Ironman announced today that the Pro prize purse for the 2014 70.3 World Championships in Mont-Tremblant, Canada was upped by $50,000 – making it now an impressive $250,000 purse.

What’s this? Are we sending goggles on tour? Yes, kind of. What are your most comfortable, watertight, goggles with your favorite lens and visibility? Find out in Feb and March, at 36 retailers in 20 metro areas.

We bring you a big battle at Cyclocross Worlds, Chrissie Wellington’s role in bringing women to the Tour de France, Leanda Cave’s new coach, a snowman on the Big Island and a death in Australia.

Tim Berkel ran down Clayton Fettell to grab the win at the inaugural Challenge Melbourne race and Annabel Luxford’s smoking fast 2:18:16 bike split gave her the women’s title.

We ran into Santiago Ascenço at the 2575 Championships in Florida and we managed to grab the Kestrel 4000 LTD of this Brazilian Pro to snap a few images.

Petr Vabrousek has finished 138 Ironman distance races and in the past few years has averaged 14 of them a year. At age 41, this indestructible Czech Republic athlete seems ageless and happy.

To help traffic flow and increase safety in Noord-Brabant, Netherlands it was decided to separate cars and bicycles – and the stunning Hovenring was created.

On a very cold snowy day Dirk Bockel and Axel Zeebroek of team Uplace-BMC went to the A2 wind tunnel and we joined them remotely through a robotic cam as the weather was too frightful.

The Competitor Group announced today that Inside Triathlon magazine will no longer be published and will focus these resources instead to the sister publication Triathlete and the corresponding digital outlet.

In the second part of our sealant test, we share our full results for all seven contestants, along with key take-home messages.

The Slowtwitch/TBI 10 and 50, for 2013, were announced this week. This is a list of 50 retailers, and the top 10 among them, who best service triathletes in the United States per a score generated by vendor and consumer voting and rating.

This is a pipeline enhancer, an Olympic development boon, an image boost for the sport, and an opportunity for young women. But NCAA triathlon might mean a lot more than that, even to us AGers.

A tight-knit group of friends from Portugal traveled regularly to triathlons around the world, but recent events have shaken that group to the core, shattering once close friendships, landing some now in a Portuguese court.

We looked closer at the Scott Plasma 3 race bike of Nina Kraft after she won the 2575 Championships at Club Med Sandpiper Bay this past weekend.

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.