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Please find below all news coverage of the PTO 2020 Championship / CHALLENGEDAYTONA 2020. New York Times: A New Challenge for Professional Triathletes: Toppling Ironman Inc.  Washington Post: An upstart triathlon offers athletes a million-dollar purse and a pandemic  dilemma  Daytona Beach News-Journal: Challenge Daytona offering $1 million purse to pro athletes ESPN.com: Daytona serves up [...]

The PTO 2020 Championship at CHALLENGEDAYTONA served up a smashing end to a challenging year for professional triathletes. Over 100 of the world’s best triathletes, the strongest field ever assembled battled it out at CHALLENGEDAYTONA for a share of the $1.15 million prize purse on offer, the largest the sport has ever seen. The world-famous Daytona International Speedway® delivered [...]

The PTO 2020 Championship at CHALLENGEDAYTONA® served up a thrilling end to a challenging year for professional triathletes as over 100 of the world’s best triathletes battled it out over a 100-kilometer course at CHALLENGEDAYTONA®. The world-famous Daytona International Speedway® delivered an electrifying race with the 2km swim taking place in Lake Lloyd at the centre of […]

In a race that grew to epic proportions, where favourites dropped out but outsiders in some cases showed unexpected things, there was just one supreme winner at the PTO 2020 Championship: Gustav Iden from Norway. “I raced smart once again. I felt like I had pretty good control during the run, but on the bike […]

With a huge force majeure Paula Findlay just won the PTO 2020 Championship, bringing home an astronomical amount of $100,000. The Canadian, who also won CHALLENGEDAYTONA last year and thus prolonged her title, was on fire the whole day, leading the race almost completely. “I was so shocked. In a field like this I thought […]

It was generally known that CHALLENGEDAYTONA was going to be the final race of the season, but not many people would have thought that it was also going to be one of the first races of the year. After a successful start of the weekend with the Pro-Am Relay yesterday, today is the main day […]

Greetings Challenge Daytona Athletes! Welcome to the 2020 CHALLENGEDAYTONA Event, a USA Triathlon Sanctioned event. You are racing under the USAT Competitive Rules. If you have not already done so, please take some time to thoroughly review the contents in the email sent out by Challenge COO, Jillian Wilkins titled “Everything you need to know” before […]

During race weekend, it’s possible to donate your kit and sneakers to Soles4Soules. Laura Siddall explains why she is so passionate about Soles 4 Souls (S4S) and how you can get your preloved items in the hands of those who need it most. You can watch the video here. This is your chance to make […]

PTO 2020 CHAMPIONSHIP LINEUP The wait is over! The strongest field in professional triathlon history is finally set for December 6th at the PTO 2020 Championship at CHALLENGEDAYTONA® A galaxy of 100+ of the sport’s elite will assemble on the starting line in Daytona to do battle for a game-changing purse of $1,150,000. The showdown promises […]

CHALLENGENORTHAMERICA®– an organization led by athletes to help enhance race experiences for athletes and their families— has announced expansion efforts with an exciting new race to be held at the Homestead-Miami Speedway®. The CHALLENGEMIAMI™ Triathlon Festival of events weekend will be held March 12-14, 2021 as the first premier event of 2021 at the NASCAR® […]