Although there’s evidence of triathlon taking place in 1920s France, the modern-day swim, bike and run sport as we know it began in 1974 in California. Ironman – triathlon’s most iconic race organiser

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There is an omission from Will Farmer’s article on music and motor sport [Pump up the volume, January]. The Radio 1 Fun Day was held at Mallory Park in May 1975 and remains the most bizarre race meeti

Amid the spectacle of elite and age-group racing at the World Triathlon Grand Finals in Australia, another endurance event was unfolding in the city: hours of congress sessions in which the sport’s go

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