First published 16 years ago, this article by John Cobb on wheel (steering) torque is even more topical today, with the increased use of deep wheels since its first publication.
by John Cobb, June 9, 2016
Sarasota, FL resident Carl Knutsson had a wonderful attitude, an infectious smile and more, but this passionate triathlete is sadly no longer among us.
Swiss athlete Nicola Spirig has been dealing with injuries recently but ran a very fine 9:07 at the 3000 meter race at the Oberseemeeting in Switzerland.
The Slowtwitch Road Show gypsy caravan rolled into the Midwestern tri-Mecca of Minneapolis to join host NOW Bikes and the Twin Cities tri enthusiasts in a celebration of tech.
What you’re reading today is the intro to a series of installments matching you to your optimal tri bike. I’ll identify you, and then “prescribe” the bike(s) that work best.
Nils Frommhold’s better swim and bike outweighed Ruedi Wild’s better run and Daniela Ryf demolished the women’s field at Ironman 70.3 Switzerland.
Boris Stein ran away from Sebastian Kienle and Anja Beranek led wire to wire to capture the pro titles at Ironman 70.3 Kraichgau.
Erika Csomor of Hungary edged Martina Dogana of Italy by 42 seconds and Dirk Wijnalda of Netherlands dominated the men at the inaugural Challenge Venice.
Tine Deckers won her 5th Nice title with a 5:05:03 bike split and Victor Del Corral edged James Cunnama thanks to a 2:42:28 run at Ironman France.
Matt Russell’s 2:03:01 bike split trumped James Hadley’s better swim and run and Lauren Barnett ran down Meredith Kessler to win Ironman 70.3 Raleigh.
Emma Pallant and Richard Murray ran away from their closest challengers on the final 5k run leg to win the elite titles at the ITU Duathlon Worlds.
Thankfully rainstorms and widespread flooding missed the Austin, Texas Slowtwitch Road Show hosted by Austin Tri-Cyclist.
The 2016 SwimRun season started with a bang in Utö and here is a beautiful video and awesome pics from this scenic Swedish island.
American Alexey Vermeulen of the Team Lotto NL Jumbo squad finished third at the 2016 US Pro National TT Championships on this Bianchi Aquila CV.
Canyon’s Roman Arnold has, via one degree of separation, a particular historic tie to Slowtwitch and its readers. Here he answers questions for Slowtwitchers.
Canadian Brent McMahon finished in 7:46:10, the 3rd-fastest Ironman distance time in history, and Liz Lyles of the U.S. finished with a course record 8:54:10 to win Ironman Brazil.
Iñaki Baldellou of Spain won it on the bike and run while Susie Cheetham of Great Britain won it on the bike at Challenge Salou Costa Daurada
Javier Gomez of Spain won it on the run and India Lee of Great Britain won it on the bike at the ETU European Championship Saturday in Lisbon, Portugal.
Taylor Phinney and Carmen Small are the 2016 USA Cycling professional TT champions and here are images from the event near Winston-Salem, NC.
Many of the more than 400 RDs, coaches, retail stores and club officers don’t universally aver, as they once did, that Ironman is a net positive in North America.
The third slot on the 2016 U.S. women’s Olympic triathlon team was awarded to the obvious choice – Katie Zaferes. She talked to us about the process.
Luis Alvarez, who has finished more than 120 Ironman events, summited Mt. Everest this weekend but suffered retinal damage and had to be helped on the descent.
Legendary BMX racer turned top AG triathlete Dave Mirra suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy according to numerous news reports.
The home of Ironman Texas is also a hotbed of triathletes, triathlon coaches, bike shops, clubs, topnotch physios and massage experts. Photo Gallery by Lars Finanger.
With Rev3 Knoxville, the first of six series races, under its belt, how is the un-rebranded, ex-Challenge, Iron alternative, 2016 race series with a heart doing?
