Sam Dickinson took a fantastic victory at the European Triathlon Cup in Kielce. The BMC athlete dominated his semifinal earlier in the day. In the final Dickinson exited the water in 3rd place and was one of the driving forces in the lead group on the bike. After a perfectly executed transition, Sam set off as part of a leading quartet. Dickinson produced a blistering sprint finish to go clear in the final 200m and take an impressive victory ahead of Henry Graf and Jonny Brownlee.
read more...Kristian Høgenhaug produced another outstanding performance to finish 3rd at Challenge The Championship in Samorin after a perfectly paced race. A strong swim, blistering fast bike and convincing run saw the BMC athlete cross the line in a time of 3:29:56. Kyle Smith (NZL; 3:27:10) won the race with Frederic Funk (GER; 3:29:24) taking 2nd place.
read more...Despite a bike crash and losing his nutrition, Kristian Høgenhaug has claimed 5th place at IM70.3 Mallorca. The BMC athlete took over the lead on the bike, suffered from a crash in the final kilometers, but kept in contention for the podium spots on the run. He eventually crossed the finish line in a time of 3:52:15. Nicolas Mann broke the tape (GER; 3:49:19) inching out Jan Stratmann (GER; 3:49:27) and Gregory Barnaby (ITA; 3:49:42).
read more...Clément Mignon secured 3rd place at the Ironman North American Championship in Texas after a very strong performance on the bike and run. The BMC athlete posted a finishing time of 7:48:37 to claim the final podium spot and to secure his Kona qualification for later this year. His teammate Chris Leiferman had a solid day, going sub-8 as well in a time of 7:58:53 finishing 8th. It was the surprising Tomas Rodriguez Hernandez (MEX; 7:42:38) breaking the tape, with double Ironman World champion Patrick Lange (GER; 7:44:14) coming home in second.
read more...Kristian Høgenhaug took home 2nd place in his season debut at Challenge Gran Canaria. The BMC athlete had an excellent swim, took over the lead in the second half of the bike only to be caught in the final 6k of the run. Kristian crossed the line in a time of 3:45:29, just 35 second shy of winner Iestyn Harrett (GBR; 3:44:54). Ugarte Ramos Mikel (ESP; 3:46:26) rounded out the podium.
read more...Lucy Buckingham and Lucy Byram claimed 5th and 7th place respectively in incredibly hot and humid conditions at T100 Singapore. After leading the race from the start of the swim until the final kilometers of the bike, Buckingham eventually crossed the finish line in 5th in a time of 3:52:10. Lucy Byram had a solid all-round performance and posted a 3:54:08 finishing time to claim 7th. Ashleigh Gentle (AUS; 3:44:23) came home victorious, accompanied on the podium by Lucy Charles-Barclay (GBR; 3:45:58) and Els Visser (NED; 3:51:38).
read more...Lucy Byram has started her 2024 season with a strong 6th place finish at T100 Miami. Being in contention for much of the race and clocking the 3rd fastest bike split of the day, she crossed the finish line in a time of 3:33:22. India Lee (GBR; 3:27:12) took the victory in front of Lucy Charles-Barclay (GBR; 3:27:42) and Holly Lawrence (GBR; 3:30:36) to make it a British podium sweep.
read more...BMC Pro Triathlon Team presents team line up for 2024 • BMC Pro Triathlon Team presents team roster for 2024 • 7 athletes confirmed, 4 nations represented • 3 new faces in the team
read more...Chris Leiferman has secured himself an early Hawaii qualification after finishing IM Cozumel in 2nd place. Due to a cancelled swim, the race became a bike-run combo, where Chris crossed the line in a finishing time of 6:52:01. Leon Chevalier (FRA; 6:42:31) won the race with Robert Wilkowiecki (POL; 6:54:27) taking home the final podium spot.
read more...Lucy Buckingham took 2nd place at Challenge Barcelona after racing in front all day long. The BMC athlete completed the 1.5k swim, 60k bike and 15k run in a time of 2:52:38. Imogen Simmonds (SUI; 2:49:44) came home victorious with Caroline Pohle (GER; 2:53:09) snatching the final podium spot.
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