Representative age-group racing should be celebrated as a great triathlon success story – at its best when those new to the sport realise they have a talent for swim, bike and run and find a route to sporting achievement. With the categories topping out with the 85-89-year-old age-group in last year’s ITU world champs on Gold Coast, it clearly provides invigorating competition, irrespective of age. It should therefore retain athletes in triathlon for longer, and create camaraderie and a sense of pride in flying the nation’s flag.
“It’s not simply the cost, but the impression that a loyal audience is being exploited” Yet its governance is one of the sport’s most thorny issues, and while occasional gripes are unavoidable, sometimes decisions really raise hackles. Such was the case when British…
