Chef Gordon Ramsay is back, baby! The 58-year-old MasterChef star took on his first triathlon in more than a year on Sunday, July 13, 2025, and he couldn’t be happier to be crossing the finish line again more than one year after a scary bike accident left his whole torso bruised.
“Good morning Luxembourg!!!” the TV chef wrote beside a pre-race photo kissing his wife, Tana Ramsay, while rocking his swimming gear. “So excited to be able to participate at this [Ironman 70.3]. It’s taken a lot [of] hard work and training to get me back to where I am today, and it was all for this! Good luck to everyone participating today and LFG!!!!”
Seven hours later, he posted a sweet video from the finish line after completing the Ironman 70.3, also known as the Half Ironman, which includes a 1.2-mile (1.9 km) swim, a 56-mile (90 km) bike ride, and a 13.1-mile (21.1 km) run.
“Ironman 70.3…done,” he wrote beside the clip, which showed him beaming while crossing the finish and embracing his wife, who also gave him his medal. “I’M BACK and Cooking!!!”
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Ramsay started doing triathlons in 2018 to get back in shape, but he was forced to take a yearlong break in June 2024, when he suffered injuries from a serious bike accident.
“You know how much I love cycling… Unfortunately, this week I had a really bad accident. It really shook me,” he said in the video. “And I’m lucky to be standing here.” The chef went on to thank all the surgeons and nurses who cared for him after, but stressed that helmets are “crucial.” He even showed off a shocking bruise stretching the length of his torso.
“I’m doing ok and did not break any bones or suffer any major injuries, but I am a bit bruised up looking like a purple potato,” he wrote in the caption.
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In April 2025, Ramsay revealed he was training again. No shortcuts. No excuses. Just sweat, sea, coastlines, and serious grinds,” said the caption of a post shared by Ramsay, originally from his trailer. “Amazing Cornish training camp with @gordongram as he preps for @ironmantri challenges this year.”
Gordon is thrilled to be competing again, something he uses as “decompression” from his grueling work schedule. “This is my way of relaxing and decompressing,” he once told Impact Magazine. “I can get my thought process together and get clarity between a hectic service, hectic dish, or customer. It’s my escape. Competing in races helps me stay motivated by trying to improve every time.”
