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2015 Sea Otter Classic day 1

Another Sea Otter Classic has arrived and this is now the 25th edition. Thursday is usually the calm before the storm and the weather played along nicely.

A Shimano Di2 Scott Plasma 5

Every Scott Plasma 5 we featured was equipped with SRAM Red components. Folks have asked about a Di2 version, and now Andres Douzoglou of Beyond Aero delivered.

Is SRAM tri-ready?

How relevant is SRAM in triathlon in 2015? Shimano has made it tough, but the scrappy Chicago company still has a lot of game for multisporters.

German power2max drops prices

A strong US dollar allowed German brand power2max to lower their pricing and thus bring more power to the people, with the popular Type S now as low a $899.

Rest in peace Steffen Liebetrau

Steffen Liebetrau passed away in early April and several pros who knew him and raced against him kindly shared their thoughts about this man who enjoyed life.

It is on for Dave Mirra

Dave Mirra has been in triathlon for 2.5 years and looks now at Ironman Lake Placid to get to Kona. We chatted with him about training, racing, qualifying, gear and cars.

Womens Access

It should be obvious to anyone that access begets prosperity. The success of the U.S. women in Olympic-style triathlon is a story about access. Let’s talk about how this impacts Ironman.

Team Marsh Fearless Fundo ride

On Saturday folks gathered to ride the Team Marsh Fearless Fundo to raise money for Amy Marsh’s battle with cancer, and here are some impressions from the event.

Shimano for 2015

Shimano’s groupkits for use in triathlon are overviewed here. Mostly, your choice for tri is Shimano versus SRAM or Shimano versus another Shimano group. Here’s how we parse it.

The Weekend Box Apr 12 2015

The Weekend Box offers triathlon action from the Pacific – an Ironman in Taiwan and XTERRA off road contests in New Zealand and Guam in the northern Marianas.

Gwen leads a 1-2-3 US sweep

Gwen Jorgensen set more WTS records and led fellow U.S. women Sarah True and Katie Zaferes to a 1-2-3 sweep of the podium at the Gold Coast World Triathlon Series event in Australia.

Jonny Brownlee rules Gold Coast

Jonathan Brownlee joined a small bike breakaway and held off Mario Mola with a race-best run to win his second straight WTS race of the year, the Gold Coast World Triathlon Series event.

Hugo retires at top of his game

South African XTERRA star Dan Hugo just won 9 XTERRA events the season before he turned 30 – and yet he retired for a job with Specialized Global Marketing.

A long South African swim

Brit Jane Hardy will do the 7.5km Freedom Swim from Robben Island to Bloubergstrand in South Africa. Sharks are in those waters, but Hardy is realistic and prepared.

Guide to Wildflower: Intro

There are 3 triathlons not to be missed to understand the sport in its historic entirety: Kona, Roth and Wildflower. Today begins our guide to this 32-year old venerated behemoth.

A fine day with Dave Mirra

Dave Mirra is passionate about triathlon and this former BMX superstar is now in his 3rd year in the sport. We followed him around for a day in Greenville, NC.

Don, Frederiksen win Brazil 70.3

Helle Frederiksen of Denmark smashed the women’s field and Tim Don of Great Britain defended his 2014 title with a race-best run to win the $20,000 top prizes at Ironman 70.3 Brazil.

Bilham, Passuello win Putrajaya

Emma Bilham of Switzerland dominated the women’s field while Domenico Passuello of Italy had an equally decisive margin over the men’s field to win the elite titles at Ironman 70.3 Putrajaya in Malaysia.

Two more rising U.S. women

Kaitlin Donner and Renee Tomlin dueled to a 1-2 finish at the New Plymouth World Cup, joining a crop of rising U.S. women stars on the ITU circuit.

We Noticed: Ryders, Specialized…

We noticed antiFOG shades from Ryders Eyewear, Specialized going Dutch, American Farm to Feet socks, the Koster SwimRun in Sweden, ALB-GOLD cyclist pasta and more.

What Happens When Errors and Values Collide?

Over the last year our publisher (me) used an inappropriate reference to those of Islamic faith; then we hosted a video insensitive to Native Americans; and we stepped in it again yesterday. How does Slowtwitch view these mistakes, and does it value?