July 2, 2023

Arthur Forissier, Sandra Mairhofer win XTERRA France

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Arthur Forissier (FRA) and Sandra Mairhofer (ITA) captured the 16th annual XTERRA France off-road triathlon elite titles in Xonrupt on Sunday, July 2, 2023 with winning times of 3:03:53 and 3:26:16, respectively. It’s the ninth career XTERRA World Tour win for Forissier and the sixth for Mairhofer....

July 2, 2023

Matthew Guenter (Boulder, Colo.) And Caroline Moyer (Malvern, Pa.) Claim Victories in Debut of IRONMAN 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley Triathlon

HAPPY VALLEY, Pa. (July 2, 2023) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Central Pennsylvania’s beautiful landmarks and stunning scenery played host to the inaugural edition of IRONMAN® 70.3® Pennsylvania triathlon on Sunday, July 2. Participating athletes were treated to an IRONMAN 70.3 journey through Happy Valley and the iconic Penn State University campus...

July 2, 2023

Hat Trick for Funk and Win for Simmonds at Challenge Kaiserwinkl-Walchsee

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - It was a three-peat for Frederic Funk (GER) at today’s Challenge Kaiserwinkl-Walchsee, taking the hat trick at his hometown race in 3:41:20. Imogen Simmonds (SUI) took out the women’s title after changing the race on the run in 4:13:42. Sven Thalmann (SUI) led a group of three...

July 2, 2023

Matt Trautman and Anna Bergsten dominant at Challenge Vansbro

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - South African Matt Trautman and Swedish Anna Bergsten won Challenge Vansbro in dominant style today. The race was hard fought during the bike and finally decided during the run. Trautman won the race 3:34:59 and Bergsten in 4:10:02. In the men’s race, it was initially Norwegian Jorgen...

July 2, 2023

Tacks in the road spark mass punctures in finale of Tour de France stage 2

Tacks thrown in the road near the foot of the Jaizkibel climb sparked a number of sudden punctures on stage 2 of the Tour de France, with between 15 and 20 riders forced to stop to change wheels or ride to the finish with a slow puncture or a tack...

July 1, 2023

What kind of person can run in a tiny, maddening circle for 24 hours straight? I visited the legendary D3 marathon to find out.

D3 is a very particular kind of ultramarathon, a broad category of races that includes anything longer than 26.2 miles. The most common versions are based on distance, and are run on trails or roads. But there are also time-based races, ranging mostly from six hours to six days. You...

June 30, 2023

Padding to be installed on Tour descent amid growing safety concerns

Tour de France organisers will install padding on the trickiest section of the descent from the Col de la Loze on the 17th stage as part of a global effort to improve riders' safety following the death of Gino Mader. The decision to use padding was made before Swiss rider...

June 30, 2023

‘We can’t find anything’: Colo. officials end search, but family’s hunt for missing trail runner goes on

Ian O'Brien ran up a 13,000-foot Colorado mountain, snapped a selfie for his girlfriend and disappeared without a trace, sparking a frantic search effort by his loved ones that continues. O’Brien’s last known location was at the summit of Hesperus Mountain, a 13,200-foot peak nestled in the La Plata Mountains....

June 30, 2023

Champion U.S. Vibram Athlete Summits Denali

“Her Denali Speed Project” focused on empowering women in mountain sports /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Meredith Edwards, a US mountain endurance athlete and member of Team Vibram spent just over a month on Denali pushing for the women’s FKT and summited this month. Bad weather on many days hampered her FKT but...

June 30, 2023

UTMB® Mont-Blanc 2023: new initiatives and more CSR innovations

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Since its creation in 2003, UTMB® Mont-Blanc has operated based on fundamental principles of fairness, respect, mutual aid, solidarity and respect for the fragile Mont Blanc ecosystem. From the outset, UTMB® Mont-Blanc initiated a collaboration with the ‘Association des Amis de l'UTMB® Mont-Blanc’ [1] to ensure the fair...