Joe Skipper
Birth
25 / 03 / 88
Weight
78 kg/ 172 lbs
Height
181 cm/ 5 ft 11 in
Stats
RESIDENCE: Norwich, United Kingdom
STARTED TRIATHLON: 2010
PROFESSIONAL SINCE: 2011
TRAINS IN: Girona, Spain / Norwich, United Kingdom
COACH: Self
Wins
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2017 European Long Distance Champion |
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Bronze, 2015 ITU Long Distance Triathlon Championship |
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5x Ironman Champion (UK 2018 and 2021, Florida 2019, New Zealand 2020, Chattanooga 2021) |
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15x Professional Long Distance Podiums |
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First British Male to go Under 8 hours (Challenge Roth 2016) |
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Second-fastest British Ironman of All Time |
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7x Sub-Eight Hour Finishes over the Full Distance |
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Fastest IM Combined Bike & Run Split of All Time (Florida 2019) |
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2x Top 10 Finishes at the Ironman World Championships |
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British 12-hour TT Record Holder (325.55 miles) |
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PTO Ranking: #12 |
Bio
Outside of triathlon, Joe holds the British 12-hour time-trial record for cycling an incredible 325.55 miles smashing the previous record by 4 miles in 2020, in the shadow of a global pandemic.
For someone who began racing triathlon on a whim in 2010, his progression has come about through a strong blue-collar work ethic, with a willingness to make sacrifices to improve his craft. The boldness and brashness he displays taking on the Sub7 challenge at the last minute puts him among the giants not just of triathlon, but of sport itself. As the great Muhammad Ali once said, “He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
HIGHLIGHTS
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IRONMAN CHATTANOOGA
SEPTEMBER 2021
Joe shaved 10 seconds off his personal best on the way to winning his third Ironman title.
Time: 7:46:18
Position: 1 -
COLLINS CUP
AUGUST 2021
As part of Team Europe through a Captain’s Pick, Skipper aided the team’s victory by placing second in his heat.
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12-HOUR TIME TRIAL RECORD ATTEMPT
OCTOBER 2020
After going off-course and being DQ’ed in his attempt the previous year, Joe officially broke the British 12-Hour Time Trial Record riding over 325 miles, improving on the previous record by Adam Duggleby.
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IRONMAN NEW ZEALAND
MARCH 2020
Joe managed to sneak in a win before the world closed down and long-distance sport was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Time: 7:54:17
Position: 1 -
IRONMAN FLORIDA
NOVEMBER 2019
In an attempt to secure early qualification for Kona, Joe won his second Ironman title and went 10 minutes quicker than his previous best to record the second fastest finish ever by a British male.
Time: 7:46:28
Position: 1 -
IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
OCTOBER 2019
Continuing his upward trajectory, he finished one place higher.
Time: 8:07:46
Position: 6 -
IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
OCTOBER 2018
Finished within the Top 10 for the first time.
Time: 8:05:54
Position: 7 -
IRONMAN UK
OCTOBER 2018
First Ironman title.
Time: 7:55:34
Position: 1 -
ETU LONG DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
SEPTEMBER 2017
His first major title, providing the confidence boost for further victories in long-distance triathlon.
Time: 7:59:39
Position: 1 -
CHALLENGE ROTH
JULY 2016
Having set the goal of becoming the first British male to go under 8 hours over the full distance, Joe proceeded to do so with only one other athlete beating him across the finish line: Jan Frodeno, who set a new world record that day.
Time: 7:56:23
Position: 2 -
IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
OCTOBER 2015
Joe finished a respectable 13th at his first Ironman World Championship race in Kona, Hawaii.
Time: 8:36:02
Position: 13 -
ITU LONG DISTANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
JUNE 2015
His bronze medal finish in Sweden marked the first time a British male had graced the long distance world championship podium in 19 years.
Time: 4:55:10
Position: 3 -
IRONMAN TEXAS NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
MAY 2015
This race was make-or-break and decided whether or not he would continue his athletic pursuits. With that pressure on his shoulders, Joe delivered, taking second place with what at the time was the third-fastest bike leg in full distance history.
Time: 8:16:26
Position: 2 -
CHALLENGE WEYMOUTH
SEPTEMBER 2014
His first win as a professional athlete.
Time: 7:49:03
Position: 1 -
IRONMAN UK
AUGUST 2013
Signs pointed to an upward trajectory for his career, although he couldn’t see it at the time and nearly quit at the end of the year.
Time: 8:51:49
Position: 3 -
IRONMAN BARCELONA (then CHALLENGE BARCELONA)
OCTOBER 2012
Joe was racing predominantly 70.3s but entered his first full distance triathlon by chance – or was it serendipity? He lost his passport ahead of a planned race in France and by the time that was resolved Barcelona was the only race left on the calendar. Debuting with an 8:23, Joe says that’s when he was hooked on the brutality of Ironman racing.
Time: 8:23:57
Position: 5 -
BRITISH MIDDLE DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
2011
Winning the amateur category and speaking to Lucy Gossage was the catalyst that pushed Joe into going pro.
Position: 1 (age group overall)
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FIRST TRIATHLON
End of 2010
Joe signed up for a half ironman for the challenge of trying to keep up with athletes who were better than he was at swimming and running.
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