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Lecomte, Gossaage top in Lanzarote 70.3

lucy gossage - lanzarote 70.3

Lanzarote – The 22-year-old Frenchman Tom Lecomte and the Britain’s Lucy Gossaage proclaimed themselves brilliant winners of the seventh edition of the Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote, held on Saturday morning at Club La Santa, in the Lanzarote municipality of Tinajo. [Read more…]

Gossage and de Gasperi top at IM Lanzarote

de Gasperi - IM Lanzarote

Alessandro de Gasperi (ITA) and Lucy Gossage (GBR) triumphed with dominating performances in today’s Club La Santa IRONMAN Lanzarote, on a clear but extremely hot day on the volcanic island of Lanzarote. [Read more…]

Degasperi, Riesler conquer Lanzarote Ironman 2015

Alessandro Degasperi - Lanzarote Ironman 2015

Alessandro Degasperi of Italy and Diana Riesler of Germany took the Lanzarote Ironman 2015 titles in the most challenging of conditions the small Atlantic island could throw at them. [Read more…]

Lanzarote ready for Ironman 2015

Lanzarote Ironman

Almost 1800 triathletes from 54 different countries will race into the Atlantic Ocean this Saturday at 07.00am in Puerto del Carmen, in the 24th edition of the IRONMAN Lanzarote, facing 3.8 kilometres of swimming, 180 of biking and 42.2 kilometres running before reaching their final goal – the finish line.

Europe’s oldest event on the IRONMAN circuit (the first was in 1992) and the second oldest in the world IRONMAN series, will bring together not only professional triathletes but also those addicted to the sport or any one of its three disciplines, each and every participant with their own personal story to tell.

Among the professionals who will be at the front of Saturday’s start line are Spain’s Miquel Blanchart (second in two previous occasions in Lanzarote), Bert Jammaer (third last year, this will be his eighth and last IRONMAN of his professional career, as he retires after this event). The quest for victory will be even more interesting with the addition of Germans Christian Kramer and Konstantin Bachor as well as recent Lanzarote IRONMAN 70.3 champion, England’s Will Clarke, A familiar and welcome face at the event, Ain-Alar Juhanson returns as an Age Grouper ten years on after winning this same event for the second time. In the women’s field, Spain’s Saleta Castro is the youngest Pro in the event who’ll be chasing the podium after last year’s fifth and a 2013 third place, but she’ll be watching out for Ireland’s Eimear Mullan who brings with her a string of first places gained this season and will certainly be a candidate for the podium.

The UK’s Joe Strange was a surprise last minute sign-up as he comes directly from his second place in Texas last weekend. The Canary Islands will be well represented with Tenerife’s Rayco Marrero who will want to get close to the lead group. Fresh into the Professional women’s field this year are British Amy Forshaw and South African Caroline Livesey who’ve been showing very good form recently and we also give a warm welcome to Taiwan’s Shiao-Yu Li who is crossing the world to compete in Lanzarote, after an incredible story of courage and adversity in representing her country.

In the battle for Age Group places in Hawaii’s World Championships will be Hector Carrion (Spanish maritime security agent who has trained almost entirely on board a ship and in small military camps with no swimming facilities), Mark Farquhar (ex-professional rugby player for Dungannon Rugby Club and has lost over 5 stone to do his first IIRONMAN), Miguel Ángel Presa (local television cameraman who has filmed this same event over again and now has decided to do it himself) and Ricardo Abad (completed 52 IRONMAN events in 2014 and this year aims to take it up to 100).

Every participant has a unique story behind their IRONMAN preparation and Fernando Garcia Aja is no different as he takes on his sixth IRONMAN Lanzarote this Saturday, which will be his tenth in total. He is the first Spanish triathlete to ever win his Age Group in Hawaii and he aims to do it again, Fernando dispels all myths relating to the limits of the Vegan diet in sport, as he prepares himself solely on the basis of vegetable protein, mushrooms, tofu, dried fruits, Quinoa, pulses, bananas, Chia seeds, with race day nutrition consisting of cereal bars and gels with fructose.

Almost 3000 volunteers tirelessly give up their time to help in this event along with the thousands of spectators who encourage our Iron men and women along the way, year after year, maintain the island’s reputation for one of the warmest and friendliest event on the planet. All are welcome to enter the “Best Spectator Photo” competition from the event, with the chance to win one the great prizes on offer.

During the event 2850 kilos of fruit, 35000 litres of water and 3500 litres of Powerbar energy drinks are distributed, as well as many other astonishing details that reflect the magnitude of this event which, this Saturday, turns the island of Lanzarote into the epicentre of world triathlon.

Clarke on Top in Lanzarote

will clarke - Lanzarote 70.3

The hot Lanzarote sun with temperatures up to 28 degrees and a virtually windless day provided an excellent opportunity for breaking records today at the IRONMAN 70.3 Lanzarote 2014 [Read more…]

Guilliaume and Gossage take Lanzarote Ironman 2014

Romain Guillaume

The Lanzarote Ironman 2014, proved to be a dynamic success for both Romain Guillaume of France and Lucy Gossage of Britain, when they both proved dominant in winning this testing event. [Read more…]

Lanzarote Ironman 2014 press conference

Challengers - pre-event Lanzarote 2014

The Lanzarote Ironman 2014 press conference, kicked the introduction of the elite athletes off in its normal cheerful and thorough manner. [Read more…]

Transition – Pick and Go

Pick and Go

Transition – There is something inspirational and intriguing when it comes to the transition area in triathlon. If ever you have the opportunity, stop and watch the process from the swim to the cycle. [Read more…]

van Hoenacker wins Ocean Lava 2013

Marino - Ocean Lava 2013

Yet again, the sunkissed island of Lanzarote provided an event of immense entertainment via 2013 Ocean Lava Triathlon. [Read more…]

Ocean Lava 2013 tomorrow

The Gasques

The 2013 Ocean Lava Triathlon is upon us and is growing at a tremendous pace, the entrants have doubled from 2012. [Read more…]