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On Trisports.com’s Chap 11 filing

Triathlon’s signature etailer TriSports filed for Chapter 11 protection on the 14th of June. What does this mean for its customers and for its future? Here’s what you need to know.

650c Project Bike

We give the full details of our coolest bike review in a long while – our custom Serotta with 650c wheels. Why 650? Why custom? For all of the specifics, read on.

The determined Åsa Lundström

Swedish triathlete Åsa Lundström resides in Denmark where she studies medicine. She won Ironman Sweden in 2012 and finished second to Virginia Berasategui in Bilbao this year, but that result may be changed.

To Live and Thrive in L.A.

Emma-Kate Lidbury is back on track after a suffering some tough breaks in 2012; she credits purplepatch coach Matt Dixon, swim coach Gerry Rodrigues and a move to Santa Monica

A 70.3 Mt Tremblant primer

With the Ironman 70.3 World Championships moving to Mont Tremblant for 2014, our intrepid scout Dev Paul gives folks planning to race there a primer.

A chat with Brian Mahony

Brian Mahony is the Director of Global Projects for the ITU and we had a video chat with him about the WTS series, the Olympics and much more.

Up close with Mike Gadzinski

Mike Gadzinski finished 11th overall and 2nd in his age group at Ironman 70.3 Eagleman in Cambridge, MD. With a Kona slot and a Vegas slot earned, he made a decision that made his family and another athlete happy.

Following the money – or not

Pro athletes often complain about the lack of prize money in triathlon and we typically agree. But hearing that only 5 male and 5 female Pros have signed up for the $142,000 MetaMan Bintan race makes this editor’s blood boil.

Power Meter 301

This is our third and final article in our educational Power Meter series. We look at a few final graphs and attempt to distill all of the nonsense into a few succinct messages.

Felt’s Newest Aerobar

Felt has a guerrilla house brand division. It does not wage conventional war. Rather than making a full suite of saddles, handlebars stems, wheels, it picks off an occasional project and usually nails it.

Getting faster with age

Kevin Metcalfe has been trying to go sub-50 for a 40k TT for more than 20 years now, and finally at age 52 he stormed to a record breaking 49:29 in the Northern California / Nevada TT Championships.

Nicholls, Mullan win UK 70.3

Ritchie Nicholls outran fellow Great Briton Tim Don and Ireland’s Eimear Mullan’s better bike and run trumped Holly Lawrence’s swim to take the men’s and women’s titles at Ironman 70.3 UK

Raelert, Riveros top Berlin 70.3

Michael Raelert of Germany is back to his 2009-2010 form with a dominating win: Olympian Barbara Riveros-Diaz of Chile had an equally decisive foray at the middle distance at Ironman 70.3 Berlin.

Shimano 9000-series wheels

We take a close look at the full line of 2013 Shimano Dura Ace 9000-series carbon wheels. They range from 24mm to 75mm deep, and are available in clincher or tubular.

Virginia Berasategui tests positive

Spanish newspapers El Mundo and Marca reported today that Spanish triathlete Virginia Berasategui tested positive during the Bilbao Triathlon held on May 18th 2013. Berasategui won that Half distance event in 4:49:23.

Vasiliev, Klamer win Europeans

Ivan Vasiliev of Russia topped Alessandro Fabian of Italy by 7 seconds and Rachel Klamer of the Netherlands edged Vicky Holland of Great Britain by 2 seconds to take the elite titles at the ETU European Championships.

On the road with Jano Soto

Jano Soto is a triathlete who lives in Kailua-Kona, but he and his wife are currently on a 4-month European adventure and he will race 70.3 Berlin and Challenge Roth among other things. We checked in with him in Berlin.

Slowtwitch Mailbag – 1

In our first edition of the revived Slowtwitch Mailbag, we answer several reader questions. We cover chipped paint on carbon frames, front disc wheels, and the debate over saddle bag contents.

Bike fitting Andy Potts – again

Andy Potts had been fitted by Mat Steinmetz several years ago, but with quite a few different bikes along the way his setup had drifted. It was time now to get fitted again.

The fast and smart Sami Inkinen

Age grouper Sami Inkinen was the fastest age grouper at Ironman 70.3 Eagleman last weekend, but that is not a unique experience for this fast and smart athlete who grew up in Finland. We had a chat with him.

Wheel Size Wars

Everyone should ride 700c wheels. No, everyone should ride 650c. Is there a happy middle ground? What about mountain bikes? We tackle these questions, and propose a solution.

New Shoes from Pearl

After the big success of the Iso Transition, Pearl Izumi’s previous triathlon-specific race shoe, could Pearl make that shoe even better? Here’s a look at the EM TriN1 and EM TriN2.