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Taylor Knibb

American triathlete from Washington, D.C., who started racing triathlon at 11 and ran track and cross country (and swam) at Cornell University. A powerful cyclist, she won Olympic mixed-relay silver in Tokyo and Paris, and in 2024 qualified for the Paris Olympics in both triathlon and the road time trial. Since moving up in distance she has dominated the Ironman 70.3 World Championship, winning it four times (2022, 2023, 2024, 2026), and she finished fourth on her Ironman World Championship debut in 2023.

Taylor Knibb running in the women's triathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympics
© Rz98 / CC BY-SA 4.0
Born
28yrs14 February 1998
Major podiums
8
Major wins
4

Career highlights

  • 1stIronman 70.3 World Championship Nice2026 · Trek Speed Concept SLR
  • 1stIronman 70.3 World Championship, Taupō2024
  • 1stIronman 70.3 World Championship (Lahti)2023
  • 1stIronman 70.3 World Championship (St George)2022

Bikes

The bikes by season and, where a source shows it, the race setup part by part: pros often swap the stock build for other brands' or custom parts.

  1. Taylor Knibb riding her Trek Speed Concept SLR in the Project One 'Gamut' paint scheme in Kona, 2025
    © Trek Bicycle Corporation

    Setup: Bontrager 62 mm front and disc rear, SRAM 2x

    Race setup · Ironman 70.3 World Championship 2026

    Parts Taylor Knibb races (Ironman 70.3 World Championship 2026)
    GroupsetSRAM, drivetrain 2x
    WheelsetBontrager, front rim depth 62 mm · rear disc wheel
    Setup source
    Results on this bike
    1stIronman 70.3 World Championship Nice2026
    Source

Results by season

Major results we have a source for, newest first, with the bike when we know it.

2026

Results in 2026
1stIronman 70.3 World Championship Niceon Trek Speed Concept SLRSource

2025

Results in 2025
2ndIronman 70.3 World Championship (Marbella)Source

2024

Results in 2024
1stIronman 70.3 World Championship, TaupōSource
2ndOlympic Games (Paris) – mixed relay triathlonSource

2023

Results in 2023
1stIronman 70.3 World Championship (Lahti)Source
4thIronman World Championship (Nice)Source

2022

Results in 2022
1stIronman 70.3 World Championship (St George)Source

2021

Results in 2021
2ndOlympic Games (Tokyo) – mixed relay triathlonSource
3rdIronman 70.3 World Championship (St George)Source

Also riding Trek

Sources