Triathlon
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A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequential
Triathlon venue at the 2024 Summer Olympics
1922 Course des trois sports
Bike leg
Running leg
Triathlon equipment
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Due to the nature of triathlons as a race consisting of multiple sports many pieces of technical equipment have been borrowed from other sports, or developed specifically in an effort to race faster a
Triathlon
…the swim or wasting energy. Because open water swim areas are often cold and because wearing a wetsuit provides a competitive advantage, specialized triathlon wetsuits have been developed in a variety of styles to match the conditions of the water. For example, wetsuits that are sleeveless and cut above the knee are…
Fabian Alessandro in the national trisuit for Italy
Gold medallist Simon Whitfield preparing for the swim.
An athlete riding on aerobars
Aerodynamically shaped bottle with matching carbon fiber cage