Pierre Le Corre and Ashleigh Gentle took the wins at the 2012 ITU Tiszaujvaros World Cup, a race that was set with qualifying heats the day prior. The French today actually manged to sweep the men’s podium.
by Herbert Krabel, July 15, 2012Marko Albert of Estonia topped Paul Ambrose of Australia by 2:41 and Jessica Jacobs of Green Bay, Wisconsin won by 6:02 over Dede Griesbauer to win Ironman 70.3 Racine.
Ronnie Schildknecht earned his 6th Ironman Switzerland title but it surely did not come easy despite the 15 minute margin. Erica Csomor though had a much tighter battle to take the women’s race.
Hunter Kemper and Sarah Haskins grabbed the wins at the Life Time Fitness Minneapolis triathlon, and you can enjoy this gallery from the comfort of your home.
Conrad Stoltz of South Africa beat Josiah Middaugh of the U.S. by 1:19 and Danelle Kabush of Canada topped Sara Tarkington of the U.S. by 2:53 to win the XTERRA Mountain Championship at Beaver Creek, Colorado.
Hunter Kemper took the win at the 2012 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Minneapolis with Andy Potts in second, and Bevan Docherty in third. Sarah Haskins grabbed the women’s title for the fourth time.
We had the pleasure of riding the new race wheels from Lightweight, called the Fernweg. They’ve always made light wheels, but could they be the new aero kid on the block?
Jürgen Zäck has eight Ironman titles to his name including 5 in Roth. Zäck returned to Challenge Roth this year as an age grouper aboard a Canyon Speedmax CF Evo.
German Konstantin Bachor had the fastest bike split at the 2012 Challenge Roth with a time of 4:19:30. We look closer at his Cervelo P4.
Four-time Olympian, 2000 Olympic Triathlon gold medalist and 2008 Olympic Triathlon silver medalist Simon Whitfield was chosen to be Canada’s Olympic flag bearer in London opening ceremony.
Susan Katz is a very accomplished para athlete. She started off in track and basketball, but later made her way to triathlon and the Big Island. We take a look at her incredible journey.
Labor and employment litigator Kelly Burns Gallagher gives fellow Slowtwitchers an analysis of Armstrong’s legal case. The arguments break down into two categories: Contract Claims; and Due Process Claims
This week we take a look at the Hen House bike bag from Rüster Sports, the very touching book of Amanda Beard, the Extreme Endurance Travel Pack and the Stomach of Anger TdF t-shirt.
Richie Cunningham and Angela Naeth took the titles at the 2012 Revolution3 Triathlon in Portland, OR and here is a gallery from the day.
You’ve heard of the so-called tubeless clincher tires, but how do they actually work? Can the average Joe install them? We show you the how, the why, and the potential pitfalls.
Swiss Pro Mike Aigroz finished 6th in Kona in 2011 and just took 3rd place at the 2012 Challenge Roth. We had a closer look at his Look 596 race bike.
The Pearl Izumi Tri Fly III got a complete makeover, and the TriFly IV is an improved shoe as a result. The closure system, heel loop, the upper, all gets a makeover in a shoe that was already good last year.
The Armstrong legal team filed a motion for temporary restraining order, attempting to block USADA’s hearing process that Armstrong claims is unfair. He concurrently brought his own legal action against USADA.
Federal judge Sam Sparks dismissed Armstrong’s suit against USADA within hours of its filing, scolding the Armstrong camp for a “desire for publicity, self-aggrandizement or vilification of Defendants.”
Jordan Jones topped Ben Collins by 1:34 and Amy Bevilacqua edged Liz
Blatchford by 20 seconds to win the New York City 5i50 Triathlon Sunday.
James Cunnama and Rachel Joyce reigned supreme at the 2012 Challenge Roth, but there was much more going on at this amazing event.
James Cunnama ran a very fast 2:40:06 to take the 2012 Challenge Roth in a time of 7:59:59. Rachel Joyce took the women’s title and also earned the ETU Long Distance European Championship crown.
Marino Vanhoenacker of Belgium edged Sebastian Kienle of Germany by 6:18 and Caroline Steffen of Switzerland smashed the women’s field with a near-record 8:52:33 to win Frankfurter Sparkasse Ironman European Championships.
Richie Cunningham’s better swim topped Jesse Thomas’s better bike-run to win by 23 seconds; Angela Naeth overcame Meredith Kessler’s better swim with a better bike-run to win by 2:18 at Rev3 Portland Half.
Cameron Dye outpaced fellow Boulder pro Matt Reed by 3:18 and Olympian Laura Bennett outran Ironman 70.3 World Champ Melissa Rollison by 1:35 to win the Boulder Peak 5i50 Triathlon
