2022 Year in Review: 'I didn't see that coming'

2022 Year in Review: "I didn't see that coming". This season provided many unexpected wins in the triathlon calendar. The list is made up of the top moments from the year.

Jackson Laundry won IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside. Daniela Ryf won the IRONSMAN World Championship in St George. Ian Potts won in 2012. Jan Frodeno won it in 2013. Ben Kanute won last year. Lionel Sanders won this year's race. He was followed by Rudy Von Berg. Anne Haug won. She came out of the water in fourth place. Kat Matthews and Lisa Norden were favourites. They were expected to do well. The race was held in California. It was the first time a Canadian had won since 2012, and the only one since LionelSanders.

Mikal Iden is the brother of IRONMANIFIAM World Champion Gustav Idens. He has trained with Lionel Sanders and developed the Norwegian training method. Collin Chartier is an American athlete who won the inaugural PTO US Open in Dallas. He is now ranked #16 in the PTA Rankings at the end of 2022. His ability in heat will see him tipped as one of the favourites for years to come at races in hot and humid environments.

Lucy Charles-Barclay won the IRONMANI World Championship in Kona. Daniela Ryf was defending her title. Chelsea Sodaro was the first American to win the event since 1996.   She came home by over seven minutes. The winner was Philip. He finished over 30 minutes ahead of her. She was a BMC Pro Triathlon Team athlete. Skye Moench finished fourth at St George. Heather Jackson finished on the podium at KONA.

Leo Bergere won the WTCS Abu Dhabi. Les Bleus have been crowned the men's ITU World Champions in three of the last four seasons. The 2024 Olympics are coming to Paris in 18 months time. The team is coached by Vincent Luis. He was the ITu World Champion in 2019 and 2020. Alex Yee finished fourth and Hayden Wilde sixth. Jelle Geens came third and Matt Hauser came fifth.