WTC and Competitor Group are back in the acquisition mode, and if the first six weeks of 2012 is a sing of things to come, marquis events of all distances, all around the world, may be acquisition targets.

Two lady MOPers new to triathlon took the male pros and vet AGers to the woodshed during the Challenge Cairns Sessions Challenge. Stand in front of caf0 or MistressK and they’ll roll over you.

Mike Egan lives just outside of Philadelphia, PA and he is this week’s random age grouper. The man known as Eganski has been racing mostly on the road the last few years but hopes to hit the tri scene hard again this year.

For this issue of What We Have Noticed we look at the Nike Flyknit sneakers, the Rumba VanDam GO watch, the 2012 NAHBS show, a Richard Sachs photo book and a book about Schadenfreude.

Mirinda Carfrae spent seven years with coach Siri Lindley and in that span Carfrae won Ironman 70.3 and Ironman world titles and dominated 70.3 racing. Recently they announced a split marked by mutual affection and respect.

Winning 70.3 Panama allowed Canadian Pro Angela Naeth to start the 2012 season with a bang. Naeth then went straight to the wind tunnel with Pearl Izumi and now is getting ready for the Abu Dhabi Triathlon.

Cancer sucks. No, wait: cancer REALLY sucks. Most of us perceive cancer as a gruesome condition that slowly degrades health and dignity. Though enormous advances in cancer therapy have been made in the last 30 years, the best option remains: just don’t get it.

At the recent Team Timex camp in NY, Erin Kummer was inducted into the Timex Multisport Hall of Fame, but the outgoing Boulder, CO resident has quite a bit more going on for herself.

Pearl Izumi brought triathletes Cam Dye, Tim DeBoom, Jesse Thomas, Angela Naeth, Flora Duffy and Caitlin Snow to the wind tunnel for camp Aero Project.

Pete Jacobs held off a hard charging Mitchell Robbins to win the TriHusky II Long Course event. Rebecca Hoschke ran down Laura Siddall to take the women’s title.

Faris Al-Sultan of the Germany and the United Arab Emirates and Lucie Zelenkova of the Czech Republic won the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Sri Lanka by comfortable margins in steaming hot weather.

Mark Allen, Scott Tinley, Scott Molina, three members of the sport’s Original Big Four, will be joined by Sally Edwards, Ethel Autorino and Bob Babbitt in USAT’s 2012 Hall of Fame class

Cervelo co-founder and president Phil White sits with Slowtwitch to talk about the 16-year journey from a bright idea to acquisition, on the day he hands the front door keys to PON Holdings.

The prestigious Abu Dhabi International Triathlon field on March 3 features another incredible starter field, included are a few very interesting first time starters. One thing is for sure, the race promises to be interesting.

Triathlon’s most storied bike company, Cervelo Cycles, has just become a member of the PON family of companies, acquiring it from its two founding partners Gerard Vroomen and Phil White.

Portuguese duathlete Sergio Silva failed an in-competition doping control test at the 2011 Gijon ITU Duathlon World Championship in Spain and must forfeit his gold medal; 2-year ban reduced to 6 months as violation was ruled inadvertent.

We came across the magnetic T1Pro race belt, Lightweight aero wheels, GU Peanut Butter gel, sneakers with wings, unique door handles and a cute Valentine’s Day spot – and product.

We recently spent a day at Hincapie Sportswear with the Devo team in town for training camp and several Pro triathletes joining them for a few days.

Kiwi Bevan Docherty ran down Lance Armstrong with a lot of grit to take Ironman 70.3 Panama in 3:50:13. Canadian Angela Naeth recorded the fastest bike split in the women’s race and pulled away during the run for the win.

Laurent Vidal and Emma Moffatt won the ITU Sprint Triathlon and Clayton Fettell and Belinda Granger triumphed in the Urban Hotels 2.80.20 long course events at Geelong Sunday.

Daniel Unger of Germany, the 2007 ITU World Champion, and Canadian Lauren Campbell, won the men’s and women’s titles at the Bridgetown ITU Sprint Triathlon in Barbados.

We had a chance to sat down with George Hincapie to talk about triathlon, the Hincapie Sportswear partnership with several Pro triathletes and his thoughts on Lance Armstrong’s chance in Panama.

The irony is that the newest, most relevant bottom bracket standards, such as BB90 and BB30, aren’t about bottom brackets. They’re about frame construction, and frame stiffness.

Don Powell, Andy Pemberton and Kevin Burnette provide cyclists and triathletes with fashionable and functional cycling attire at Panache Cyclewear. A day in the life with these passionate cyclists at their laid back Boulder headquarters.