IRONMAN 70.3 Marbella: Norway wants another hat trick
The Norwegian trident formed by Casper Stornes, Gustav Iden and Kristian Blummenfelt arrives at the World Championship HOMBRE DE HIERRO 70.3 Marbella 2025 as a great reference point for long distance, after his historic podium finish at the IRONMAN World Championship in Nice and with the title of the IRONMAN Pro Series in Game.
Stornes, world champion and revelation of the year
The Norwegian Casper Stornes He faces the Marbella World Championships as the triathlete in the best form of the moment. Last September he was proclaimed IRONMAN 2025 World Champion in Nice, beating his training partners Gustav Iden y Kristian Blummenfeltcompleting an all-Norwegian podium.
His victory on the French Riviera, with a time of 7:51:39, it was cemented in the fastest marathon ever seen in a World Championship (2:29:25), which confirmed his definitive leap to the elite of long distance.
Norwegian dominance also in the Pro Series
Less than two months after that triumph, the three compatriots arrive in Marbella in the midst of the fight for the IRONMAN Pro Series 2025, whose outcome coincides with the 1970-3 World Cup.
Blummenfelt He leads the overall standings, with Stornes less than a thousand points and Iden still with mathematical chances of winning the title.
The three share training sessions in Bergen and compete under the same technical approach, now without a formal coach, after deciding to self-manage their preparation.
Marbella will decide the champion of the season
El IRONMAN 70.3 MarbellaThe city, which is hosting the World Championships for the first time, will be the stage where the final classification of the Pro-Series.
The event will bring together the best professionals on the circuit, but all eyes will be on the Norwegian team, capable of once again taking the top three spots, as happened in Nice.
To StornesA victory on the Costa del Sol would mean closing the year with the world double —IRONMAN and 70.3—, something unprecedented in the history of Norwegian triathlon.
Three styles, one goal
Despite sharing a group and work philosophy, each of the three Norwegians faces the World Cup with different motivations.
BlummenfeltThe reigning Olympic champion and leader of the Pro Series, is looking to reclaim the world throne he won in St. George 2021.
IdenThe winner in Kona 2022, arrives after a more inconsistent season, although he showed a high level in Nice by finishing second.
Y StornesThe youngest of the trio, he aspires to confirm his competitive maturity and close the most important year of his career.
A historic end to the season
The World Championships in Marbella will bring to a close a season that has cemented Norway's dominance in endurance events. What began as a federation project has transformed into one of the most successful structures in modern triathlon.
The Costa del Sol will witness the outcome: a duel between friends, teammates and champions that could once again fill a podium with the same three colors.
