About this episode

Belinda Granger joins as guest co-host to preview the Challenge Roth and discuss the current triathlon season.

This week Belinda Granger joins as guest co-host, bringing her perspective from inside the commentary box and from her role as pro liaison at Challenge Roth. We spend a big chunk of the episode talking through the 2026 WTCS season with Belinda, covering Beaugrand's continued dominance, Vasco Vilaca leading the men's standings, what Alex Yee's DNF in Quiberon means for the rest of the season, and what it's actually like to call these races up close. Then we get into Ironman Frankfurt, where Casper Stornes backed up his Kona title with a win over Gustav Iden in a race shortened to a 125km bike and a half marathon due to extreme heat, with Antonio Benito Lopez rounding out the podium. The back half of the episode is all Challenge Roth, and with Belinda involved in the race it's about as good an insider preview as you'll get. On the women's side, Lucy Charles-Barclay and Kat Matthews headline as the two to beat. On the men's side, we dig into whether Kristian Blummenfelt can deliver, and where Sam Laidlow and Patrick Lange fit into the picture on one of the fastest courses in the world. SAVE 35% OFF EVERYTHING AT WWW.HUUBDESIGN.COM USING THE CODE 'Secret-35' To support the podcast…

People in this episode

Host: Tim Ford

Guest: Belinda Granger

Topics covered

• Challenge Roth
• WTCS season
• Ironman Frankfurt
• triathlon
• race preview
• athlete performance

Keywords

• Challenge Roth
• triathlon
• Belinda Granger
• WTCS
• Ironman Frankfurt
• athlete performance
• race preview

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Challenge Roth, Ironman Frankfurt

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