Joe Gambles and Liz Blatchford broke course records at the Ironman 70.3 Boulder, which attracts tons of Boulder-based pros and age groupers from all over.
by Tim Carlson, August 6, 2012
Enjoy this amazing gallery from the 2012 Norseman Extreme Triathlon, an event that ought to be on everyone’s bucket list.
We take an in-depth look at the wheel offerings from Shimano for 2012, along with a preview of soon-to-be-released 2013 product. Has the Japanese giant finally gone aero?
Joe Gambles ran away from a talent-heavy field in Boulder to take that town’s 70.3 in 3:44:04. Ex-ITU racer Liz Blatchford has taken nicely to the half-distance, streaking home in 4:07:48
Henrik Oftedal won the 2012 Norseman Extreme Triathlon in a time of 10:23:42 and thus broke Bjorn Andersson’s course record from 2005. Annett Finger smashed the women’s course record in a fantastic time of 12:17:04.
While UCI states its support of Armstrong’s contractual and fairness arguments, UCI does not seem willing to take the more aggressive step in support of Armstrong by intervening in the case.
Nicola Spirig won an electrifying photo finish by a tiny fraction of a second over fast-closing Lisa Norden to win the Olympic women’s triathlon in London; Erin Densham won bronze, Sarah Groff took 4th and home country favorite Helen Jenkins was 5th.
Pete Jacobs of Australia tops Cam Brown of New Zealand by 1:23 and Caroline Steffen of Switzerland beats Bree Wee of the U.S. by 6:36 – and F1 star driver Jenson Button finishes 11th at Ironman 70.3 Philippines.
What does it take to be a champion? For those living at altitude, it includes training with supplemental oxygen. We watched Sarah Haskins during such a session at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
London’s prominent William Hill betting agency takes bets on Olympic events – including triathlon, where you must risk 2 pounds to win 1 on Alistair Brownlee, or you may take a 150-1 flier on Reinaldo Colucci.
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.
