This weekend the best women in long distance racing will line up in the South of France to crown the Ironman World Champion.

We preview all the action from Nice giving our thoughts on how the race will unfold, who we think will be in the top 5 and who are the athletes we think might not feature.

We also discuss the announcements of the T100 2025 Season with a new French race and the Ironman Pro Series schedule for 2025 as well.

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Plenty to cover this week with the PTO announcing Dubai will be the grand final for the T100 series.

Kristian Blummenfelt is not going to cycling but will instead try and win gold in Los Angeles in 2028. We discuss Challenge Samarkand, Challenge Beijing and Supertri London.

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Another week with so much to go through. We start with the news that Sam Laidlow's garage burned down and his bikes got damaged! We then take a moment to remember a force in the Canadian triathlon scene, Michael Brown who tragically passed away recently.

We discuss triathlon broadcasting and the impact Joe Skipper had on the Zell am See 70.3 coverage before we talk about the race.

We talk about Kristian Blummenfelt's latest video where he says the Olympics was a failure and unpack what might have gone wrong before turning our attendtion to a weekend with short course starts stepping into some non-drafting Challenge races. As well as the Ironman World Championship Women's Pro Field and Supertri London previews.

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Plenty to talk about this week!

We discuss the cancellation of Challenge Sandefjord and discuss the responsibility Challenge Family has in ensuring it's events meet certain standards.

We then discuss Ironman Canada and what these performances mean for the Ironman World Championships in Kona. Can Lionel Sanders be a threat for the win based on this performance? Was he just having a long training day? Is a top 10 off the cards?

We discuss all the action for Supertri Chicago which saw Hayden Wilde finally get the win over Alex Yee after some tactically brilliant team racing and seeing Georgia Taylor-Brown being back to her best with her nail biting win over Cassandre Beaugrand.

Lastly, we discuss the T100 start lists for Ibiza and if they will change much before race day.

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Just 13 days after racing the mixed team relay in Paris, Kristian Blummenfelt has reminded the world just how good he is at triathlon (did we ever forget?) with an incredible win at Ironman Frankfurt.

This week we unpack all the action from Germany as well as the news that one of the greatest athletes to ever do the sport, Daniela Ryf has retired.

Finally we unpack all the action from Supertri Boston including the controversy around Alex Yee's finish and why perhaps some triathlon fans need to settle down a bit.

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Plenty to talk through this week including Ironman Frankfurt which now has Sam Long on the start list!

We discuss the changes Sam has made to his 2024 season and what it means for the rest of the year. We also discuss the news that Lionel Sanders will line up next weekend at Ironman Canada and his recent decision to go back to training solo.

We then preview the Supertri 2024 season which kicks off this weekend in Boston. New teams, less athletes, more races and no animals!

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Triathlon has been rocked by another doping scandal with Mexian athlete, Tomas Rodriguez Hernandez serving a provisional suspension for an anti-doping violation.

We unpack all situation this week and the implications on the sport in general.

We also discuss the Olympic Mixed Team Relay, preview Ironman Frankfurt and ask the question, should Ironman give out world championship wild cards?

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What a week of racing with the men's and women's Olympic events taking place on the streets of Paris.

We saw two of the most incredible races in recent memory including that finish from Alex Yee to bear Hayden Wilde and Cassandre Beaugrand claiming victory over Beth Potter on home soil.

We talk about the issues in the lead up to the event and why they cannot be forgotten and then discuss the T100 London.

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