
Weekend Box Aug 24 2014
We bring you tales of a rhapsodic Hungarian half, two good runs in Japan, a record for the oldest woman to win an Ironman, a Challenge in Penticton and a UK XTERRA
by Tim Carlson, August 24, 2014We bring you tales of a rhapsodic Hungarian half, two good runs in Japan, a record for the oldest woman to win an Ironman, a Challenge in Penticton and a UK XTERRA
by Tim Carlson, August 24, 2014Danish pro Henrik Hyldelund won it with a dominating 4:16:41 bike split and Brett Sutton-coached Swiss sensation Daniela Ryf used a 4:44:09 bike split to win Ironman Copenhagen
Cameron Brown won MetaMan Bintan 2014 and was rewarded $30,000 for his effort. Gina Crawford grabbed the women’s title and also earned $30,000.
Australian Tim Reed outraced the athlete he coaches, Sam Appleton, to win the rain-shortened Challenge Gold Coast and 22-year-old New Zealander Amelia Watkinson edged veteran Annabel Luxford.
In a victory for the ageless, 42-year-old Greg Bennett edged 38-year-old Hunter Kemper and left the rest of the field in their wake while Alicia Kaye won her fourth straight race by a comfortable margin
In case you are lusting for a new fast XTERRA bike, you may need to look no further than at this Pivot Mach 4 Carbon – a fun ride even if you don’t race.
At the 2014 Eurobike trade show German Rafael Hoffleit will present a bike to the world that has neither a fork leg, nor a chainstay or seatstay on the non-drive side.
Jonathan Brownlee edged his brother Alistair to win the men’s title and Sarah Groff of the U.S. held off Kiwi Andrea Hewitt for a breakthrough win at the Stockholm round of the World Triathlon Series
Nils Frommhold won Ironman Arizona in 2012, Ironman South Africa this year and finished second at the 2014 Datev Challenge Roth. Now meet the man.
The community of swimmers brings its own lingo to the pool. Here’s your guide to swimming nomenclature along with a bit of etiquette throw in, no charge.
This week in What We Have Noticed: an incredible sprint finish in Europe, the unique Airwheel, David Millar’s custom fi’zi:k shoes, a delicious Ally’s Bar and more.
The current issue of Cupcakes with Cal features Callum Millward interviewing Brit Rachel Joyce about career choices, Kona, budgie smugglers and more.
We joined Balazs Csoke in Willis, TX as he worked with Brad Harper of Riivo to have his own pair of custom cycling shoes fitted and crafted.
Bob Babbitt now has a space called Babbittville and he reached out to our publisher Dan Empfield to talk about the good old days of triathlon and more.
There is no better way to spend a Sunday than doing a long ride. And if you happen to live proximate to the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles, there’s no better way to spend a Sunday than by doing this ride.
Luke McKenzie got his hands on the new Scott Plasma a few weeks before the 2014 Datev Challenge Roth and here is a look at his race bike.
Last year the Boa Closure System crew was in the Kona expo and replaced consumer shoe laces with theirs, and it appears that this was not a one time event.
This weekend we bring you a great breakthrough in Canada, a duel to the very last drop in Washington state, an Australian double in New England and more.
On a muddy and rainy day with some sun two new ITU Cross Tri World Champions were crowned in Zittau, Germany but the titles did not come easy.
Leanda Cave made a triumphant return after an injury plagued year with a dominating 8:56:50 victory at Ironman Sweden at Kalmar. Horst Reichel won the men’s title.
Just ahead of the 2014 ITU Cross World Championships we looked closer at the Specialized S-Works Epic 29er of defending champ Conrad Stoltz.
South African James Cunnama finished 5th at the 2014 Datev Challenge Roth and here is a look at his Shimano and Enve Composites equipped Cervelo P5.
Our readers had many questions about the new Giro Synthe aero road helmet and Giro Sport Design R&D director Rob Wesson responded in detail.
We sometimes feature tinkerers on our site, and Canadian Brent Curry clearly fits into that category. He is the man behind BikeCAD and several unique bikes.
It’s doubtful anyone in triathlon knew Robin Williams as well as Bob Babbitt did. Here are some of Bob’s memories of the celebrity who gave so much to this sport and its charities.