
Raelert, Watkinson take Laguna Phuket
Michael Raelert passed bike leader Antony Costes early on the run and Amelia Watkinson dominated the women’s bike leg to win the 23rd Laguna Phuket Triathlon.
by Tim Carlson, November 20, 2016Michael Raelert passed bike leader Antony Costes early on the run and Amelia Watkinson dominated the women’s bike leg to win the 23rd Laguna Phuket Triathlon.
by Tim Carlson, November 20, 2016Lionel Sanders set an Ironman brand record of 7:44:29 in a repeat win at Ironman Arizona while Meredith Kessler held off Yvonne Van Vlerken to 3-peat in Tempe.
Flora Duffy wins 2nd straight ITU Cross Triathlon Worlds and 3rd 2016 World title; Ruben Ruzafa 3-peats Cross Triathlon Worlds at Snowy Mountains, Australia.
A day before leaving for Kona BJ Christenson fractured a scapula, but that did not stop him, it merely altered his race plan. And apparently the race view is different at the back of the bus.
Two years ago, Flora Duffy was hoping for her first World Triathlon Series podium; today she is the WTS World Champion, Grand Final winner and a 3-time XTERRA World champ.
German age group triathlete and Team Timex member Tim Stutzer has been doing triathlons forever, but knee issues are forcing him now to ride into the sunset. But maybe the timing is just right for him.
The Edge 820 is the latest flagship compact bike computer from Garmin. It includes a unique safety feature with it’s accelerometer-based impact detection. It also offers live tracking via cellphone, either on the web or on other connected Garmin Edge devices.
Josh Amberger won a wire-to-wire victory and Jeanni Seymour took control on the bike and run to win Ironman 70.3 Xiamen.
Ellie Salthouse won a race-long duel with Andrea Forrest and Dan Wilson topped Matt Burton to win the elite titles at Challenge Shepparton.
Frederik Croneborg of Sweden held off a late charge by Thiago Vinhal of Brazil by 33 seconds and Diana Riesler of Germany dominated the women’s field at Ironman Malaysia.
Chia Chia Chang is a 21-year-old Taiwanese triathlete starting to compete in international events who finished 5th against top triathletes at Ironman 70.3 Hefei.
Garmin’s Varia Radar offers clearly and effectively presented information about vehicles behind you. The taillight aspect of the system, however, falls well short of being bright enough, especially for use during the day. This first generation system shows a lot of promise but definitely needs work before it falls into the category of need rather than want.
It’s one example of steering torque considered when designing a bike; and what Lionel Sanders says about his bike’s handling.
German Patrick Lange stormed to a podium spot at the 2016 IRONMAN World Championships in Kona aboard this Canyon Speedmax CF SLX.
Reinaldo Colucci and Luisa Baptista prevailed at Ironman 70.3 Rio de Janeiro with strong bike and run splits.
Olympic triathlon gold medalist Gwen Jorgensen finished 14th and 8th U.S. woman in her marathon debut in New York City.
Erika Ackerlund of the University of Montana topped 48 finishers to win the Women’s Collegiate Triathlon National Championship in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The inaugural SwimRun NC brought 52 teams of 2 from across the country to Hanging Rock State Park to tackle a beautiful and very challenging course.
Mauricio Mendez capped off a red-hot October with a dominating win and Angela Naeth returns to form with a 7:37 margin of victory at Los Cabos 70.3.
Gwen Jorgensen came from behind on the final day and Richard Murray retook the lead from Cam Dye on the run leg to win the Island House Invitational Triathlon.
When heavy fog forced organizers to cancel the swim, Chris Leiferman of the U.S. and Jeanni Seymour of South Africa won the impromptu Austin duathlon.
Gwen Jorgensen of the U.S. and Richard Murray of South Africa broke into the lead after Day 2 of the Island House Invitational Triathlon in the Bahamas.
Uxio Abuin Ares of Spain claimed his second straight World Cup win and Ai Ueda of Japan earned a home country victory at the inaugural Miyazaki ITU World Cup.
Australian Olympian Aaron Royle and Ironman 70.3 world champion Holly Lawrence of Great Britain led Day 1 of the Island House Invitational Triathlon.
American Timothy O’Donnell had the top podium spot as a target when he came to Kona, and in the end finished 6th aboard this very distinctive patriotic themed Trek Speed Concept Project One.