Irish top ranked ITU Pro Aileen Reid née Morrison did a few races in the US recently and Timothy Carlson grabbed images of her Planet X Mondo race bike at the F1 Super Sprint Tri.

Alistair Brownlee ran 28:32.48 and finished runner-up in the second section heat of the 10,000 meters at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational Track Meet at Stanford University.

Ben Allen of Australia won his 5th XTERRA World Tour event of the season in a hard fought duel with Dan Hugo of South Africa; Renata Bucher of Switzerland dominated the women’s field at XTERRA Malaysia.

2008 Olympic champion Jan Frodeno of Germany edged Ivan Vasiliev of Russia and Alicia Kaye of the United States outran Nicky Samuels of New Zealand to win the pro titles at St. Anthony’s Triathlon.

It’s not quite Gangnam Style, but it may be close. At least within the triathlon world. Trevor Wurtele’s epically funny 80 sec race report from NOLA 70.3.

Days after the ITU World Triathlon Series event in San Diego, several Olympians were lured by a $20,000 purse to compete in a Super Sprint in Mission Bay. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson

Austrian Pro Hannes Hempel had his 4-year doping ban cut short in early January of 2012, but now tri-mag.de reports that this former pro cyclist has tested positive for testosterone on March 8th of this year.

Hed Cycling of Minnesota announces a new, even wider, version of their aluminum Ardennes wheel, dubbed the Ardennes Plus. We take a quick look at the details.

Aaron Royle edged Laurent Vidal and Sarah Groff dominated a strong women’s field at the $20,000 Fearless Pro Super Sprint Triathlon at South Shores Park in Mission Bay, California.

Giant stepped into the aero bike ring with the Propel Advanced SL and they have 4 offerings in that line. We looked closer at the Advanced SL 1 at Sea Otter.

Professional triathletes Amanda and Michael Lovato shared some exciting news with us. Amanda shares her thoughts on pregnancy as an athlete, life as a real estate agent, and what the future holds.

Many triathletes today were in elementary school when the first St. Croix Triathlon was held back in 1988 and this event has grown substantially since then. Dev Paul had a few words with race director Tom Guthrie.

It is very easy for us to point a finger at others, but in most cases at least three of the other fingers point back to us. When we are out cycling or running we sometimes act as if we were in a race on a closed course.

After his Olympic gold last August, Alistair Brownlee had his appendix removed early in October. After three months’ recovery, he started training in mid January was unsure how he would perform in San Diego.

In this coda to our series on the retail landscape, may I throw a net over what I think is a finite ecosystem, regardless of whether all its inhabitants recognize it?

Brit Philip Graves rose quickly to fame for his incredible triathlon bike prowess, but he somewhat disappeared from the radar the last 18 months. He competed in Abu Dhabi and is getting ready for Ironman Lanzarote right now.

24-year old German sprinter John Degenkolb of Team Argos-Shimano won 5 stages of the Vuelta a España on his F series Felt and we took a closer look at that bike.

2012 Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee returned to competition with a bang, running away from the field to win the San Diego World Triathlon Series event. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.

Andreas Raelert pulled away from the hard charging Trevor Wurtele at 70.3 New Orleans to take the win by 5 seconds. Haley Chura earned a hard earned first big Pro win against the very experienced Amy Marsh in the women’s race.

Gwen Jorgenson’s win was the first ITU World Triathlon Series victory for an American woman – and garnered her the USA Triathlon Elite Women’s National Championship. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.

While the 2013 Sea Otter Classic will go on another day tomorrow, this is our 3rd and final coverage day of this fantastic family cycling event. Enjoy the pictures.

The 2012 Olympic Champion Alistair Brownlee dominated the field at the ITU Omegawave WTS event in San Diego and stormed to another fine win. Richard Murray and Joao Silva rounded out the podium.

We look at a few of the new details and features of 11-speed Shimano Dura Ace 9070 Di2. Can Ultegra be converted to 11? What is the best triathlon setup? For more, read on.

While at Sea Otter we had the chance to ride a SRAM Red 22 equipped Specialized S-Works Roubaix with the new SRAM Red hydraulic disc brakes and here are some impressions.