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.
read more...Lucy Buckingham took an impressive win at IM70.3 Knokke-Heist after leading the race from start to finish. After an exciting sprint, she broke the tape in a time of 4:13:57. Lizzie Rayner had to settle for second (GBR; 4:14:06) with Emilie Morier (FRA; 4:15:31) rounding out the podium.
read more...Lucy Buckingham took home 2nd place at Challenge Walchsee. The BMC athlete led the race during the swim and bike. She eventually crossed the finish line in a time of 4:15:04. Imogen Simmonds (SUI; 4:13:42) won the race as Lucy Byram (GBR; 4:18:52) rounded out the podium.
read more...What a special week it turned out to be for Chris Leiferman. After welcoming his baby daughter to the world only on Wednesday, Chris set off to Coeur d'Alene for his first big goal of the season. The BMC Pro Triathlete produced a magnificent performance clocking the fastest bike and run split of the day to secure a well-deserved victory at Ironman Coeur d'Alene. With his win, Leiferman also secured his qualification for the Ironman World Championship in Nice in September later this year.
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