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Javier Gomez, Tessa Kortekaas Clinch 2019 IRONMAN Malaysia Titles

Javier Gomez, nine-time triathlon world champion, cemented his status as the greatest triathlete in history after shattering the course record to clinch the 2019 IRONMAN Malaysia title in emphatic fashion. The Spaniard with nine world titles crossed the finish line…

Javier Gomez sets IRONMAN 70.3 Barcelona on fire

Javier Gomez has definitely stomped his mark on the 2018 season starting with the IRONMAN 70.3 in Barcelona, Spain. The country’s home favourite set the fans roaring right from the 1.9km swim start, through to the 90km cycling route and all the…

Javier Gomez speeds convincingly to second IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship title

Spaniard Javier Gomez might not have been the fastest man in the swim and on the bike, but he put in the fastest run of the day to win the Icy Hot IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship convincingly in Chatanooga, USA….

Javier Gomez wins ITU World Triathlon Series Montreal with blistering run

An impressive run gave Spaniard Javier Gomez Noya his 14th victory in the World Triathlon Series after claiming the title of the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Montreal. The Spaniard, five times world champion, showed that the Olympic distance is the perfect course…

Daniella Ryf and Javier Gomez takes top honours in Ironman 70.3 Dubai

Triathlon champions Daniela Ryf and Javier Gomez opened their 2017 accounts with a win at IRONMAN 70.3 Dubai. Swiss Ryf The 35-year-old winner Swiss came off the bike in fourth place, but made up for it and controlled the race from the bike course…

Top Gun training towards Brownlee brothers Olympic Triathlon gold

It’s a different kind of Olympic camp for Great Britain’s Triathlon hope, Jonny and Alistair Brownlee, who are steering clear of the fanfare by stationing themselves in a Brazilian air force base near Sao Paulo. In an exclusive with Yorkshire Post Newspapers,…

ITU awards 2019 Multisport World Championships to Pontevedra, Spain

ITU is pleased to announce that Pontevedra has been awarded the 2019 ITU Multisport World Championships. “Creating the Multisport World Championships has been incredibly successful in terms of bidding for events,” said ITU President and IOC Member Marisol Casado. “We’ve…

Island House Invitational Triathlon: Gwen Jorgensen and Javier Gomez score double victories on Stage 2

Day two of the Island House Invitational Triathlon saw a repeat of day one with Gwen Jorgensen and Javier Gomez taking out the wins. Stage two comprised a draft-legal “Enduro”, or triple triathlon, with a course consisting of a 500m…