David McNamee: ‘I got my a*** kicked but I’m not disheartened’

They breed them hardy on Scotland’s west coast, which is just as well because Irvine local David McNamee could not have picked a much tougher assignment for his first tilt at non-drafting racing. Advertisement The 26-year-old triathlete, who made the surprising decision to turn his back on a stab at the Rio Olympics in favour Read more about David McNamee: ‘I got my a*** kicked but I’m not disheartened’[…]

David McNamee: ‘I got my a*** kicked but I’m not disheartened’

They breed them hardy on Scotland’s west coast, which is just as well because Irvine local David McNamee could not have picked a much tougher assignment for his first tilt at non-drafting racing. Advertisement The 26-year-old triathlete, who made the surprising decision to turn his back on a stab at the Rio Olympics in favour Read more about David McNamee: ‘I got my a*** kicked but I’m not disheartened’[…]

Gwen Jorgensen wins WTS Abu Dhabi with incredible run

Pre-race talk centred on the stacked field for WTS Abu Dhabi, but all that faded when Gwen Jorgensen unleashed a run of incredible ferocity to overhaul leader Flora Duffy (BER) and take gold in stunning fashion.  Advertisement The 2015 World Triathlon Series got off to a beautiful start with air temperature a balmy 26° as Read more about Gwen Jorgensen wins WTS Abu Dhabi with incredible run[…]

Gwen Jorgensen wins WTS Abu Dhabi with incredible run

Pre-race talk centred on the stacked field for WTS Abu Dhabi, but all that faded when Gwen Jorgensen unleashed a run of incredible ferocity to overhaul leader Flora Duffy (BER) and take gold in stunning fashion.  Advertisement The 2015 World Triathlon Series got off to a beautiful start with air temperature a balmy 26° as Read more about Gwen Jorgensen wins WTS Abu Dhabi with incredible run[…]

Mario Mola wins in Abu Dhabi to take first WTS gold of the series

All eyes were on two athletes ahead of the men’s WTS season opener in Abu Dhabi: reigning ITU World Champ Javier Gomez and Great Britain’s Jonny Brownlee. Advertisement The stats made for interesting reading too – Jonny Brownlee had won four out of the seven previous WTS sprint distance races, while this was Gomez’s 100th Read more about Mario Mola wins in Abu Dhabi to take first WTS gold of the series[…]