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The Falco V of Paul Matthews

A closer look at the Falco V race bike of Paul Matthews, who is getting ready for Challenge Dubai. We also noticed his fancy new Coca-Cola kit.

Second stolen bike alert

Pete Kain of Kain Performance Coaches had his 2014 Felt AR 2 stolen from his Toyota FJ Cruiser Tuesday evening while he was coaching a swim workout at Los Gatos (California) High School.

Gerard Vroomen a part of 3T

Gerard Vroomen left Cervelo. Now (like Jack Nicholson in The Shining?) he’s baaaack! As parter/owner with Rene Wiertz, the 3T brand absorbs a formidable asset into the braintrust.

Up close with Victor Del Corral

The 2014 season had plenty of highs and lows for Victor Del Corral and we had a few words with him as he is getting ready to start his season in Dubai.

Maloy, Cook take Tritonman

Joe Maloy won the UC San Diego Tritonman elite development race this past weekend. Summer Cook took the women’s title ahead of Jodie Stimpson and Lindsey Jerdonek.

Registrant’s Bill of Rights

By the 2016 season the “rights” listed here should be our reasonable expectations at the portal of entry for any event or membership taken by a registration company.

The Weekend Box Feb 22 2015

This weekend we bring you accounts of triathlons from the Philippines, South Africa, Australia and Florida plus a fast 5k from a Brownlee in Northern Ireland.

McNeice, Crawford top Wanaka

Dylan McNeice ran away from Dougal Allan to complete a three-peat and Gina Crawford dominated the women’s field win the elite titles at Challenge Wanaka.

The little race that should

We all have a beloved small race near us, but some of these events are struggling to stay alive. That is also true for the 36 North race near our editor-in-chief.

Virtual Racing

We review the leading virtual bike training and racing software and services: Bkool, Virtual Training, Kinomap, Tour de Giro and FulGaz.

We Noticed: Tabayesco, Dimond…

This week we noticed a popular Tabayesco spot, the Jordan Rapp Dimond frame, Bonk Breaker Chews, an interesting sheet set, the Brasil Ironman social media and more.

Saint Active

Active Network catches blame it righteously deserves. It’s also the pincushion for arrows that should be aimed at the RD.

The 50 Women To Kona letter

While Pro prize money in Kona is equal for men and women, the starting spots are not, and an open letter has been drafted and signed by many to address this issue.

The hunt for equal Kona slots

There is a strong push to increase the number of female pros qualifying for Kona to 50 – for parity, and here is the opinion of our editor-in-chief.

The Weekend Box Feb 15 2015

We bring triathlon aficionados tales of far flung races in New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and Finland, as well as a mile record in New York and some tri-Valentines.

What Are They Riding Now?

The 2015 triathlon season is on and the new year also means many Pros on other bike brands. Who swapped and who stayed? We have many updates within.

Challenge sets purses in Americas

The Challenge Family set prize purses of 50,000 Euros for full distance events and 25,000 Euros for half distance events for their 15 triathlons in North and South America in 2015

Active’s Stealth Auto-Renew

Nobody disagrees with the concept of multi-year or auto-renew deals. In Active Network’s case there is disagreement with some RDs on the term of the agreement they’re in.

Registration or Waterboarding?

We asked 40 race directors what they value when choosing among the 16(!) platforms represented in this cohort, and how their values clash with what consumers want.