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.

We take a quick look at the 2013 Hed product line in Las Vegas. It includes some classics, some updates, and even a few exciting new product debuts.

Josiah Middaugh of Vail, Colorado and reigning XTERRA Elite Women’s World Champion Lesley Paterson of San Diego and Scotland won the XTERRA USA National Championship at Snowbasin Resort in Utah.

Jordan Rapp was a repeat winner and Christine Anderson won her first Leadman Epic 250 which moved from a hellish Las Vegas course to a simply hard test in Bend, Oregon.

Dmitry Polyanskiy of Russia and Nicky Samuels of New Zealand won the men’s and women’s titles on a hot day at the Tongyeong ITU World Cup in Korea Saturday.

The Orica GreenEDGE Pro cycling team is riding the Scott Foil Team issue and you too can have one of these very stunning machines. Images here are from Interbike 2012.

Today we look closer at the Ridley X-Night Telenet-Fidea team bike of Belgian Pro Rob Peeters. Peeters was in the USA for Cross Vegas and that is where we spied his ride.

Another day of Interbike 2012 is behind us and here are a few images from the day. Specific other features to follow over the next days.

We take a closer look at the custom painted 2013 Felt DA of Michellie Jones. As usual, it features her distinctive style, colors, and meticulous attention to detail.

Rasmus Henning, who earned two big money Hy-Vee victories, competed in two Olympics, posted a 7:52:36 Ironman-distance best and won Abu Dhabi this year declares he will retire after Ironman Hawaii this October.

The first inside day of the 2012 Interbike seemed to be dominated by bike fitting and power measuring conversations, but clearly there was much more going on than that.

We spent another day at the 2012 Interbike Outdoor Demo in Bootleg Canyon and it was hot again, but not too hot for us to bring you more images.

It’s that time again. Time for the annual Rappstar World Bicycle Relief Charity Challenge! We have many great prizes yet again, so read on to find out how you can win and benefit a great cause.

The 2013 Felt B2 and B12 bikes inherit the DA frame without the bayonet fork and today we look closer at the higher end B2 edition.

While we perused the various booths and displays at Interbike’s Outdoor Demo, we noticed a few new items from Oakley.

A very hot and dusty day greeted exhibitor and attendees at the 2012 Interbike Outdoor Demo in Boulder City, NV and we were there to capture some impressions.

The Look 675 road bike is a very sleek looking machine and and it is catered towards the endurance riding market with a slightly more upright geometry.