National Championships and a host of long distance events take place this weekend. Find out who's racing where with our weekend preview.
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British Paratriathlon Championships, Eton Dorney
Paratriathlon returns to Eton Dorney a year on from the Para World Cup event, with Arctic One hosting it Paratriathlon Festival now for a 6th consecutive year. The event will welcome Britain's best paratriathletes for the championship event with Paralympic gold and silver medallists Andy Lewis (PTS2) and Lauren Steadman (PTS5), Commonwealth Games gold medallists Jade Jones-Hall (PTWC) and Joseph Townsend (PTWC) all amonst those set to compete.
PTVI World Champion Dave Ellis is also set to race with former Olympian and Ironman record holder Tim Don as his guide for the first time this weekend at Dorney Lake, with world class paratriathlon performance programme athletes George Peasgood (PTS5), Steven Crowley (PTS4) and Claire Cashmore (PTS5) all present on the start list.
The event is also a big supporter of the grassroots of the sport offerong opportunities for beginners with race distances and waves for all abilities.
Welsh Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships
The SWYD sprint triathlon around Barry Island is also ITU Draft legal qualifier for the 2020 Edmonton ITU Sprint Distance Triathlon World Championships. Competitors will enter the sea swim at 7am followed by a super fast CLOSED ROADS two lap flat bike course around Barry Town centre, before the 5k route run which takes in all of the features of the Island, finishing along the iconic Promenade.
IRONMAN Lanzarote
3 days to go... ??
— Nikki Bartlett (@NikkiBartlett1) May 22, 2019
Here’s all my race kit for Saturday. So. Much. Stuff!! I like to get organised super early, just in case I miss something out ??
Apart from lathering up the suntan lotion, anything else you would add in?
Bike nutrition not in the photo... pic.twitter.com/nJwlJ8nKjd
Being one of the longest-standing races in Europe, IRONMAN Lanzarote will see triathletes swim two laps at Playa Grande, Puerto del Carmen, cycle around the island with over 2551 meters of climbing and run along the flat sea front of Puerto del Carmen, leading up to Arrecife and back (1st-lap) and then to Matagorda and back (2nd-lap).
Reece Barclay, Bryan McCrystal and Philip Graves will be flying the flag for Great Britain in the men’s race with Emma Pallant and Nikki Bartlett heading up the British challenge in the women’s race.
Men: Reece Barclay, Bryan Mccrystall, Philip Graves
Women: Emma Pallant, Nikki Bartlett
IRONMAN Brazil
William Clarke will be heading into IRONMAN Brazil on the back of breaking the course record at the Outlaw Half Nottingham in a time of 3:51:44 last weekend.
Men: William Clarke
IRONMAN 70.3 St Pölten
Harry Palmer and Colin Norris will be representing Great Britain at the oldest 70.3 event on Europe’s mainland.
Men: Harry Palmer, Colin Norris
IRONMAN 70.3 Kraichgau
Chantal Cummings will be the sole female British athlete at IRONMAN Kraichgau, with Kraichgau known as the land of the 1000 hills.
Women: Chantal Cummings
Darley Moor May Duathlon (2020 European Age-Group Qualifier)
The event now it's fifth year, presents a traffic free Duathlon on the Darley Moor motor racing circuit near Ashbourne, Derbyshire. The event is a 2020 ETU Sprint Distance Duathlon qualifier for those who have registered their intent to qualify but is also open to anyone including novices.
