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But the organisers of the independent Italian race have today confirmed that the race will return in 2018, with both the full iron-distance Elbaman and Elbaman73 – plus relay options – being hosted in the Italian island of Elba on 30 September 2018.

Here’s why we named Elbaman one of the best triathlons in the world 

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“It cannot end like this,” said race organiser Marco Scotti. “I owe it to all the participants and I’m indebted to my staff, who have been following me for years and make our event an unforgettable experience for everyone who participated. We must admit that what happened is an open wound, but starting over is a bet that we can win together. We’re very happy that our sponsors have decided to continue to support us, with Tyr and Enervit already confirming their participation.”

From 15-25 November, registration will be open for all participating athletes of the 2017 edition (present at the Race Start), who’ll not only enjoy a discount rate but also the possibility to change the type of race (Relay, Elbaman73 or Elbaman).

From November 29, there’ll be the official opening of the registration for all other athletes of tiered tariffs.

ELBAMAN DISTANCES

With a swim in the warm and turquoise Tyrrhenian Sea, a rolling bike in the Tuscan Archipelago (totaling 2,500m of elevation gain) and a marathon run through the resort of Marina di Campo, the Elbaman has long been a jewel in the Italian triathlon crown.

The setting for the Elbaman is Elba, Italy’s third-largest Island after Sicily and Sardinia, and located 20km west from the mainland port of Piombino, 100km from Pisa.

Elbaman: 3.8km swim/180km bike/42.2km run

Elbaman73: 1.9km swim/94km bike/21.1km run

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Further information is available at www.elbaman.it

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Consisting of a 28km mountain bike course along the famous ‘Tarw Du’ section, and sandwiched by a 9km and 5km trail/fell run with some tough technical sections, the full-distance race was a stern test of stamina and mental fortitude for duathletes.

In the men’s full-distance race, Doug Hall emerged victorious ahead of Dylan Lewis and Dafydd Hollis, with less than five minutes separated the top three. The women’s race was similarly closely fought, but Sarah Willhoit took first place ahead of the hugely experienced Rhian Roxburgh and Rosemary Byde. 

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Following an hour later, the sprint course was made up of a shortened 15km lap of the same ‘Tarw Du’ course, with a 5km and 1.8km run on either side. 220’s Matt competed in this race and it boasted a hugely enjoyable yet testing mix of technical trails, lightning descents and hundreds of metres of lung-busting elevation gain, all flanked by panoramic views of Snowdonia and plenty of camaraderie.

Tom Nesham added the men’s sprint race win to the his Slateman sprint victory in May. Tom crossed the line a full 10mins ahead of second placed Rob Kerr in an astounding time of 01.08.48. Gwynedd Jones rounded off the top three.

The women’s sprint race was a much closer affair with Nicole Walters of T3 Triathlon claiming first place ahead of Kim Baptista. Always Aim High stalwart Suzie Richards was third on her return from injury.

The race organisers believe that the race – the first duathlon to be held at the Mountain Bike park in Coed y Brenin – drew a record number of duathletes for an off-road duathlon in the UK. And, with Human Race’s Wildman and Iceman no longer on the UK calendar, there’s certainly room for further growth, with the 2018 event already confirmed as a Welsh Triathlon National Championship race.

Full race timings for the Odlo Coed y Brenin Duathlon can be found at tdleventservices.co.uk, with more information on 2018’s race at alwaysaimhighevents.com.

Top 3 2017 Odlo Coed y Brenin Duathlon results

Men’s Sprint Duathlon:

1. Tomos Nesham  01.08.48 

2. Rob Kerr   01.20.13

3. Gwynedd Jones  01.22.45

Women’s Sprint Duathlon:

1. Nicole Walters   01.20.59

2. Kim Baptista   01.21.48

3. Suzie Richards  01.27.49

Men’s Full Duathlon:

1. Doug Hall   02.20.45

2. Dylan Lewis   02.23.55

3. Dafydd Hollis   02.24.03

Women’s Full Duathlon:

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1. Sarah Willhoit   02.42.32

2. Rhian Roxburgh  02.44.25

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3. Rosemary Byde  02.50.15

Alistair Brownlee said: “It’s a great honour to be representing Team England. I have had the chance to compete at the Commonwealth Games once before and it’s a big deal for a niche sport like triathlon to compete in a global sporting competition like this. I am looking forward to getting out there on the start line.

“At the moment I am focusing on my training for the next few months to get myself in the best possible shape I can be in for the Games. I have been lucky enough to race there before actually, at the same venue, and I have some good and bad memories of that. But I am just looking forward to being there on one of the biggest stages that you can in triathlon.”

The 10 strong tri squad will include, for the first time, paratriathletes after the news came that paratriathlon was going to make its debut at the games.

There will just be one class for men and women, the PT1, which is for wheelchair users. Athletes use a recumbent handcycle on the bike course and a racing wheelchair on the run segment.

Commonwealth Games to host Paratriathlon for first time

The 8 other athletes joining the brothers as part of Team England are; Tom Bishop, Mark Conway (paratri), Sophie Coldwell, Jess Learmonth, Vicky Holland, Lizzie Tench (paratri), Jade Jones-Hall (paratri) and Joe Townsend (paratri). The squad will be hoping forTeam England’s first medals of the Games on 5th April.

European Paratriathlon champion Jade Jones-Hall competed for Team England in Glasgow 2014 on the track, winning a bronze medal in the T54 1500m event. She will make her triathlon debut for Team England, along with 2017 Paratriathlon World Cup silver medallist, Lizzie Tench.

Lizzie Tench said: “Being part of the first Commonwealth Games Paratriathlon is going to be really special, and this is my first major games. I’m hugely motivated by the challenge ahead, and excited to be part of Team England.”

Rio 2016 bronze medallist and two-time World Mixed Team champion, Vicky Holland, will be putting on her Team England shirt for the second time after competing in the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Team England Triathlon Team Leader, Ian Pyper, said “Competition for places was extremely competitive. This is a reflection of the strength and depth of triathletes and paratriathletes in this country, and their desire to challenge for individual and mixed relay medals on the Gold Coast next April. We’re obviously delighted to have three Olympic medal winners within our team as well as some big performers from 2017.”

Team England will send a team of around 600 athletes and staff in what will be England’s largest ever team to represent the nation in an overseas sporting event. The team will compete in 18 sports, including 38 para medal events.

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The international professional middle-distance triathlon and accompanying triathlon festival will take place at the iconic Daytona International Speedway on 8-9 December 2018. 

The CEO of Challenge, Zibi Szlufcik, announced the middle-distance triathlon race to members of the media. “Our aim has always been simple: to create a worldwide series of high-quality, fair and fun triathlon races, which offer an exceptional experience for all involved. Our decision to launch Challenge Daytona follows thousands of requests from professional and age-group athletes to have a US Challenge Family event in our portfolio.”

Famous for their races in Wanaka, Almere-Amsterdam and Roth especially (the latter we named as the greatest tri in the world), Challenge launched into America with great fanfare in 2015 when they merged with established UK race organiser Rev3. That partnership only lasted a season, however, before Rev3 went it alone in 2016 again. Much, then, for Challenge hinges on the new Daytona race in December.

“Due to the well-documented history that surrounds Challenge in North America,” added Szlufcik, “we would only return with a strong and unique race concept that is unlike any other in the world. Daytona International Speedway holds an unrivalled opportunity for a US-based middle-distance race. This, together with the exciting side events taking place during the weekend, will target all triathletes and spectators and position the Challenge Family as a truly worldwide lifestyle brand.”

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The Patagonman is the conventional Iron-distances of a 3.8 km swim, 180 km bike and 42.2 km run, but will feature a point-to-point course in the extreme conditions of Patagonia, South America.

The swim starts with the jump from a ferry boat into the icy-cold waters of the Aysén Fjord (10-12°C) before a swim back to Puerto Chacabuco. The 180km bike will roll on the only 180km of the Carretera Austral that has actual pavement, all the way to Cerro Castillo, and it’ll finish with a marathon through dirt trail and rubble road following the Ibáñez River through woods, next to beautiful lakes and waterfalls all the way to the General Carrera Lake.

Each competitor is required to show up with a support person to assist them throughout the race.

There are only 300 slots for athletes with the enrollment beginning on 13 December 2017 and will close on 31 December. It isn’t a first-come, first-served event and anyone can buy a lottery ticket to have the option to participate in the event during that period. That ticket cost $10 USD and the total amount collected from this process will go to charity.

After that period, there will be a lottery for all who participate in the enrollment process and the 300 winners will be selected and notified by email. They will have one week to confirm and pay their registration of $690 USD.

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The change aligns with the global age-group system with qualifying slots being allocated to Ironman and Ironman 70.3 events on the global pro calendar for the respective world championship races.

The guaranteed base slot allocations will be equal for both male and female professional athletes, with additional slots being allocated and distributed to events based on the number of professional starters. The Regional Championship events will be assigned the greatest number of qualifying slots of any event on the pro circuit.  Each qualifying Ironman or Ironman 70.3 event will have at a minimum one men’s and one women’s professional slot.

For the global 2019 Ironman professional calendar, the number of World Championship slots is expected to be approximately 100, similar to the current total allocation. Based upon the global 2019 70.3 professional calendar, the current two-day format of the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship could allow for up to 170 professional athletes split between the days.

 World Championship podium finishers and a reciprocal exemption invitation to the 70.3 World Champion. All exemptions remain subject to completion of a validation race and remain additional to the guaranteed allocations to qualifying events.

“Finishing a top of the podium at an Ironman or Ironman 70.3 event is a great accomplishment and the reward for that should be a place at the starting line at the World Championship events,” said Andrew Messick, Chief Executive Officer for Ironman. “The return to the slot system celebrates our champions and Ironman host communities around the world and changes the focus squarely back to recognising great performances on race day. If you win you are in, and and athletes will no longer need to calculate how to plan their race schedule to qualify.”

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Qualifying for the 2019 Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i will begin on September 9, 2018 with slots being awarded at IM Wisconsin and IM Wales.

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Qualifying for the 2019 IM 70.3 World Championship in Nice, France will begin on July 8, 2018 with slots being awarded at 70.3 Jönköping and 70.3 Ecuador.

1. Meet and listen to Chrissie Wellington

Four times Ironman world champion Chrissie Wellington is to headline the show on February 24.Chrissie will be taking part in a Q&A at the Show, talking about her career and offering guidance for newbies or experienced athletes, to help you achieve your goals. She will also be signing copies of her new book To The Finish Line. Other top names headlining the event include Olympic open-water athletes Keri-anne Payne, Sir Chris Hoy and Mark Foster

2. Quiz the experts in the the expert stage

When it comes to triathlons, expert advice can make all the difference to your performance. In the Performance Theatre you can find out all you need to know about training, competing, nutrition, injury prevention and recovery from the expert coaches and athletes who are ready and willing to share their knowledge. Get involved in the Q and A sessions and hear from those at the top of the sport. Speakers confirmed for this year include Andy Blow of Precision Hydration, tri coach Mark Kleanthous, Paul Newsome of Swim Smooth and a man who needs little introduction 220’s very own Martyn Brunt

3. See the latest kit

So many of us order our tri kit online without seeing it in person beforehand. Triathlon Show: London gives athletes the opportunity to have a good look at the latest kit and triathlon products and ask the expert representatives from each brand any questions they may have. If you are going there looking for new kit, check out our triathlon gear buying guides first

4. Get expert hydration advice from Precision Hydration 

Ever suffer from cramp? Dehydration? Struggle in the heat? Well, head to Precision Hydration’s stand (TR208) to talk to their hydration experts and get a free personalised hydration strategy for your next race. 

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Or, if you really want to nail your hydration plan in 2018, you can find out exactly how much sodium you lose in your sweat (which is largely genetically determined and can vary from as little as 200mg per litre of sweat to as much as 2,000mg/l!) by taking their Advanced Sweat Test at the show. PH have personalised the hydration strategies of some of the world’s top triathletes such as Olympic bronze medalist Henri Schoeman, Olympians Michelle Dillon and Stu Hayes and Team Freespeed’s athletes. It’s just £85 (RRP £95) if you book in advance. Plus, tell them 220 sent you when booking in and they’ll give you a free 1l bottle to help you stay hydrated. 

Spaces are limited, so to find out more and book in, email Dawn at [email protected] today 

5. Get some swim coaching

   Elite coaches from Swim Smooth will be joining us at the Show, running athlete demonstrations, 1-2-1 coaching sessions and group masterclasses sessions across the three days in our purpose built ‘open-water’ pool. 

Find out more here

6. Try before you buy in the Wetsuit Testing Pool

Triathlon Show: London is building a pool right in the heart of the show! The best wetsuit brands are bringing their product ranges for the ultimate try-before-you-buy experience, while expert coaches and athletes from Finis and Swim Smooth will be on hand to give advice on everything from technique, kit and training. Sessions will be held throughout the weekend, so make sure you head over!

7. Visit the Event Village

Take the hassle out of choosing which events to enter for the upcoming season by visiting the Event Village. Here you can meet the representatives and organisers of every triathlon you could wish to enter, so you can plan your calendar for the year and find those events which will challenge and inspire you, whether you’re a seasoned triathlete looking for something new or a beginner looking for your first event.

21 must-do UK triathlons

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The Triathlon Show: London is at ExCeL London from 23-25 February. For further information and to get 10% off tickets please visit to www.triathlonshowlondon.co.uk and quote 22010