A race best bike split of 53:38 helped Cameron Dye to grab the win at the 2012 Herbalife LA Triathlon. Alicia Kaye also dominated the bike segment with a 58:26 effort and then ran to the title in the women’s race.

Jesse Thomas showed supremacy on the bike before closing it out with a fine run to take the win at the Ironman 70.3 Pocono Mountains. Tenille Hoogland took the women’s title with a similar effort.

Maxim Kriat had to hold off a hard charging Nick Waninger to win Ironman 70.3 Augusta. Melissa Hauschildt pulled away from defending champion Emma-Kate Lidbury during the run to grab the women’s title.

20 pros competed for a $10,000 purse at the lightning fast F1 Triathlon in Coronado. Photo gallery by Timothy Carlson.

While in Las Vegas we took a closer look at the Cannondale SuperX Disc race bike of American Tim Johnson of the Cannondale / Cyclocrossworld.com team.

Greg Billington of Colorado Springs ran away from Clark Ellice of New Zealand on the final 2-mile run leg to win $2,500 at the Formula 1 sprint triathlon revival Saturday in Coronado, California.

Lisa Norden must have felt a sense of déjà vu when she had to sprint with Anne Haug for the title of the ITU Yokohama WTS race, but here the fast Swede took the win – unlike in London where the photo finish went in favor of Nicola Spirig.

Joao Silva from Portugal ran away from Spaniard Javier Gomez late in the race to take the win at the 2012 ITU Yokohama WTS race. Dmitry Polyanskiy from Russia finished third in what proved to be a thrilling finale.

We take a look at the products of Sampson Sports for 2013. Based in Denver, Colorado, this small manufacturer makes many unique products, including lightweight cassettes, bars, cranks, and more.

Craig Alexander comes to the Ironman World Championship atop the Kona Pro Rankings by a runaway margin; with a sub-8 hour win at Melbourne and a second at 70.3 Worlds, he’s aiming at a 4th Kona win at 39.

This week we share with you the Ultralite Sports pedals, the Wahoo RFLKT iPhone powered display, the Nike Air Pegasus+ 29 running shoes, The Square Clean Bottle and the Tiki t-shirt from Trix Gear.

When looking at the Thule product line it is quite clear that they have not been resting on their laurels. Here is what we noticed at the 2012 Interbike show.

More Than Sport is partnering up with some local charities in Kona following the Ironman World Championships to mentor and coach teens on the big island.

Ray Browning is one of the classic strongmen of racing in the 80’s and 90’s. During our chat, we delve in to the history, the development of triathlon, and the many laughs he had along the way.

Wilier introduced a Cento 1SR model for 2013 and we had a closer look at this very Italian road bike at the 2012 Interbike trade show.

The black and white photographs of Paul K. Robbins are a match for the athletic excellence of Craig Alexander; Crowie’s understated prose about his 2011 year gives a great look inside the heart and mind of a legend.

This is your official update after one week of my 2012 Charity Challenge. We’ve made great progress so far, and have a handful of new prizes to show you.

Dan Wilson was on the 2012 Australian Shadow Squad and was considered a contender for an Olympic spot but had to deal with extended injuries and instead had to sit out nearly all of the 2012 season.

The 2012 XTERRA USA Championships in Utah were won by Josiah Middaugh and Lesley Paterson and here is a gallery from the event.

The 2012 Leadman Tri with the 5k swim, 223k bike and 22k run distance was won by Jordan Rapp and Christine Anderson and here are some images.

We look at the XLAB product range for 2013 from Interbike. They have a very wide variety of accessories and hydration system to suit nearly every bike and rider.

Andy Potts posted the fastest swim, bike and run splits to out pace runner-up Ben Hoffman by 4 minutes; Jenny Fletcher outdueled Nina Kraft-Johnson by 30 seconds to win Ironman 70.3 Branson.

Andi Böcherer ran away from Paul Ambrose and Luke McKenzie to take the 2012 Ironman 70.3 Cozumel in 3:53:45. Liz Blatchford had a solid day throughout and grabbed the women’s title ahead of Melissa Hauschildt in 4:14:31.

Cyril Viennot topped Stephane Poulat by 63 seconds and Mary Beth Ellis won a photo finish duel with Jeanne Collonge at Ironman 70.3 Pays d’Aix France Sunday.