220 Triathlon

220 Triathlon is the UK’s No.1 selling Triathlon magazine and brings together all the finest elements of the world’s fastest growing sport in a visually stunning and practical format.

FROM THE EDITOR...

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THE BIG PIC

USE IT OR LOSE IT • A new study highlights why it’s so hard to return from training abstinence…

QUINTANA ROO HYDROFIVE2 • $479 Quintana Roo breaks from tradition with two new wetsuits that feature unisex sizing…

RUN TEES

“I HAVE A TICKING TIME BOMB IN MY HEAD” • Victoria Butler has a condition which means she can suffer brain bleeds at any time. Undeterred, she now races as often as she can and completed her first middle-distance tri last year

MEET VICTORIA

USA TRI FACTOR COULD BE OLYMPIC TRIFECTA • Triathlon is ready to be sworn in as a fully-fledged women’s college sport in the US

FA0 220 • Your emails & pictures

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JOE ON RECOVERY AND REFUELLING • Competing in multiple Ironmans every year, Joe tends to bounce back quickly from races and training. He shares his thoughts on recovery and refuelling…

Q&A NATIONAL HERO • Living up to his moniker ‘No Average Joe’, Norfolk’s Joe Skipper continues to prove he’s anything but the norm when it comes to triathlon. With a resumé to match his notoriously epic training days, the 34-year-old caught up with 220to explain why Norwich is a training mecca, what he really thinks about Ironman UK and his non-tri related plans for the year ahead…

HOW TO TRI ON A BUDGET • Triathlon has never been known as a ‘cheap’ sport, but in a post-pandemic era, with living costs hitting astronomical new highs, how is it possible to continue racing your beloved hobby without overly compromising either your bank balance or your experience? We investigate...

MAKE YOUR OWN ENERGY BALLS

220’S TOP BUDGET KIT PICKS

WAYS TO KEEP COSTS DOWN

WAYS TO KEEP COSTS DOWN

CAN YOU DO IRONMAN ON THE CHEAP?

BREAK THROUGH your BARRIERS • The race season’s on the horizon but you’re stuck in a performance rut. Thankfully, our quartet of experts are here to help you out of it and to push you to the next level…

QUICKFIRE MOTIVATION

BOOST FOR BEGINNERS

EPIC TRI FAILS • Yes, even the world’s best triathletes have had their fair share of multisporting ‘moments’. Here they share their most embarrassing mishaps… and what they learnt from them

MEET THE TEST TEAM

KIT ZONE • THE LATEST GEAR - TESTED BY EXPERTS

BUYER’S GUIDE IRONMAN TRI-SUITS • A tri-suit built specifically for long-distance is a must if you want to race in comfort.We put nine to the test

JARGON BUSTER

MEN’S VERDICT

WOMEN’S VERDICT

AERO BIKE HELMETS • A smartly chosen aero helmet is a surefire way to boost your bike speed. But which cutting-edge design can cope best with the demands of tri? We test eight helmets built for speed…

OVERALL VERDICT

AEROBARS • If you want to make your bike faster, tri-bars should be one of your first purchases. Jack Sexty tests four…

ONE FOR ALL • IS IT POSSIBLE TO USE ONE BIKE FOR EVERYTHING? YES, SAYS WARREN ROSSITER. HERE ARE TWO WORTH CONSIDERING FOR UNDER £3,500…

MORE OR LESS: VITUS

VITUS VITESSE EVO CR RIVAL AXS £3,199.99 VITUSBIKES.COM

MORE OR LESS: LIOS

LIOS BULLET DISC RIVAL AXS £3,495 LIOSBIKES.COM

POWER TRAINING MASTERCLASS • IF YOU’RE SERIOUS ABOUT MAKING EVERY BIKE SESSION COUNT, A POWER METER’S A MUST-HAVE. HERE’S HOW TO EXTRACT THE MOST FROM YOUR WATTAGE ANALYSER…

10 TIPS TO MAKE EVERY BIKE SESSION COUNT • The following tips and sessions (p73) are designed to give you the tools and...