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A 2014 XTERRA France gallery

This past weekend XTERRA France took place in Gérardmer, France and wow does that look like an event that ought to be on a bucket list. Enjoy the pics.

T1 by De Soto

The entire wetsuit world sits on one side. De Soto sits on the other side. Can De Soto be right? Here’s our analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of 2-piece wetsuits.

IM European Champs race images

Sebastian Kienle and Corinne Abraham took the 2014 Ironman European Champions with superb performances, but there was much more as this gallery shows.

The Weekend Box Jul 6 2014

We bring you a household double in Canada, a Czech three-peat in Norway, a home country winner in the Netherlands, a tight win on French trails and more.

Kienle supreme, Abraham returns

Sebastian Kienle smashed the bike course record in Frankfurt with a 4:12:14 to take his first Ironman title. Corinne Abraham took her first big win post injury.

IM European Champs bike check

The 2014 Ironman European Champs will take place tomorrow in Frankfurt, and the field is super stacked. Here are bike check-in images from this event.

Badwater to Mt. Whitney summit

Don Bowie raced from Badwater in the Death Valley to the summit of Mt. Whitney in just over 17 hours. A very impressive feat to say the least, but Bowie is not done.

Introducing the Cannondale F-Si

If you are into XTERRA racing or just love mountain biking in itself, the new Cannondale F-Si may be the perfect steed for you. Light, agile, fast and a 29er of course.

Aquaman

An old school company that’s lived with glue & blindstitch construction over a 40-year history of making just these kinds of suits. Aquaman was around at the beginning of tri wetsuits; it’s still here today.

Smooth miles with Kona

We review a unique endurance road bike from the Kona brand. With a full line of models made for tarmac, gravel, or whatever you desire, these are not your typical road bikes.

The fleet footed Josh Terwoord

If you looked up the results of Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake you likely noticed Josh Terwoord’s name, because he is the one who had the fastest run split.

Zone3 Wetsuits

This is a wetsuit brand founded by British racer James Lock. This brand may be the most successful yet of UK-based wetsuit makers, does this brand deserve a larger place in the U.S. market?

A look at the battle for Frankfurt

This weekend the eyes of the world will be on Frankfurt, Germany where the Ironman European Championships take place. It is about pride, money and Kona points, but who will be victorious?

Verwer & Janssen Oud Gastel Tri

Triathlon videos are often lame but there are a few exceptions to that rule. Go check out this Verwer & Janssen Oud Gastel triathlon – a Dutch Highway Bliss.

Hed Jet Plus review

We review the latest super-wide wheels from Hed – the Jet 6 Plus and Jet Plus disc. With a staggering 20.6mm internal width, these wheels may be re-writing the clincher playbook.

ROKA Maverick

No triathlon wetsuit company has stormed onto the scene in recent memory with a bigger bang than Roka. It’s ROKA’s second year, we’ve had a year to noodle them, is the fanfare justified?

The Other Triathlon

We’ve been a tale of two sports: Draft legal, and the sport the rest of us do. Are you still anti-draft, like that Japanese soldier who still thinks WWII is going on? Time to take another look.

Celtman 2014 in images

The 2014 Celtman Extreme Triathlon took place this last weekend in very ideal weather conditions, and a course record was broken in that remote location in Scotland.

The Weekend Box Jun 29 2014

We bring you a speed-fest Ironman in Austria, a rainy crash-fest in the south of France, tight duels in West Texas, a new race in Atlantic City and much more.

Javier Gomez dominates Chicago

Javier Gomez, recovered from slight injury at London, won his fourth World Triathlon Series race of the year by 8 seconds over Portuguese newcomer Joao Pereira and took a 420 point lead in the WTS series.

Jorgensen storms Chicago

Gwen Jorgensen erases 69-seconds deficit with a smashing run to win WTS Chicago, sets new mark with 6 WTS victories, ties record with 3 straight WTS wins, and jets to 758 point lead the WTS season standings.