A magical day for tri

There is always a frisson of excitement on race morning, but it was nearly all over before it started in London as an internet outage at the Aquatics Centre led to a 2 ½ hr delay before the action got

Big cities never sleep. Through the apartment window, facing out onto the Central Market, I hear the joy, laughter and occasional tears of revellers in the streets below heading home to bed after a lo

“My aim today was to feel like I could race this distance and not just survive it. Job done with a silver medal.” The Instagram post of Jonny Brownlee after completing Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria on

It can’t have escaped your notice that some of Britain’s top triathletes have been making a name for themselves in single-discipline sports recently. First there was 14x Ironman winner Lucy Gossage wh

Ask any male pro racing today, over any distance, which athletes they fear the most and Léo Bergère’s name is bound to crop up. Why? Well as the Paris bronze medallist himself explains: “I have no wea

From wild hallucinations to life-changing reflections, ultra riders share their unforgettable stories of endurance grit with James Shrubsall