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2013 Interbike – Day 1

The 2013 Interbike trade show started today outside of Boulder City, NV in Bootleg Canyon where temps reached 100. But that did not stop folks from checking out gear.

WTS 2013 Male Grand Final

Javier Gomez snagged the win at the 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final in an awesome sprint finish, and here are beautiful images from the day’s action.

Weekend Box Sep 15 2013

It was a less busy weekend opposite of the ITU Grand Final but we have results from the Pacific Grove Triathlon aka Kelp Crawl, Challenge Almere and 70.3 Sunshine Coast.

Gomez strikes gold in London

An injured Alistair Brownlee did not factor into this ITU Grand Final in London but there was plenty of drama as Javier Gomez and Jonathan Brownlee battled each other until the bitter end, with the Spaniard taking the win and the title.

Don’t Gut USAT’s Transparency Requirements

Victor Plata, elite athlete representative on USA Triathlon’s Board of Directors, urges USAT’s annual members to vote “no” on resolutions he beieves would stifle transparency and concentrate power into the hands of a few.

WTS 13 Female Grand Finals

A dramatic female Grand Final event in London saw two hopes crushed on course but fans made happy with Non Stanford taking the win and the WTS series title.

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.