Episode 266: The Greatest 70.3 of All Time

One of the biggest weekends of the season delivered, highlighted by a historic 70.3 Geelong where Kristian Blummenfelt ran down Hayden Wilde and Jelle Geens in an all-time performance, while Kat Matthews powered to another win on the women’s side. Over at T100 Gold Coast, Taylor Knibb handled the chaos of a brutal surf swim and controlled the race, with breakout performances behind her. The crew also dives into broadcast talk, race dynamics, and a bigger conversation around TUEs and fairness in the sport. Before getting to 70.3 Oceanside, the announcement of the new Protrinews website, and ending with some HOT takes. New Website: https://protrinews.com/ Podium Picks: https://protrinews.com/podium-picks/races/im703-oceanside-2026 🎙️Intro (0:30-4:40) 🎡70.3 Geelong (4:45-40:20) 🌊T100 Gold Coast (40:25-57:00) 📋 ITA Releases TUE Dashboard (57:00-1:05:15) 🏖️ 70.3 Oceanside (1:05:20-1:18:05) 🔥 Hot Takes (1:18:10-1:25:40) 🙌 Massive Thanks To Our Partners 🎨 WYN Republic – Gear up. 15% off with link below https://wynrepublic.com/pages/protrinews 🩸 Rythm Health – Start tracking your biomarkers today https://rythmhealth.com/ ⛽️ Plan your next race's nutrition and race with what's on course- Code PTN https://www.precisionhydration.com/planner/?utm_source=protrinews&utm_medium=podcast ❤️‍🩹 Recover better, and faster https://pillarperformance.us/ 👨🏻‍🔧 Race on the best saddle! Visit Wove https://wovebike.com/ 🏦 Open a Waterfall Bank Account https://www.waterfallbank.com/