Ironman Cairns boasts one of the most spectacular venues in the world, in beautiful TNQ (Tropical North Queensland). A selection of swim and bike photos by Eric Wynn from this oceanfront rainforest paradise.

The run in Cairns takes athletes along the boardwalk and through oceanfront Fogarty Park. With lots of bars and restaurants along the course, and three loops of running, athletes have lots of company and support.

Olympian Ben Kanute tested himself at one of the world’s premier non-draft races. His Trek Speed Concept carried him to the 2nd top bike of the day.

Top tri brands make tri bikes that fit marvelously. Today’s tri bikes are very good, but they’re very uniform, and the lack of variant geometries leaves many riders out.

The first in a series, prescribing bikes to match the profiles of various kinds of riders. The rider here is 5’9″, rides pretty steep, pretty aggressive. What’s his bike?

Tim Berkel and Jodie Swallow won the Cairns Airport Ironman Cairns, the Asia-Pacific Ironman Championship. Here’s a gallery of photos from Eric Wynn.

The classic Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon featured the 1.5 mile swim from the old Federal prison to Marina Green, a hilly and curvy 18-mile bike and a rugged 8-mile run.

Joe Maloy ran down Cameron Dye in the final mile and rising British 70.3 star Holly Lawrence took charge on the bike to win Escape From Alcatraz.

Australian Tim van Berkel and Great Britain’s Jodie Swallow won the elite titles at the Ironman Cairns Asia-Pacific Regional Championship on Sunday.

Jorgensen pulls back 1:34 on the run to win, Brownlees in Olympic form with a 1-2 in Leeds.

Frame metrics are real, they matter, they tell the truth – stack and reach tell the truth – but they don’t tell the entire truth about fit.

Tommy Zaferes edged Davide Giardini after a race-long duel and Julie Ertel ran away from Emily Cocks to win the elite titles at The Triathlon at Pacific Grove.

Joe Gambles won his 5th Ironman 70.3 Boulder .and Ellie Salthouse fought off a late race surge by Jeanni Seymour to win this Rocky Mountain classic.

After Eric Lagerstrom failed in his Olympic quest he was faced with the question, what’s next? Find out in this episode of Eric’s video series entitled Viking Life.

Susanne Davis is a fast and accomplished triathlete, but it’s not all about her. She is also a wife, mother, coach, and the guide for Amy Dixon.

Steering torque and center-of-gravity have become competing imperatives in bike geometry, with front-center caught in the middle. What’s caused this tension? Deep front wheels.

First published 16 years ago, this article by John Cobb on wheel (steering) torque is even more topical today, with the increased use of deep wheels since its first publication.

Sarasota, FL resident Carl Knutsson had a wonderful attitude, an infectious smile and more, but this passionate triathlete is sadly no longer among us.

Swiss athlete Nicola Spirig has been dealing with injuries recently but ran a very fine 9:07 at the 3000 meter race at the Oberseemeeting in Switzerland.

The Slowtwitch Road Show gypsy caravan rolled into the Midwestern tri-Mecca of Minneapolis to join host NOW Bikes and the Twin Cities tri enthusiasts in a celebration of tech.

What you’re reading today is the intro to a series of installments matching you to your optimal tri bike. I’ll identify you, and then “prescribe” the bike(s) that work best.

Nils Frommhold’s better swim and bike outweighed Ruedi Wild’s better run and Daniela Ryf demolished the women’s field at Ironman 70.3 Switzerland.

Boris Stein ran away from Sebastian Kienle and Anja Beranek led wire to wire to capture the pro titles at Ironman 70.3 Kraichgau.

Erika Csomor of Hungary edged Martina Dogana of Italy by 42 seconds and Dirk Wijnalda of Netherlands dominated the men at the inaugural Challenge Venice.