Kiwis Bevan Docherty and Nicky Samuels won the 2010 Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon that was changed to a 5k run, 40k bike and 10K run duathlon after an apparent tragic incident yesterday.
by Herbert Krabel, June 27, 2010
Marcel Zamora Perez won his 5th straight Ironman France with race-best bike and run; Tine Deckers sets course record, wins by 2.5 miles over Erika Csomor, repeats at Nice
Felt’s Devox aerobar is an ambitious effort, especially for a company that specialized in making bikes, not parts. How does it stand up as an aftermarket bar?
Spain’s Eneko Llanos outran Martin Jensen of Denmark by 1:26; Virginia Berasategui completed an all-Basque home region sweep with a 4:16 margin over Great Britain’s Jodie Swallow at European long distance champs in Spain.
The World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) is currently circulating a document to all its Pro members with proposed policy and rule changes focus mostly on Kona qualifying. The document though is not final yet.
Specialized really went after the tri-specific crowd with its TriVent BG shoe. Notwithstanding a couple of minor peeves, this shoe is the cash register leader and deserves to be.
A few more photo caption competitions are now in the books featuring images from Muddy Buddy, Ironman Hawaii and a random vacation picture. Meet the winners of photo caption competition 4-6.
Fraser Cartmell runs down Philip Graves by 1:50; Bella Bayliss outruns Tamsin Lewis by 3:24 to take Ironman 70.3 UK crowns
Conrad Stoltz of South Africa topped Dan Hugo and Renata Bucher of Switzerland edged Shonny Vanlandingham to win the XTERRA East Championship off-road triathlon in Richmond, Virginia Sunday
This week we look closer at the K-Swiss Blade Light running shoes, the Sugoi RS cycling shorts, the Waterman’s Applied Science sunscreen and the popular magnetic Buckyballs.
Emma Snowsill and Tim Don took home the $200,000 checks. No photo finishes but lots of heroics. Photos by Timothy Carlson
How often are bikes spec’d from the manufacturer in ways destined to give the customer a fighting chance of riding the bike successfully without swapping parts?
We need to overhaul extension shapes. After much experimentation, what have we learned? The spatial relationship between armrests and extensions is important, and, no more horizontal grips.
Torrential rains and thunder provided a dramatic prelude before the $1 million Hy-Vee Triathlon. Photos by Timothy Carlson.
Brit Tim Don bolted away from his competitors early on in the run to win the Hy-Vee ITU Elite Cup event in Des Moines, Iowa and a $200,000 check. Kiwi Kris Gemmell was second and Aussie Courtney Atkinson grabbed third.
Emma Snowsill rocked to a win with a fantastic come from behind performance at the 2010 ITU Hy-Vee triathlon cup and earned $200,000 in the process. Emma Moffatt was second and Helen Jenkins rounded out the podium.
Terenzo Bozzone ran down Andrew Yoder to win the 2010 edition of the 70.3 Eagleman and thus successfully defended his title. Fellow Kiwi Sam Warriner also had a great race and took the women’s title leading from start to finish.
Conrad Stoltz is back to his winning ways and added the XTERRA Southeast title to his resume. With her win in the women’s race, Shonny Vanlandingham proved that she is indeed the one to watch.
Eneko Llanos took the top podium spot at the 2010 Tri Grand Prix Basque Country event in Zarautz, Spain. Catriona Morrison defeated Leanda Cave and Mirinda Carfrae in the women’s race.
After out-sprinting Chris Lieto to the finish in 2009, Craig Alexander had to hold off a late charge by Ben Hoffman to win 70.3 Boise 2010 by 10 seconds. Julie Dibens took the women’s title despite a hard effort by Linsey Corbin to run her down.
This weekend Melanie McQuaid is defending her XTERRA Alabama title and after her recent win at XTERRA Italy looks good and ready to do so. Meet the Canadian Pro with a very amazing attitude.
Australian sports photographer Delly Carr has been around the triathlon world for quite some time now and his images are truly stunning. The humble Aussie recently was bestowed a great honor and we had a few words with him.
Never in 20 years of bike businessing have I ever seen a tri model so anticipated, and so artfully debuted by its maker. But how do you know if and when a Speed Concept is the right bike for you?
Can Simon Whitfield repeat? Will Jan Frodeno put down his Olympic sprint hammer? Will Bevan Docherty break out of his runner-up rut? Can Courtney Atkinson ride his hot streak?
If you took an Emma to win, that would be a crafty bet; but this oddsmaker fool had to pick one and it’s Snowy. Daniela, Barbara, Andrea, Helen, two Sarahs and Laura will hotly dispute.
