Rising triathlon star and sub-4 minute miler Lukas Verzbicas is in serious condition and was scheduled for an operation on his back after a bike crash Tuesday outside Colorado Springs

Odds favor the Brownlees to take a home country gold and silver at the 2012 Men’s Olympic Triathlon in London on August 7. But given longshot gold medal winners in 2000 and 2008, not even the Brownlees are a lock.

We review some high-tech aftermarket chainrings from Praxis Works. They are one of the only forged rings on the market, and could offer a real performance upgrade from your stock chainrings.

Today we look closer at the BMC teammachine SLR01 of U23 criterium champion Tyler Magner of the BMC / Hincapie Development Team.

As the Olympic Triathlon has proved to be rife with exciting upsets, choosing the winners is an elusive task at best. Nonetheless, Timothy Carlson presents his top 21 choices for the August 4 Olympic Women’s Triathlon.

This talented Aussie swimmer/cyclist has led some big races but a simply decent 32 minute 10k run has steered him to non-drafting races; a degree in international relations and a wicked sense of humour helps him navigate the globe in style.

Chris McCormack ran down Eneko Llanos in Vitoria-Gasteiz to take the 2012 ITU Long Distance World Championships. Caroline Steffen added the women’s title to her already impressive resume.

Victor del Corral repeated his 2011 victory by holding off Australian David Dellow by 3:45 and Mary Beth Ellis topped Australian Carrie Lester by 12:13 at the Alpe d’Huez Long Distance Triathlon.

Rasmus Henning’s swim trumped Chris Legh’s cycling and Magali Tisseyre’s swim held off Heather Jackson’s better effort on the bike and run to win Ironman 70.3 Calgary Sunday.

In this edition of What We Have Noticed we look at Rasmus Henning’s book Pro Chasing The Dream, the Aquasphere K180 goggles, the K-Edge Garmin mount and a Kris Gemmell Olympic training day video.

We had the opportunity to watch a bike fit session with former US and World Champion Timothy O’Donnell, at the low speed wind tunnel in San Diego.

Cameron Dye, a rare triathlon pro who was born and raised in Boulder, has proven he can win big non drafting races with a world-class swim and bike. He reminds experts of the great Craig Walton – and might have a future in ITU if he can improve his run.

After Sunday’s 70.3 Calgary event most of the Pro field in Kona will be set. But not much should really change from now until then and we looked at the 65 athletes who should currently be in.

David Kennedy Thompson, or DKT, is a long-time American professional triathlete. With a humble and calm demeanor, his persona flies under the radar – that is, until you watch him race.

The 2012 Tour de France is in the books and here is our final gallery from this amazing event. All images by Eric Wynn.

When Craig “Crowie” Alexander went to the A2 Wind Tunnel recently we had the opportunity to look closer at his Specialized Shiv Tri.

Kyle Jones will be one of 5 triathletes representing Canada in London. While his qualification was at one time unsure, he has since been on a tear and won the Edmonton World Cup. He chatted with Sal Farruggia.

Andy Potts came within 1:48 of Simon Lessing’s 2004 race record and he beat an off-form Pete Jacobs by 31:42; Jessie Donavan won comfortably over Jennie Hansen at Ironman USA Lake Placid.

It’s not air, and it’s not CO2. So what is it? We review Stayfill, a unique gas cartridge designed to keep your tires inflated for over a year. How does it work? Read on.

Erin Densham was in top form as she outdueled fellow Australian Emma Moffatt to win the ITU World Triathlon Series sprint event at Hamburg. The USA’s Sarah Groff finished a strong 3rd.

Daniel Halksworth of Great Britain warmed up for his first Ironman win with a DNF at IM Switzerland last week; Eimear Mullen of Ireland overcame a 17-minute deficit to pass the USA’s Amanda Stevens on the run to win Ironman UK

Bart Aernouts of Belgium won the men’s title while 43-year-old Luc Van Lierde took 9th; but the most notable performance was by Olympic women’s co-favorite Nicola Spirig, who crushed the women’s field at Antwerp 70.3.

Not much changed in the final TT of the 2012 Tour De France, but there were still some very impressive displays of time trialing prowess. Eric Wynn was there to cover it.

Richard Murray of South Africa outsprinted Javier Gomez of Spain to win the Hamburg ITU World Triathlon Series sprint race Saturday and boost his stock coming into the London Olympics.