Kristian Blummenfelt

“You picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel”: How to do lots of damage to your bike very quickly; Triathlon star Blummenfelt insists cycling switch was “possible”; Dramatic crash overshadows racing’s return at Tour Down Under + more on the live blog

We're kicking off another week of action here on the road.cc live blog, Dan Alexander is with you for all of Monday's news

Mon, Jan 20, 2025 09:02
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“Too large gap in payment” blamed for scuppering triathlon star Kristian Blummenfelt’s ambitious plan to win Tour de France by 2028, as coach rues “disadvantage of being the world’s best triathlete”

2020 Olympic champion's coach was outspoken in their desire to focus on cycling full time, the triathlete with highest ever recorded VO2 max reportedly rejecting an initial approach from a team because they let riders enjoy a "few beers" after the Tour

Mon, Oct 14, 2024 15:47
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Kristian Blummenfelt puts ambitious plan to win Tour de France on hold, as 2020 Olympic triathlon champion claims training has “gone in the wrong direction” after disappointing Paris Olympic results

The Norwegian triathlete, dubbed the fittest man in the world thanks to having the highest ever recorded VO2 max, said he’ll give up his pro cycling ambitions and have one last shot at winning the gold at 2028 Olympics

Wed, Sep 11, 2024 13:56
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“Kristian Blummenfelt is not to be messed with”: Tour de France stage winner backs 2020 Olympic triathlon champion’s plan to win Tour by 2028 and says he’ll “immediately claim his place” in peloton

“Mentally he is unmatched, he means business”, Victor Campenaerts said after Ironman record holder Blummenfelt confirmed his plans to become a professional cyclist next year – despite turning down contract offer because team “allowed riders to have beers”

Wed, Jul 31, 2024 09:34
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Triathlon star with highest ever recorded VO2 max Kristian Blummenfelt reveals ambitious plan to win the Tour de France by 2028

“We won’t go to cycling to retire, but to win”: The 2021 Ironman champ and 2020 Olympics triathlon gold medal winner is rumoured to be in talks with UCI WorldTeam Jayco-AlUla, but can the 30-year-old Norwegian topple the likes of Pogačar and Vingegaard?

Tue, Jul 30, 2024 09:45
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Comedy sticky bottle crash sends Ironman Sub 7 pace setter on bike tumbling

"He's a runner, not a cyclist!": Kenyan marathon runner was pacesetting Kristian Blummenfelt when a bottle change went wrong

Sun, Jun 05, 2022 11:52
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