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 belowhttps://wynrepublic.com/pages/protrinews🩸 Rythm Health – Start tracking your biomarkers todayhttps://rythmhealth.com/⛽️ Plan your next race's nutrition and race with what's on course- Code PTNhttps://www.precisionhydration.com/planner/?utm_source=protrinews&utm_medium=podcast❤️‍🩹 Recover better, and fasterhttps://pillarperformance.us/👨🏻‍🔧 Race on the best saddle! Visit Wovehttps://wovebike.com/🏦 Open a Waterfall Bank Accounthttps://www.waterfallbank.com/