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Best of 2014 – Tri People

Some moments quiet and introspective, exuberant and hilarious, intimate and outgoing of triathletes at home and enjoying some exotic locales around the globe. Photo gallery by Timothy Carlson.

2015 Soudal Classics – Men

The men also had a fierce battle at the 2015 Soudal Classics, with youngster Mathieu Van Der Poel of the Netherlands capturing the win on this muddy course.

2015 Soudal Classics – Women

With so many National Championship races almost upon us the 2015 Soudal Classics in Leuven, Belgium was not stacked, but the racing in mud made it another classic.

Hunting up a Treadmill?

On cold, dark Winter days an indoor treadmill workout is practically the equal of a soak in warm tub. Here are Slowtwitch tips for those with a treadmill on their minds.

Best of 2014 – the Run

From a freezing blizzard in Boulder to 107-degree tropical sauna in Thailand, triathletes from 6 years old to veteran pros pushed their limits with exhilaration in some of Timothy Carlson’s favorite snaps of the run.

Best of 2014 – The Bike

From Oceanside to Mt. Tremblant, Boulder to Wildflower, Eilat to Kona – with riders including Carfrae and Stevens, Kienle, Frodeno and Viennot – Timothy Carlson’s favorite bike snaps.

The original Rodolphe von Berg

We recently interviewed the talented young Rudy von Berg but his father Rodolphe has quite an impressive resume and story on his own, and we had a few words with him.

Best of 2014 – the Swim

From Eilat to Wildflower to Boulder to Kona to Laguna Phuket, some shots by Timothy Carlson of triathlon swimmers in training and competition around the globe.

$84,424

$84,424 is the grand total that you all raised for World Bicycle Relief in this year’s annual Charity Challenge. That’s 630 bicycles into the field. And with the $-for-$ match at the end of the year, that’s 1260 bicycles. Wow. Thank you!

New anti-drafting initiatives

Representatives of the German Triathlon Union, race officials, active triathletes and Challenge Roth organizers agreed on tougher drafting initiatives.

Favorite 2014 We Noticed images

Our readers submit pictures to our We Noticed tumblr and as the year 2014 is slowly coming to an end we now present our favorite photos from that tumblr.

UCI WC Namur women

Katerina Nash of the Luna Pro Team stormed to a big win at the Namur UCI Cyclocross WC ahead of Marianne Vos and Katie Compton. Enjoy these pics.

2014 UCI WC Namur men

The technically challenging Namur WC was won by Kevin Pauwels ahead of Lars Van Der Haar and Philipp Walsleben, and we have tons of images from the race.

2014 Tri Talk of the Year

Favorite rants, soliloquies, meditations, screeds. sermons and one-liners found in blogs, newspapers, magazines, books, and online commentary regarding the sport and lifestyle of triathlon in 2014

Emma vs. Gwen – so far it’s a tie

Gwen Jorgensen won the 2014 ITU World Triathlon Series world title with runs that left rivals in the dust; recently retired Emma Snowsill’s run performances compare well with the American.

Riccitello on draft enforcement

Ironman head referee and former pro Jimmy Riccitello brings a fierce opposition to drafting to the job; now he is the top sheriff at Ironman and non-drafting perfection remains elusive.

Up close with JC Albuixech

Juan Carlos Albuixech is the general manager of the Sands Beach Resort in Lanzarote and we had a few words with the man simply known as JC.

A chat with Snowy the Great

Emma Snowsill retired on July 11 and by almost all measures was the greatest woman Olympic distance triathlete ever; here Snowy recalls the highs and lows of a brilliant career and looks to the future.