It might be the World’s best poorly-selling bike. The Plasma 5 is a triumph of product, and a failure of process. Can Scott rev up its terrific Plasma?
by Slowman, June 22, 2015
After the Ironman Latin American Championships in Brazil, folks noticed a picture of a competitor on the back of a motorbike. This competitor had finished third in her age group.
Lionel Sanders led a 1-2 Canadian sweep of the men’s podium and Meredith Kessler ran away from Holly Lawrence at Ironman 70.3 Mt. Tremblant.
Andi Böcherer continued his hot streak with a win at the 2015 Challenge Heilbronn, and Laura Philipp ran down Anja Beranek to take the women’s title.
The field at the 2015 Challenge Heilbronn is loaded and here are some impressions of the bikes, athletes and happenings during the bike check-in.
Kris Coddens of Belgium edged out Roger Serrano of Spain by 35 seconds and Helena Erbenova of the Czech Republic topped Brigitta Poor of Hungary at XTERRA Greece
Manuel Kueng of Switzerland edged out Bas Diederen of Netherlands by 1:28 and Julia Gajer of Germany led the women wire-to-wire to win Ironman 70.3 Luxembourg.
Pro domestic cyclist Kennett Peterson recently raced in his second triathlon and finished 9th. We talked to him about that transition, doping, careless drivers and more.
Eric Lagerstrom returned to Portland, OR on an emotional high after his very fine Escape from Alcatraz win, and he shared his feelings in this new video.
Australian pro Tim Reed has partnered with Scody to create a limited edition cycling kit with all proceeds benefitting the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience charity, which provides education opportunities for indigenous Australians.
Recon Instruments, makers of the popular sports glass with the industry leading heads-up display and associated features, was acquired by Intel Corporation.
It’s a new product. So new, it’s not for sale yet. Except via a Kickstarter campaign.
Chad Holderbaum races with a pro license but manages a full time job and family too. Last year in Chattanooga he finished 7th and that was a positive step for him.
Eric Lagerstrom won the prestigious Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon on a Cervelo P3 that he has as a loaner from the Athlete’s Lounge in Portland, OR.
Boulder, training home to dozens of the world’s best triathletes, hosts an Ironman 70.3 race every year that draws a stellar pro field. Photo gallery by Timothy Carlson.
Who should buy this Slice? We cut a Slice of history out of Cannondale’s long tenure as a tri bike maker, en route to answering that question
German Andreas Dreitz is the new fast riding man from Germany and this year he grabbed the 70.3 Mallorca and 70.3 Raleigh titles, but you can expect much more from him.
This past weekend Challenge Denmark offered both a long course and a half distance event, and we now have an image gallery from this sold out inaugural event.
The Weekend Box brings you off road action from Richmond, Ironman 70.3s from Italy and merry olde England, and Challenge races from the Philippines and Virginia.
The shoe is on the other foot. Pro triathete and TriEqual President Sara Gross interviews Slowtwitch Publisher Dan Empfield on whether he, and the site he runs, is gender-tolerant or not.
Sarah Haskins leveraged race-best bike and run splits to dominate Eagleman 70.3. Second year pro Cody Beals prevailed with a scorching bike split and race-best run.
Valentina Carvallo of Chile won her first ITU World Cup and Irving Perez became the first Mexican to take a home country win at Huatulco.
Luke McKenzie and Liz Blatchford prevailed at Ironman Cairns while Caroline Steffen and Sam Appleton took victories at Ironman 70.3 Cairns, which was held on the same day.
Belgian hard riding triathlete Sam Gydé is now on a Dimond and he did some modifications to his frame so it can accept an internal water bladder.
