Triathlon Recap: Laidlow throws a ‘wobbler’, Brownlee and Bottas go gravel racing and LCB in Brexit U-Turn

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Sam Laidlow T2 IRONMAN Lanzarote 2023 [Photo credit: James Mitchell / Club La Santa IRONMAN Lanzarote]
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Saturday was another huge day in triathlon with a ton of top stories making the headlines. From Lucy Charles-Barclay making a dramatic last-ditch dash to German to Alistair Brownlee and Ruth Astle hitting the gravel in Gralloch.

Back on course we had Kona second Sam Laidlow being forced to DNF in Lanzarote after leading deep into the run.

Keep up with all the latest news with our recap of the action.

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Graham Shaw
Graham has been involved with TRI247 & RUN247 since the summer of 2021. Since then he has provided strategic direction for all news and is passionate about the growth of triathlon as a fan sport.

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