Providing the cover you need for racing in the UK and abroad, plus enhanced event experiences and exclusive offers from British Triathlon partners, Core membership is for those at the centre of our sport - YOU.
With prices starting from £16, discover more below.
Your Core membership will provide you with £15 million worth of Public Liability insurance. That means if you cause an accident or damage to another person or their property whilst training or racing in Britain*, or racing abroad at ETU and World Triathlon Championships you are protected.
We know you love to train and race regularly and our Public Liability insurance means you can do this 365 day a year with peace of mind that you are covered during your swim, bike, run adventures. You can focus on pushing yourself to keep developing in triathlon without any additonal worries should an unfortunate accident occur.
Public Liability insurance is crucial for dedicated triathletes so we have secured specialist cover that takes the hassle away from members needing to arrange this.
Please be aware that our insurance does not cover commuting.
Need a reminder or want to understand further? Read more on our dedicated insurance page. You can also find out the exact level of Public Liability Insurance cover that is included within Core membership.
Overseas Residents
We are only able to provide public liability insurance as part of Membership to UK residents. If you live abroad permanently, no public liability will be provided by British Triathlon through either our membership packages or through a Race Pass.
*BTF Permitted Events only
No sport comes without it's risks, and triathlon is no different. So if you're unfortunate enough to injure whilst yourself training or racing in Britain or racing abroad at ETU and World Triathlon Championships, we want to help support you to get back to doing what you love as soon as possible.
Core membership provides you with Personal Accident insurance. Whilst it is important to note that this cover isn’t at the level of private medical insurance, this fantastic Personal Accident cover provides a wealth of benefits that will support your recovery.
The extensive, specialist cover means you can focus hard on your triathlon goals without worrying about being protected if you become injured. For Core members, you are protected following an accident where no one is at fault but also when someone else unfortunately causes you to become injured.
Please be aware that our insurance does not cover commuting.
To find out full cover levels and understand more about when you might need to claim, read more on our dedicated insurance page.
We know how important it is to insure your prized triathlon possessions against theft or damage when training or travelling to events either in Britain or abroad.
To support you, Core members can access £50 off annual bicycle insurance and 15% off short term bicycle and travel insurance with our insurance partner, Yellow Jersey.
Yellow Jersey’s insurance will cover all the bikes in your home under one policy for theft, crash and accidental damage, plus much more to give you peace of mind when training and racing. They have designed their market-leading cycle insurance for triathletes and have developed specific travel insurance tailored to the needs of British Triathlon Home Nation members training and racing abroad.
To read more about bicycle and travel insurance and how to secure a quote, have a look here:
https://www.yellowjersey.co.uk/yj-btf/
Core members enjoy the fantastic benefit of an annual race licence included in their package; allowing you to plan your season exactly the way you want it.
Your digital membership card acts as your ID, proof of insurance and your race licence, so you never need to buy a Race Pass again; saving you time and money as you work towards getting on the start line.
British Triathlon Home Nation members get a wealth of support from an incredible host of partners. Most recently we joined forces with training community, Zwift, seeing Core members get exclusive British Triathlon in-game kit, as well as access to group rides.
We work continually with great partners to keep developing support opportunities to for devoted triathletes and, as a Core member, we have no doubt you'll experience the benefit.
Being a Core member allows you access to the start line at some of Britain's best events for even less. We work hard with event organisers to ensure they recognise the devotion of our members and reward you with great discounts on event entry fees.
This includes our World Triathlon Series events, where Core members can access exclusive entry discounts as well as priority entry windows to these prestigious events.
We work hard to ease the process of racing for Core members allowing your focus to be where it needs to be - on your training and racing.
We hope that your commitment to triathlon is never interrupted by an accident, but should an incident occur that you consider was not your fault our Legal Partner, Leigh Day*, can provide you with great legal advice and support you through the process of making a claim for compensation.
The service is provided on a discretionary basis to members who have suffered injury or loss in an incident that was not their fault whilst training or racing as a pedestrian, cyclist or swimmer in Britain.
Members successfully pursuing a claim through our Legal Partner are covered for all legal fees and will be entitled to retain 100% of any compensation recovered.
* Triathlon Scotland provides a separate Incident Legal Service through their preferred legal partner, Digby Brown.
Core members get access to unrivalled discounts from specialist triathlon retailers; making key products more accessible and helping support you in your swim, bike and run training and racing.
Whether it's fuelling your training and racing, specialist kit, expert triathlon training aids or recovery support for your next big session or race, you'll have access to a number of fantastic promotions and discounts that keep pushing you forward in your triathlon journey.
Our retail partners and supporters are largely specialists in swim, bike, run so they can provide you all you need and more to keep progressing and improving. We work closely with these specialists to ensure the discounts and benefits they provide cater for Core members in the best possible way.
To see in more detail how these retailers can help you when you become a member, read here.
A bonus of Core membership is your eligibility to compete for a coveted Home Nation or British Championship title. With a number of titles to stake your claim for across the season, you'll have the opportunity to go head-to-head with some of your closest rivals for a spot on the podium.
Core members even have the chance to qualify for the Great Britain Age-Group team and represent Britain in races held on the world stage. A fantastic experience for committed triathletes that you will never forget.
When you join the British Triathlon family, Core members get sent a welcome gift uniquely created for you to support your triathlon progression.
This gift is exclusive to members and non-members will not be able to access or purchase this gift anywhere else so you really are joining a special team of triathletes.
Your membership welcome gift will arrive soon after you purchase membership so it won’t be long before you can get using it during training and racing.
As committed triathletes we love to reward those dedicated to the sport. If you become a Core member and are also a member of a British Triathlon affiliated club, you'll receive a discount on your British Triathlon Home Nation membership.
What's more? We also offer a discount to first year Core members signing up by direct debit, saving you even more!
British Triathlon know how important it is to Core members to be supported in swim, bike, run training and racing and, as such, we have designed a fantastic regular newsletter full of high-level training guidance, updates on events in your local area and exciting national and international triathlon news.
Once we receive race results from event organisers we upload these straight to your member area so you can stay on top of your race progression and monitor your progress.
We always want to answer your queries and keep you informed, so we have developed a great FAQs page which should tell you everything you need to know. However, if you need more information, we’re just an email or a phone call away if you ever need help from us.
Make the most of your membership with exclusive discounts for British Triathlon Home Nation members
