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Saint Ives, England
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What a day! We're still "undoing" everything and recovering, but we wanted to say a huge well done to Immy Wood and Ross Keeler for taking the wins in the Main Open category!
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And a huge thank you to everyone that makes this event amazing each year. We could not do it without you. cornishstuff.com/st-ives/st-…
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ROAD CLOSURES TODAY:
for the Biathlon from Lifeboat Hill along Wharf Road from around 1730 - 2030. Also temporary closures of the Warren, Westcotts Quay and Hain Walk while the athletes run through. Emergency vehicle access will be maintained. Thanks for everyone's patience.
🔥It's so exciting when the banners go up...again!🔥
Huge thanks to St Ives Signs for helping us amend the dates/times for round 2! 🫶
1 more sleep until the #StIvesBiathlon2026, sponsored by Cornish Riviera Holidays.
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2 MORE SLEEPS!...
🌊Until the #StIvesBiathlon2026 sponsored by Cornish Riviera Holidays 🌊
Sat 12th Sept, Junior & Novice 6pm; Main Race 6:30pm.
You can register to take part from 3pm on the day - location to be confirmed.
PLEASE KEEP AN EYE HERE FOR ANY UPDATES AS WE HAVE THEM.
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5 MORE SLEEPS!!!
As it's the final countdown to #StIvesBiathlon2026, sponsored by Cornish Riviera Holidays, we wanted to give you a taster of what to expect on the day.
Huge thanks to @photolounge for this amazing footage from last year.
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IT'S GETTING VERY EXCITING - AGAIN!
WE CAN'T WAIT FOR THE BIATHLON ON 12TH SEPT🔥
HUGE thanks for everyone's patience & understanding about this year's #StIvesBiathlon2026, sponsored by @cornishriviera & supported by so many businesses throughout the town & beyond.
THANK YOU!!!
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IMPORTANT BIATHLON UPDATE:
Races moved forward by 30 mins to allow extra time in the water for the RNLI & water safety crews due to shorter daylight hours.
🌊Junior & Novice events now start at 6pm.
🌊Main race now starts at 6pm.
Please help spread the word.
#StIvesBiathlon2026
Who's excited for the Biathlon on the 12th September?!!!!!🥳🥳🥳
We would like to say a huge thank you to @enginehousetickets who look after our online registrations. With postponing the event this year, they have been so helpful and we are extremely grateful for their support.
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Engine House Tickets provides online registration, ticketing and entrant systems for events including music, theatre, cinema and festivals. Proud to support the St Ives Biathlon and the local community. #StIvesBiathlon2026
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Thank you @ThePacket for helping us spread the word about our new date for the #StIvesBiathlon2026, sponsored by Cornish Riviera Holidays
falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/26…
Huge thanks to @Cornish_Stuff for sharing our exciting news!
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NEW POSTER ALERT! thanks to Johnnie at @meordesign, who kindly looks after all our design for the event, we have an updated poster for 2026 St Ives Biathlon, sponsored by @cornishriviera.
Please share far & wide! If you'd like a high res version, let us know.
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❗️NEW BIATHLON DATE❗️
Thanks to everyone for bearing with us while we sorted out a new date for this year’s St Ives Biathlon, sponsored by @cornishriviera Holidays.
We're thrilled to share that it will now be held on Saturday the 12th of September 2026.
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It's the 1st time the Biathlon will happen in Sept & with less daylight hrs, Junior & Novice races will start at 6:30pm; bringing forward the main/open race to 7pm.
We look forward to seeing everyone take part & can’t wait to showcase another amazing event.
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Update: 2026 St Ives Biathlon sponsored by Cornish Riviera Holidays POSTPONED
Due to the weather and sea conditions not improving today and having consulted with the RNLI, we have taken the decision to postpone today’s Biathlon.
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Please see our Facebook page for urgent and current event updates such as the contingency route we have in place if the weather means we have to go to plan b.
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Next to our "#StIvesBiathlon2026 Limelight" we're proud to shine the spotlight on @CornishSpliced.
Cornish Spliced has been a Biathlon supporting sponsor for many years now - both in and out of the water, with family members volunteers for our club, and taking part.
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We are grateful for their ongoing support.
Cornish Spliced is a family adventure, repurposing discarded fishing & ghost gear from beach cleans into beautiful lifestyle & pet products, to stop it going to landfill /re-entering the sea.
View their range:CornishSpliced.co.uk
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Next in our "#StIvesBiathlon2026 Limelight" we're proud to shine a spotlight on @A1CarsStIves.
A1 Cars has been supporting sponsors for years & we're very grateful.
A1 Cars is St Ives’ number one taxi company, with the largest fleet of cars, for all of your transport needs.
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