Best Alex Zafer Podcasts (2025)

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#107 HENRY GRAF - THE BATTLE OF BOHEMIA 51:39

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Fresh from his mammoth debut World Triathlon Championship Series win in Karlovy Vary, Germany's latest triathlon talent Henry Graf joins Doug Gray and Tommy Zaferes for a full run-down of the latest and greatest Battle of Bohemia! 📈 Being nearly two metres tall in an era of smaller, faster triathletes 🍿 Winning your debut the same day as Ironman sh…

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#106 JEANNE LEHAIR race recap with Tommy Zaferes 56:09

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Third in the world heading to WTCS Karlovy Vary on 14 September, it was in the south of France last weekend that Jeanne Lehair ripped up her coach's notes and took the race to Cassandre Beaugrand at WTCS French Riviera. Photographer Tommy Zaferes is back on the podcast this week as we pick through the ashes of that race and look ahead to the penult…

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#105 JOLIEN VERMEYLEN 59:43

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The newly crowned European Sprint Triathlon Champion, Belgium's Jolien Vermeylen is one of the sport's great characters, and heads to Istanbul at the end of August chasing a huge continental double with the Olympic Distance title. On episode 105, the 31-year-old opens up about having her post-Paris 2024 words twisted and the pain of a resulting soc…

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#104 ROKSANA SLUPEK 🚀 1:01:48

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In recovery after suffering a bad bike crash at WTCS Hamburg in mid-July, Roksana Slupek is our guest this week, and the Poland number one shares her reflections on the highs and lows of her journey to the Paris 2024 Olympic start line. From attacks of self doubt and depression to ultimately qualifying for her life’s dream, and the harsh realities …

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#103 MATT HAUSER: WTCS HAMBURG + MIXED RELAY WORLD CHAMPION 37:27

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A second individual gold in the 2025 World Triathlon Championship Series strengthened Matt Hauser's grip on the Series Rankings after WTCS Hamburg marked the halfway point of the season. The 27-year-old followed it up with one of the greatest Mixed Relay legs you will see as he reeled in a 20-second deficit to 2023 World Champion Dorian Coninx and …

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#102 MIGUEL HIDALGO 🇧🇷 44:34

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The first Brazilian to win a World Triathon Championship Series gold in the modern era, Miguel Hidalgo now has his sights set on a first World Championship title, but knows all too well just how far there is still to go if he is to be challenging in October's finals in Wollongong, Australia, against the likes of home favourite Matt Hauser.…

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#101 ALEX YEE - MARATHON MAN 59:10

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If you achieved your dream double of becoming Olympic and World Champion in the same year, what would you do? For Alex Yee, the answer was simple. Test himself over running's marquee distance on one of the biggest stages of them all: The London Marathon. We headed to Brockley, south London, just a few miles from that start line, to speak to one of …

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#100 CASSANDRE BEAUGRAND: The Making of an Olympic Champion 1:08:16

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A very special guest joins the podcast to mark the 100th episode, the Paris 2024 Olympic Triathlon Champion Cassandre Beaugrand! It is a deeply honest hour in the company of our Olympic and World Champion, each story revealing a little more about just where all the grit, determination and competitive spirit that has taken the 27-year-old to the ver…

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NEW TRIATHLON PERSPECTIVES ON THE PATH TO LA 2028 1:11:28

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A new perspective with World Triathlon's Kris Gemmell. Welcome to the start of a revealing new series that takes a wider look at the World Triathlon ecosystem as we head towards the LA 2028 Olympic Games, with insights from New Zealand Olympian turned Head of Commercial at World Triathlon, Kris Gemmell. Just days after winning the first new-look T1…

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#99 - Hayden Wilde & Morgan Pearson: WTCS ABU DHABI 34:41

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🚨 RACE WEEK! 🚨 Two of the stars of the Paris 2024 Olympic Triathlon - and indeed Tokyo 2020 - Hayden Wilde and Morgan Pearson (Morgan's bit starts from 20m30s) look ahead to the weekend's big season opener WTCS Abu Dhabi. They talk title chances, the young contenders ready to try and ramp the run pace up even further in 2025, and the prospect of so…

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#98 - Tilda Mansson: the Swedish Rocket 34:10

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The second Olympic Qualification Period saw a meteoric rise to the Paris 2024 start line for Sweden's Tilda Mansson. From 2022 Junior World Champion to multiple World Cup podiums in the space of a whirlwind 12 months, the 20-year-old has bypassed U23 racing entirely and heads for a remarkable third Championship Finals of a young career in Torremoli…

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#97 JOHN REED - USA TRIATHLON'S NEXT BIG THING? 37:08

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USA's John Reed heads into this year's U23 World Championships on a mission to crown what has already been a brilliant breakthrough 2024. The rising star discusses his debut Series appearances, first World Cup win in Karlovy Vary and a sparkling WTCS Weihai, and hits his last U23 start line knowing that if he can take home a medal, it would catapul…

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#96 PARALYMPICS SHORT with Lauren Steadman, Mohamed Lahna and Grace Norman 17:02

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We catch up with Great Britain's defending Paralympic Champion in the PTS5 Triathlon Lauren Steadman, USA's PTS2 medal hope Mohamed Lahna and compatriot and Rio 2016 PTS5 champion Grace Norman fresh from the swim familiarisation in the Seine River ahead of their big races on 1 September.By World Triathlon

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#95 VERONICA YOKO PLEBANI and the PARALYMPIC PREVIEW 50:27

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She is just 28 years old, but Veronica Yoko Plebani has already squeezed more into her young world than most do in a lifetime. Contracting bacterial meningitis at 15 could have been the end, too, but instead the appalling illness signalled a new beginning, one that has taken her on to representing Italy at three Paralympic Games in snowboarding, ca…

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#94 PTVI PARALYMPIC PREVIEW with FRANCESCA TARANTELLO and SAM HARDING 49:09

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Two stars of the Para Triathlon visually impaired class, Italy's 2023 World Champion Francesca Tarantello and Australia's Continental Champion Sam Harding are ready to hit their first Paralympic Triathlon start lines on 2 September, and reveal their rapid rises through the ranks to the sport's biggest stage: Paris 2024.…

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#93 OLYMPIC TRACK STAR & DUATHLON CHAMP GEORGIA BELL 33:11

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PARK RUN TO OLYMPIC PODIUM VIA DUATHLON WORLDS As the Multisport World Championships hit Townsville, we rewind to Ibiza last year with Great Britain's Georgia Bell, when she became Age Group Duathlon World Champion before embarking on an Olympic odyssey that saw her win 1500m bronze in one of the most nail-biting Paris 2024 finishes since... well, …

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#92 PARIS PODS pt.3 with Kenji Nener, Jamie Riddle & more! 42:33

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Sunday sees the first day of familiarisation on the Paris 2024 Olympic Triathlon course and a chance to catch up with some of the men ready to do battle on 30 July at 8am in the heart of the French capital. 0m50s - KENJI NENER (JAPAN) 5m35 - JAMIE RIDDLE (SOUTH AFRICA) 14m06 - MARTEN VAN RIEL (BELGIUM) 19m37 - SAM DICKINSON (GREAT BRITAIN) 26m05 - …

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#91 - PARIS PODS pt.2 WITH FLORA DUFFY & HAYDEN WILDE 41:01

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Saturday is Day One of Paris 2024, and we take a trip to Poissy, 30 minutes west of the French capital, to catch up with defending Olympic Triathlon Champion Flora Duffy and one of the favourites for the men's gold, Hayden Wilde. Then we head across the city to a cafe in La VIllette and get the full men's and women's race previews with TriathlonLiv…

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#90 Paris 2024 Olympic Triathlon Preview with Casper Stornes 46:51

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With just hours to go to the Opening Ceremony, we look ahead to the Paris 2024 Olympic triathlon events with the expert analysis and insight from Norway's Casper Stornes, revealing the complexities of the Paris Olympic course from swim to bike to run, and why you should never write off Kristian Blummenfelt... or the French.…

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#89 - MATT HAUSER + WTCS CAGLIARI PREVIEW 51:06

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Australia's Matt Hauser joins us for a rewind across the comings and goings of an almighty WTCS Yokohama that finally got the 2024 Series underway in dramatic style, and a look ahead to WTCS Cagliari, the final race of the Paris 2024 Qualification Period. The 55 men and 55 women are soon to be finalised, and the races to become Olympic Champions in…

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#88 - VINCENT LUIS 1:01:12

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Reunited full-time with his coach Joel Filiol, back on extended training camps with nothing more to think about than form and focus, the enormous carrot of a home Olympics now just five months away, the two-time World Champion Vincent Luis is ready to pounce on every opportunity 2024 sends his way. Dialling in at the end of four weeks in Lanzarote …

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Alex Yee Interview: "Paris Is The Best Chance I Have" | Face To Face 43:49

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Sit down with Olympic gold medallist Alex Yee for the latest episode of 'Face to Face' for the Super League Triathlon podcast.By Super League Triathlon

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#87 Dylan Mccullough - Triathlon New Zealand 41:49

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Standing at #32 in the Olympic Rankings at the start of 2024, Kiwi Dylan McCullough looks set to join Hayden Wilde on the New Zealand team for Paris 2024 if he can continue the form he produced in 2023. He talks team tactics for the big races, becoming Youth Olympic Champion and going face to face with Justin Bieber.…

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Katie Zaferes Interview: "I Just Wanted To Freeze And Do Nothing" | Face To Face 51:08

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Sit down and go 'Face to Face' with Olympic silver Medalist and two time Super League Triathlon Championship Series winner Katie Zaferes.By Super League Triathlon

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Hayden Wilde Interview: "My Ultimate Goal Is To Leave A Legacy" | Face To Face 47:31

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Sit down with former Super League Triathlon Championship Series winner Hayden Wilde as he sits down with Super Leagues Adam Leitch for the latest episode of 'Face to Face'. Wilde provides an honest assessment of his career so far and also opens up about his desire to leave a legacy.By Super League Triathlon

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Chris McCormack Interview: "I Was Always Misrepresented" | Face To Face 53:48

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Sit down with 2 time Ironman World Champion and Super League Triathlon founder Chris McCormack as he reflects on his career and provideds his assessment of what the future of the sport may look like.By Super League Triathlon

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Morgan Pearson Interview: "I Was Thinking Should I Quit?" | Face To Face 42:23

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Sit down with Morgan Pearson for the latest episode of 'Face to Face" for The Super League Triathlon Podcast.By Super League Triathlon

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Kristian Blummenfelt Interview: "Winning Olympics Is Just Part Of The Journey" | Face To Face 46:39

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Sit down with Kristian Blummenfelt for an honest and open conversation for the latest episode of 'Face to Face" for The Super League Triathlon Podcast. The Olympic Champion discuses his early days in triathlon, his 2023 Super League season and his relationship with Gustav Iden.By Super League Triathlon

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Joel Filliol Interview: The Most Successful Coach In Triathlon? | Face To Face 49:29

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Sit down with legendary triathlon coach Joel Filliol as he candidly shares insights into his illustrious career and acknowledged that the sport is currently navigating a "challenging moment."By Super League Triathlon

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Jonny Brownlee Interview | Face To Face 41:24

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Jonny Brownlee has reflected on his glittering career and admitted he is coming to terms with the fact that “it won’t last forever,” and that he is determined to squeeze the most out of his final hurrah.By Super League Triathlon

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#86 BREAKTHROUGHS OF '23: MARTA KROPKO 42:49

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We continue our look back at some of the names breaking out in 2023 and with ambitions set fully on Paris in the company of Hungary’s exciting talent Marta Kropko. Still only 20 years old, this season saw Marta cement her place in the Hungarian Mixed Relay squad after what was a tough debut in Leeds in 2022, this time helping the team to 5th place …

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#85 BREAKTHROUGHS OF '23: CATHIA SCHAR 40:46

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With a huge Olympic year ahead it is the perfect time to look back at some of the younger names that made an impact in 2023 and suddenly have Olympic places in their sights. We get underway with 22-year-old Cathia Schar, who anchored the Swiss Team to Mixed Relay World Championship bronze in Hamburg, took 4th place in the U23 World Championships Po…

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Georgia Taylor-Brown Interview: "I Used Triathlon To Escape Home Life" | Face To Face 48:05

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Sit down with Georgia Taylor-Brown for an extended chat as she discusses what have been a difficult couple of years the Olympic gold medallist.By Super League Triathlon

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#84 HUGO MILNER 45:55

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OLYMPIC-SIZED AMBITION He has only been in the sport for two years, but at 6'4" tall and with his first World Cup win already secured in Miyazaki, could Hugo Milner be the Next Big Thing in British Triathlon? He honed his run skills in Harvard, his swimming in Nottingham and his bike handling in Derby, and it looks like the fist test of a WTCS star…

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Waugh & Bergere Secure Titles in NEOM | The Short Chute Show 47:58

2y ago47:58

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Join Will McCloy, Macca and Tim Don as they go over the 2023 Championship Series after a thrilling finale in NEOM.By Super League Triathlon

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#83 D O R I A N _ C O N I N X | 2023 World Champion 1:05:04

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In 2013, Dorian Coninx became Junior World Champion in London, beating two rising British talents on their own patch. A decade later, the Frenchman went into the 2023 World Triathlon Championship Finals as a long-shot title prospect, fifth in the rankings, the much-fancied Alex Yee and Hayden Wilde among those ahead of him. Once again, the underdog…

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#82 B E T H _ P O T T E R | 2023 World Champion 43:44

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In September, Great Britain's Beth Potter capped a phenomenal year with a World Championship-winning display in Pontevedra. With her 2024 Olympic Games place now also booked thanks to that title and victory in the Test Event, Potter now has the freedom to plan her perfect Paris build up. Tune in for a revealing 45 minutes in her company as she diss…

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Wilde & Beaugrand Win For The Scorpions In Malibu | The Short Chute Show 50:01

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Sit down with Will McCloy, Tim Don and Warriors team manager Nick Chase as they go over the action at SLT Malibu and look ahead to the series grand final in NEOM. Follow for more pro actionBy Super League Triathlon

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Waugh & Bergere Win In Controversial Manner In Toulouse | The Short Chute Show 36:23

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Join Will Mccloy, Macca and RTS Warriors team manager Nick Chase they go over an action packed set of races in Toulouse.By Super League Triathlon

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Alex Yee & Jeanne Lehair Win In London | The Short Chute Show 51:37

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The opening leg of the 2023 SLT Championship Series didn't disappoint with Alex Yee and Jeanne Lehair taking thrilling victories in London. The crew discuss the action and what we can look forward to in the next leg in Toulouse.By Super League Triathlon

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"I Thought I Would Give Up Triathlon" | Henri Schoeman Interview 37:23

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Sit down with Henri Schoeman as he discusses his recent battles with injury and get an insight in to what the future holds for the South African.By Super League Triathlon

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“Is Luis robust enough?” Are Vincent and Hayden to alpha too work together? | The Short Chute Show 1:12:44

2y ago1:12:44

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Join Will McCloy, Tim Hemming and Annie Emmerson as they cover everything Team related ahead of the Super League Triathlon Championship Series. Is Vincent Luis robust enough? Will young Fanni perform? Are Kristian Blummenfelt's days done and can the Warriors be the underdogs?By Super League Triathlon

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#81 WTCS Hamburg recap: Lauren Fisher Crossfit legend 29:08

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Could Vincent Luis be a CrossFit Champion? Who are the ultimate athletes - triathletes or CrossFitters? Could you row a marathon? Hailing from San Diego, California, Lauren Fisher is a 7 x CrossFit Games athlete and former Junior national weightlifting champion in the US who tuned in to the world of CrossFit from a young age initially to help with …

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#80 WTCS Hamburg recap pt.2: Will McCloy 46:10

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Will McCloy is best know to triathlon fans as the commentary voice behind the Arena Games and Super League, for whom he has been calling races for over five years. The Australian took a first dip into Age Group World Championship racing in Hamburg in mid-July, where he puked, fought walls and raced actual former elite champions. McCloy reveals the …

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#79 WTCS Hamburg recap pt.1 : Rasmus Henning 47:00

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Rasmus Henning (DEN) Two-time top 10 Olympic triathlete ✅ Multiple World Cup and Ironman winner ✅ One of Denmark’s most successful triathletes of all time ✅ Back in 2010 he joined an elite club of male athletes to complete a sub-8hour Ironman and posted one of the fastest ever times at Challenge Roth, a four-time Kona vet, he could most recently be…

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Lionel Sanders Interview: "I Still Believe I Have What It Takes" | Face To Face 40:28

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Sit down with Lionel Sanders, the Ontario native has become one of the biggest names in Triathlon with a palmeres including 1 Long Distance World Title, 2 x Kona runner up, 4 IRONMAN wins, one time holder of the Long Distance Triathlon World Record and no less than 31 victories at 70.3 races. The Canadian goes through his past, his current training…

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"They've Got A Lot Of Work To Do" | Is The Norwegian Method Working? | Short Chute Show 1:11:55

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Join Will McCloy, Tim Dom and Annie Emmerson as they cover all the latest news in the triathlon world. In this episode they look at the rise of Matt Hauser, Beth Potter continuing her great 2023 form and the HUGE announcement that Kristian Blummenfelt will be lining up for the 2023 Championship Series. Who's stock will be rising and falling in the …

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#78 - WTCS Montreal preview with Non Stanford and Tommy Zaferes 57:29

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We take a look ahead to the fourth stop on the 2023 World Triathlon Championship Series - WTCS Montreal - with former World Champion Non Stanford and Tommy Zaferes, to figure out just where the race can be won and lost - and by whom. The chase for World Championship points continues over a demanding sprint-distance course, Vasco Vilaça of Portugal …

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#77 Jeanne Lehair 1:00:28

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After switching from representing the tricolor of France to the tri-suit of Luxembourg in 2022, Jeanne Lehair has been in the form of her life, seizing the new opportunities that have come her way to post career-best Series finishes and become the Triathlon Champion of Europe. She gives us the lowdown on squaring off that difficult decision to swit…

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Lauren Steadman Talks Life After Strictly & Shock Career Change | Face To Face 50:07

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Sit down with renowned athlete and Paralympic star, Lauren Steadman. Join us as we delve into her sporting achievements and gain insights into her remarkable journey. From her triumphs on the global stage to her dedication and passion for inclusive sports, this interview is packed with inspiration and motivation. Discover the incredible story of La…