We noticed lots of carbon bling from Fabric and Enve, new shades from Smith and a lightweight jacket from Sugoi at the 2014 Summer Press Camp.

America’s men are good, but not overwhelming, in Olympic-style triathlon. Its women are overwhelming. Consistently. Here’s why, along with good news for triathlon in general.

On the weekend of the summer solstice, we bring you clashes in Kitzbühel, an off road excursion in Greece, a 70.3 in Canada and much more

Cycling prodigy Andrew Yoder finally put the whole race together and topped a strong 70.3 field; Lauren Goss smashed the women’s field by eight minutes at Ironman 70.3 Syracuse.

Marino Vanhoenacker won Ironman 70.3 Luxembourg with an effort that reminded us of the form he had prior to his injury. Lisa Hütthaler took the women’s title.

Zipp introduced a new wheel set in Utah – Firestrike 404. It features a new dimple pattern, a textured brake track, a wider rim shape and more.

Basque brand Orbea introduced a new Orca road race bike at the Press Camp in Deer Valley, Utah and here are the first images of this distinctive machine.

Belgian brand Ridley will offer a disc version of their popular Fenix road bike for 2015 and they showed it to media at the 2014 Press Camp in Deer Valley, Utah.

We review the Paradigm, a shoe that takes Altra to new heights of cushioning. With a 34mm advertised stack and zero drop, could this fill a vacant slot in the shoe world?

The New Balance 890v4 was introduced at the end of 2013, but thanks to a new partnership with Team Garmin-Sharp now comes this very cool limited team edition.

The Grade is a new adventure bike from GT and it is a very sharp looking ride, but please – do not call it a gravel racer. Enjoy these first images from rainy Utah.

While battling a degenerative eye disease that leaves her legally blind, Amy Dixon became a wine expert, continued her passion for equestrian for a time, and now is a triathlete aiming at the 2016 Paralympics.

Mild late spring temperatures, strong fields, and a bike course devoid of hills, Ironman 70.3 Boulder was poised for record times – and we bring you images.

Photos from the 2014 Challenge Kraichgau – a race won by Sebastian Kienle and Julia Gajer. But moving forward this will be an Ironman 70.3 event.

Muscle cramps are the bane, and the mystery, of the endurance sports world. Why do we cramp? Fitness, physiology, or diet? What can you do beyond training more and pacing well?

The Weekend Box brings you a thrilling come-from-behind XTERRA win at Richmond, Irish-British winners at the hilly Wimbleball, and a finish chute collapse in Huatulco.

Joe Gambles broke his own race record to win his fourth straight Ironman 70.3 Boulder title; Jodie Swallow won with the second-fastest women’s time ever.

The Scott Plasma of 70.3 World Champion Sebastian Kienle had hidden brakes front and back, and a few other interesting details including a nifty paint scheme.

Sebastian Kienle smashed the bike segment on the way to a very comfortable win at Challenge Kraichgau. For Julia Gajer it was a much narrower decision over Gina Grawford.

Athletes who are racing in the 2014 Challenge Kraichgau are likely sleeping as we share this pre-race gallery, but there also was another race happening today.

The AeroCamp 2.0 is currently taking place in Mooresville, NC at the A2 Wind Tunnel and we visited this event during the first day and bring you now these impressions.

The fight for a race in Kraichgau, Germany has taken yet another twist and appears to be now be run under the Ironman label after all, in a very confusing reversal of fortunes.

We ran into Aussie Pro John Polson at the AeroCamp 2.0 at the A2 Wind Tunnel and we snagged his Parlee TTi race bike and took a closer look.

Matt Sharpe is on the Canadian development team and is currently in a training camp in Vitoria Gasteiz in Northern Spain with fellow Canadians and the Wollongong Wizards.