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Smith Finishes 5th In Triathlon Cup In Portugal
Tyler Smith competed in the 2021 Europe Triathlon Cup Coimbra in Portugal, with the Bermudian triathlete making a strong showing to finish 5th in a time of 51:19. He finished 35 seconds behind the winner Vasco Vilaca from Portugal who clocked 50:44. Smith and Vilaca came out of the water in the lead in a time of 8:55, Smith then clocked the fastest... Read more of this article
Pilgrim Competes In USAT Junior Elite Triathlon
Nicholas Pilgrim competed in the Pleasant Prairie USAT Junior Elite Triathlon event in Pleasant Prairie Wisconsin. Pilgrim finished 20th in a very competitive field of 53 of the top juniors in the North American region. The sprint distance race saw hot and humid conditions for the athletes. Pilgrim exited the water in the top ten and worked hard on... Read more of this article
Louise Wells Wins Kona 70.3 Age Group
Louise Wells and Dirk Hasselkuss competed in the Kona 70.3 Triathlon in Hawaii, with Wells winning the Women’s 45 – 49 Age Group Division in a time of 5:26.00. Hasselkuss finished 21st in the Men’s 55 – 59 Age Group Division with a time of 6:00:51, which saw him finish 275th overall. Related Stories Triathletes Win Eight Medals At Carifta... Read more of this article
Flora Duffy & Tyler Smith Compete In Leeds
Flora Duffy and Tyler Smith competed in the AJ Bell 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds. Duffy — competing for the first time this season — crossed the line in a time of 1:55:25 finishing 4th. She came out of the water in a time of 19:01, then clocked 1:01:06 on the bike, before closing out with a 33:47 run time. Smith crossed... Read more of this article
Tyler Smith Finishes 8th In Europe Triathlon Cup
Bermuda’s Tyler Smith competed in the 2021 Europe Triathlon Cup Olsztyn in Poland recording an 8th place finish. Smith crossed the line in a time of 54:47, finishing 41 seconds behind the winner Vetle Bergsvik Thorn who clocked 54:06, Antoine Duval was second in 54:07, and Simon Westermann rounded out the top three in a time of 54:08. Smith completed... Read more of this article
Tyler Butterfield Competes In Tulsa Ironman
The inaugural Tulsa Ironman was held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a star studded field taking part Germany’s Patrick Lange, a two-time world champ, won the event in a time of 7:45:22, and Bermuda’s Tyler Butterfield was also in action. Butterfield covered the 2.4 mile swim, 112 miles of bike course, and the full marathon in a time of 8:24:56... Read more of this article
Cathy Gurret Lama Finishes 2nd In Division
Cathy Gurret Lama – a Bermudian triathlete who now lives in the USA – placed second in her age group 65-69 age group in the 70.3 Ironman Panama City Beach, Florida. Ms Lama had the fastest swim in her age group and she also recorded the fastest time during the 56 miles bike ride, and ended up finishing just one second behind the first place... Read more of this article
Hawley & Smith Compete In Europe Triathlon
Bermudian triathletes Tyler Smith and Erica Hawley competed in the Europe Triathlon Cup Caorle in Italy. Smith competed in the Men’s Elite race and crossed the line in 14th place finish in a time of 54.12, while Hawley finished the Women’s Elite race in 41st place with a time of 1:03.15. Smith completed the 750m swim in a time of 10:14 coming out... Read more of this article
Smith Wins Ironman 70.3 Age Group Division
Karen Smith competed in the Ironman 70.3 Gulf Coast event in Panama City Beach, Florida, making an impressive showing to win her age group division. Smith clocked a time of 4:59.52 to win the female 50-54 Age Group Division, she was the 13th female to cross the line and the 1,353rd person overall to cross the line. Smith completed the 1.2 mile swim... Read more of this article
Butterfield Finishes 5th In Challenge Cancun
Tyler Butterfield has finished fifth in the Challenge Cancun 113K Pro Elite Division. Butterfield clocked an overall time of 3:57:21, finishing 10:45 behind the overall winner Javier Gomez, who clocked 3:46:36. Ruedi Wild finished second with a time of 3:50:37, and Andy Potts – who won the 2007 Escape to Bermuda Triathlon – finished third... Read more of this article
Hawley Finishes 11th In Triathlon In Florida
Erica Hawley took part in the Sarasota-Bradenton Triathlon where she finished 11th in the Women’s Elite Pro Race recording a time of 56:49.7. Hawley covered the 0.75 km swim course in a time of 9:55.8 coming out of the water in the 22nd spot, she then moved up to 7th after covering the 18.3 km bike course in a time of 38:25.4, and closed out with... Read more of this article
Butterfield Finishes 7th In Challenge Miami
Tyler Butterfield placed 7th at the Challenge Miami, with the Bermudian triathlete finishing in a time of 2:42:54. Butterfield came out of the water in 18th with a time of 21:48, then clocked a time of 1:23:43 over the 63.2k bike course, and then recorded a time of 54:49 over the 15.7k run. Related Stories Tyler Butterfield Competes In Ironman World Tyler... Read more of this article
Hawley Finishes 11th In Elite Cup Triathlon
Erica Hawley competed in the Clermont Draft Legal Sprint Elite Cup Women’s Triathlon in Florida where she finished 11th crossing the line in a time of 1:00.39. Hawley covered the 750 meter swim in a time of 10.21, then clocked a time of 30.18 over the 15 mile bike course, before closing out with a 5K run time of 18.16. Related Stories Photo Set... Read more of this article
Duffy Withdraws From PTO 2020 Championship
Flora Duffy has withdrawn from the Professional Triathletes Organization [PTO] 2020 Championship, which is set to be held in Daytona Beach, Florida in December. Duffy, a multiple time world champion, posted the image below on Instagram and said, “New bike, new bars, new kit, new fit but no race. For a few reasons, I have decided to pull out of the... Read more of this article
Duffy Tied For #1 In World Triathlon Rankings
The final World Triathlon season rankings have been released, with Bermuda’s Flora Duffy – along with Britain’s Georgia Taylor-Brown – tied for the top position in the Elite Women’s Division. The World Triathlon website said, “A truncated World Triathlon season came to a close in Valencia, Spain, where the fourth World Cup... Read more of this article
Tyler Smith Finishes 32nd In Triathlon In Spain
Tyler Smith finished 32nd at the Valencia ITU Triathlon World Cup in Spain, with the Bermudian triathlete completing the 750m swim, 20K bike, and 5K run in a time of 53:12. Vincent Luis claimed the last victory of the World Triathlon season with a time of 50:22, double Olympic gold medalist Alistair Brownlee was second in 50:25, while Belgian Jelle... Read more of this article
