We Noticed: Alpe d’Huez Triathlon, Kristian and Gustav’s New Ride and More

After her huge win at Challenge Roth last month (pictured above), it hardly comes as a surprise that Alanis Siffert is in great shape. The Swiss star added a third straight win at the famed Alpe d’Huez Triathlon on Wednesday, winning by 9:30 over France’s Jeanne Collonge and countrywoman Nina Derron. Siffert led from start to finish, posting the day’s fastest splits in all three disciplines. Collonge was only five seconds slower on the run, and that, coupled with the day’s second fastest bike was more than enough to keep her 10 minutes clear of Derron, last year’s runner-up.

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The long-course event at Alpe d’Huez consists of a 2.2-km swim, 118-km bike with 3,200 m of climbing, and a 19.2-km run that features over 320 m of altitude gain..

Austria’s Thomas Steger improved from third last year to the win in 2026 thanks to an impressive bike split that saw him pull clear. He was able to put together a solid-enough run to hold off France’s Emile Blondel-Hermant and Louis Richard.

Women’s Results

Men’s Results

For the Love of Speed

Giant and Cadex have released a new video that captures Kristian Blummenfelt and Gustav Iden’s introduction to the the new Giant Propel frame and Cadex Max 50 WheelSystem. The pair have worked with Giant and Cadex for years now, and in the video there’s lots of great footage from their home base in Norway, and the pair explain their approach to training and how the new equipment helps them in their “search for speed.”

Mohamed Lahna Finishes Triathlon Across America

Paralympic silver medalist Mohamed Lahna completed his historic Triathlon Across America, crossing the finish line at Venice Beach just after 1pm on July 29, 2026, after a 300-mile final running stage from Las Vegas to Los Angeles.

Lahna is believed to be the first athlete with a prosthesis to complete a coast-to-coast triathlon in this format, covering roughly 3,300 miles over 47 days across 16 states.

The journey began June 13 in New York with the 28.5-mile 20 Bridges swim around Manhattan Island, organized by New York Open Water, completed in 7 hours, 44 minutes and 58 seconds. He then cycled roughly 3,000 miles to Las Vegas, climbing more than 100,000 feet through forests, mountains and desert while battling extreme heat, wind and wildfire smoke, finishing three days ahead of schedule.

The final stage tested him the most. Running through the Mojave Desert’s heat and soft sand put intense pressure on his prosthetic leg. “I battled blisters, boils and constant pain,” Lahna said. “There were moments when my body was telling me to stop, but I kept thinking about the children and athletes we are trying to help.”

“I am incredibly proud and grateful to have reached Venice Beach,” Lahna said. “I hope this challenge inspires children everywhere, whether they have a disability or not, to understand that they are capable of achieving more than they may think is possible.”

The challenge has raised more than $166,173 toward a $250,000 goal for Save the Children and the Challenged Athletes Foundation, two groups Lahna says shaped his life, from a Save the Children-funded elementary school in Morocco to the community CAF gave him after moving to the U.S. Donations can be made here.  

Born with proximal femoral focal deficiency, a condition that left him without a right femur, Lahna received his first prosthesis at 20, rode a bike for the first time at 25, and completed his first marathon at 27. He won silver for Team USA at Paris 2024 and bronze for Morocco at Rio 2016, plus more than 30 World Paratriathlon podiums. He has also swum the Strait of Gibraltar, finished the Marathon des Sables, raced The IRONMAN World Championship, and remains the only adaptive athlete to earn the black T-shirt at Norway’s Norseman Xtreme Triathlon.

Lahna is aiming to compete at the Los Angeles Paralympics in 2028.

Wetsuit Requirements? N+1

Roka Multisport is offering the ultimate triathlete’s wetsuit set up to cover you for everything from cold water to warm water to race day and training. Like the post below for your chance to win three wetsuits, a swim skin and a transition pack to carry them all in!

The winner will be randomly selected on August 7.

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Baltic Sea Swim

Poland’s Bartlomiej Kubkowski became the first person to swim across the Baltic Sea last Sunday night, covering 160 km (99 miles0 in 56 hours. It was his fifth attempt at the route, and his efforts have raised more than 166,000 euros for children’s cancer so far.

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IRONMAN South Africa Moves to Mossel Bay

After a 21-year run in Nelson Mandela Bay, the IRONMAN South Africa African Championship will move to Mossel Bay next year. The move sees the two cities swap events – the full-distance race will take place on April 18, 2027 in Mossel Bay, with Nelson Mandela Bay now hosting a 70.3-distance race which will become the IRONMAN 70.3 African Championship on Jan. 31. 2027.

According to various newspaper reports, the move is in response to declining registration numbers for the full-distance race, which has never managed to bounce back to pre-covid levels, while this year’s Mossel Bay event has officially sold out. Here’s a breakdown of the participation numbers for the full-distance race over the years:

Notes on Figures Above:

• “Competitors” figures reflect athletes with recorded results (starters/finishers), as compiled by CoachCox Ironman Statistics.
• 2004: Race debuted in Port Elizabeth as a half-distance event; 2005: extended to full IRONMAN distance. An earlier, separate Cape Town edition ran 2000-2001 before being cancelled in 2002.
• IRONMAN has separately stated more than 22,000 athletes took part between 2012-2025, including charity (IRONMAN4theKidz) entrants.

The third IRONMAN event in South Africa will be the 70.3 race in Durban, set for June 6, 2027.

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