New Ironman Draft Zone For Pros + The Age Groupers Silently Quitting Triathlon | GTN Show Ep. 442

Ironman has announced a major rule change for the 2026 season, extending the draft zone to 20 meters for professional athletes in all 70.3 and full Ironman races starting in March 2026. We also dive into the exciting results from the Samla Qatar multi sport event in the desert and the bizarre new A100 triathlon in Antarctica. Plus, we discuss why triathlon may be losing a crucial group of athletes. 00:00 Intro 00:34 Breaking News | Ironman Draft Zone Change 02:24 What About Age Groupers? 04:05 Professional Triathlon News | Bianchi Pro Tri Team + New WYN Republic Athletes 08:07 Challenge Sir Bani Yas Preview + The A100 Triathlon 11:18 Ironman 70.3 Marbella Relocates to Málaga 12:25 World Triathlon’s World Tour Launching in 2027 + Samla Qatar 100k 15:54 Why Are Club Triathletes Leaving the Sport? 21:57 Tri-Spy + Responding to Your Comments Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/@gtn/join Useful Links Join GTN YouTube Memberships 👉 https://gtn.io/JoinGTNmemberships Subscribe so you don’t miss a thing 👉 https://gtn.io/subscribe Submit your Photo and Video to us 👉 https://gtn.io/UPLOAD Check out the GTN Shop 👉 https://gtn.io/TeamKit GTN Training Plans 👉 https://gtn.io/qonrQw Insurance: Viewers in the USA and UK can explore Insurance products 👉 https://gtn.io/insurance Ironman is increasing the pro draft zone to 20m. Do you think this rule change should be applied to age groupers as well? Let us know your thoughts! Watch more on GTN... 📹 https://youtu.be/A53R6bVCU3U?si=aheURVfgqpgUuTay 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://gtn.io/editorschoice 📹 Watch our weekly show, The GTN Show 👉 https://gtn.io/GTNshowPlaylist Photos: © Triathlon / Getty Images 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 #gtn #triathlon #swimbikerun #swim #bike #run The Global Triathlon Network (GTN) is the world's biggest triathlon YouTube channel, with new videos every day! GTN is for anyone who loves triathlon: from seasoned triathletes to first-timers – and everyone in between! With the help of our former pro and Olympic medal-winning team, we’re here to inform, entertain and inspire you to become a better triathlete; including videos on: - How to swim, bike, and run faster with expert knowledge - Try our session ideas - Investigations into wide-ranging topics - The best triathlon bike tech and gear with pro-know-how - In-depth, entertaining features from the heart of the sport - Chat, opinion and interact with us across the channel and on social media! Join us on YouTube’s best triathlon channel to get closer to the sport and to become a better, faster and fitter triathlete! Welcome to the Global Triathlon Network. Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon: http://gtn.io/canyon-bikes Ryzon: https://gtn.io/ryzon Ergon: https://gtn.io/Ergon ON Running: http://gtn.io/On-Running Orca: http://gtn.io/Orca Precision Fuel & Hydration: https://gtn.io/PrecisionHydration Roka: https://gtn.io/Roka Silca: https://gtn.io/silca Watch our sister channels: Global Cycling Network - https://www.youtube.com/@gcn GCN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/@gcntech GCN Racing - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnracing GCN Italia - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnitalia GCN en Espanol - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnenespanol GCN auf Deutsch - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnaufdeutsch GCN en Francais - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnenfrancais GCN Training - https://www.youtube.com/@gcntraining Global Mountain Bike Network - https://youtube.com/@gmbn GMBN Racing - https://www.youtube.com/@gmbnracing GMBN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/@gmbntech Electric Mountain Bike Network - https://www.youtube.com/@embn