James Cunnama ran a very fast 2:40:06 to take the 2012 Challenge Roth in a time of 7:59:59. Rachel Joyce took the women’s title and also earned the ETU Long Distance European Championship crown.

Marino Vanhoenacker of Belgium edged Sebastian Kienle of Germany by 6:18 and Caroline Steffen of Switzerland smashed the women’s field with a near-record 8:52:33 to win Frankfurter Sparkasse Ironman European Championships.

Richie Cunningham’s better swim topped Jesse Thomas’s better bike-run to win by 23 seconds; Angela Naeth overcame Meredith Kessler’s better swim with a better bike-run to win by 2:18 at Rev3 Portland Half.

Cameron Dye outpaced fellow Boulder pro Matt Reed by 3:18 and Olympian Laura Bennett outran Ironman 70.3 World Champ Melissa Rollison by 1:35 to win the Boulder Peak 5i50 Triathlon

It was time today for the Challenge Roth athletes to check their bikes into the transition area and we were there to see what was going on.

While all the Challenge Roth athletes checked-in their bikes today we had a closer look at Timo Bracht’s Giant Trinity Advanced SL race bike.

In an Ironman 70.3 race shortened to Olympic distance by dangerously high temperatures, Greg Bennett edged Josh Amberger by 1:13 and Kelly Williamson cruised past Jodie Swallow by 4 minutes 2 seconds at Muncie.

The Challenge Roth race day is inching closer and here is another gallery of images from this impressive event. Between relays and individual athletes there will be about 5,000 triathletes at the start line on Sunday.

Brit Rachel Joyce is a favorite at the 2012 Challenge Roth Triathlon and we had the opportunity to take a closer look at her Cervelo P5 race bike.

We take a detailed look at the new Mavic Cosmic CXR80, which they claim to be the lowest drag tire and rim combination currently available. We now have a pair to test, and aim to find out how fast they really are.

The expo at Challenge Roth 2012 started today at noon, and we have snapped a few images from our first day on the ground in Germany.

Patricia Walsh has been shattering preconceived limitation about blind persons in the workplace as well as triathlon. In her third season in the sport, she is aiming at an ITU paratriathlon world title.

We’ve had our hands on several models of ISM saddles for well over a year. We share our thoughts, experiences, and recommendations on these ever-popular saddles. Are they right for you? Read on.

If you ever wanted to know what the SRAM headquarters in Chicago look like, here is your opportunity to look inside their very cool building.

Ever consider your base bar? How it fits, if it’s safe, or even if it’s costing you time on the race course? As with many things, there’s more than meets the eye. We delve in to the particulars of this oft-ignored piece of equipment.

A world class triathlete leading a major race in a the Middle East collided with an aid station volunteer. The next day his passport was seized, he was thrown in jail, and charged with attempted manslaughter.

We had a chance to chat with age grouper Sean Bartlett who like many of us juggles a very busy job, caring for a loving family and trying to stay in shape. He is our random age grouper this week.

The theme of this company is to tailor a wetsuit to match a swimmer’s specific strengths and weaknesses or, more precisely, to match a swimmer’s aspect in the water.

Clark Ellice of New Zealand topped James Seear of Australian by 37 seconds and Daniela Ryf of Switzerland outraced Alicia Kaye of the United States by 2:01 to win Liverpool 5i50.

Faris Al-Sultan topped Daniel Fontana by 9:07 for his 6th Ironman win and Linsey Corbin edged Erika Csomor by 2:11 to take her 2nd Ironman title on a hot day at Kärnten Ironman Austria

The very promising Specialized S-Works + McLaren TT helmet makes its global debut today in the Tour de France on the heads of Tony Martin and Levi Leipheimer.

Liz Blatchford has decided to move away from ITU racing and pursue longer distances after missing out on 3 Olympics now. But it appears that the most recent non-selection stung the most.

The United States Anti-Doping Agency today filed formal doping charges against Lance Armstrong which could cost him all of his seven Tour de France titles; Armstrong attorney Robert Luskin called charges “baseless.”

World Bicycle Relief has so far organized more than 105,000 bicycles for people in underdeveloped countries to provide access to independence and livelihood through “The Power of Bicycles.” We talked to Rebecca Much of WBR.