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Americans aren't confused with connoisseurs. Not that we're neanderthals, just we exit the womb at full speed; we slow down long enough to enjoy, but not to savor. Time to up our game. Time to appreciate the bib.

Boulder 70.3 wins for Potts, Dibens

After his recent win at Ironman Coeur D'Alene Andy Potts showed that he can still go fast at half that distance with an impressive win at Boulder 70.3. Julie Dibens grabbed the win in the women's race after waiting several minutes before the finish line to actually cross.

Colucci, Sapunova in Hungary

Reinaldo Colucci won the ITU World Cup in Tiszaujvaros, Hungary and with it earned his first World Cup title. For women's winner Yuliya Sapunova this victory was also her first World Cup success.

Norseman Extreme 2010

Another Norseman Extreme Triathlon is in the books and we now share some impressions from the event courtesy of nxtri.com.

Graves, Ficker win in Estonia

Philip Graves won the 2010 TriStar111 Estonia after a battle on the bike with Bjorn Andersson. Desiree Ficker also found the 1k swim, 100k bike and 10k run event distances to her liking and dominated the women's race.

Oftedal, Buckenlei take Norseman

Henrik Oftedal battled defending champion Tom Remman most of the day to win the 2010 edition of the Norseman Extreme Triathlon. Defending champion Susanne Buckenlei also had quite a tough challenge on her way to the women's title.

Getting to know Matt Lieto

Trek/K-Swiss Pro Matt Lieto has shown a few times that his older brother Chris isn't the only Lieto who can go fast in a race. We cornered BigMatt Lieto in Bend, OR where he is currently preparing for Lake Stevens 70.3.

The very busy Alex Bok

As the managing director of The Bike Boutique, Alex Bok currently has a busy schedule with a very successful team, store openings in various locations around the world and a new partnership with the World Triathlon Corporation.

Calgary wins for Doe, Carfrae

Kieran Doe's 2:12:11 bike split helped propel him to win the 2010 Viterra Calgary 70.3. Mirinda Carfrae was in great position all day long and ran a 1:20:15 to take the women's event.

Cartmell, Grice take IM UK wins

Fraser Cartmell topped fellow Brit Stephen Bayliss with a dominating bike and Yvette Grice ran down Bella Bayliss with a 3:02:03 run to win IM UK