The triathlon community has been left reeling following the news that Laurent Vidal, the former ITU star and coach to New Zealand triathlete Andrea Hewitt, has died aged just 31.
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The triathlon community has been left reeling following the news that Laurent Vidal, the former ITU star and coach to New Zealand triathlete Andrea Hewitt, has died aged just 31.
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Vidal passed away in New Zealand, and it’s thought that Hewitt was with him at the time. Hewitt has now flown to France to be with Vidal’s family.
Speaking to the New Zealand Herald, Vidal’s close friend and former triathlete James Elvery said:
“We are all just shattered, this is just awful news.”
“I have spoken to Andrea and she is in a state of shock right now trying to come to terms with what has happened, we all are. She is with Laurent’s family and they are supporting each other in this time of grief. Laurent was always so positive. A real inspiration to me and to so many people around the world.”
The cause of death is reported to be unknown at this stage; however Vidal suffered a cardiac arrest last year, and recovered only after being placed into an induced coma. This led to to his retirement from professional triathlon, and more recently he coached numerous ITU athletes as well as Andrea Hewitt.
Vidal had a successful and consistent career on the ITU world triathlon circuit before becoming a coach, and placed fifth at the 2012 London Olympic games.
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220’s thoughts are with the family and friends of Laurent Vidal at this difficult time.
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The latest issue of 220 Triathlon magazine went on sale today, featuring in-depth interviews with the top athletes from the 2015 Ironman World Championships.
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Other highlights in this month’s issue include:
Women’s guide to tri Essential specialised advice and tips for women thinking of setting off on the great adventure that is triathlon
Gear focus: Bio gear We analyse four of the latest bio tech products for athletes and whether they really deliver a performance edge
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Performance Off-season swim tips; bike intensity in the off-season; run frequency and form
Test centre Simply the most comprehensive triathlon review resource available so you can create your tri Christmas wishlist! Men’s bike jackets, women’s run tights and wet weather gear grouptests; BMC Timemachine tri bike review; all the latest tri gear tested
Find 220 Triathlon on sale at newsagents across the UK, and the digital edition can be picked up via the iTunes store, Google Play and Zinio.
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This month’s bonus digital content includes highlights from the 2015 Ironman World Championships
The latest issue of 220 Triathlon magazine went on sale today, featuring in-depth interviews with the top athletes from the 2015 Ironman World Championships.
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Other highlights in this month’s issue include:
Women’s guide to tri Essential specialised advice and tips for women thinking of setting off on the great adventure that is triathlon
Gear focus: Bio gear We analyse four of the latest bio tech products for athletes and whether they really deliver a performance edge
Performance Off-season swim tips; bike intensity in the off-season; run frequency and form
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Test centre Simply the most comprehensive triathlon review resource available so you can create your tri Christmas wishlist! Men’s bike jackets, women’s run tights and wet weather gear grouptests; BMC Timemachine tri bike review; all the latest tri gear tested
Find 220 Triathlon on sale at newsagents across the UK, and the digital edition can be picked up via the iTunes store, Google Play and Zinio.
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This month’s bonus digital content includes highlights from the 2015 Ironman World Championships
Major cycle and triathlon brand distributor Madison has announced that its iceBike show will be open to Immediate Media subscribers and British Cycling members to celebrate its 10th year.
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Registration officially opened this morning, and the event will be open to the public on Saturday 27 February and Sunday 28 February 2016. It will be held in at Arena:MK, the home of the MK Dons in Milton Keynes.
The first ever public weekend is exclusive to British Cycling members and Immediate Media subscribers, and places are expected to be in limited supply. Those who register will be in with a chance of seeing a host of great brands, athletes and exclusive product reveals.
For the public weekend, Madison is partnering with the world’s largest cycling media company (and 220’s parent company) Immediate Media, to offer subscribers the unique opportunity to get unprecedented access to some of cycling’s biggest brands. Public access to this well established and market leading trade event is a chance for members of the public to see the latest products ahead of the new season, as well as obtain access to team launches, pro cyclist Q+A’s and insightful seminars on everything cycling and triathlon-related. Tickets for the weekend will also be open to British Cycling members along with Immediate Media subscribers.
Dominic Langan, Madison CEO, said: “To celebrate 10 years of iceBike we are going to throw open the doors to the public for an exclusive open weekend. Not only will you get to see and experience some of the best brands in the world, we will also provide some highly educational seminars, team launches as well as hearing the pros talk about their experiences and aspirations for the future.”
Over 50 of the most popular brands in the UK will be exhibiting including Shimano, Genesis, Saracen, Pearl Izumi, Park Tool and Lazer with many more details to be revealed in the run-up to the show.
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For more information and to register your interest in attending the show, visit www.icebike.co.uk.
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Major cycle and triathlon brand distributor Madison has announced that its iceBike show will be open to Immediate Media subscribers and British Cycling members to celebrate its 10th year.
Advertisement
Registration officially opened this morning, and the event will be open to the public on Saturday 27 February and Sunday 28 February 2016. It will be held in at Arena:MK, the home of the MK Dons in Milton Keynes.
The first ever public weekend is exclusive to British Cycling members and Immediate Media subscribers, and places are expected to be in limited supply. Those who register will be in with a chance of seeing a host of great brands, athletes and exclusive product reveals.
For the public weekend, Madison is partnering with the world’s largest cycling media company (and 220’s parent company) Immediate Media, to offer subscribers the unique opportunity to get unprecedented access to some of cycling’s biggest brands. Public access to this well established and market leading trade event is a chance for members of the public to see the latest products ahead of the new season, as well as obtain access to team launches, pro cyclist Q+A’s and insightful seminars on everything cycling and triathlon-related. Tickets for the weekend will also be open to British Cycling members along with Immediate Media subscribers.
Dominic Langan, Madison CEO, said: “To celebrate 10 years of iceBike we are going to throw open the doors to the public for an exclusive open weekend. Not only will you get to see and experience some of the best brands in the world, we will also provide some highly educational seminars, team launches as well as hearing the pros talk about their experiences and aspirations for the future.”
Over 50 of the most popular brands in the UK will be exhibiting including Shimano, Genesis, Saracen, Pearl Izumi, Park Tool and Lazer with many more details to be revealed in the run-up to the show.
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For more information and to register your interest in attending the show, visit www.icebike.co.uk.
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Boardman has launched its exhaustive 2016 range of bikes, with seven core triathlon bikes, a new titanium range and its own-brand wheels some of the major talking points. The brand also gave early details of a Boardman Performance Centre in England, which is set to house the world’s best wind tunnel and will be open to the public.
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The Shoreditch unveiling, with nary a fixie on show (although there was a sole track bike), was attended by Chris Boardman himself, the Brownlee brothers and the brand’s British Ironman stars, Joe Skipper and Lucy Gossage.
Any fears that the Halfords buy-out of Boardman Bikes may somehow dilute the appeal of the brand were allayed here, with arguably the brand’s most focused range of bikes since their inception. The design period began with, in Chris’ words, a bout of ‘corporate naval gazing’, with the company wanting a ‘change of direction’ yet one that would see Boardman ‘stick to their values’ of eminently rideable bikes at affordable prices.
“High-tech wasn’t a buzzword of the process,” said Chris at the launch. “Our key data studies involved studying how air affects the bike and how we can manipulate that air over the frame.” In testing, the new ‘Boardman Trip Section’ tubing displayed a 2% reduction in drag, equating to a 23sec saving during an hour of riding.
PERFORMANCE CENTRE
Buoyed by the influx of cash from Halfords, the brand also unveiled a new website, a new and full range of elite clothing and accessories and a custom bike configuration process, which’ll allow buyers to create their own bike in 5,202 variations.
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Many of the bikes will also be ready to buy with Boardman spec, including wheels and aerobars. Chris suggested this was in the pipeline at a visit to 220 in 2014, and here was the result, with the brand touting their deep-rim wheels and hubs as being lighter and faster than their newfound competitors on the market.
Of special interest was the new Boardman Performance Centre, a project that Chris described as being ‘the most exciting thing since I’ve stop being a rider’. The centre, likely to be based in the Midlands, will house what the brand believe will be the best wind tunnel in the world, but also one built for customers and not just an industry testing ground. Riders will be able to have physiology tests, aero profiling and more at the centre.
“We came up with it over a curry!” said Chris to 220. “We were thinking, around 90% of your energy when cycling is spent pushing air out of the way, yet there’s limited wind tunnel availability at the moment. Historically they’ve been expensive to build so have been multi-purpose – ours will be just for bikes.
“Part of the process is to make the wind tunnel non-scary,” adds the British cycling legend. “You’ll be able to come here for the price of a good dinner out and find it easy to use. Athletes can decide what information they want to be displayed and once they’ve been, I reckon they’ll keep coming back. It’s addictive!”
Plans for which are likely to be announced soon, with an opening possibly for summer 2016. The range of bikes are live now at www.boardmanbikes.com.
Boardman has launched its exhaustive 2016 range of bikes, with seven core triathlon bikes, a new titanium range and its own-brand wheels some of the major talking points. The brand also gave early details of a Boardman Performance Centre in England, which is set to house the world’s best wind tunnel and will be open to the public.
The Shoreditch unveiling, with nary a fixie on show (although there was a sole track bike), was attended by Chris Boardman himself, the Brownlee brothers and the brand’s British Ironman stars, Joe Skipper and Lucy Gossage.
Any fears that the Halfords buy-out of Boardman Bikes may somehow dilute the appeal of the brand were allayed here, with arguably the brand’s most focused range of bikes since their inception. The design period began with, in Chris’ words, a bout of ‘corporate naval gazing’, with the company wanting a ‘change of direction’ yet one that would see Boardman ‘stick to their values’ of eminently rideable bikes at affordable prices.
“High-tech wasn’t a buzzword of the process,” said Chris at the launch. “Our key data studies involved studying how air affects the bike and how we can manipulate that air over the frame.” In testing, the new ‘Boardman Trip Section’ tubing displayed a 2% reduction in drag, equating to a 23sec saving during an hour of riding.
PERFORMANCE CENTRE
Buoyed by the influx of cash from Halfords, the brand also unveiled a new website, a new and full range of elite clothing and accessories and a custom bike configuration process, which’ll allow buyers to create their own bike in 5,202 variations.
Many of the bikes will also be ready to buy with Boardman spec, including wheels and aerobars. Chris suggested this was in the pipeline at a visit to 220 in 2014, and here was the result, with the brand touting their deep-rim wheels and hubs as being lighter and faster than their newfound competitors on the market.
Of special interest was the new Boardman Performance Centre, a project that Chris described as being ‘the most exciting thing since I’ve stop being a rider’. The centre, likely to be based in the Midlands, will house what the brand believe will be the best wind tunnel in the world, but also one built for customers and not just an industry testing ground. Riders will be able to have physiology tests, aero profiling and more at the centre.
“We came up with it over a curry!” said Chris to 220. “We were thinking, around 90% of your energy when cycling is spent pushing air out of the way, yet there’s limited wind tunnel availability at the moment. Historically they’ve been expensive to build so have been multi-purpose – ours will be just for bikes.
“Part of the process is to make the wind tunnel non-scary,” adds the British cycling legend. “You’ll be able to come here for the price of a good dinner out and find it easy to use. Athletes can decide what information they want to be displayed and once they’ve been, I reckon they’ll keep coming back. It’s addictive!”
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Plans for which are likely to be announced soon, with an opening possibly for summer 2016. The range of bikes are live now at www.boardmanbikes.com.
Boardman has launched its exhaustive 2016 range of bikes, with seven core triathlon bikes, a new titanium range and its own-brand wheels some of the major talking points. The brand also gave early details of a Boardman Performance Centre in England, which is set to house the world’s best wind tunnel and will be open to the public.
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The Shoreditch unveiling, with nary a fixie on show (although there was a sole track bike), was attended by Chris Boardman himself, the Brownlee brothers and the brand’s British Ironman stars, Joe Skipper and Lucy Gossage.
Any fears that the Halfords buy-out of Boardman Bikes may somehow dilute the appeal of the brand were allayed here, with arguably the brand’s most focused range of bikes since their inception. The design period began with, in Chris’ words, a bout of ‘corporate naval gazing’, with the company wanting a ‘change of direction’ yet one that would see Boardman ‘stick to their values’ of eminently rideable bikes at affordable prices.
“High-tech wasn’t a buzzword of the process,” said Chris at the launch. “Our key data studies involved studying how air affects the bike and how we can manipulate that air over the frame.” In testing, the new ‘Boardman Trip Section’ tubing displayed a 2% reduction in drag, equating to a 23sec saving during an hour of riding.
PERFORMANCE CENTRE
Buoyed by the influx of cash from Halfords, the brand also unveiled a new website, a new and full range of elite clothing and accessories and a custom bike configuration process, which’ll allow buyers to create their own bike in 5,202 variations.
Many of the bikes will also be ready to buy with Boardman spec, including wheels and aerobars. Chris suggested this was in the pipeline at a visit to 220 in 2014, and here was the result, with the brand touting their deep-rim wheels and hubs as being lighter and faster than their newfound competitors on the market.
Of special interest was the new Boardman Performance Centre, a project that Chris described as being ‘the most exciting thing since I’ve stop being a rider’. The centre, likely to be based in the Midlands, will house what the brand believe will be the best wind tunnel in the world, but also one built for customers and not just an industry testing ground. Riders will be able to have physiology tests, aero profiling and more at the centre.
“We came up with it over a curry!” said Chris to 220. “We were thinking, around 90% of your energy when cycling is spent pushing air out of the way, yet there’s limited wind tunnel availability at the moment. Historically they’ve been expensive to build so have been multi-purpose – ours will be just for bikes.
“Part of the process is to make the wind tunnel non-scary,” adds the British cycling legend. “You’ll be able to come here for the price of a good dinner out and find it easy to use. Athletes can decide what information they want to be displayed and once they’ve been, I reckon they’ll keep coming back. It’s addictive!”
Plans for which are likely to be announced soon, with an opening possibly for summer 2016. The range of bikes are live now at www.boardmanbikes.com.
Boardman has launched its exhaustive 2016 range of bikes, with seven core triathlon bikes, a new titanium range and its own-brand wheels some of the major talking points. The brand also gave early details of a Boardman Performance Centre in England, which is set to house the world’s best wind tunnel and will be open to the public.
The Shoreditch unveiling, with nary a fixie on show (although there was a sole track bike), was attended by Chris Boardman himself, the Brownlee brothers and the brand’s British Ironman stars, Joe Skipper and Lucy Gossage.
Any fears that the Halfords buy-out of Boardman Bikes may somehow dilute the appeal of the brand were allayed here, with arguably the brand’s most focused range of bikes since their inception. The design period began with, in Chris’ words, a bout of ‘corporate naval gazing’, with the company wanting a ‘change of direction’ yet one that would see Boardman ‘stick to their values’ of eminently rideable bikes at affordable prices.
“High-tech wasn’t a buzzword of the process,” said Chris at the launch. “Our key data studies involved studying how air affects the bike and how we can manipulate that air over the frame.” In testing, the new ‘Boardman Trip Section’ tubing displayed a 2% reduction in drag, equating to a 23sec saving during an hour of riding.
PERFORMANCE CENTRE
Buoyed by the influx of cash from Halfords, the brand also unveiled a new website, a new and full range of elite clothing and accessories and a custom bike configuration process, which’ll allow buyers to create their own bike in 5,202 variations.
Many of the bikes will also be ready to buy with Boardman spec, including wheels and aerobars. Chris suggested this was in the pipeline at a visit to 220 in 2014, and here was the result, with the brand touting their deep-rim wheels and hubs as being lighter and faster than their newfound competitors on the market.
Of special interest was the new Boardman Performance Centre, a project that Chris described as being ‘the most exciting thing since I’ve stop being a rider’. The centre, likely to be based in the Midlands, will house what the brand believe will be the best wind tunnel in the world, but also one built for customers and not just an industry testing ground. Riders will be able to have physiology tests, aero profiling and more at the centre.
“We came up with it over a curry!” said Chris to 220. “We were thinking, around 90% of your energy when cycling is spent pushing air out of the way, yet there’s limited wind tunnel availability at the moment. Historically they’ve been expensive to build so have been multi-purpose – ours will be just for bikes.
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“Part of the process is to make the wind tunnel non-scary,” adds the British cycling legend. “You’ll be able to come here for the price of a good dinner out and find it easy to use. Athletes can decide what information they want to be displayed and once they’ve been, I reckon they’ll keep coming back. It’s addictive!”
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Plans for which are likely to be announced soon, with an opening possibly for summer 2016. The range of bikes are live now at www.boardmanbikes.com.
The Brownlee brothers were two Boardman-sponsored athletes in attendance at the new launch of the major Brit brand’s range in London this week.
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The brothers have long ridden the brand’s road bikes for their ITU races, and have contributed ideas and feedback to the design process of Boardman’s exhaustive new line-up. We caught up the 2012 Olympic champ Alistair in Shoreditch to chat through the latest range and how his fitness is shaping up…
ON PARTNERING WITH BOARDMAN
“It’s just fantastic working with them, we’ve been involved for a long time now – about seven years. It’s good to see the bikes progressing. The race bike is the most important thing for us, but the whole range is great – we’re using cross bikes a lot at the moment. I’m riding a cyclecross bike with mudguards a lot, which is great fun!”
ON THE DESIGN PROCESS
“We feedback tonnes of stuff. We’re one of the first to get to ride the road bikes and feedback to the team the smallest details, as well as practical stuff – for example, what the bikes are like to travel with. The signature Air 9.8 frame we’ll be using is fairly similar really, but with a few updates.”
ON BOARDMAN’S NEW ETHOS
“We spend a lot of time riding with local groups. ‘Out there with you’ is a fantastic ethos.”
ON BOARDMAN PRO’S
“For the brand it’s important to cover bases with other triathletes, the long-distance athletes [Brit Ironman stars Joe Skipper and Lucy Gossage], too.”
ON RETURNING TO RACING
“I’ll be doing lots of training over the next few months! I haven’t set a goal for returning to racing yet, though. Of course, there’s the Olympics next year and obviously I’d love to race in [the ITU World Series leg at] Leeds. My ankle has healed well and I’ve been doing loads of cycling and have started running as well.”
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The Brownlee brothers were two Boardman-sponsored athletes in attendance at the new launch of the major Brit brand’s range in London this week.
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The brothers have long ridden the brand’s road bikes for their ITU races, and have contributed ideas and feedback to the design process of Boardman’s exhaustive new line-up. We caught up the 2012 Olympic champ Alistair in Shoreditch to chat through the latest range and how his fitness is shaping up…
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ON PARTNERING WITH BOARDMAN
“It’s just fantastic working with them, we’ve been involved for a long time now – about seven years. It’s good to see the bikes progressing. The race bike is the most important thing for us, but the whole range is great – we’re using cross bikes a lot at the moment. I’m riding a cyclecross bike with mudguards a lot, which is great fun!”
ON THE DESIGN PROCESS
“We feedback tonnes of stuff. We’re one of the first to get to ride the road bikes and feedback to the team the smallest details, as well as practical stuff – for example, what the bikes are like to travel with. The signature Air 9.8 frame we’ll be using is fairly similar really, but with a few updates.”
ON BOARDMAN’S NEW ETHOS
“We spend a lot of time riding with local groups. ‘Out there with you’ is a fantastic ethos.”
ON BOARDMAN PRO’S
“For the brand it’s important to cover bases with other triathletes, the long-distance athletes [Brit Ironman stars Joe Skipper and Lucy Gossage], too.”
ON RETURNING TO RACING
“I’ll be doing lots of training over the next few months! I haven’t set a goal for returning to racing yet, though. Of course, there’s the Olympics next year and obviously I’d love to race in [the ITU World Series leg at] Leeds. My ankle has healed well and I’ve been doing loads of cycling and have started running as well.”
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To view the new Boardman range, head to www.boardmanbikes.com
Last night saw British Triathlon host their annual awards event, recognising the best from every aspect of the world of triathlon.
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Held in a venue just outside London, 220 Triathlon attended the awards ceremony and dinner which saw leading athletes, coaches, age-groupers and triathlon officials come together to celebrate a fantastic year for the sport as well as to look ahead to next year’s Olympics.
The evening began with a moment of reflection to remember French triathlete and coach Laurent Vidal, who sadly died earlier this week aged just 31 (see story here).
Many athletes attended the event which saw Jonny Brownlee awarded male elite triathlete of the year and Vicky Holland female elite triathlete of the year. In the long distance categories it was Lucy Gossage and 220 columnist Tim Don who took the wins, while the junior categories were won by Kate Waugh and Ben Dijkstra.
Lauren Steadman and George Peasgood were awarded the paratriathlete of the year awards, while Phil Wylie and Emma Pooley were recognised as duathletes of the year.
Steve Trew and Marc Jenkins received Gold Pin awards, recognising their contribution to triathlon. The final presentation of the evening was the Olympic Athlete of the Year award, which went to Non Stanford.
See below for a full list of winners. To find out more about British Triathlon and to see more images of all the winners, visit the website here.
2015 British Triathlon Awards – full list of winners
British Triathlon Female Age-Group Triathlete of the Year
Georgina Jennings
British Triathlon Male Age-Group Triathlete of the Year
Edward Castro
Leigh Day & Co. British Triathlon Volunteer of the Year
Andrzej Warhaftig
Leigh Day & Co. British Triathlon Official of the Year
Peter Lambert
Leigh Day & Co. British Triathlon Coach of the Year
Penny Rother
British Triathlon Female Elite Duathlete of the Year
Emma Pooley
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British Triathlon Male Elite Duathlete of the Year
Phil Wylie
British Triathlon Event of the Year
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British Triathlon Female Elite Long Distance Triathlete of the Year
Lucy Gossage
British Triathlon Male Elite Long Distance Triathlete of the Year
Tim Don
British Triathlon Female Elite Junior Triathlete of the Year
Kate Waugh
British Triathlon Male Elite Junior Triathlete of the Year
Ben Dijkstra
British Triathlon Female Paratriathlete of the Year
Lauren Steadman
British Triathlon Male Paratriathlete of the Year
George Peasgood
British Triathlon Female Elite Triathlete of the Year
Vicky Holland
British Triathlon Male Elite Triathlete of the Year
Jonathan Brownlee
Peter Holmes Award for Inspirational Performance in International Competition
Men’s European Games Team (Gordon Benson, Tom Bishop and Phil Graves)
British Triathlon Gold Pin Awards
Steve Trew and Marc Jenkins
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Olympic Athlete of the Year Award
Non Stanford