The push to get equal numbers for the men’s and women’s professional fields at the Ironman World championship is well and truly on. In this piece, Firstoffthebike.com’s Susan Lacke investigates the ’50 women to Kona movement’ . In high school, Rachel Joyce wasn’t allowed to run the 1500-metre race on ‘Sports Day’. That was a […]
Atkinson takes Ironman 70.3 Cairns
Australia’s Courtney Atkinson survived tough conditions and competition to win today’s Ironman 70.3 Cairns ahead of fellow London Olympian Brad Kahlefeldt and Tim Reed. Whenever you attract a field that contains Olympians, a former Commonwealth Games champion, multiple Ironman 70.3 champions and the reigning Ironman World Champion, eye-popping racing is sure to ensue. The inclusion […]
Chris McCormack issues Lance Armstrong a challenge
In a recent interview with Competitor Group’s Bob Babbit, two-time Ironman World Champion Chris McCormack revealed that a team of people had made contact with former professional cyclist Lance Armstrong about the prospect of a head-to-head, unsanctioned match-up between the pair in 2014. Speaking after the inaugural Challenge Laguna Phuket, Chris McCormack was asked about how […]
The multi-talented Todd Skipworth
Straight after winning the age group championship at Ironman 70.3 Shepparton, Olympic rower Todd Skipworth gave firstoffthebike.com a few minutes to discuss his many talents and ambitions in triathlon. After making his debut at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the lightweight fours, Todd Skipworth was in no mood for what many athlete’s go through, and […]
TIM REED – REFLECTING ON A BIG 6 WEEKS
The most common question I was asked post Ironman 70.3 World Champs is how does it feel to be a world champion? It felt really good for a few days for sure but I think if I was the sort of guy who rocked around satisfied with what I have achieved I would never have […]