The 4th Annual Rappstar Charity Challenge for World Bicycle Relief was the most successful ever, raising $59,027 by the midnight deadline on Nov. 4. That’s enough to put over 440 bikes into the field.
by Jordan Rapp, November 5, 2012In this issue of What We Have Noticed we look closer at the Lupine Piko 3 900 lumen light, a SmartAss fender, a tiny daypack from Sea to Summit, the Swissman Xtreme Triathlon and the Honey Badger Don’t Care t-shirt.
We take a close look at the Rudy Project line for 2013. This Italian-based company specializes in eyewear and helmets, and offers many options to suit your needs.
Andrew Starykowicz set a world-best Ironman bike split of 4:04:39 on his way to grab the 2012 Ironman Florida title. Yvonne Van Vlerken set a course record 8:51:35 as she captured the women’s crown.
Peter Kerr took the win at the star studded 2012 Noosa Triathlon over Ryan Fisher and Taylor Cecil. Ashleigh Gentle ran down bike leader Caroline Steffen to grab the win in the women’s race.
This is our road test and review of the new clincher wheel offering from Easton – the EC70 SL. It’s a carbon and aluminum hybrid, and sets out to be the jack of all trades for training and racing.
We’ve got something special that came down the pipe at the last minute. It should be a carrot to get us to the finish. But I’m not afraid to use it as a stick if needed!
Here is Tyler Butterfield’s Cervelo S5 which he rode to the fastest bike split in the 2012 London Olympic Triathlon – 58:32 for the 43k course.
Terenzo Bozzone and Leanda Cave won the Ironman 70.3 Miami event a few days ago but the loudest noise about the event is not about the winners, but rather the runner-up in the women’s race – Austrian Pro Lisa Hütthaler.
Today we look at the top 15 overall women finishers on the run at the 2012 Ironman World Championships with their respective run splits and details of their running shoes.
The 17th XTERRA World Championship on Maui offered 3,100 feet of climbing on the bike and 1,000 feet of elevation gain on the run, great competition and breathtaking beauty. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.
An Eric Wynn photo gallery from the inaugural Rev3Tri in Florida. Jesse Thomas won the men’s race and Beckly Lavelle won the women’s race. Rip tides turned to event into a duathlon for the pros.
How do you retask your long/low frame motif to fit those who need narrow/tall bikes? Felt’s B series has the slippery shape of the DA, but fits and rides like a Coup De Ville.
All the tribes of triathlon come together to tackle a grueling off road test on Maui. The XTERRA World Championship also draws hundreds of passionate amateurs. Photo gallery by Timothy Carlson
Olympic silver medalist Javier Gomez of Spain won the XTERRA World Championship in his first off road triathlon and Lesley Paterson of Great Britain repeated at Maui with a dominating, mistake-free race.
Jesse Thomas ran down Andrew Starykowicz to take the win at the inaugural Rev3 Florida event that had been converted into a duathlon. Becky Lavelle grabbed the title in the women’s race about 90 seconds up on Nicole Kelleher.
Terenzo Bozzone had a tough fight on his hands at the 2012 Ironman 70.3 Miami event, but in the end came away as the winner. 2012 Ironman World Champion Leanda Cave stormed to the win in the women’s race.
Andy Potts reeled in TJ Tollakson late in the run to win the 2012 Ironman 70.3 Austin. Rachel McBride from Canada used a strong swim – bike combo to take the win in the women’s race.
We look at the 2013 shoe line from French manufacturer, Mavic. While known primarily for wheels, they have many options in shoes and make a decidedly nice pair.
A lethal swim and bike combo allowed Clayton Fettell to take the title of the 2012 Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie in 3:50:15. Britta Martin took the win in the women’s race in 4:32:26.
Sebastian Kienle leads a talented bunch of ITU and Ironman invaders while XTERRA veterans Conrad Stoltz and Josiah Middaugh are among the off road veterans defending their grip on the men’s crown at the XTERRA World Championship.
We’re in the home stretch of the fourth annual WBR challenge. With only nine days left to donate, we hope to meet and exceed our lofty goal of $50,250, or 375 WBR bikes.
For some weeks I have been receiving calls and emails urging me to express my view on Lance Armstrong (to these I say, be careful what you ask for). After considerable deliberation, here it is.
Tyler Butterfield has raced many endurance sports over the past decade and while the events he has raced have varied, one thing has remained the same, his supreme cycling skills. Sal Farruggia had a few words with him.
Age grouper John Jenkins from Atlantic City, NJ started at the Ironman World Championships for the first time this year and we decided to interview him after a random encounter at the Kona airport a few days before the event.
