BRITISH TRIATHLON ANNUAL REPORT 2015 CONTENTS PRESIDENT’S WELCOME PRESIDENT’S WELCOME 3 Welcome to the Annual Report for the financial year to end March 2015. YEAR IN IMAGES 4-5 There is always a big time gap between the end of the financial year and publication of our annual report. There has been another season’s racing under our belt and what a good season it has been. WINNING PERFORMANCES 6-9 One of the highlights for me was the first European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan, the country of fire. A team consisting of Gordon Benson, Tom Bishop and Phil Graves blasted around the bike course together and (almost THE ATHLETES 7 literally) burnt off the majority of the competitors – much to the astonishment of the spectators. Gordon was left to forge ahead at the beginning of the run and win in splendid isolation, but it was an inspiring team effort that laid the AGE-GROUP MEDAL TABLE 8 foundations for his win. In Chicago at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final, Lauren Steadman stole INSPIRATIONAL EVENTS 10-15 the show in the PT4 category of the ITU Paratriathlon World Championships to consolidate her claim to be the one to beat. She had also won in Geneva at the ETU Paratriathlon European Championships and we hope her form TRI LIVERPOOL IN NUMBERS 13-15 will carry over to next year and the Paralympic Games in Rio. We were also treated in Chicago to an absorbing duel in the elite women’s race between Gwen Jorgensen and our feisty duo of Non Stanford and Vicky Holland. Gwen STRATEGY IN ACTION 16 prevailed on the day, but one feels that our leading Brits are getting ever closer to matching her run speed off the bike. We are yet to find a headline sponsor during the season, which has contributed TRIATHLON TRUST 17 to a loss of £10,265 in the year. Our balance sheet however shows our continuing strength with reserves at the year-end of £1,095,456. Naturally we cannot eat into the reserves indefinitely but from our recent talks with potential FINANCIAL REVIEW 18-24 sponsors we are convinced that it’s just a matter of time before one recognises what we have to offer and as Rio approaches the level of sponsor interest has LAST WORD 25 been palpably increasing. Over the past year we have integrated Triathlon England more closely into our organisation and a number of key senior management roles are now addressing the needs of both organisations. We are absolutely convinced that this will make for a more effective service to our stakeholders in the future, whether it is UK Sport, Sport England, the ITU and ETU or the triathlon community. This integration means that we have to be careful not to cross subsidise each other. Good governance is all the more important and we strive in our behaviours to live the Nolan principles for good governance in not for profit organisations. As we approach the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, I am confident that your National Governing Body is well placed to perform to the best of its ability. 2 2015 BRITISH TRIATHLON ANNUAL REPORT Vicky Holland celebrates her victory in Cape Town. Credit Delly Carr/ ITU Media 3 YEAR IN IMAGES 4 2015 BRITISH TRIATHLON ANNUAL REPORT Pictures courtesy of ITU Media, David Pearce, Dave Tyrrell 5 WINNING PERFORMANCES THE ATHLETES ELITE TRIATHLON MEDALS 2015 HAMBURG ITU 2015 WORLD ELITE MULTI-SPORT MEDALS UK SPORT LOTTERY FUNDED WORLD-CLASS TRIATHLON MIXED RELAY PARATRIATHLON EVENTS OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC PERFORMANCE 2015 ITU WORLD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PROGRAMME TRIATHLON SERIES Great Britain (Jodie Stimpson, 2015 ALCOBENDES ETU DUATHLON BUFFALO CITY Matt Sharp, Lucy Hall, Tom Bishop) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Clare Cunningham (PT4) Phil Wylie (Senior Men) PODIUM PODIUM PARATRIATHLON 2015 BANYOLES U23 AND AUCKLAND Rhiannon Henry (PT5) India Lee (Senior Women) (OLYMPIC) POTENTIAL PROGRAMME YOUTH RELAY EUROPEAN Jonathan Brownlee Andy Lewis (PT2) (OLYMPIC) (PARALYMPICS) CHAMPIONSHIPS Jimmy Kershaw (Junior Men) Alistair Brownlee Melissa Reid (PT5) George Schwiening (U23 Women) Lucy Hall Grace France (guide) Lucy Hall (U23 Women) Jonathan Brownlee GOLD COAST George Peasgood (PT4) Adam Bowden Sophie Coldwell Nicole Walters (guide) Marc Austin (U23 Men) Lois Rosindale Hazel Smith (guide) Jonathan Brownlee Ryan Taylor (PT2) 2015 IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Helen Jenkins U23 Mixed Relay (Issy Morris, Marc Vicky Holland Georgia Taylor-Brown Phil Hogg (PT1) Rachel Joyce Sian Rainsley Joe Townsend (PT1) CAPE TOWN Austin, Zoe Thomas, Chris Perham) MADRID Non Stanford Marc Austin Ryan Taylor (PT2) Vicky Holland Youth Men Relay (Cameron Harris, Jodie Stimpson Melissa Reid (PT5) 2015 CASTRO URDAILES ETU CROSS Gordon Benson Andy Lewis (PT2) Alistair Brownlee Alex Chantler-Mayne, Ben Dijkstra) Aaron Harris Andy Lewis (PT2) DUATHLON EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Tom Bishop Faye McClelland (PT4) Youth Women Relay (Olivia Mathias, Mark Buckingham George Peasgood (PT4) Caitlin Roper, Kate Waugh) Louise Fox YOKOHAMA LONDON Matt Sharp Lauren Steadman (PT4) Alistair Brownlee Melissa Reid (PT5) Grant Sheldon David Hill (PT4) 2015 RIO DE JANEIRO OLYMPIC 2015 RIMINI CHALLENGE ETU MIDDLE Lauren Steadman (PT4) Jess Learmonth Stefan Hoggan (PT4) LONDON TEST EVENT DISTANCE DUATHLON EUROPEAN Morgan Davies Clare Cunningham (PT4) George Peasgood (PT4) Alistair Brownlee Non Stanford CHAMPIONSHIPS Miles Burton Melissa Reid (PT5) Vicky Holland Lizzie Tench (PT1) Vanessa Raw Alison Patrick (PT5) HAMBURG Clare Cunningham (PT4) Vicky Holland ELITE PARATRIATHLON Iain Dawson (PT5) 2015 MOTALA ITU LONG DISTANCE Non Stanford MEDALS Phil Hogg (PT1) TRIATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Mixed Relay (Vicky Holland, Joe Skipper BESANCON Gordon Benson, Non Stanford, Mark Buckingham) 2015 ITU PARATRIATHLON Lauren Steadman (PT4) 2015 COLOGNE ETU AQUATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Alison Patrick (PT5) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS EDMONTON Lauren Steadman (PT4) Joe Townsend (PT1) Hannah Kitchen (Senior Women) Vicky Holland Alison Patrick (PT5) Faye McClelland (PT4) Michael Lewis (Junior Men) Lizzie Tench (PT1) ITU WORLD TRIATHLON FRANCIACORTA 2015 ZOLFINGEN ITU POWERMAN LONG GRAND FINAL CHICAGO Ryan Taylor (PT2) Lizzie Tench (PT1) DISTANCE DUATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS Non Stanford 2015 ITU PARA-AQUATHLON Iain Dawson (PT5) Emma Pooley Vicky Holland WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Joe Townsend (PT1) Kerry Large (PT4) 2015 WEYMOUTH ETU CHALLENGE BAKU 2015 EUROPEAN GAMES RIO Melissa Reid (PT5) LONG DISTANCE TRIATHLON EUROPEAN Gordon Benson Alison Patrick (PT5) CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015 GENEVA ETU Lauren Steadman (PT4) 2015 GENEVA ETU TRIATHLON Vicky Gill PARATRIATHLON EUROPEAN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Melissa Reid (PT5) CHAMPIONSHIPS Andy Lewis (PT2) 2015 ADELAIDE ITU DUATHLON WORLD Ben Dijkstra (Junior Men) Lauren Steadman (PT4) Faye McClelland (PT4) CHAMPIONSHIPS Alison Patrick (PT5) Emma Pallant (Senior Women) Phil Hogg (PT1) DETROIT Mark Buckingham (Senior Men) Faye McClelland (PT4) Ryan Taylor (PT2), Ben Dijkstra (Junior Men) Clare Cunningham (PT4) Clare Cunningham (PT4) Melissa Reid (PT5) Andy Lewis (PT2) George Peasgood (PT4) 6 2015 BRITISH TRIATHLON ANNUAL REPORT Gordon Benson wins in Baku. 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Schmidt/ ITU Media 7 WINNING PERFORMANCES GREAT BRITAIN AGE-GROUP TEAM MEDAL TABLE GOLD SILVER BRONZE 2015 Horst ETU Long Distance Duathlon European Championships 5 3 4 2015 Alcobendas ETU Sprint Distance 8 10 9 Duathlon European Championships 2015 Alcobendas ETU Standard Distance 11 12 10 Duathlon European Championships 2015 Rimini ETU Middle Distance Triathlon European Championships 8 4 6 2015 Motala ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships 2 1 2 2015 Cologne ETU Aquathlon European Championships 10 12 15 2015 Geneva ETU Sprint Distance Triathlon European Championships 8 9 7 2015 Geneva ETU Standard Distance 4 8 8 Triathlon European Championships 2015 Schluchsee ETU Cross Triathlon European Championships 3 2 2 2015 Zofingen ITU Long Distance Duathlon World Championships 1 2 1 2015 Weymouth ETU Challenge Long Distance 16 12 12 Triathlon European Championships 2015 Chicago ITU Sprint Distance Triathlon World Championships 1 4 5 2015 Chicago ITU Standard Distance Triathlon World Championships 1 1 2 2015 Chicago ITU Aquathlon World Championships 5 4 7 2015 Sardinia ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships 0 3 1 2015 Castro Urdailies ETU Cross Duathlon European Championships 1 1 2 2015 Adelaide ITU Sprint Duathlon World Championships 5 3 4 2015 Adelaide ITU Standard Distance Duathlon World Championships 2 5 1 8 2015 BRITISH TRIATHLON ANNUAL REPORT The Great Britain Age-Group Team in action 9 INSPIRATIONAL EVENTS INSPIRATIONAL EVENTS THE OFFICIAL FAN SITE DELIVERED BY BRITISH TRIATHLON MASS PARTICIPATION ELITE RACE RESULTS 4,500 40% 1,000 Alistair Gwen amateur triathletes beginners GO TRI noisemakers distributed Brownlee Jorgensen – – SENIOR GOLD SENIOR GOLD Lauren Melissa BIG SCREEN Steadman Reid – – 73% 27% FOR ELITE GOLD PT4 GOLD PT5 RACES Travis Imogen Bramley Moroney MEDIA COVERAGE – – YOUTH GOLD YOUTH GOLD Ben Elizabeth media pre-event Dijkstra Hood events broadcast 581 – – hosted features Registrations for GO TRI JUNIOR GOLD JUNIOR GOLD 2 3 in May and June 2015 pieces of media national BBC VIEWING coverage across media FIGURES: the event pieces 6,670 Unique Visitors to GOTRI.org 1.2 million in May and June 2015 Men’s race peak viewing It’s brilliant to run on the same course that was used in London 2012 – I’m from Imperial College so this is my home turf which makes it 1 million all the better. The support’s phenomenal.” Women’s race peak viewing LAURA-ANN MCGILL 177 Active days delivered Alistair Brownlee wins in Hyde Park. Credit David Pearce. 10 2015 BRITISH TRIATHLON ANNUAL REPORT 11 INSPIRATIONAL EVENTS INSPIRATIONAL EVENTS TRI LIVERPOOL IN NUMBERS Entries in 2015 64% 36% It’s my first triathlon and I’ve been really excited. I’m just here to show that it’s a great sport to get involved in. I’ve not got a fancy bike but I’ve enjoyed the training and I’ve loved the race day , atmosphere. I’d like 1450 to see more women and more beginners Over like me take part and hope to be back next year doing the 18% 45% full triathlon.