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Long course legends to race inaugural Challenge Fréjus

Challenge Family racing returns to France on 14 May with the first of its French Riviera races over the middle distance, Ekoï Challenge Fréjus. The second race in the region, Challenge Cagnes-sur-Mer, will take place on 11 June. The 20-strong Ekoï Challenge Fréjus men’s pro field is headed by Sebastian Kienle (GER), as he continues […]

Noble and Watkinson Take Wins at Challenge Taiwan

Over 8,000 athletes lined up this weekend for Asia’s largest long distance at Challenge Taiwan in Taitung and the return of pro racing to the event. Caleb Noble and Amelia Watkinson took out top honours in 3:45:17 and 4:03:40 respectively, both leading from the gun. In the men’s race, Australia’s Caleb Noble exited Flowing Lake […]

The Championship Live Powered by ROUVY

The Championship, the flagship event of Challenge Family taking place on 21 May, has confirmed the event will broadcast for free via live stream in partnership with ROUVY. With a professional field of over 60 athletes, including defending champion Sara Perez Sala (ESP), Fenella Langridge (GBR), Lucy Buckingham (GBR), Frederic Funk (GER), Matt Hanson (USA) […]

Building Up Your Peak Fitness for the Season Ahead

As we leave the cold weather behind us and hopefully a winter of base training and technique work, we can look forward to spring and those all-important races we signed up for some time last year! So it’s now time to build up our peak fitness to be ready for the race season ahead. Below […]

Challenge Family Arrives in Italy’s South with Challenge Egnazia Tri

Challenge Family today confirmed its third race in Italy with the announcement of Challenge Egnazia Tri on 21 October 2023. Challenge Family’s new triathlon destination, hosted in Savelletri di Fasano in Puglia, a beautiful Apulian village on the Adriatic Coast, is known for its picturesque harbour and the Egnatia Archaeological Park. This is not the […]

Our guide to master your bike!

Last week we shared a starter guide in which we aimed to provide triathletes with an introduction and some useful insights into the world of triathlon, and a starter guide in which we aimed to help you master your swim. Now it’s time to master your bike! In triathlon, you typically spend most of the race […]

First Top Seeds Announced for The Championship

It’s almost showtime at The Championship: more than sixty professional athletes will compete for the win at Challenge Family’s flagship event on 21 May at the x-bionic® sphere in Šamorín, Slovakia. Once again, many world class triathletes will line up with their eye on the coveted titles in both the men’s and women’s fields, all […]

Triathlete.com interview with Lucy Byram – ‘making a name for herself’

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Lucy Byram is making a name for herself in 2023. Triathlete.com talks to the young pro about how she pulled off wins at Clash Miami and Challenge Puerto Varas just one week apart, plus the workouts that helped her get there. “If Byram remains unassuming, we don’t have to dig too deep to realize the […]

Challenge Family Adds Challenge Malaysia to the 2023 Race Calendar

The futuristic smart metropolis of Forest City is the latest destination for Challenge Family with today’s announcement of Challenge Malaysia, set for 2 September 2023. Challenge Malaysia will take place almost entirely within the limits of this fascinating city which stands on reclaimed land across four man-made islands in the warm waters of the Johor […]

Our guide to master your swim!

Earlier today we shared a starter guide in which we aimed to provide triathletes with an introduction and some useful insights into the world of triathlon. You found information about the history of our beautiful sport, the different federations and organisations that are involved, the gear you need, tips for races, where you can race, […]

Our guide to kickstart your triathlon career!

Triathlon has been a popular sport for decades, but it’s still massively gaining popularity. It’s even proven to be one of the fastest growing sports in the world. There are many races around the world, and as a participant you get to choose from a variety of distances and formats. In most cases you will […]

Challenge Family Announces Partnership with Tri Travel

Challenge Family has announced a multi-year partnership with leading triathlon tour company, Tri Travel, to provide quality and convenient travel support for athletes keen to experience Challenge Family races around the world. In addition to the existing long-standing partnership with DATEV Challenge Roth powered by hep, Tri Travel will initially run hosted tours to four […]

Triathlon Today’s look on Challenge Almere-Amsterdam

“Multiple reasons to race Challenge Almere-Amsterdam! Full of history, thousands of athletes, one of the fastest courses out there and much more to fall in love with!” Triathlon Today took an extensive look at the magic of Challenge Almere-Amsterdam, which is hosting this year’s European Championship Long Distance on 9 September and, of course, the […]

TRI247’s look on Anfi Challenge Mogán-Gran Canaria

“Expect palm trees and paella as you kick off your race season – and suntan – with this early bird middle distance race in the Canaries.” TRI247 took an extensive look at Anfi Challenge Mogán-Gran Canaria – be sure to check out our race preview here as there is a field of unprecedented level of […]

A legend – Chrissie Wellington – is returning to Roth!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Wonderful news: Chrissie Wellington, multiple world champion and winner of Challenge Roth (where she also set the Long Distance world record at 8:18:13), will return this year to the race she describes as the most beautiful race in the world. She will not return as an athlete, but will be part of the livestream as […]

Some very cool announcements of pro athletes come racing inaugural Challenge Samarkand

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1679915009803{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]On Sept. 17, the first edition of Challenge Samarkand will take place: a race at breathtaking and historic site and at the same time Challenge Family’s first race in Central Asia. This location attracts some of the most famous professional athletes in the world, some of whose announcement videos you can see […]

ROUVY and Challenge Family Athletes Raise $30,000 to Support Türkiye and Syria

In the wake of the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria, over 8,700 ROUVY and Challenge Family athletes have contributed to raise $30,000 for the Red Cross in support of those affected. Cyclists had two weeks to complete the virtual ride on ROUVY’s indoor cycling platform with the amount raised based on how many […]

Sam Laidlow comes to Anfi Challenge Mogán-Gran Canaria for ‘unfinished business’

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]He is one of the most popular triathletes today and Sam Laidlow is racing Anfi Challenge Mogán-Gran Canaria in exactly one month from now, on April 22. The Frenchman says he has some “unfinished business” to do there, after leading in the race two years ago, but then crashing with Andrea Salvisberg and Thomas Davis […]

Brits dominate in Chile: Tom Bishop and Lucy Byram win Bci Challenge Puerto Varas

Brits Tom Bishop and Lucy Byram have taken victories at Bci Challenge Puerto Varas in 03:45:01 and 04:15:52 respectively, both beating the course records set at last year’s inaugural event. After the swim in Lago Llanquihue, Bishop was second best in the water, behind local Vicente Trewhela who was first out of the water in […]

Thomas Bishop on BCI Puerto Varas victory: ‘This race was amazing’

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Thomas Bishop has just won BCI Challenge Puerto Varas. The British world-class athlete finished in a time of 3:45:02 and was supreme. He stayed ahead of Matt Hanson and Mitchell Cunningham, among others, and was extremely strong from start to finish. A detailed race report will follow soon on our website, but here you can […]

Everything you need to know about tomorrow’s BCI Challenge Puerto Varas: 10 questions to Race Director Loreto Diaz

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1679140987107{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]With less than 24 hours to go until BCI Challenge Puerto Varas, the excitement is mounting for sure. You can find a race preview here, but now Challenge Family’s Juanan Fernandez asks Race Director Loreto Diaz everything you want to know about the race as well as the venue. For example, what’s […]

Worth seeing – The Barkley Marathon has started and it’s brutal

Triathlon is, of course, the greatest sport there is, but at the same time we can also enjoy related sports immensely. Yesterday we read an article on Triathlon Today, about the Barkley Marathon, which started yesterday. This run is known as the most brutal ultra run in the world. In the past seven years, no […]

International field lines up at Bci Challenge Puerto Varas

This Sunday, 19 March, the second edition of Bci Challenge Puerto Varas in Chile will take place and the race promises some exciting racing. Both the men’s and women’s races feature a pro field that seems to be fairly evenly matched with perhaps the biggest favourites shaping up to be British athletes, Tom Bishop and […]

Challenge Taiwan: A look back at a festive edition

Challenge Taiwan will take place in just over a month (22 April). It is one of the largest Challenge Family races in the world, with thousands of athletes competing every year. This race suits the whole family: there are distances for all ages and nowhere in the world are so many kids competing in a […]