geraint Thomas's decision to race an Ironman. In our WTCS Abu Dhabi review, we break down the German domination in the women's race and Hayden Wilde's narrow win over Matt Hauser in a thrilling men's finish. Finally, we look at the recently announced race calendars of Patrick Lange, Magnus Ditlev, and Kat Matthews and discuss how long the 2025 season is already looking.

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This week, we discuss Joe Skipper's plans for the 2025 season, starting with Ironman New Zealand and what it means for his year ahead. Lionel Sanders is taking yet another new approach to his training—but how long until he changes it again?

We also preview WTCS Abu Dhabi, breaking down early-season picks and why, with so many big names missing, the race doesn't feel as significant this year. Finally, India Lee, last year's T100 Miami champion, joins us to share her thoughts on 2024 and her plans for the season ahead.

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Big changes are shaking up the world of triathlon and cycling! Georgia Taylor-Brown is making a major move to cycling—what does this mean for her career and the sport?

Meanwhile, watching these events just got a lot more expensive, with Eurosport shutting down in the UK and Ireland and its coverage moving to another channel at a significantly higher price. What impact will this have on fans and the future of endurance sports?

We also take a look at the newly announced T1 event—is this the PTO stepping up to compete directly with Supertri? And in the world of T100 racing, Lucy Charles-Barclay and Jelle Geens are the last two contracted athletes to be confirmed. But with Taylor Knibb dominating, we have to ask—do the female contracts even matter if no one can beat her?

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Welcome back for 2025! We kick things off by catching up on what we've been up to during the break before diving into the latest triathlon news. We highlight Tyler Mislawchuk's incredible debut victory at Pucon 70.3, showcasing his exciting start to the season. We also celebrate Lucy Gossage's remarkable ultra win and discuss what it means for her career.

Next, we provide important updates on the T100 contracts for 2025, including the exciting signings of Vincent Luis, Morgan Pearson, Jess Learmonth, and Taylor Spivey. We also delve into which T100 athletes won't be returning this season, including Magnus Ditlev, Sam Laidlow, and Kat Matthews, and what this means for the sport moving forward.

Finally, we wrap up by sharing what we're most excited about in 2025, from emerging talents to big races on the horizon.

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This week, we break down all the action from the 70.3 World Championships, where Jelle Geens took an impressive victory in the men's race, holding off Hayden Wilde and Leo Bergère. On the women's side, Taylor Knibb delivered a dominant performance to secure the win, with Kat Matthews finishing strong in second.

We also dive into the latest developments around the T100 2025 contracts, discussing who's in, who's out, and what it means for the sport moving forward.

To close things out, it's time for the 2024 Podcast Awards, where we celebrate the standout performances, athletes, and moments that made this season unforgettable.

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This week we preview the 70.3 World Championships in Taupo.

We start with highlights from India Wells 70.3 and Hugo Milner's performance at the European Cross Country Championships. We then dive into why Kristian Blummenfelt chose to stay in triathlon instead of going pro in cycling.

Looking ahead to the 70.3 World Champs, we preview the race, discuss top contenders like Hayden Wilde, Taylor Knibb, Kat Matthews, and Leo Bergère, and share our men's picks. Plus, we introduce the categories for the Talking Triathlon Awards 2024 which we will announce next week.

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As we approach the back end of 2024 we thought it was time to reflect on the biggest events that happened this year.

This week we look at the success of the T100 v Ironman Pro Series and Supertri v World Triathlon.

We highlight what aspects of each did well and what could have been better. We also look at the performances and races this year which stood out to us for better or worse and will help shape our nominees for our end of year awards that we will announce on next week's show.

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This week we discuss the incredible career of Alistair Brownlee after the 2-time Olympian announced his retirement from professional triathlon. We look at some of our favourite Brownlee moments and races and his career after transitioning to middle and long course triathlon.

Next (and slightly delayed) we discuss the T100 Grand Final from Dubai. Which went viral for all the wrong reasons but saw the innaugural T100 season end on a high and fill us with hope for 2025. We talk about the dominance of Taylor Knibb and Marten Van Riel this year as well as our favourite impact athletes from the series.

Next we discuss all the drama from Ironman Cozumel before previewing Bahrain 70.3.

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This week, James teams up with special guest Andrew Horstfall-Turner, filling in for Tim. They chat about the pros and cons of taking on the IRONMAN Pro Series and dive into the big question: is the Nice Ironman event on its way out?

Plus, should Ironman make a comeback to Kona or stick with Nice? The guys also preview what to expect at the upcoming Ironman Cozumel and look ahead to the T100 World Tour and the big finale in Dubai. To wrap it up, they go over the Dubai start lists and make their podium picks.

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This week we replace James with Canadian pro triathlete, Tyler Mislawchuk.

Tyler shares his experiences of the Paris Olympics and going viral for all of the wrong reasons.

We discuss what is happening with short course and all about the Olympics and why they are so important to so many triathletes. We then look at what imapacts an athlete looking to transition to long course and why some choose not to. We talk about who are the next generation of short course athletes to watch out for and unpack all of the action from the Supertri Grand Final.

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