Nige Tassell
Freelance sportswriter
Nige has written about a variety of sports for numerous titles, among them The Guardian, GQ, Esquire, the Sunday Times, Rouleur, ProCycling, FourFourTwo, the Times Literary Supplement, The Independent, The Blizzard and When Saturday Comes. He is also a prolific author whose books include Three Weeks, Eight Seconds: Greg LeMond, Laurent Fignon and the Epic Tour de France of 1989, and The Bottom Corner: Hope, Glory and Non-League Football. His latest book – The Hard Yards: A Season in the Championship, Football’s Toughest League – was published in 2021 by Simon & Schuster.
Recent articles by Nige Tassell
Mathis Margirier: Background, career highlights, quotes
After a phenomenal 2023 season, Frenchman Mathis Margirier looks set to claim many more middle-distance titles. But who is and what has he achieved so far? Let's take a look…
Lucy Byram: Background, career highlights, quotes
With multiple podiums to her name after just two full seasons racing pro, it's no surprise that Lucy Byram's been signed up as a T100 athlete. Let's meet her…
Csongor Lehmann: Background, career highlights, quotes
He's from a Hungarian triathlon dynasty and already has two world titles under his tri-suit. But who is Csongor Lehmann? Let's find out…
Antonio Serrat Seoane: Background, career highlights, quotes
The top step of the World Triathlon podium still alludes Spain's Antonio Serrat Seoane. But who is he and what has he achieved so far? Let's find out…
Jeanne Lehair: Background, career highlights, quotes
Jeanne Lehair has already bagged her spot at the Paris Olympics and is one of our athletes to watch in 2024. Why so? Let's find out…
Chelsea Sodaro: Background, career highlights, quotes
She shocked the tri world with her 2022 Ironman World Champs victory, so who the heck is Chelsea Sodaro?! Here's how the American's rapid rise unfolded...
Maya Kingma: Background, career highlights, quotes
Dutch triathlete Maya Kingma is known for her impressive swim speed and that surprise Leeds World Series win in 2021, but what else? Here's everything you need to know…
Morgan Pearson: Background, career highlights, quotes
He's one triathlon's fastest short-course runners, but what else has US triathlete Morgan Pearson achieved since he started racing pro in 2018? Let's find out…
Rachel Klamer: Background, career highlights, quotes
Dutch triathlete Rachel Klamer has been racing on the world stage since 2008, but who is she and what are her career highlights? Let's find out…
Lisa Tertsch: Background, career highlights, quotes
A strong runner, Harvard educated, and Paris bound… let's meet the supremely talented German triathlete, Lisa Tertsch
Nina Eim: Background, career highlights, quotes
Lasse Lührs: Background, career highlights, quotes
A rising star on the exceptionally strong German team, Lasse Lührs has also booked his Paris Olympic Games slot. Here's everything you need to know about the potential medal contender…
Tim Hellwig: Background, career highlights, quotes
Tim Hellwig is one of Team Germany many rising young stars. Here's everything you need to know about his stellar career to date…
Lisa Norden: Background, career highlights, quotes
Multiple world champion, Olympic medallist and now long-course star, Lisa Norden is fast approaching legend status. Here's her career to date…
Imogen Simmonds: Background, career highlights, quotes
Swiss star Imogen Simmonds is no stranger to half and full Ironman podiums. But who is she? Let's meet this multi-talented triathlete…
Fenella Langridge: Background, career highlights, quotes
For the past five years, British pro Fenella Langridge has been building a fine collection of 70.3 and full Ironman medals. Here's how she's done it…
Daniel Baekkegard: Background, career history, quotes
From teenage swim sensation to long-course pro. This is the story of Denmark's Daniel Baekkegard...
Emma Pallant-Browne: Background, career highlights, quotes
Emma Pallant-Browne has excelled at middle-distance for a number of years now, but what's her background? And what's likely to come next?
Javier Gomez: Background, career highlights, quotes
Javier Gomez is one of the most successful, most decorated and most consistent triathletes of all time, having won more world championships than anyone else in history. Here's everything you need to know about the Spanish maestro…
Vicky Holland: Background, career highlights, quotes
Racing on the world stage for over a decade, three-time Olympian and Rio bronze medallist Vicky Holland's been instrumental in the growth of British triathlon. Here are some of her many highlights...
Hayden Wilde: Background, career highlights, quotes
Despite being a relative newcomer to triathlon, Hayden Wilde has made quite the splash. Here's what you need to know about the young Kiwi
Gwen Jorgensen: Background, career highlights, quotes
Gwen Jorgensen was one of short-course triathlon's greatest athletes, winning 12 consecutive World Triathlon races, two world titles and an Olympic gold. Let's meet her…
Ashleigh Gentle: Background, career highlights, quotes
Second in the world by the age of 16, Aussie-born Ashleigh Gentle's been in the tri game for half of her life. But with recent middle-distance success, there's no sign of her stopping yet...
Skye Moench: Background, career highlights, quotes
Skye Moench may have come to triathlon a little later than many, but it certainly hasn't held her back. Here's her story so far…