Triathlete’s bike and gear lost in Heathrow airport Sian Hurley, who has travelled from Australia for an Ironman UK event, says she fears being unable to race after her bike failed to make her connecting flight to Newcastle cycling
A triathlete from Australia hoping to compete in next weekend’s Ironman UK race in Bolton has been left in limbo after her bike and gear went missing in Heathrow Airport.
They then flew to Newcastle, but while the family’s luggage made the connecting flight, Hurley’s bike and gear did not. While officials insisted that the bike was on board the Newcastle flight, according to the triathlete’s tracking device the equipment remained in Terminal 2 at Heathrow.caused a massive luggage backlog, with some passengers forced to fly without their bags while others faced hours of delays at check-in.
The triathlete has competed in six Ironman events, including the 2014 World Championships in Hawaii, and had spent the last year building up for the Bolton race on 3 July, England’s only full-distance Ironman, which offers qualifying slots for this year’s worlds.
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