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.

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🎙️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)

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Episode 266: The Greatest 70.3 of All Time