Oscar Galindez and Nina Kraft took the titles at the 2575 Championships at the Club Med Sandpiper Bay resort and here are a sample of images from the race.

Oscar Galindez shows no signs of slowing down. He won the title at the 2575 Championships with the race best bike split on this Trek Speed Concept.

Swallow and Cunnama dominated IM 70.3 South Africa, a legendary American runner decided to switch to triathlon, and two veteran pros won a sprint race in Florida.

Which sealant is the best? Do they perform differently with butyl and latex tubes? Does the size of the puncture matter? We devised a test to find out some answers.

We featured a gallery of the Falco V when it was introduced and some folks wondered if it was vaporware. It clearly isn’t and Chris Kemp can attest to that.

Late last week a group of triathletes led by Brian Stover and Heath Dotson went to the VELO Sports Center in Carson, CA for a 2 day aero camp.

The sad Anders Swanson saga is still not over in Chattanooga, but we now got our hands on the police report from the cyclist harassment and macing incident.

We just received a fi’zi:k Tritone and now we share the unboxing of that saddle. On high-end products that is typically a fine experience, but what about fi’zi:k ?

Much has changed with Team UPlace-BMC for 2014 – a greater number of athletes, a more international feel, excellent winning potential and new team colors.

Axel Zeebroek and Dirk Bockel gained fame during their breakaway in the Beijing Olympics, but that is not the only connection. Now they are reunited at team UPlace-BMC.

The new generation of indoor trainers have a unique feature – you ride without a rear wheel. What are the advantages and disadvantages of these trainers? Are they the future?

In this Weekend Box we cover McNeice and Hammond winning Challenge Wanaka, a duathlon in Lanzarote, a fitness tribute to Bill Keith and an amazing flight.

NCAA Division II and III schools followed Division I’s decision earlier in the week to invite triathlon into its suite of intercollegiate sports. Well over 90 percent of school ADs voted yes.

Jan Frodeno looked superb at the Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Champs in Auckland, New Zealand and started his 2014 season with a big win. Catriona Morrison caught Annabel Luxford late in the run to take the women’s title.

We wrote about the GURU fit bike last year, in a series on fit tools. Here we’re talking about the entire GURU system, what it is, what it means for the future of retail and of how you and your bike interface.

Started with just a few hardy athletes in 1999, the 2014 Israman Triathlon welcomed nearly 1,200 triathletes to one of the most beautiful and challenging races anywhere. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.

Jodie Stimpson had a great 2013 season with a win at Kitzbuehel and 2nd place overall in the ITU World Triathlon Series. She is currently gearing up for 2014 in California.

Petr Vabrousek tops Tom Marmarelli to repeat as Israman long course champion; Nina Pekerman earns her second Israman long course women’s title on a mild, sunny day in Eilat.

Rumors have been circulating and today the Challenge Family announced a second Challenge event in the USA, a Half distance race in Rancho Cordova, CA. Thus bringing the total of North American races for this brand to 4.

Cervelo is flowing its P3 geometry and features down to the P2, just as it did when it first intro’d this model 8 years ago. But this time it’s sticking closer to the P3 motif, just with the P2’s signature $2,800 price.

We open up the Mailbag once again to answer questions from our readers. This week covers stack and reach, tire choice, and some curious particulars of race strategy.

In Chattanooga, TN a cyclist was harassed by folks in a pickup truck and then hunted down again by them in a different vehicle. They even used pepper spray but now the cyclist is accused of being the aggressor.

USAT is conducting the entire (not just the elite) 2013 annual election over again, voting to commence as early as later this week.

Images from the 2014 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championship in Boulder, Colorado. A photo gallery by Timothy Carlson