Talking Triathlon

With the PTO Tour happening this weekend in Dallas we thought the time was right to sit down with Sam Laidlow who caused quite a stir at The Collins Cup last month.

We talk to Sam about what he learned from The Collins Cup and his side of what went down with Sam Long. We also get his insight into how the PTO is shaking things up and how he sees Kona shaping up in a couple of weeks.

We also talk about the news that Flora Duffy has been given a wildcard to the 70.3 World Championships, IronMan decorating their race clothes with a penis and Cam Wurf racing Super League Malibu.

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With Kona less than a month away people are starting to turn their attention to who they think is going to win and Mark Allen has gone out on a limb and predicted wins for Daniela Ryf and Kristian Blummenfelt.

We joke, but is there anyone capable of beating them on the big island? Ryf has a proven record there and Kristian has taken the 'rules' of triathlon and torn them to pieces. We also unpack all of the action from Super League London, discuss a bizarre DNF in Mexico and once again 'discuss' what the PTO is up to at the moment.

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This week we go through the start lists of T100 Singapore, Oceanside 70.3 and Challenge Roth and discuss the names that pop up a lot and the athletes that are missing.

Is this the first real time we are seeing the packed 2024 season causing scheduling issues for the pros? Why are T100 athletes still not racing T100 events? We also look at the changes to start lists for WTCS events and discuss if the T100 should have larger fields (they shouldn't)

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We're back with plenty to talk about this week.

We discuss the news that Andrew Messick has stepped down as the head of IronMan. We look at the pros and cons from his tenure and then discuss what we would like to see IronMan do after he is replaced.

We discuss the news that the Collins Cup isn't happening, start lists for The PTO US Tour (typically they announced wild cards almost immediately after we recorded) and preview WTCS Hamburg this weekend.

We then turn our attention to Challenge Roth from a few weeks back where we are joined by Chrissie Wellington (via Get out in It) to hear what it meant to see her world record beaten by Daniela Ryf and why she is one of, if not, the greatest female triathlete of all time.

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This week, we cover some major headlines in the triathlon world. Lionel Sanders reveals he ended his 2024 season early with a broken hip—how has this impacted his preparations for 2025? Joe Skipper was hit by a car just over a week out from Ironman New Zealand—what will it mean for the race in Taupō next week?

We dive into Georgia Taylor-Brown’s cycling debut and Geraint Thomas’s decision to race an Ironman. In our WTCS Abu Dhabi review, we break down the German domination in the women’s race and Hayden Wilde’s narrow win over Matt Hauser in a thrilling men’s finish. Finally, we look at the recently announced race calendars of Patrick Lange, Magnus Ditlev, and Kat Matthews and discuss how long the 2025 season is already looking.

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