We take a quick look at new Shimano 9070 Dura Ace Di2. The groupset is now 11-speed and gains a host of new features. Our gallery recaps the official product presentation in San Diego, CA.

David Kahn works long hours as a practicing dentist, but that doesn’t stop him from competing as a professional triathlete. He won the 2011 Rhode Island and started his season last weekend in San Juan

I pick Caroline Steffen, Meredith Kessler and Gina Crawford to go 1-2-3. But can today’s stars hold off the amazing, ever-smiling, never-aging Swiss Miss with the killer bike – 46 year old Natascha Badmann?

Prognosticator Timothy Carlson predicts Vanhoenacker, Alexander and Llanos will go 1-2-3 but Rapp and Brown will have something to say in the 2013 Asia Pacific Ironman Championship.

ITU World Triathlon Series prize money will increase by $182,000 to $2.25 million; ITU will increase its World Cup series total prize money by $280,800 to $720,000; ITU Olympic distance prize money will rise to nearly $3 million.

American Pro Ben Hoffman has a very nice array of sponsors with Zoot, Specialized, SRAM, Zipp etc, and among the selected non-endemic ones are Volkswagen automobiles and Tender Belly pork products.

Andrew Starykowicz smashed the bike segment of the Ironman 70.3 San Juan in 2:00:45 and then held on during the run to grab the win. A trio of short course athletes led by Helle Frederiksen took the podium in the women’s race.

Timo Bracht of Germany used a race-best bike split and 3rd-best run to win Ironman Los Cabos men’s contest in 8:26:48; Erika Csomor of Hungary edged Michelle Vesterby of Denmark to take the women’s crown.

Canadian Paula Findlay seems happily on the road to recovery from long-term hip injury with her win at the Sarasota Pan Am Cup; in the men’s contest, Joao Pereira of Portugal edged Tommy Zaferes by 2 seconds.

Javier Gomez continued his hot streak at virtually all triathlon disciplines, dominating the opening round of the 2013 ITU World Cup season at Mooloolaba, Australia. Matt Chrabot and Peter Kerr rounded out the podium.

Anne Haug, coming off her win at the ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final in Auckland last year, stormed into the 2013 season with a hard fought win at the Mooloolaba ITU World Cup.

Hed Cycling just announced an updated version of their Jet wheels, in smaller 650c size. They now match their 700c brethren with wide aluminum rims and carbon fairings.

Bevan Docherty, 2004 ITU World Champion, 2004 Olympic silver medalist and 2008 Olympic bronze medalist, had a spectacular Ironman debut with a course record at Taupo. Next big career target — Kona.

Cervelo celebrated Pi Day in style with the launch of the ultra light and stiff Rca. This very expensive new frame is based on the R5ca but apparently only weighs 667 grams in a size 54cm.

We speak with a very innovative E-commerce company called hybris. They plan to open an athlete-friendly office in Boulder, Colorado, that could be every triathlete’s dream career.

Tim Waggoner lives a quiet life about 30 minutes outside of Boulder, Colorado and spends his time with his wife, kids, fishing, running and cycling. Waggoner raced as a Pro triathlete about 10 years ago, but he had a different name then.

Conrad Stoltz is best known for his XTERRA domination, but the tough South African also ventures onto the road. We took a look at his race ready Specialized S-Works Shiv.

We currently have a Cervelo P5 in our hands and here is a detailed look at this testing tool. Shown here after the initial build and a few rides.

We take a close look at two new lights from Exposure. The Diablo headlight puts out an astounding 1,100 lumens, and is fully self-contained. The Blaze taillight is 80 lumens and works on round or aero seatposts.

2-time Olympian Bobby Lea is a new member of Team Smart Stop presented by Mountain Khakis and we took a look at his Wilier Zero9 race bike.

Renowned cyclist Laurent Jalabert was knocked unconscious and suffered fractures to his left arm and leg when hit by a car while riding his bike near his home in France; Jalabert is also a 3-time Ironman finisher.

Jason Pedersen finished 5th at the recent Escape from Alcatraz event and this former Northern Arizona University track athlete has shown nice improvements since getting his Pro card in late 2011.

We look at two unique products for swimming. SwimSpray is intended to eliminate irritation from pool chemicals, and the Headstrong trainer could be just what your coach is asking for.

US Olympian Sarah Groff edges Helle Frederiksen of Denmark by 6 seconds to win elite women’s title at ITU Pan America Cup Sprint Triathlon at Clermont