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Articles by Herbert Krabel

The various talents of Keith Meyer

Keith Meyer has been working with Timex for several years now and has logged a ton of miles and even met his wife Brooke in the process. Meyer sat down with slowtwitch to share a few details about Timex and himself.

The fast life of James Seear

At the opening ITU World Cup in Mooloolaba James Seear held the lead until very late into the run before eventually finishing third. The young Aussie with a passion for speed and classic cars is certainly someone to watch moving forward.

What We Have Noticed: Lezyne, Rotor, Zipp …

Spring has sprung almost everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere and a few new gadgets are also on the horizon. We look at the Lezyne Alloy Drive CHF, Rotor Agilis EVO crank, Zipp Aero Race jersey, Topeak Mega Morph pump and the Sea Otter Classic festival.

Batelier, Bucher in Portugal

France's Franky Batelier won the opening round of the European XTERRA season with a great performance in Figueira da Foz, Portugal. The women's title was taken by Renata Bucher who padded her already impressive resume.

Introducing new Pro Kyle Leto

Kyle Leto was first out of the water at the recent Rohto Ironman 70.3 California event and ended up in 8th place after being out-sprinted to the line by Ben Hoffman. This first year Pro though is more so focused on ITU racing.

The longest day of the year

The slogan of the Ironman European Championships is The longest day of the year. In 2010, the event in Frankfurt, Germany will become indeed the longest day in the world of Ironman events, but also the shortest.

Mooloolaba to Vendula Frintova

Vendula Frintova chased hard on the bike and then ran down Tomoko Sakimoto and Liz Blatchford to win the 2010 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup in Australia. Sakimoto and Blatchford finished second and third.

Kahlefeldt strikes first

The 2010 ITU World Cup series launched in Mooloolaba, Australia and Aussie Brad Kahlefeldt grabbed the first win. Great Britain's Stuart Hayes finished second and Aussie James Seear rounded out the podium.

Vansteelant, Asplund win Powerman, AL

The fastest bike split of the day capped with 2 great runs helped 2008 ITU World Champion Joerie Vansteelant to win the 2010 Powerman Alabama Elite Championships. The women's title went to Marisa Asplund who also outbiked her competition.

Vernay and Lester rule OZ

With his win today in Port Macquarie, Patrick Vernay has now captured his fourth Ironman Australia title. Carrie Lester took charge of the women’s race during the bike and won her first Ironman crown quite convincingly.