#136 - More Norwegian Domination!
About this episode
The episode discusses recent developments in triathlon, including athlete injuries, race incidents, and upcoming competitions.
We open with an update on Jelle Geens, who has been diagnosed with a stress reaction in his femur that has put his season on hold, including his pursuit of an Ironman World Championship qualification slot. Then we get into Lionel Sanders, who has confirmed he is working again with Mikal Iden after a difficult stretch dealing with RED-S and injury. Sanders is leaning into the Norwegian method as he targets Kona 2026. The big story of the week is Ironman Hamburg, where metal shards were deliberately spread across the bike course in the Kirchwerder area, causing an estimated 400 punctures and forcing more than 100 age groupers to DNF. Police have launched a formal investigation. Despite all of that, the pro race went ahead and Solveig Løvseth took her fourth consecutive full-distance Ironman win, holding off Laura Philipp by just over a minute to claim the European Championship title. We then recap T100 San Francisco, where Rico Bogen backed up his 2025 win with another dominant performance, going early on the bike and never looking back. Hayden Wilde, dealing with illness, had no answer for him. We close out looking ahead to Ironman Frankfurt on June 28, where Gustav Iden and…
People in this episode
Host: Tim Ford
Topics covered
- Norwegian domination
- Ironman updates
- athlete health
- race incidents
- upcoming events
Keywords
- Jelle Geens
- Lionel Sanders
- Ironman Hamburg
- Solveig Løvseth
- Rico Bogen
- Gustav Iden
- triathlon news
Sponsors
HUUB Design
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ironman
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