Helle Frederiksen has finished second in today’s St. Anthony's 5150 Olympic Distance triathlon. With a final time of 1:57:06, she was just 22 seconds slower than Sarah Haskins (USA; 1:56:44). Radka Vodickova (Czech Republic; 1:59:17) completed the podium. Helle has made it an outstanding 2014 already. Two weeks ago, she won the Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico. She also finished second in the Ironman 70.3 Monterrey and the Miami Lifetime Tri.
read more...Romain Guillaume has won the 2014 Lanzarote Volcano Triathlon! With a time of 01:58:15, Romain was more than two minutes faster than Bert Jammaer and Rayco Marrero. It is the fifth victory of the season for the Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team.
read more...It was a triumphant day in San Juan for the Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team. Helle Frederiksen took the Ironman 70.3 San Juan title as teammates Sofie Goos and Will Clarke each placed second.
read more...Liz Blatchford finished second in the Ironman 70.3 Putrajaya after leading most of the race and overheating in the run. Radka Vodickova took the title. Dimity-Lee Duke completed the podium.
read more...Romain Guillaume has finished 9th in today’s Cannes International Triathlon, a race that was part of his training for Ironman Lanzarote. Hervé Faure (3:36:45) won the Cannes triathlon, which was marred by confusion as the leading group inadvertently cut off part of the bike course. Nicolas Fernandez (3:37:15) and Giulio Molinari (3:37:25) completed the podium. Romain clocked in at 3:44:08.
read more...Ready for another big day of racing? We are. No less than 5 Uplace-BMC athletes are competing this Sunday on 3 different continents: Liz Blatchford in the IM 70.3 Putrajaya; Helle Frederiksen, Sofie Goos & Will Clarke in IM 70.3 San Juan; and Romain Guillaume in the Cannes Tri. Of course you will find all the race action right here on our home page and on our storify feed.
read more...An action-packed April 6 brought an Ironman win and a second place for the Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team. Sofie Goos kicked off her season with an impressive victory in the Ironman 70.3 Texas. Helle Frederiksen finished second in the South Beach Lifetime Tri in Miami. Ronnie Schildknecht, on the other hand, was unlucky in the Ironman South Africa. A kick in the stomach during the swim ultimately forced him out of the race.
read more...On April 6, the Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team has no less than 3 athletes competing in 3 different races. First up, we have Ronnie Schildknecht defending his title in the Ironman South Africa. Next is Helle Frederiksen in the Miami Life Tri. Finally, Sofie Goos kicks off her 2014 in the Ironman 70.3 Texas in Galveston. Of course, we have all the previews, photos and race updates for you right here on the team home page and our storify feed.
read more...Will Clarke was forced to retire from today’s Ironman 70.3 Oceanside. After a tough swim that saw him missing the lead group and a few tactical mistakes on the bike (wrong choices at the right time), a nagging calf finally ended his race at the start of the run. Will had hoped for more in this prestigious race, but ultimately didn’t want to risk an aggravated injury for the Ironman 70.3 San Juan in two weeks.
read more...After a strong second place in the Ironman 70.3 South Africa, Will Clarke is ready for the next one: Ironman 70.3 Oceanside. It all happens on March 29th from 6:40am local/2:40pm Brussels time. We will be live-blogging the race, but of course we will have race previews, photos and videos in the days before. Check out our Ironman 70.3 Oceanside coverage on the team home page and our storify feed.
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