What if, instead of cramming every possible feature into a bike, somebody built one that was easy to adjust, easy to travel with, and was light, and was fast?

In 2017 the Ironman 70.3 World Championships will return to the USA and will be held over two days, with men and women racing on separate days.

Andre Cilliers of Washington, D.C. and Patricia Walsh of Austin, Texas won the USA Paratriathlon overall titles at Life Time Cap Tex Tri in Austin, Texas

Andrew Talansky and Kristin Armstrong won the 2015 US Pro TT Championships in Chattanooga, TN and here are images from that day

Filip Ospaly ran down home country favorite Giulio Molinari and Kaisa Lehtonen used a dominating bike split to overcome a mediocre swim to win Challenge Rimini

Alessandro Degasperi of Italy edged Christian Kramer of Germany by 2:41 and Diana Riesler of Germany beat Michi Herlbauer of Austria by 17:46 to win Ironman Lanzarote.

Brian August of Team Every Man Jack crashed hard during Ironman Texas and broke his elbow. He finished the bike and run, placed and will now go to Kona.

Enjoy this closer look at the Quintana Roo PRsix race bike of Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas champion Matt Hanson – the man with the golden ticket to Kona.

It’s a graphic example of the difference a saddle placement can make. Matt Hansen and Lionel Sanders ride very different positions, the fruit of where their split-nose saddles are mounted.

Following up on our “Stayin’ Alive – Urban,” here’s our guide to a cyclist’s good behaviors that take into account a motorist’s bad behaviors, increasing the likelihood of a safe return home.

Karen Sing’s wetsuit tenure began at Quintana Roo in 1990, lasting into the 2000s, moving on to head wetsuit projects at Zoot and Profile Design. Great open-water swimmer. Expert on wetsuit use and care.

Now that Faris Al-Sultan has decided to call it a day, we gathered images of the hard riding and always humble Iraqi-German from the last 10 years.

It’s almost impossible to find the one “right” wetsuit. As with dating, you can’t sample them all before find your keeper. Wetsuit dating, how does that work?

After a cyclist planning to spectate at a local triathlon was shot and killed while riding Monday in Windsor, Colorado, race officials canceled their event for security concerns and the FBI will investigate.

German Faris Al-Sultan had planned to race Kona again this year, but plagued by injuries and disappointments the 2005 Ironman World Champion decided to stop.

Brit Leanda Cave finished second at the 2015 Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas aboard this Mavic and Shimano equipped Ventum race bike. Have a look.

When you swap out a standard for a split-nose you probably don’t want to change your position, just your saddle. Let’s talk about how you mount a split-nose saddle so that only your saddle, and not your position, changes.

Because of political circumstances in nearby Yemen the scheduled Challenge Oman is now gone, and organizers are scrambling to find a new venue for this Triple Crown series.

Lionel Sanders is a threat in any race he enters and that was true yesterday at Ironman Texas too. We now look at his Shimano equipped Louis Garneau Gennix TR1.

In addition to featured races in Japan, Texas and Tennessee already covered, The Weekend Box offers triathlon action in Austria, Spain, Alabama and Maryland.

Ashley Clifford outran fellow U.S. competitor Jackie Hering by 78 seconds; Andy Potts of the U.S. outran Leon Griffin of Australia to win Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga

Matt Hanson and Angela Naeth were the victors at the 2015 Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas, but there were many more actors at this North American Championship.

Matt Hanson ran 2:45 and had a solid day in the other disciplines too and captured a big win at Ironman Texas. Angela Naeth was a tenacious huntress on the way to the women’s title.

In our Reader Forum I conflated an overheated atmosphere associated with the TriEqual movement with (if I can be permitted) “Lotterygate.” Upon reflection I was wrong; I now see no evidence of any nexus.