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Meet the 2015 Uplace-BMC team

The 2015 Uplace-BMC triathlon team has spent the last few weeks at the Sands Beach Resort in Lanzarote and today they launched the squad with a new video.

$300,000 for Challenge Dubai

The Challenge Family announced the purse for the inaugural Challenge Dubai half distance race. $300,000 will be available to the Pros at the start there.

Cunningham, Riveros take Pucon

Richie Cunningham came from behind on the run to pass Felipe Barraza; Barbara Riveros ran away from fellow Chilean Valentina Carvallo to win Pucon 70.3.

Crowie wins Tauranga Half

Three-time Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander won his second straight Port of Tauranga Half title – 10 years apart – and Gina Crawford repeated her 2013 victory.

Dumb Trainers

We call them dumb not to disparage but to differentiate them from smart trainers. To any offended trainers, we apologize. And we also explain how to smarten them up.

Best of 2014 – Tri People

Some moments quiet and introspective, exuberant and hilarious, intimate and outgoing of triathletes at home and enjoying some exotic locales around the globe. Photo gallery by Timothy Carlson.

2015 Soudal Classics – Men

The men also had a fierce battle at the 2015 Soudal Classics, with youngster Mathieu Van Der Poel of the Netherlands capturing the win on this muddy course.

2015 Soudal Classics – Women

With so many National Championship races almost upon us the 2015 Soudal Classics in Leuven, Belgium was not stacked, but the racing in mud made it another classic.

Hunting up a Treadmill?

On cold, dark Winter days an indoor treadmill workout is practically the equal of a soak in warm tub. Here are Slowtwitch tips for those with a treadmill on their minds.

Best of 2014 – the Run

From a freezing blizzard in Boulder to 107-degree tropical sauna in Thailand, triathletes from 6 years old to veteran pros pushed their limits with exhilaration in some of Timothy Carlson’s favorite snaps of the run.

Best of 2014 – The Bike

From Oceanside to Mt. Tremblant, Boulder to Wildflower, Eilat to Kona – with riders including Carfrae and Stevens, Kienle, Frodeno and Viennot – Timothy Carlson’s favorite bike snaps.

The original Rodolphe von Berg

We recently interviewed the talented young Rudy von Berg but his father Rodolphe has quite an impressive resume and story on his own, and we had a few words with him.

Best of 2014 – the Swim

From Eilat to Wildflower to Boulder to Kona to Laguna Phuket, some shots by Timothy Carlson of triathlon swimmers in training and competition around the globe.

$84,424

$84,424 is the grand total that you all raised for World Bicycle Relief in this year’s annual Charity Challenge. That’s 630 bicycles into the field. And with the $-for-$ match at the end of the year, that’s 1260 bicycles. Wow. Thank you!

New anti-drafting initiatives

Representatives of the German Triathlon Union, race officials, active triathletes and Challenge Roth organizers agreed on tougher drafting initiatives.

Favorite 2014 We Noticed images

Our readers submit pictures to our We Noticed tumblr and as the year 2014 is slowly coming to an end we now present our favorite photos from that tumblr.