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McNeice, Crawford top Wanaka

Dylan McNeice ran away from Dougal Allan to complete a three-peat and Gina Crawford dominated the women’s field win the elite titles at Challenge Wanaka.

The little race that should

We all have a beloved small race near us, but some of these events are struggling to stay alive. That is also true for the 36 North race near our editor-in-chief.

Virtual Racing

We review the leading virtual bike training and racing software and services: Bkool, Virtual Training, Kinomap, Tour de Giro and FulGaz.

We Noticed: Tabayesco, Dimond…

This week we noticed a popular Tabayesco spot, the Jordan Rapp Dimond frame, Bonk Breaker Chews, an interesting sheet set, the Brasil Ironman social media and more.

Saint Active

Active Network catches blame it righteously deserves. It’s also the pincushion for arrows that should be aimed at the RD.

The 50 Women To Kona letter

While Pro prize money in Kona is equal for men and women, the starting spots are not, and an open letter has been drafted and signed by many to address this issue.

The hunt for equal Kona slots

There is a strong push to increase the number of female pros qualifying for Kona to 50 – for parity, and here is the opinion of our editor-in-chief.

The Weekend Box Feb 15 2015

We bring triathlon aficionados tales of far flung races in New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and Finland, as well as a mile record in New York and some tri-Valentines.

What Are They Riding Now?

The 2015 triathlon season is on and the new year also means many Pros on other bike brands. Who swapped and who stayed? We have many updates within.

Challenge sets purses in Americas

The Challenge Family set prize purses of 50,000 Euros for full distance events and 25,000 Euros for half distance events for their 15 triathlons in North and South America in 2015

Active’s Stealth Auto-Renew

Nobody disagrees with the concept of multi-year or auto-renew deals. In Active Network’s case there is disagreement with some RDs on the term of the agreement they’re in.

Registration or Waterboarding?

We asked 40 race directors what they value when choosing among the 16(!) platforms represented in this cohort, and how their values clash with what consumers want.

Canyon Aeroad CF SLX 8.0

We got our hands on a Canyon Aeroad CF SLX 8.0, and here is the first look at this fast looking aero road machine straight out of the box from Germany.

We Noticed: Bontrager, Guru…

This week we stumbled upon the light and bright Bontrager XXX LE shoes, the GURU Academy schedule, the Felt Outfitter, a cool Pedal t-shirt and a few body care products.

Online Registration

Some of the 82 race registration companies appeal to RDs, others are built with the end-user in mind. Is the industry shifting, and is Active still fit to rule?

2015 Cross Country Nationals

Chris Derrick won the Open Men title and Laura Thweatt took the Open Women victory at the USATF Cross Country Nationals. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.

Crowie, Blatchford win Geelong

Craig Alexander ran away from Sam Appleton with 3 kilometers to go and Liz Blatchford ran down Rebekah Keat in the final kilometer to take the elite titles at Ironman 70.3 Geelong.

2015 CX Worlds Tabor images

20-year old Mathieu van der Poel and 22-year old Pauline Ferrand-Prévot rang in a new era at the UCI CX World Championships in the Czech Republic.