German brand Carbon Sports introduced the Lightweight Urgestalt a few weeks before the 2013 Eurobike show, but it is not a new wheel – it is a bike.

We’ve upgraded our 70.3 Mt Tremblant guide to highlight the major differences that athletes can expect covering twice the distance in each sport on the same course.

Ritchie Nicholls and Daniela Ryf took the wins at the Finanzgruppen Naspa Ironman 70.3 European Championship and here are images from the event.

Cameron Dye and Lauren Goss grabbed the wins at the 2013 Revolution 3 Wisconsin Dells triathlon. Enjoy this image gallery from the event.

Records were set at Leadville 100, rising U.S. star Katie Hursey won her second straight World Cup, plus race updates at USAT age group nationals, Rev3 Wisconsin Dells, and Life Time Fitness buys NYC Triathlon.

Alpe d’Huez champion Ritchie Nicholls had a superb day in Wiesbaden and closed it out with a 1:08:53 run to take the 70.3 European Champs in front of Jan Frodeno. Daniela Ryf ran down Annabel Luxford to take the women’s title in 4:31:34.

We review the top two triathlon shoes from Specialized, the S-Works Trivent and the Trivent Expert. Both feature carbon soles and are well-vented, but the similarities stop there.

Announcing our frontal – and rearward – assault on derrière abuse. Our Saddle Tour will take place over 2 months at 39 locations in 22 metro areas around the U.S., commencing this upcoming week.

We review the TX2000 and TX3000 triathlon apparel from blueseventy. While better known for their wetsuits, they have a strong offering in apparel, and some surprisingly nice goggles.

Ottawa resident Ryan Cain stepped up to a Pro license in 2011 and most recently finished 5th at Ironman Lake Placid. That may be his finest Pro result to date, but he now is back at his day job for the Canadian Armed Forces.

This is our third segment covering the state of racing and training tires in the 2013 model year. Our last few brands aren’t the largest, but may have just what you need.

Kiwi Callum Millward just finished 3rd at Ironman 70.3 Boulder and is now focused on the big event in Las Vegas. 2012 was a learning experience for that Boulder resident and he is ready to show what he has got.

A couple weeks ago reported that Marino Vanhoenacker was injured and is thus an unlikely starter at Kona 2013 and today he announced that the injury forced him to take a few weeks off and focus on next year.

23 men and 6 women assembled in Penticton over the British Columbia Day weekend for the 13th Ultraman Canada and David Matheson and Iona MacKenzie took the wins.

Joe Gambles won his third straight Boulder 70.3 title, Melissa Hauschildt set new women’s race record, and a sold out field enjoyed a beautiful sunny midsummer day in Colorado. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.

21-year old Aussie Pro Sam Douglas has New York City as his current training base and he will be there most of the summer. Douglas finished 2nd to Joe Gambles at 70.3 Syracuse and is now getting ready for Rev3 Maine.

The 2013 isklar Norseman Xtreme Triathlon is over but the passion for this event will linger on. Participating athletes and other witnesses will carry the gospel of Norseman around the world.

The Weekend Box covers Ironman 70.3 races Philippines, Boulder, and Steelhead, Ironman UK, Frankfurt City Tri, XTERRA Mexico, USA Triathlon junior elite nationals and more.

We review the new aerobar hydration system from Profile-Design. In addition, we flesh out the detailed differences between the different tiers of Profile clip-on bars, and what it means to you.

Swissman champion Markus Stierli took the win at the 2013 isklar Norseman Xtreme Triathlon in 11:25:16. Norwegian Inger Liv Bjerkreim Nilsen grabbed the women’s title on day that was described as ultra tough.

We checked out Cam Brown’s Avanti Chrono Evo II last year, but he is now on a Chrono Team and we looked closer at that bike while Cam was racing in Europe.

Rapid City, South Dakota’s Tony Smoragiewicz and Tamara Gorman won the junior elite titles at the Pan American Triathlon Championships in Brazil last month; could Rapid City be the epicenter of new tri talent?

We continue our 2013 update on all-things-tire. This segment covers a few more brands, including Bontrager, Challenge, Schwalbe, and Specialized.

Emma Pooley is best known for her road cycling and time trial results, but this former runner competed in triathlon before she was famous. Pooley won Swissman earlier this year and just finished 5th at Ironman Switzerland.