Kristian Hogenhaug is the new World Triathlon Long Distance World Champion. The Danish athlete put together an excellent all-round performance in Almere to break the tape in a mind-blowing time of 7:37:46. BMC Team mate Pablo Dapena Gonzales had a fantastic race as well and took 6th place. Jesper Svensson (SWE; 7:39:25) finished 2nd, with Reinaldo Colucci (BRA; 7:45:15) rounding out the podium.
read more...An incredible day of racing for the BMC Pro Triathlon Team. Patrik Nilsson put together an exceptional performance in Frankfurt to crown himself the new Ironman European Champion. Nilsson overtook team mate Kristian Hogenhaug in the closing stages of the marathon to run to the biggest victory in his career in a finishing time of 7:59:21. BMC team mate Hogenhaug who had been dominating the bike leg, put up a fantastic fight to hang on for second (DEN; 8:00:18). David McNamee (GBR; 8:02:29) completed the podium.
read more...Katrina Matthews took home the victory in dominating fashion at Ironman UK. An excellent swim, bike and run combination on a demanding course saw her brake the tape in a time of 9:40:01. Her compatriots Nikki Bartlett (GBR; 10:02:43) and Chantal Cummings (GBR; 10:10:33) joined the BMC athlete on the podium.
read more...After two 2nd places and a 4th place finish in previous races, Pablo Dapena Gonzales put together another excellent performance to take home 3rd place in Challenge Gdansk. The BMC athlete raced in front of the race all day long after a more than solid swim, bike and run performance to finish in a time 3:49:21. James Teagle (GBR; 3:46:14) won the race in front of Matt Trautman (RSA; 3:48:18). With yet another podium finish Gonzalez takes over the lead in the Challenge Family World Ranking.
read more...Max Neumann put together an astonishing performance to take the repeat win at Ironman Cairns and to crown himself Asia-Pacific Champion for the second year in a row. Racing from the front all day long in impressive fashion, the BMC triathlete finished in a spectacular winning time of 7:58:55. Fellow countryman Tim Van Berkel claimed second in 8:06:39 with Josh Amberger finishing third (8:10:12).
read more...Katrina Matthews took home an incredible 2nd place at the Ironman North American Championship in Tulsa. Even a 5 minute penalty, couldn’t stop Matthews claiming the silver. Katrina posted a unbelievable 2:49:49 marathon, the 3rd fastest female marathon of all time in Ironman history. The BMC Pro athlete crossed the finish line in a time of 8:45:35. Daniella Ryf (SUI; 8:40:34) won the race with Sky Moench (USA; 8:47:45) finishing in third position.
read more...Pablo Dapena Gonzalez took home 2nd place in Challenge Riccione after a tough battle in the final kilometers of the run with Thomas Steger. Eventually, Pablo Dapena crossed the line in a time of 3:53:54. Thomas Steger (GER; 3:52:34) won the race, with Sebastien Kienle (GER; 3:55:19) snatching the final podium spot.
read more...Pablo Dapena Gonzalez (3:42:30) claimed 2nd place in Challenge Gran Canaria in a stacked field. The Spaniard raced all day long in the front of the race to snatch 2nd place after a hard charge in the final kilometers of the run. Jan Frodeno (GER; 3:41:21) won the race, with Nick Kastelein (AUS; 3:42:42) finishing 3rd.
read more...Max Neumann took a fantastic victory at Challenge Shepparton. After a dominating run performance Max broke the tape in a time of 3:42:37. The first victory of the season for both Neumann and the BMC Pro Triathlon Team. Josh Amberger (AUS; 3:46:14) and Steven McKenna (AUS; 3:47:06) joined Neumann on the podium.
read more...The BMC Pro Triathlon Team powered by 2XU is proud to announce Wahoo Fitness as a new partner to support the team in 2021 and beyond. Located in Atlanta, GA, Wahoo Fitness has created a full ecosystem of sensors and devices for multi-sport athletes. The BMC Pro Triathletes will be using Wahoo’s award-winning line of products including the ELEMNT family of GPS devices and sport watches, the TICKR family of heart rate monitors, as well as SPEEDPLAY dual-sided pedals to help them become the most complete athletes.
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