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2012 Rev3Tri Florida Photo Gallery

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.

Clever Engineering from Felt

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.

2012 Maui pre race

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

Gomez, Paterson supreme in Maui

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.

Thomas, Lavelle in Florida

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.

Bozzone, Cave rule Miami

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.

Potts, McBride take 70.3 Austin

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.

Mavic shoes 2013

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.

Fettell, Martin rule 70.3 Port Mac

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.

Three men aiming at Maui title

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.

The Entire Lance Armstrong

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.

Up close with Tyler Butterfield

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.

Random AG John Jenkins

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.

Deaths in Triathlon Study Released

USA Triathlon released a landmark study today, the first such study ever to comprehensively, scientifically, consider deaths in triathlon, comparing triathlon with other sports, and listing recommendations.

Caffelatex for 2013

We look at the recently revised tire sealant formula from Italy-based Effetto Mariposa. The product name remains the same, but the sauce is said to be much improved.

Opinion: Age Group Doping Control

Today we are featuring a guest opinion piece by Ulrich Fluhme about age group doping. Ulrich runs the Gran Fondo New York and is also a member of the ST forum.

Going on a Mad Fiber diet

Today we take a closer look at the ultra light Mad Fiber wheels, which we had in our hands for a long-term test and all the test bikes that had them mounted were seeing instant signs of a successful diet.

Felt B12 (2013)

Felt has been skating along on its flagship B series mold for 5 years. Rather than downscale its newer DA mold, Felt chose to built a new B series mold from the ground up. Here’s the B12 built on that chassis.

2012 CAF San Diego Tri gallery

The 2012 Challenged Athletes Foundation San Diego Triathlon Challenge was held last Sunday and Rich Cruse was there to capture this truly inspiring event.

A chat with Neal Henderson

Boulder, CO based coach Neal Henderson is a very busy man and among his flock of athletes are Cameron Dye, Flora Duffy and Taylor Phinney. We were able to pin him down in between trips around the world.

TYR Torque 2012

Do swim skins really work? Are they worth the money and effort in a no-wetsuit swim? This is the question we set out to answer in this, the first of our time-test reviews of entries in the swim skin category.

Cryotherapy

Nope, this isn’t about freezing your body, so you can win your age group in the 23rd century. It’s about a therapy that’s been around since the 17th century (but so was bloodletting).

2012 Kona top 15 men – run

Here is a look at the top 15 overall men on the run at the 2012 Ironman World Championships with their respective run splits and details of their running shoes.