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2010 Collegiate Nationals preview

Timothy Carlson's thoughts about the USAT Collegiate Nationals - CU’s Jessica Broderick over West Point’s Ashley Morgan and CU’s Cedric Wane over UC Berkeley’s Kenneth Rakestraw at Lubbock, Texas.

California 70.3 at Oceanside odds

Rohto Ironman 70.3 at Oceanside always has cold water and hot fields because it’s the start of the season and it’s held in tri-industry haven Southern California. Timothy Carlson sets the odds and it’s up to the pros to prove he’s an idiot

Apology not accepted

Tony Kornheiser of ESPN recently made some statements which had cyclists extremely upset and asking for the "head" of Kornheiser. After Lance Armstrong appeared on the Kornheiser radio show, the man apologized, but sports writer Sal Ruibal does not accept the apology.

Politics on Slowtwitch

Triathlon in general and Slowtwitch in particular are, thankfully, Islands of Détente. What should you expect to read on Slowtwitch, and, how politics-free will our words here be?

Abu Dhabi Odds: The Women

Best women’s long course field outside Kona; Julie Dibens should pick up the big check with absence of injured Chrissie Wellington but Sam McGlone, Yvonne Van Vlerken, Rebekah Keat and Cat Morrison will dispute

Abu Dhabi Odds: The Men

With $250,000 prize money on the line , the inaugural Abu Dhabi International Triathlon has attracted as great pre-Kona field. Here’s a guide to the men’s contenders.

Ironman’s pivot point

Now that World Triathlon Corporation is poised to launch its own print publication, it's about to make its biggest statement to date about its posture toward the future.

NYC tri v NYC club: a cautionary tale

Little known fact: The most commonly engaged-in vocation among triathletes is Lawyer. Here is a cautionary tale, when lawyering is eschewed in favor of overlawyering.

UCI: Go to your room!

The UCI is frequently accused of incompetence, a charge (sometimes valid, sometimes not) leveled against all governing bodies. Now UCI has done far worse: It's guilty of bad manners.

The Air In There

These days we are confronted by all kinds of charges in our life, including having to pay for air at a gas station. But now it seems that some bike shops have stepped up to the plate to also charge for air.

The best, brightest and bravest of 2009

Chrissie Wellington's record-smashing and Alistair Brownlee's perfection gave 2009 some of its bright shining greatness. But there were clearly more amazing triathlon items in 2009.

Ironman’s burden

In the sport of triathlon there's no brand like Ironman. Here, iron is wealthier than gold. Funny how much love Ironman doesn't get from the very entities that ought to love it the most.