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CHALLENGE BEIJING ANNOUNCED!

Challenge Family has today announced Challenge Beijing, set to take place on 7 and 8 September 2024 over the Olympic and Sprint distances in the Beijing Expo Park, situated in the popular holiday region of Yanqing. Challenge Beijing has been certified as an A+ level event by the China Triathlon Sports Association (CTSA) and will […]

CHALLENGE FAMILY WORLD BONUS STANDINGS RELEASED

With five months of Challenge Family racing already completed for 2024, the Challenge Family Pro Athlete World Bonus standings are showing a close-run battle for the end of season bonus. New Zealander, Jack Moody, leads the men’s standings with 750 points after his wins at Challenge Taiwan and the Asia Pacific Championships at Challenge Gunsan-Saemangeum. […]

Swim Tips from Hayley Chura

Quintana Roo pro, Haley Chura, is one of the best swimmers in triathlon, and in her years racing she’s seen it all, has made every rookie mistake, made every wrong turn (and made it right!). So she came to us with five can’t-miss tips to make your race day swim as smooth as possible! 1. […]

Maiden Wins for Daisy Davies and Harry Palmer at Challenge Wales

Daisy Davies (GBR) and Harry Palmer (GBR) both took their first professional wins of their careers today at Challenge Wales in convincing style with Palmer crossing the line in 3:56:12 and Davies in 4:37:45. In the men’s race, Josh Lewis (GBR) led out of the water in 24:13, nearly a minute ahead of Iestyn Harrett […]

Save the date: OTSO Challenge Salou will take place May 11, 2025

After a more than exciting Challenge Salou 2024 edition – which took place last weekend – the date for next year is announced: May 11, 2025. That race will immediately be a very special one, as Challenge Salou will celebrate its tenth edition in 2025. Several surprises and offers will be shared in the coming […]

Sell-Out Field for Challenge Wales

This Sunday, a sell-out field of age group and professional athletes will line up at Challenge Wales on the stunning Pembrokeshire coast to take on 113km of swim, bike, run in the UK’s only Coastal National Park. Heading the men’s pro race is Joshua Lewis (GBR) who was third in last year’s Challenge London, but […]

Aftermovie Challenge Salou – Spectacular Spain

With one of the most spectacular finishes in triathlon history, last weekend’s Challenge Salou was spot on! Just give us five minutes of your time and we can promise you to return a spectacular aftermovie:

[VIDEO] Epic Sprint Finish Challenge Salou 2024

The crowd was standing and screaming, everyone had goosebumps all over: Guillem Montiel and Kurt McDonald sprinted side by side to the finish line of Challenge Salou yesterday, in a rarely seen exciting denouement of the race. Check out the amazing footage, shot by Triathlon Channel, below:

Guillem Montiel and Aurélia Boulanger Triumph at OTSO Challenge Salou

Salou’s sun-soaked Spanish holiday town was the perfect backdrop for the OTSO Challenge Salou triathlon, which brought together athletes from 43 nations. With a competitive field of professional and age-group athletes, the race delivered stunning performances and a dramatic sprint finish, with Guillem Montiel (ESP) and Aurélia Boulanger (FRA) taking home the OTSO Challenge Salou […]

Trakic Takes Win at Inaugural Challenge Gallipoli

Perfect conditions greeted athletes at the inaugural Challenge Gallipoli in Türkiye today as over 500 competitors from 16 nations competed in this iconic destination. With a male-only pro field, it was Strahinja Trakic (SRB) who took home his first professional win in 4:00:59 . In the swim it was Ognjan Stojanoviç (SRB) who took an […]

International Field at OTSO Challenge Salou 2024

An international field of professional and age group athletes from 43 nations will descend on the popular Spanish holiday town of Salou this weekend for OTSO Challenge Salou, drawn by the golden sands, fast bike course on a closed motorway and flat run along the palm tree-lined boardwalk. Top contenders in the men’s pro field […]

Asia Pacific Champs at Challenge Gunsan-Saemangeum

This weekend, Challenge Gunsan-Saemangeum will host the Challenge Family Asia-Pacific Championships over 226km with an international field of professional athlete and over 1,000 age group athletes. The course includes the world’s longest seawall with its unique eco-environment and spectacular scenery. The Asia Pacific Championship edition in 2024 will see qualification slots for The Championship doubled from […]

Hug and Zimmermann Secure Wins at Challenge St Pölten

A thrilling finish in the women’s race and a successful title defense in the men’s marked Challenge St Pölten 2024 with Tom Hug (GER) taking the win in 3:52:48, and Laura Zimmermann (GER) securing victory in 4:27:06. Unique to Challenge St Pölten, the race started with the pro females, who took to the water 20 […]

[Aftermovie] Record-breaking day at The Championship

Last weekend was a record-breaking day at The Championship: more Age Groupers than ever racing and, in addition, Kyle Smith and India Lee both broke the course records. And, as if that wasn’t enough, Frederic Funk also recorded the world’s fastest bike time ever at a Middle Distance. Make sure to check out the aftermovie […]

Reasons to race Challenge St. Pölten – according to TRI247

“With UNESCO World Heritage listed scenery, a unique and challenging race course and years of triathlon history behind it – Challenge St Pölten is a firm favourite with age-groupers and PROs alike. Find out why you should kick your race season off at this stunning middle distance triathlon.” This weekend, Challenge St. Pölten takes place. […]

Weekend of Fair Racing Ahead at Challenge St Pölten

Over 1,700 athletes from 36 nations will line up at Challenge St Pölten this weekend, including an 80-strong pro field who will race not only with Challenge Family’s 20m drafting rule enforced, but also with anti-drafting technology, Race Ranger. In the men’s pro field, two former winners will race. Thomas Hug (GER) will return with […]

World Best Times and High PTO Points at The Championship 2024

Frederic Funk (GER) has posted the world’s fastest middle distance bike split over 90km at The Championship 2024 in Šamorín, Slovakia with a time of 1:48:48. This was enough to put him in second place on the podium behind Kyle Smith (NZL) who himself posted the world’s second-fastest time ever over 113km of swim, bike, […]

Course Records Smashed as Smith and Lee Take Wins at The Championship 2024

It was a day of fast, furious and thrilling racing with perfect conditions in both the men’s and women’s fields at The Championship 2024 with Kyle Smith (NZL) taking home the win in 3:27:10 and smashing the course record in the process. And it was back-to-back wins for India Lee (GBR) who not only successfully […]

A Celebration of Triathlon at Day One of The Championship 2024

Day one of The Championship 2024 saw triathlon celebrated across all ages, distances and abilities at the x-bionic sphere in Šamorín. Short course racing took place over the Sprint and Olympic distances, plus Special Olympics celebrated their largest European triathlon event, and hundreds started their triathlon careers in the Try-athlon and the Kids’ Race. In […]

The Championship Press Conference 2024

Many of the world’s top professional athletes are preparing for The Championship, which begins this Sunday at 8:30 a.m. in Samorin, Slovakia. During the recent professional press conference, it became evident that the race will be intense, and no one will be holding back. All athletes are getting ready for what they describe as a […]

X-PR: True Trickle-down Technology

Trickle-down technology is an oft-used term. And Quintana Roo has a triathlon model that is the very definition of the term: The X-PR.  First of all, what is Trickle-down Tech? Consider your car. Perhaps it’s a sports car, a Camaro. (It’s red, isn’t it? Watch out for the cops, they’re looking for red cars!) You […]

Largest Ever Field for The Championship 2024

It’s under a week until close to 2,000 athletes line up to be part of the largest ever Challenge Family The Championship at the x-bionic sphere near Bratislava in Slovakia. Over 100 of those athletes are some of the world’s top professionals as they race for the 100,000 euro prize purse and Challenge Family’s ultimate […]

Wins for Alessandro Fabian and Aurelia Boulanger at Inaugural Challenge Cesenatico

The first-ever Challenge Cesenatico witnessed a thrilling event as 1,400 athletes from 22 nations converged on Italy’s picturesque Adriatic Coast. The event featured a challenging 1.9km coastal swim, 92,6km hilly ride, and 21.1km multi-lap run. The event was graced by a stellar line-up of over 40 professional triathletes, with Alessandro Fabian (ITA) and Aurelia Boulanger […]

The Championship – Q&A With Defending Champion India Lee

1. At which race did you qualify for The Championship? I qualified last year by winning the 2023 Championship race. 2. How did it feel winning The Championship in 2023? It felt amazing. I’d had a tricky few years in the sport, and winning The Championship was a break through for me in 2023. 3. […]

From tomorrow it’s on: Jonas Deichmann goes 120 x Challenge Roth

Starting tomorrow – May 9, 7:00 a.m. CEST – it’s going to happen: Jonas Deichmann will then dive into the waters of Roth for the first time and begin his world record attempt in which he intends to complete Challenge Roth 120 times in 120 days. Indeed: every day the German athlete will start over […]

Strong Start for Inaugural Challenge Cesenatico

This weekend, 1,300 athletes from 22 countries will line up at the inaugural Challenge Cesenatico on Italy’s Adriatic Coast for 113km of swim, bike, run on a course steeped in cycling history. Leading the charge will be a 40-strong pro field that includes local favourite, Alessandro Fabian and Dieter Comhair (BEL), fresh from a top […]

Last Chance for the Epic Challenge Wales

Racing Challenge Wales on June 9 and experiencing closed roads, an epic coastal course and some incredible support along the roads! It’s one of your last chances to register for Challenge Wales, so make sure to not miss this opportunity!

Challenge Istanbul Returns as Qualifier for The Championship

Challenge Istanbul, which will be held under the main sponsorship of Oral B in cooperation with the Turkiye Triathlon Federation and Challenge Family, will witness the competition of hundreds of local and foreign triathletes on September 1 and for the first time will be a qualifier for The Championship 2025. Challenge Istanbul, which was organised […]

Keeping Your Gear Dry, Whatever the Weather!

There is nothing more wonderful than exercising outdoors. And weather conditions—from the sun shining on you to the wind blowing against you—, make each outing a unique experience. As an athlete, you know rain is also part of the game. But how nice is it when, at the transition or after your race or training, […]

Aftermovie Challenge Taiwan 2024: This is Triathlon!

In Taiwan, they know what triathlon is! With over eight thousand triathletes, Challenge Taiwan is one of the largest triathlons in the world, and last weekend was another party to remember. Make sure to relive it all with this awesome aftermovie!