Brit Helen Jenkins took the win at the big Olympic test at the Dextro Energy WCS race in London, UK thus earned her Olympic ticket. American Gwn Jorgensen was the surprising runner-up and German Anja Dittmer finished third.
by Herbert Krabel, August 6, 2011
Brave talk on the eve of battle at the London World Championship Series race and Chris McCormack, Javier Gomez and Tim Don share some of their thoughts about this big test.
Key figures in the elite women’s race in the Dextro Energy World Championship Series speak out. Find out what Paula Findlay, Emma Snowsill, Laura Bennett and Lisa Norden think.
We also had a few words with Americans Matt Chrabot and Greg Bennett about the big race on the calendar. With Olympic spots on the line this race in London is huge.
With the 2011 Norseman Extreme Triathlon almost upon us we share a few clips of Tim DeBoom during his last few days of training on the stunning course in Norway.
The 2012 cyclo-cross season isn’t very far away, but in all reality it is never a bad time to swing your leg over one these fun rides. Today we look closer at the 2012 Ridley XFire.
The London World Championship Series Triathlon this weekend is an Olympic preview event. It’s the first race where U.S. triathletes can qualify for the 2012 Olympics – if they can crack the top 9.
In this week’s installment of our weekly Q&A column focusing on personal sports electronics, Ray discusses the Bontrager Node 1 as a basic ANT+ computer, how to downgrade Garmin firmware, and the value of vibrating alerts on a watch.
Normann Stadler announced his retirement from the sport today and we’d like to honor the 2-time Ironman World Champion with a gallery through the years.
On the way back from the 2011 Dealer Camp we stopped by ENVE Composites in Ogden, Utah to take a tour of the facility where the wheels are crafted.
This week we noticed the Orion goggles from TYR, the Strava training log, the TorHans Aero-20 hydration system, the Iron War book by Matt Fitzgerald and the Fly Onesies by TwinSix.
Timothy O’Donnell of the USA won by a mile over fellow American Jordan Rapp while Tenille Hoogland won by six seconds over fellow Canadian Sara Gross at Calgary 70.3
Killer cyclist Andrew Yoder needed strong swim and bike splits to hold off Kaleb VanOrt’s sizzling run; Jenna Parker edged Nicole Kelleher by 9 seconds at HFP Racing’s $30,000 non-drafting Giant Eagle Tri.
Ritchie Nicholls closed with a 29:44 run to win by 32 seconds and ITU star Jodie Stimpson closed with race-best 35:12 10k to win by 1:24 at the Virgin Active London Triathlon.
Aaron Farlow of Australia blasted the course and run records; Kristin Moeller of Germany also set a new course record of 9:19:04 in winning Ironman UK
At the 2011 Dealer Camp we had a closer look at the 2011 Cannondale SuperSix Evo Ultimate, a very light bike built around a 695 gram frame. The Ultimate edition featured here is at the very top of the line.
We browsed the booths of the 2011 Dealer Camp at the Deer Valley Resort one more day to bring you more interesting items. Quite a few Pros and celebrities made the rounds on this day too.
Craig Harris, MSExcel master, brings you Enhanced Race Results for the 2011 editions of Ironman Lake Placid and Challenge Roth.
The 2011 Dealer Camp started today at the Deer Valley Resort just outside Park City, Utah and we were there to capture some images from this fast growing event.
Mathias Hecht has been on the podium quite often the last few years but an Ironman title has eluded him until this year’s Ironman St. George. This whole season actually is looking quite good for the outgoing Swiss Pro.
Nicole Kelleher is a professional triathlete who until recently was in medical school. She has won 2009 collegiate nationals, finished 3rd at 2010 Pro Nationals and now sits 6th in the 5150 series & 3rd in the Lifetime Fitness series.
Loreen Barnett, Secretary General of the ITU, sat with Slowtwitch to answer questions about the suspension of Harry Wiltshire, the place of team tactics in triathlon, and the ITU’s posture toward race comportment.
ITU hits British triathlete Harry Wiltshire with a 6 months suspension for “unsportsmanlike and unsafe conduct” during the swim at the European Championships
TJ Tollakson came within 10 seconds of Steve Larsen’s 10-year-old bike record on his way to an 8-minute winning margin over Ben Hoffman: Wurtele dominated the women’s s field at IM Lake Placid
Owen Cummins of Ireland and Natalie Barnard of Great Britain win Tri Grand Prix Kilkenny titles by comfortable margins
