Professional Triathlon News

Episode 261: Season Preview Part 1

Professional Triathlon News

Show Notes

We are back for the 6th season of Pro Tri News! As we get closer to the "official" kickoff of the triathlon season. We take some time to dive through some of the keys to the year for all the race organizations! We talk about the recent acquisition between the PTO/T100 and Challenge Family. The changes that IRONMAN has made in the offseason regarding the broadcast, 20m draft rule, and the single day World Championships in Kona. World Triathlon and the leadup to the LA28 Olympics with qualifying starting for that in May. Supertri and what will be one of the largest single day prize purse in history. Of course ending the show as always with hot takes! 🙌 Massive Thanks To Our Partners 🍳 Caraway Pans – Cook with the best. 10% off with code PTN https://www.carawayhome.com/ 🎨 WYN Republic – Gear up. 15% off with link below https://wynrepublic.com/pages/protrinews 🩸 Rythm Health – Start tracking your biomarkers today https://rythmhealth.com/ ⛽️ Plan your next race's nutrition and race with what's on course- Code PTN https://www.precisionhydration.com/planner/?utm_source=protrinews&utm_medium=podcast ❤️‍🩹 Recover better, and faster https://pillarperformance.us/ 👨🏻‍🔧 Race on the best saddle! Visit Wove https://wovebike.com/ 🏦 Open a Waterfall Bank Account https://www.waterfallbank.com/

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