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Swiss win Team Triathlon Worlds

Will the high-adrenaline, fast-twitch, sprint format charms of Team Triathlon win the hearts and minds of the IOC? If the action at West Des Moines is any indicator, triathlon might have another Olympic event.

Thompson, Wassner both three-peat Philly Tri

In a reverse of the usual form, super-biker David Thompson lost ground on the bike but took his third Philly title in a row with his run; Rebeccah Wassner held off Canadian Kerry Spearing by 38 seconds for her third straight win in the City of Brotherly Love

Zamora Perez, Deckers win IM France

Marcel Zamora Perez won the the very tough 2009 Ironman France in a course record time of 8:30:06. Tine Deckers ran down 22-year old Christel Robin late in the race to take the title also in a course record time.

Moffatt crushes Hy-Vee field

Emmas Incorporated repeat Washington DC 1-2 domination; Emma Moffatt jumps to the head of the class with a 93-second margin of victory over Olympic champ and training partner Emma Snowsill and takes home $200,000 in West Des Moines.

Whitfield wins Hy-Vee sprint

Simon Whitfield gets $200,000 revenge for Olympic sprint loss, takes razor thin margin win over Kahlefeldt, Frodeno, Gemmell, Shoemaker, Gomez in six-man finishing sprint at Hy-Vee $1 million Elite Cup in West Des Moines

Haskins overcoming surgery

Just three and a half months ago, Sarah Haskins underwent surgery to repair damage to a nerve in her foot damaged when her ankle snapped on a crack in the pavement in a 2007 World Cup in Lisbon. Recovering fast, Haskins finished 5th and 4th in two World Championship Series races.

What We Have Noticed: PDW, Louis Garneau, Zoot…

We introduce you to a nice co2 inflator from Portland Design Works, tri shoes from Louis Garneau, laceless racing flats from Zoot, a funky Tech T from Death Row Velo and some appropriate buttons for the current economic times.

DC Photo Gallery

The first Dextro Energy World Championships Series Round 3 in Washington DC drew an Olympic-quality field to dive into the Potomac, ride past the Washington Monument and run up Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol. Photos by Timothy Carlson.

Jamie Whitmore: A New Life

After undergoing her first two major operations to cut out the cancer at the cost of her legendary Xterra career and her swift leg power, Jamie Whitmore tackles the odds and starts to rebuild her life without a sense of limits

A reversal of fortunes

On May 19th blueseventy got the stunning news that none of their 11 submitted swim skins to FINA were approved, but on June 21st they were informed that all is kosher now. We talked to blueseventy CEO Steve Nicholls.

A new angle on seatposts

Three new seatposts are on the market in 2009, adding flexibility to the positional options available to those riding certain Orbea, Quintana Roo and Kuota bikes.

Pontano and Stewart win Idaho

Francisco Pontano won the 2009 Ford Ironman Coeur D’Alene with a very balanced swim, bike and run. Tyler Stewart won her first Ironman title as she rocked to a win in the women’s race in a time of 9:23:21.

Moffatt superb in Washington, DC

Emma Moffatt overcame an American bike breakaway and topped fellow Emma and training partner Snowsill with a race-best run 34:24 run to win the Dextro Energy ITU World Championship triathlon in Washington, DC.

Brownlee again

Great Britain’s 21-year-old phenom Alistair Brownlee won his second straight Dextro Energy World Championship Series triathlon in Washington DC Sunday thanks to a five-man bike breakaway and a sixth-best run.

McKenzie, Klingler take Japan

Luke McKenzie took a commanding win at the 2009 Ironman Japan in a time of 8:28:31. The women’s race was won by Nicole Klingler in a time of 9:52:52.

Americans take XTERRA South Central Cup

On a sweltering hot day in the heart of Arkansas, Americans Josiah Middaugh and Shonny Vanlandingham grabbed the XTERRA South Central Cup titles and held off previous winners Dan Hugo and Melanie McQuaid.

Much ado about a duathlon rumor

Last minute tizzy over a false rumor that mistakenly tabbed DC a duathlon and other thoughts of contenders in this elite field contending for glory in Washington D.C.

Timothy Carlson’s DC Odds

The field is just this side of Olympic quality in an off-Olympic year. Pretty much everyone will be here with the exceptions of the up and coming Russian men, a still recovering from injury Olympic silver medalist Vanessa Fernandes and Kiwi Kris Gemmell.

D.C. sets epic stage for triathlon

Olympic-style triathlon’s first big iconic stage was Sydney in 2000 with the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge as powerful backdrops to thrilling duels. Sunday, the third round of the 2009 ITU World Championship series opens with the U.S. Capitol, the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial as scenery. Can DC match Sydney’s thrills?

The Alexander – Lieto Duel

An inside look at a classic duel between perhaps the best cyclist and the arguably the best runner at the Ironman 70.3 distance. When it was all over in Boise, Alexander beat Lieto by 2 seconds after an amazing sprint.

Javelin Lugano

The Lugano is the top of the line bike from Javelin. But did you know you can get it made custom? Not just custom paint, but custom geometry? Yes, you can, as a matter of fact.

Austria rocked once again

After the Austrian doping stories involving Irondoc Dr. Andreas Zoubek, pro triathlete Lisa Hütthaler, and road pro Bernhard Kohl, we now have the former road pro turned triathlete Hannes Hempel in the not so desirable limelight.