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 Fresh from the Ironman European championship in Frankfurt just 2 weeks ago, Katja Konschak, was first out of the water but was quickly wheeled in by the charging Tine Deckers (BEL) and Lucy Gossage (GBR). The pair traded the lead for the first 60 miles, after which Gossage made her move, gaining about 4 minutes as she headed out of T2. Gossage then went on to finish in a time of 09:26:05. 

 Tine Decker pushed hard on the run, to produce a brilliant second place finishing in 09:45:21, ahead of Katja Konschak completing the podium in 10:13:18.

This is Gossage’s third victory here, winning in 2013 and 2015. “I only entered last minute as I just couldn’t bear to miss out on racing at Ironman UK,” she said. “It is such a special race to me. The UK crowds and support can’t beat any other race. 

 “Tine is a world class athlete and I knew I had to be on form – you never know what’s going to happen out there but I’m really pleased with my performance. Tine had an amazing race but my course knowledge and home crowd support definitely helped me push through so I could even enjoy the run once I had built enough of a lead.””

In the men’s Romain Guillaume (FRA) Markus Thomschke (GER) Krill Kotsegarov (EST) Karl-Johan Danielson (SWE ) Andrej Vistica (CRO) and Harry Wiltshire (BBR) quickly established themselves as the contenders with Guillaume the early leader after making a break on the bike and gaining a lead of over 9 minutes.

However the chasing pack were pushing hard and by the time Romain got to T2, having lost 7 minutes, it was apparent that he wasn’t feeling well. Despite a considerable lead and enthusiastic crowds leading him out of T2, Romain was overhauled by Thomschke and Kotsegarov as the leading duo, with Danielson looking like a firm bronze contender, as Guillaume quickly withdrew from the race.

The leading pair tussled together to the half way point, when Kotsegarov made his move on a tiring Thomschke, to win in 08:41.13 and claiming his 3rd Ironman win. Thomschke held onto 2nd place finishing in 8:50:03.  

But the drama wasn’t over as Andrej Vistica (CRO), who had exited T2 over 17 minutes behind the leader, made a surprise surge and the race was on for the final podium spot. Producing a blistering 02:53:00 marathon run, Vistica his way up the field, overtaking Danielson at the 33km marker to take a worthy bronze in 08:58:50. 

GB’s Harry Wiltshire came 5th in a time of 09:05:35

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 “It was fantastic to improve on my 3rd place performance in 2014,” said Kotsegarov. “That was a very tough bike but I was able run well. The crowds were amazing and a huge help to have their support.”  

Women

1.

Gossage, Lucy

GBR

00:56:13

05:15:04

03:08:20

09:26:05

2.

Deckers, Tine

BEL

00:55:19

05:20:00

03:22:28

09:45:21

3.

Konschak, Katja

GER

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00:54:02

05:53:44

03:14:44

10:13:18

4.

Godesky, Alyssa

USA

00:58:45

05:57:12

03:18:44

10:23:42

5.

Gill, Vicky

GBR

01:07:21

06:04:39

04:55:14

12:16:25

Men

1.

Kotsegarov, Kirill

EST

00:51:19

04:52:35

02:50:09

08:41:13

2.

Thomschke, Markus

GER

00:51:21

04:52:38

02:59:13

08:50:03

3.

Vistica, Andrej

CRO

00:53:25

05:04:50

02:53:36

08:58:50

4.

Danielsson, Karl-Johan

SWE

00:51:14

04:56:46

03:05:32

08:59:48

5.

Wiltshire, Harry

GBR

00:45:35

05:11:19

03:03:05

09:05:35

Intotri began life in 2015 and has since hosted six free events over junior, super sprint and sprint distances at the Elmbridge Xcel Centre in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, attracting nearly 400 athletes to date. Like Parkrun, the volunteer-run scheme sees participants create an online account before they can sign up for monthly Short (200m swim/10km bike/2.5km run), Long (400m/20km/5km) and Junior events in the summer.  Intotri also provide free aquathlon events, and swim and run technique classes in the winter.

“The idea is to grow Intotri into the Parkrun of the tri world, providing communities all over the UK with opportunities to tri for free,” the co-founder Michael Burkert told 220. “So any bike will do, we use pools instead of OW swims, and participants can use the changing rooms instead of the transition zone.”

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Burkert is also upbeat about any expansion. “We’ve found local authorities generally supportive. We’re in advanced discussions with several leisure centre providers, and have secured the necessary risk sign-offs from local councils. The key is to find tri enthusiasts to run the events for us.” Head to www.intotri.com for more.

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For the study 36 sedentary adults ages 56-75 years were randomly put into either a cognitive training or a physical training group. They then followed a training programme for 12 weeks while the scientists monitored the results of their brain activity.

They found that aerobic exercise group showed increases in immediate and delayed memory performance that were not seen in the cognitive training group. The randomised trial is the first to compare cerebral blood flow and cerebrovascular reactivity data obtained via MRI.

“Many adults without dementia experience slow, continuous and significant age-related changes in the brain, specifically in the areas of memory and executive function, such as planning and problem-solving,” said Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman, study lead author, founder and chief director of the Center for BrainHealth, and Dee Wyly Distinguished University Professor. “We can lose 1-2 percent in global brain blood flow every decade, starting in our 20s. To see almost an 8 percent increase in brain blood flow in the cognitive training group may be seen as regaining decades of brain health since blood flow is linked to neural health.”

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Those who participated in cognitive training demonstrated positive changes in executive brain function as well as a 7.9 percent increase in global brain flow compared to study counterparts who participated in an aerobic exercise program. 

 Each group took part in training three hours per week over 12 weeks. Neurocognitive, physiological, and MRI data were taken before, during and after training. The cognitive group received Strategic Memory Advanced Reasoning Training (SMART), a manualised brain training developed at the Center for BrainHealth. The physical training group completed three, 60-minute sessions per week that included five minutes of warmup and cool down with 50 minutes of either walking on a treadmill or cycling on a stationary bike while maintaining 50-75 percent of maximum heart rate.

“Most people tell me that they want a better memory and notice memory changes as they get older,” said Dr. Mark D’Esposito, study co-author and professor of neuroscience and psychology, and director of the Henry H. Wheeler Jr. Brain Imaging Center at the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at the University of California, Berkeley.

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“While memory is important, executive functions such as decision-making and the ability to synthesise information are equally, if not more so, but we often take them for granted. The takeaway: aerobic activity and reasoning training are both valuable tools that give your brain a boost in different ways.”

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Qualifying races for the 2016 Ironman World Championship span five continents around the world, and fans should tune in to BIKE’s coverage of the series to enjoy action from the following events:

22 July, 8.30pm – Ironman South American Championship (Florianópolis, Brazil)

 29 July, 8.30pm – Ironman France (Nice, France)

 5 August, 8.30pm – Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship (Cairns, Australia)

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12 August, 9pm – Ironman Austria (Klagenfurt, Austria)

19 August, 8:30pm – Ironman European Championship (Frankfurt, Germany)

2 September , 9pm – Ironman Mont – Tremblant (Mont- Treblant, Quebec)

9 September , 10pm – Ironman Copenhagen (Copenhagen, Denmark)

 16 September, 9PM – Ironman 70.3 World Championship (Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia)

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Triathlon fans can look forward to even more exciting Ironman World Championship coverage on BIKE, as the channel will also showcase highlights from the upcoming 2017 and 2018 seasons of the event.  

 The line up include Britain’s four current European Champions, Alison Patrick (PT5), Andy Lewis (PT2), Lizzie Tench (PT1) and Steadman are all lining up with good opportunities to add to their medal tallies.

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Four golds for GB’s paratriathletes in Lisbon

 Head Coach, Jonathon Riall, said:  “This is an opportunity for Rio bound athletes to practice their race processes and race hard seven weeks out from the games. It’s also an opportunity for staff to reinforce their games time roles.

“It’s a mixed bag in terms of competition, but that’s understandable at this stage, and we’ll focus on our own performances to get us on track for Rio.”

GB paratri team announced for Rio Paralympics

As well as Britain’s Paralympic athletes competing, the British team features athletes hoping to make their mark in the future. “We see this as an opportunity to kick start our 2020 cycle by integrating a new and exciting group of athletes to the upper level of the British squad and international competition.”

Athletes including Kerry Large, Mark Conway and Bret Crossley will compete in the open waves alongside their more experienced team mates.

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In pictures: GB paratriathletes in training ahead of Rio

Great Britain team; Rotterdam ITU Paratriathlon World Championships; 750m swim, 20km bike, 5km run; Sunday 24 July:

PT1 Elite

Phil, Hogg, Joe Townsend, Lizzie Tench

PT1 Open

Mark Conway, Bret Crossley

PT2 Elite

Ryan Taylor, Andrew Lewis

PT3 Elite

Cassie Cava

PT4

George Peasgood, Steven Crowley, Lauren Steadman, Faye Mcclelland

PT4 Open

Chris Frost, Kerry Large

PT5

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Alison Patrick + guide Hazel Smith, Melissa Reid + guide Nicole Walters

“My strategy was to go easy,” said Ryf after the race, “but Celine [Schaerer ] was going so good in the swim, I just had to follow. On the bike, I decided to go hard then, and on the run you can’t go easy when there are so many people.”

Schaerer, her Swiss compatriot, had the best swim split in 53:14 two seconds ahead of Ryf, but the reigning Ironman and Ironman 70.3 world champion then hammered away on the bike.

Thanks to the best bike split by far, Ryf came off the bike with a lead of 21 minutes over Emma Bilham (SUI).

“My body was working very good today,” said Ryf.

She smashed the race record in 8:51:50 by more than 8 minutes taking an impressive win.

Behind the champion, Bilham added a great result to her CV after being runner-up at the Ironman France in June.

“I wasn’t chasing the Ironman World Champion today,” said Bilham with a smile, “I think she was already under the shower when I crossed the line. Daniela is in a different league.”

In the men’s the 36-year old race legend Ronnie Schildknecht celebrated his ninth win in 8:17:04 after a strong bike and run leg, which saw him overtake his rivals shortly before the half marathon mark and never gave it away again.

“I realised my win with two kilometres to go, and I was full of emotions,” said Schildknecht .”It’s a sensational moment, it is absolutely not normal for me to win here even if people may think that. This is a little Ironman world championship for me.”

 Results

Top 5 men

1
Ronnie Schildknecht 
SUI 
00:55:39
04:31:01
02:47:07
08:17:04

2
Timo Bracht 
GER
00:53:17
04:33:02
02:54:34
08:24:13

3
Jan van Van Berkel 
SUI 
00:52:56
04:33:37
02:59:23
08:29:12

4
Roman Deisenhofer 
GER 
00:55:41
04:26:15
03:07:08
08:32:58

5
David Plese 
SLO 
00:55:53
04:44:12
02:52:46
08:36:50

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Top 5 Women

1
Daniela Ryf 
SUI 
00:53:16
04:46:30
03:07:31
08:51:50

2
Emma Bilham 
SUI 
00:57:41
05:03:58
03:16:36
09:21:48

3
Michaela Herlbauer 
AUT 
01:01:05
05:07:02
03:15:37
09:28:12

4
Celine Schärer 
SUI 
00:53:14
05:13:07
03:24:57
09:35:26

5
Ariane Monticeli 
BRA 
01:03:58
05:11:16
03:20:05
09:40:07

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In a statement the governing body said: “The ITU has carefully examined the information delivered by WADA and the McLaren report. Additionally, ITU has thoroughly reviewed the criteria set forth by the IOC on Sunday for Russian athletes to compete in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

“None of the six Russian triathletes (three men, three women) that have qualified for 2016 Olympics are included in the McLaren report, nor have any of them served suspensions or bans for failed doping tests. Additionally, they have all been tested outside of Russia.

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“Therefore, ITU will recommend to the IOC that these six athletes be permitted to compete in Rio next month. ITU remains steadfast in our commitment to providing athletes a fair competition. We will continue to closely follow the updates from the McLaren report, as well as recommendations from WADA and the IOC on best practices in the fight against doping.”

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There are six qualification spots for the Russian team, with triathletes likely to be selected include Dmitry Polyanskiy, Igor Polyanskiy and Alexander Bryukhankov on the men’s side for the 18 August event. In the female race, Alexandra Razarenova, Anastasia Abrosimova and Mariya Shorets are all potential candidates to be on the women’s start line on 20 August.

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“I am incredibly happy that I got the record and just thankful that I didn’t break”, said Frodeno after the race, “but there wasn’t any other option except to risk it all and give everything I had. The time should hold for the next two or three years.”

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#Project740: Take a Look Behind the Scenes of Frodeno’s World Record Performance

The Fastest Bike

Finishing the swim in first place in a time of 45:22, Frodeno quickly went to work defending his reputation as pre-race favourite and laid the foundation for his incredible wire-to-wire victory. During the bike ride, the Hawaii champion demonstrated his superiority with a 4:08:07 clocking that would remain the fastest bike split of the day. The deal was sealed in the final leg as Frodeno ran the marathon in a blistering 2:39:18 which brought him in a staggering 20 minutes ahead of the second place finisher. “The last kilometre of the marathon the pain was unbelievable, but the feeling at the finish of getting the world record was worth it.”

Video: Speedmax CF SLX. System Complete. 

Shaving Seconds with the Speedmax CF SLX

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In an assault on a world record every second counts, so the engineers at Canyon wanted to make sure that Frodeno’s Speedmax CF SLX was up to the challenge. The handlebars were designed specifically for this race to place the World Champion in an extra aerodynamic position that would encourage him to shave seconds. A new hydration system was also created specifically to the triathlete’s preferences as well as custom tires which were made to have the least possible amount of rolling resistance and best possible aerodynamics in side winds. Every piece of the setup, from Frodeno’s position on the bike to his hydration system, helmet and speed suit, were all newly optimised through rigorous wind tunnel testing.