Pro triathlete and iron-distance champion, Joe Skipper, has agreed a deal with Beyond Sport Marketing to manage his commercial partnerships, sponsorships, media and PR.

Joe Skipper is one of the most talented British triathletes on the circuit currently and is tipped for big things in long course racing. After turning professional in 2011, Skipper has already won Challenge Weymouth, placed 2^nd and 3^rd at Ironman UK and 6^th at Ironman Barcelona.

In 2015 his performances have gone from ‘promising young triathlete’ to ‘major international contender’. In May 2015, Skipper claimed the biggest result of his career at the Ironman North America World Championships in Texas and finished second with a time of 8:16:24. The time was fast and meaningful, the 6^th fastest by a British triathlete ever. The bike leg was storming, the third fastest by a professional triathlete at this distance ever.

This performance at Ironman Texas all but rubber stamped Skippers place at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii where he is targeting a top-10 performance. Joe will also be targeting wins at the ITU Long Distance World Championships, Sweden (27^th June) and Ironman UK (19^th July) before then.

On the announcement Joe Skipper said:

“I’m really excited to be working with Beyond Sport Marketing and looking forward to taking my performances as an athlete to the next level.

I have huge ambitions in the sport and as the demands of this gruelling profession take more and more of my resources into training and getting ready to give a world class performance, it’s important that my sponsors and supporters are kept up to date and that I can present myself professionally for new commercial opportunities now my profile is at its highest ever. “

Richard Campbell, Managing Director of Beyond Sport Marketing said:

“I’m delighted to be representing Joe. He is an amazing athlete, with a strong social media presence, huge following and an outspoken and opinionated personality that makes him an event promoters dream. He is a natural marketer but backs this up with an incredible record in the sport with so much potential for more to come. I really believe in him and I am excited to be a part of this journey all the way to Kona.”

Beyond Sport Marketing was established in September 2012 to provide a professional marketing, PR and communications service for the endurance sports industry. Beyond Sport Marketing believes in the power of sport to engage with your audience, whether it be through marketing and PR, event management, sponsorship activation, social media management or media representation. Beyond Sport Marketing can unlock brands potential and increase your customer base, product exposure and give your audience an unforgettable experience.

Whilst Joe Skipper is the first athlete they are representing, Beyond Sport Marketing has a strong track record working in the sports industry with partners including Castle Triathlon Series, VO2 Cycling, Raw Energy Pursuits, TEAM Unlimited and many others. Beyond Sport Marketing also organises the XTERRA England Championship Triathlon which this year will the stand-alone European Championships.

Joe Skipper is a professional triathlete, coach and sports writer originally from Lowestoft but now travelling the world racing on the Ironman and Challenge triathlon circuit. A huge talent, he is already the 6^th fastest British iron-distance triathlete of all time and now an international force having come 2^nd at Ironman North America Championships in Texas this year. His next big goal is to win an Ironman race and compete against the best in the world at the Ironman Hawaii World Championships.

You can find out more about Joe Skipper here: www.joeskipper.co.uk

You can follow Joe Skipper and join his journey on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Joeskippertriathlete and Twitter (@@joe_skipper88)

He is currently supported with thanks by mailbigfile, Boardman Bikes, Huub, Functional Fitness Events, TrainXhale, Clif Bar and Luke 1977.

For media, PR and sponsorship enquiries please visit beyondsportmarketing.co.uk or email

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For more information, comment or interview please do not hesitate to contact Richard Campbell, Managing Director of Beyond Sport Marketing on 07921920925 or by email at or by visiting beyondsportmarketing.co.uk.

Joe Skipper is available for further comment, interview, media opportunity or sponsorship proposal. Please contact Beyond Sport Marketing.

4-time iron-distance champion Stephen Bayliss is the latest big name who has announced to race at XTERRA England, set to kick off in Cranleigh, Surrey on the 30^th August 2015. Bayliss, who counts wins at Ironman UK and Challenge Vichy on his illustrious CV, has been drawn to enter XTERRA England as part of his double bid at the respective world championships in Hawaii at both XTERRA and Ironman.

As a 4-time champion, 13 time podium finisher and owner of two bronze European medal in long course racing, Bayliss’ quality is undoubted, but relatively untested on the off-road circuit. His inclusion in the race offers a fascinating dynamic to what is already a strong pro mens field that race is currently stacked with pro entries including Ruben Ruzafa (ESP), Conrad Stoltz (RSA), Ben Allen (AUS), Richard Stannard (GB), Asa Shaw (FRA/GB) and many more.

Stephen Bayliss said:

“I love going off-road, they are really different and it reminds me of my childhood riding mountain bikes all the time. The race is very close to where I grew up and it is a special kind of triathlon, a different, relaxed atmosphere and a different adventure.”

Despite Stephen Bayliss illustrious career, he has never competed on the XTERRA circuit before so his inclusion adds an element of the unknown to the race dynamic, but he is not exactly a novice. This year Bayliss came second at the Lanzarote Nutri-Cross Triathlon and is a former Junior Cyclo Cross cyclist at GB level. Whilst those skills might be rusty, it obviously marks him out as a serious threat to the overall title.

The UK leg of the world off-road triathlon series will return to the Vachery Estate in Cranleigh ,Surrey on the Bank Holiday weekend 29/30^th August 2015 for more muddy, off-road fun on the trails.

XTERRA England is the UK leg of the international off-road triathlon race series, offering not only by the sweet custom made trails and stunning, spring-fed clear boating lake swim, but also European Championship status. Up for grabs will be prestigious National and European titles, a $25,000 prize purse and qualifying points for the historic 20^th edition of the world championships held in Maui, Hawaii.

Age-group triathletes will have the opportunity to race on the same championship course with the pros and compete for prestigious amateur National and European titles, as well as 50 precious qualifying slots to Maui, Hawaii.

XTERRA England offers the rare chance to swim, ride, run, race, eat, sleep, and dance in the serene and seductive ancient wooded countryside of Surrey. All on a private estate, no less, where huge open fields of grass welcome hundreds of campers, bands, caterers, and racers.

The championship distance is open to all triathletes and athletes of any ability and background and combines a 1.5K swim / 30K bike / 10K trail run on Sunday. There is also a half-distance sprint race option and athletes can join together to tackle either triathlon as part of a relay team. Soon to be added and new for this year will be 10km and 22km trail runs on the Saturday, kids triathlons and rumours abound about a bonfire and movie night.

The XTERRA England course starts with a swim in the strictly private and extraordinarily clean spring-fed Vachery Pond. The purpose built bike course has riders twisting in-and-out and up-and-down the dense tree-lined forests. It’s incredible how much turning is involved, most on perfectly tacky dirt. The run is just as fun, crossing over creeks and hopping over logs. There is certainly a primal feeling for those being chased, as well as those being chased down by others through the dark, cool forest.

Spectators are in for quite a treat as well with both the bike and run courses filter through the “arena” several times making it quite easy to track the action.

The event was dubbed the “Woodstock of XTERRA” last year in large part to the massive amount of camping available in the wide-open fields, live music, access to elites and a great beer and catering tent, and one can expect that atmosphere to get even better this time around. To make things even sweeter, race weekend falls on the bank holiday (Monday off) and the annual Wings & Wheels celebration nearby treats the XTERRA crowd to amazing aerial displays from the Red Arrows and others.

Registration is open now at www.xterraengland.com

Are you interested in going long? Have you got The Bastion in your sights or maybe racing an Ironman this year? The Castle Triathlon Series have launched a new event to run alongside their own iron-distance race at Hever Castle on the 12^th July 2015 and is now open for entry.

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Congratulations to client Mark Lewis at Brighton Bike Fit for completing his first ever Ironman 70.3 triathlon at Ironman 70.3 Staffs.

Mark put in a fantastic effort and came away with a PB time of 5:54, a sweet medal and some gnarly looking blisters.

Congratulations Mark!

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