This weekend brings more than 13,000 triathletes on a quest to swim, cycle and run around some of the capital's most iconic landmarks. The London Triathlon, an IMG Challenger World Event, returns for its 15th year and it continues to hold its status

Just some of the bikes assembled in the transition area

Ballot entry opened today (Monday 7 January) for the Virgin Active London Triathlon 2013, this year being held 27 - 28 July at London Docklands.Billed as the world’s largest triathlon, distances range from Super Sprint (400m swim, 10k bike, 2.5K run

This year we followed four Olympic-distance newcomers as they trained for the Virgin Active London Triathlon, using TW's 10 Week Olympic Training Schedule. Now we can reveal how they fared on the big day and whether or not they acheived their race

UK has places available in the 2011 Virgin Active London Triathlon on 30-31 July. Join our team today and your hard work will help us to find new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer. If you already have a place, please request a sponsorship

fundraising target, you can sign up to some of the country’s best triathlon events: the Virgin Active London Triathlon and  the Toshiba Windsor Triathlon. We still have places in these races, so sign up today!You can choose either the Super Sprint, Sprint

at the Barbican Virgin Active. The exclusive session ahead of Virgin Active London Triathlon was supported by Sketchers who kitted all participants out with Sketchers GOruns.