It’s a busy week as the ITU Multisport World Championships start on Friday in Denmark with age group and elite standard distance duathlon events. The event stretches over ten days, culminating in the ITU Long Distance World Championships. There’s also exiting World Cup racing in Hungary, a qualifier for the Youth Olympics, IRONMAN racing, Super Tri and lots more.

2018 Fyn ITU Multisport World Championships 

Demark hosts the ITU Multisport World Championships. This format worked well in Canada last summer, successfully bringing together Age Group and elite athletes in a variety of formats including Duathlon, ITU Cross, Aquathlon, and Long Distance.

Mark Buckingham and Adam Bowden should have good chances in Friday’s ITU Duathlon World Championships and Matt Willis has a shot at the junior world title on following his win at the ETU Junior Cup in Holten on Saturday. Paratriathlete Mark Conway will be competing over four different races and Rio paratriathlon guide, Nicole Waters, races with high prospects in the Cross Triathlon along with previous world champion, Lesley Paterson.

Gill Fullen, who has overcome breast cancer, sets the standard that other age-group athletes aspire to. She could win two world titles this week. Read more about her here.

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Elite Men: Adam Bowden, Mark Buckingham, Mark Conway (PTWC) Iain Dawson (PTVI), Morgan Davies, Doug Hall, Llewellyn Holmes, Adrian Howden (PTS4), Matt Willis (Junior), Phillip Wylie

Elite Women: Hannah Cross, Sarah Lewis, Lesley Paterson, Chloe Pollard (U23), Georgina Schwiening, Jacqueline Slack, Laura Smith (U23), Nicole Walters

2018 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup

One of the highlights of the ITU World Cup circuit, Tiszaujvaros (Hungary) has attracted some high-profile athletes to race over the semi-final and finals format. Sophie Coldwell, Lucy Hall, India Lee have good chances in the elite women’s race.

Chris Perham races again after winning his first international medal last weekend in Holten. The race can be impacted by extremely high temperatures and will undoubtedly feature a non-wetsuit swim.

Elite Men: Sam Dickinson, Chris Perham, Jack Willis

Elite Women: Sophie Coldwell, Lucy Hall, India Lee

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2018 Tiszaujvaros ETU Triathlon Junior European Cup

Junior triathletes also race over the two-race format in the ETU Cup. Erica Byram will be representing Great Britain in her second ETU race of her career.

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2018 Banyoles ETU Triathlon European YOG Qualifier

British athletes take part in another phase of Youth Olympic Games qualification following the first phase at the Blenheim Triathlon. Successful athletes will be nominated to Team GB for potential selection to go to the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games in October.

Youth Men: Noah Canby, Daniel Dixon, Calum Young, Luke Van Oudshoorn

Youth Women: Isabel Atkins, Heather Barnes, Libby Coleman, Freya Thomson

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IRONMAN European Championship Frankfurt

Joe Skipper was fourth at Challenge Roth last weekend and is on the start list for another huge German race this weekend at IRONMAN Frankfurt. Back-to-back long-distance racing is not something that many are capable of within the space of a week, but as his Twitter handle suggests, Joe is ‘no average Joe’. The race is likely to be dominated by German stars including former Olympian and multiple world champion, Jan Frodeno.

Elite athletes: Joe Skipper

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