Steffen Justus of Germany won his first ITU World Triathlon Series event with a victory at Sydney; Richard Murray of South Africa took a breakthrough 2nd and Laurent Vidal of France was 3rd.

Cane Creek is best known for their headsets, but this Fletcher, NC based company does much more than that. We visited Cane Creek for a day to see what they are about.

How a skinny kid from Maui became a Navy SEAL, a Vietnam hero, one of triathlon’s first wave and the founder of the SUPERFROG Triathlon – now approaching its 34th year.

If I was to pull a suit out for a leisurely open water workout with the posse, it’s very likely this is a suit I’d consider, because it’s so comfortable and easy to get on.

This TYR Hurricane 5 has pluses and minuses, and usually the pluses cause the minuses. I swam in this suit, juxtaposing it with a De Soto T1 Concept 5. Here are the results.

Veloflex is the silent killer, Schwalbe has the most potential for growth, and if youve never heard of FMB, they are the hot ticket when it comes to road cycling. Tire reviews Part 2.

The Lukas Verzbicas phenomenon is no one-off. It’s sky is raining elite prep runners who are triathletes first and runners second. The latest is track speedster Daniel Vertiz, and we had a few words with him.

Part-1 of a two-part overview of current tire offerings, clincher and tubular, for all major brands. Consider this an “as-of-early-2012” summary of what’s out there. We focus primarily on tires sold as race-intended.

This week we noticed Cytomax Energy Drops, the Trix Swim Bike Run onesies, the Pear Izumi P.R.O. Leader jersey, the Daniale IceCycle, a duel in the pool and a Norwegian winter triathlon.

In this installment of our Q&A column focusing on personal sports electronics, Ray gives his own thoughts on the new Suunto Ambit and whether it not it’s a good match for triathletes, the Garmin GTU-10 personal tracker, and choosing between the CycleOps PowerBeam Pro and the Tacx Bushido trainers.

Sam Whittingham of Naked Bicycles resides on Quadra Island, BC and that is where he and his wife Andrea create beautiful handmade bicycles. We had a few words with Sam to learn more about this Canadian brand.

On a day when winds reached over 40mph, the Leadman Epic 125 in Las Vegas had its name ring true. But the wild conditions didn’t detract from the spectacular race course.

I traveled to Austin to kick the tires of a foundation championing awareness, and to judge whether this an efficient use of money. Here’s what I saw.

Melanie McQuaid ended her 2011 season passed out from the heat at XTERRA Worlds in Maui. The Canadian explains what led to her smashing 2012 debut on the pavement at Oceanside.

About a year ago Gwen Jorgensen mentioned that she would like to do some ITU World Championship events. She has done that and some more, and this summer will be competing in the Olympic Games in London.

Javier Gomez and Sarah Haskins took the wins at the 2012 Nautica South Beach Triathlon and while they walked away with nice checks, a really big one ended up in the hands of St. Jude.

They came out West to seek a tough challenge and Leadman 125 fit the bill Enjoy these impressions of a hard day and good times in the desert.

Sit back in your easy chair and curl up with The Tale of Two Torsos, featuring slices and grafts down the chest, and the question of whether or not to sever arms. Sounds like Poe short story.

Javier Gomez had a superb race in Miami, Florida and ran to the win at the 2012 Nautica South Beach Triathlon. Sarah Haskins grabbed the win in the women’s race and showed that her fitness is spot on.

Timothy O’Donnell ran down Sebastian Kienle late in the race to take Memorial Hermann 70.3 Texas and the US Championship title. Kelly Willamson made the American sweep perfect as she stormed to the win in the women’s race.

Beset by cold water and cold temperatures, Ironman 70.3 California produced some sizzling performances by Andy Potts and Melanie McQuaid at Oceanside. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.

Andy Potts won his fourth title in six tries at this race and XTERRA queen Melanie McQuaid won her second title at the distance at Ironman 70.3 California on a cool, gray day in Southern California

The cards came up 21 two years in a row for Angela Naeth, and Maik Twelsiek hit the jackpot himself at the 2012 Life Time Fitness Leadman 125 Triathlon in Las Vegas.

Photos of elite racers and supporting cast at the expo on the day before the race at California Ironman 70.3 at Oceanside. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.