We’ll hear from Leisha Woolwine below, who I recruited out of our Reader Forum because of her thoughtful responses there (It’s true!  Thoughtfulness exists there!).  Leisha participated in Kona last year and just recently Nice – both IRONMAN World Championships and both womens-only races. I was eager to hear how she felt about each and how they […]

Life Time announced key changes to their 2025 Grand Prix Series today. While the events arm of the company is reducing the race series, it is simultaneously listening to professional athletes, partners, and logistics team to go deeper. The 2025 Grand Prix will kick off, like usual, at the key industry event, Sea Otter, on […]

Hint: it’s not the major bike brands.

The fastest run splits from Nice — and the shoes that helped make it happen.

Some of our favorite images of the top 10 pro women from Nice.

Now, just a reminder: to play the game, a rider must finish the race. Equipment trends Big steep hills, fast steep descents With an elevation gain of +8,895 ft and loss of -8,877 ft, the Championship course took a toll on some, yet 8 of these ladies ended up in the top 10 overall. Let’s […]

The used online bike retailer will close up shop.

The featured gear of your top 10 fastest pro splits is here, and we start in the water.

For the first time since 2013, the IRONMAN World Championship Women’s Race did not include either Daniela Ryf or Anne Haug on the podium. Ryf retired from the sport earlier this season. Haug, who had been on every World Championship podium since 2018, had a mechanical shortly after coming out of T1 today. That, unfortunately, […]

Trek and Canyon round out the podium.

See what bikes athletes will be riding in tomorrow’s World Championships.

A muscle strain will keep the defending world champion off the line.