Get your popcorn ready, this weekend is set to be one not to miss. From Blenheim to Besançon and everything in between, anything could happen...
Besançon ITU Paratriathlon World Cup
A small team of paratriathletes are racing in the first ITU Paratriathlon World Cup on Sunday in Besançon, France. This is a new level of competition for paratriathletes, with a view to enabling developing athletes to race in international competition and score ITU ranking points.
Paralympian, Phil Hogg, will race in the PTHC category in his first ITU race of the season following an extended break from training after the Rio Paralympic Games. With Commonwealth Games selection available for the PTHC athletes, Hogg is looking for a strong start to his international race season.
Veteran soldier, Steve Crowley, a below knee leg amputee, will also start his international race season in Besançon having been reclassified into the PTS4 category. Crowley said: "I'm looking forward to getting my season underway. I've had a good block of training and I am keen to find out where I now sit under the new classification system. Besançon will be a good first test and a good way to gauge my progress ready for Kitzbuehel."
Paratriathlon Talent Squad athletes Bret Crossley (PTHC) and John Fulton (PTS2) will also be racing and looking to perform well as they aim to develop their careers in paratriathlon.
Bloodwise Blenheim Palace Triathlon
It's that time again when some of Britain's top elite perfromers gather together in a battle for a British Elite title. Blenheim Palace provides the beautiful backdrop to the 2017 British Elite Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships as the action prepares to unfold on Sunday.
Read the full preview here.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP 2017
Alistair Brownlee takes on his third Middle Distance race tomorrow (Saturday) at THE CHAMPIONSHIP in Slovakia. The race involves a 1.9km swim in the Danube River, a 90km closed-roads bike course and a 21km mixed terrain run. It will feature some high-profile ITU stars including Richard Murray (RSA), Richard Varga (SLO) and Rachel Klamer (NED) as well as established middle and long distance athletes Sebastian Kienle (GER), Lionel Sanders (CAN) and Heather Wurtele (CAN). Great Britain is also being represented through Emma Pallant, Lucy Charles, Kim Morrison, Laura Siddall, Joe Skipper, Mark Buckingham, Stuart Hayes and Will Clarke.
There will be a LIVE STREAM available here.
Cagliari ITU Triathlon World Cup
Not short of action this weekend, a selection of our top athletes are heading out to the Italian coast to take on the sprint distance ITU World Cup. Although originally on the start list, Jonny Brownlee and Georgia Taylor-Brown have decided to sit this one out to make their final preparations for Columbia Threadneedle World Triathlon Leeds.
British athletes lining up are: Alex Yee, Sam Dickinson and Lucy Hall.
Triathlon England National Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships
The first of six Triathlon England National Championships takes place this Sunday, at a new location of Thorpe Park. Keep up with all the action by following friends and family via our live timing, available here.
