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Eurobike 2011 – Day 1

The 2011 Eurobike show opened its doors inside the convention center in Friedrichshafen today and the halls were packed with visitors and interesting products.

Rasmus Henning’s road back

Cursed with a mysterious, painful cramp in two races after a deeply disappointing 2010 Kona, Rasmus Henning has a new coach, a new attitude and comes to Ironman Hawaii under the radar.

Rapp on the dais

In case you weren't in Penticton over the weekend, a race took place, two winners prevailed, and one of them provided us the text of the speech he gave at the award ceremony

Eurobike 2011 Demo Day

The 2011 Eurobike trade show started today with the Demo Day in Ratzenried and warm temperatures and beautiful skies were present all day in this quaint setting.

Hillary Biscay, Digitally Remastered

When does the digital airbrushing of a pro athlete image go too far? Is it okay to delete the logo off an athlete's race uniform, and to remove down tube decals, and the stickers from helmets and wheels with a few keystrokes?

Life Time Chicago 2011

Matt Chrabot and Sarah Haskins were the winners of the 2011 Life Time Chicago Triathlon. Eric Wynn was there to bring us some impressions from the event.

Chrabot outsprints Bennett in Chicago

Local boy Matt Chrabot outlegged Greg Bennett and Paul Matthews in a 3-up sprint. Sarah Haskins made it 3 wins in 3 years in ChiTown. The Toyota Cup points race tightens.

Rapp, Ellis dominate IM Canada

Jordan Rapp won his third Ironman title and second Subaru Ironman Canada win with a 13-minute margin over Torsten Abel. Mary Beth Ellis topped Erin Baker’s 21-year old course record to take the women's title.

McDonald, Kraft win IM Louisville

Chris McDonald won the 2011 Ford Ironman Louisville with a race-best 4:35:45 bike to earn a 2:59 margin over runner-up Patrick Evoe. Nina Kraft held off the late charge of Jackie Arendt to take the women's race.

TriStar Minnesota 2011

Germany's Maik Twelsiek ruled the day at the inaugural TriStar111 Minnesota event in 3:12:45 and American age grouper Suzie Olsen topped the women's field.

The 2011 Norseman video

We just got our hands on the official 2011 Norseman video and it has some super impressive footage. But we are not only talking about the beautiful landscape and the athletic achievements but also the unique video perspectives.