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US Skeleton in wind tunnel

The US Skeleton team visited the A2 Wind Tunnel in Mooresville, NC to do some testing before the October season start and we were there to see what was going on.

Boulder, Colorado hit hard

Heavy rain caused at least 3 deaths in the Rocky Mountain front range and hit especially Boulder, Colorado hard – a town that is home to many triathletes and triathlon related businesses.

ITU Worlds Thursday Box

USA’s Gorman wins Junior Women’s, France’s Coninx takes Junior Men’s, Australia’s McShane takes U23 Women’s and Pierre Le Corre won Under 23 Men’s titles at the ITU Worlds in London.

Rappstar wind tunnel time

Jordan Rapp spent time in the Specialized Wind Tunnel on Monday to test a few items and we were there to join him in his maiden wind tunnel time.

The Hauschildt supremacy

Aussie Melissa Hauschildt proved in Las Vegas that the long course women could hold off the assault of the ITU short course racers and that she has the strongest bike and run in the Ironman 70.3 business.

What We Have Noticed: ASSOS, NuttZo …

In this edition of What We Have Noticed we stumbled upon middle aged men in lycra, the NuttZo nut spread, the ASSOS S7 line of shorts, the Stayhold organizer, the Faster book and more cool videos.

Slowtwitch Mailbag – 6

The latest edition of our Mailbag talks about two topics. How far will mechanical tri shifting evolve? How does frame safety testing work, both for stock and custom frames?

The Comeback Kid repeats

Sebastian Kienle should have been a prohibitive favorite defending his Ironman 70.3 World Championship at distance and on a course that suits him perfectly. But injuries and illness left him just hoping for a top 10.

2013 Las Vegas 70.3 Worlds

Las Vegas, home of the Ironman 70.3 World Championship for three years, will leave good memories for triathletes of championship caliber in all three disciplines. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.

Stealth pic of new Guru Fit Unit

What’s the most technologically advanced bike to be on the market in 2014, that you can ride up, down or on the flats, but that won’t actually deliver you to any destination? Might be this one.

2013 Triathlon de Gérardmer

This year was the 25th edition of the popular Triathlon de Gérardmer and over 4,600 athletes came to this beautiful region of Northeastern France.

The Weekend Box Sep 8 2013

In this Weekend Box we look at Challenge Henley, Ironman Wisconsin and Wales, 70.3 Muskoka and Luxemburg, Triathlon de Gerardmer XL and much more.

Kienle, Hauschildt take Las Vegas

Defending Ironman 70.3 World Champion Sebastian Kienle from Germany again powered away on the bike and ran well to repeat his title in Las Vegas. Aussie Melissa Hauschildt was too strong for the competition and grabbed her second title too.

Bike Maintenance Schedule

Our tech editor Greg Kopecky shows you a sample maintenance schedule for your triathlon or road bike. How often should you replace the chain, cables, cleats, and brake pads? For more, read on and you won’t regret it.

Las Vegas Men’s Favorites

The temperatures are hot, but the competition will be hotter at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship on Sunday. Timothy Carlson’s top pick is Craig Alexander, but the talent is too close to call.

Las Vegas Women’s Favorites

With two top women’s favorites hanging by a thread nursing injuries, 2011 Ironman 70.3 World Champ Melissa Hauschildt of Australia is almost unbeaten this year and is a rare phenomenon – a clear favorite.

The Cervelo P5 v 2

We built up a Cervelo P5 test bike in March of this year and quite a bit has changed since, so here is version 2 of this test mule bike.

Osmo Follow Up

This is our follow up to two previous articles about Osmo Nutrition. After a season of using the product, we report out thoughts on the product, and whether it works as advertised.

Pedersen critically injured

The Danish Triathlon Federation reported that 2013 Ironman European Champion Camilla Pedersen is in critical but stable condition in a hospital after a bike crash in her native Esbjerg.

2013 Isklar Norseman video

The 2013 Isklar Norseman video took place on Sunday, August 3rd and the crew just released the 2013 video of this epic event. Sit back and enjoy these 8 minutes.