Many triathletes today were in elementary school when the first St. Croix Triathlon was held back in 1988 and this event has grown substantially since then. Dev Paul had a few words with race director Tom Guthrie.

It is very easy for us to point a finger at others, but in most cases at least three of the other fingers point back to us. When we are out cycling or running we sometimes act as if we were in a race on a closed course.

After his Olympic gold last August, Alistair Brownlee had his appendix removed early in October. After three months’ recovery, he started training in mid January was unsure how he would perform in San Diego.

In this coda to our series on the retail landscape, may I throw a net over what I think is a finite ecosystem, regardless of whether all its inhabitants recognize it?

Brit Philip Graves rose quickly to fame for his incredible triathlon bike prowess, but he somewhat disappeared from the radar the last 18 months. He competed in Abu Dhabi and is getting ready for Ironman Lanzarote right now.

24-year old German sprinter John Degenkolb of Team Argos-Shimano won 5 stages of the Vuelta a España on his F series Felt and we took a closer look at that bike.

2012 Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee returned to competition with a bang, running away from the field to win the San Diego World Triathlon Series event. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.

Andreas Raelert pulled away from the hard charging Trevor Wurtele at 70.3 New Orleans to take the win by 5 seconds. Haley Chura earned a hard earned first big Pro win against the very experienced Amy Marsh in the women’s race.

Gwen Jorgenson’s win was the first ITU World Triathlon Series victory for an American woman – and garnered her the USA Triathlon Elite Women’s National Championship. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.

While the 2013 Sea Otter Classic will go on another day tomorrow, this is our 3rd and final coverage day of this fantastic family cycling event. Enjoy the pictures.

The 2012 Olympic Champion Alistair Brownlee dominated the field at the ITU Omegawave WTS event in San Diego and stormed to another fine win. Richard Murray and Joao Silva rounded out the podium.

We look at a few of the new details and features of 11-speed Shimano Dura Ace 9070 Di2. Can Ultegra be converted to 11? What is the best triathlon setup? For more, read on.

While at Sea Otter we had the chance to ride a SRAM Red 22 equipped Specialized S-Works Roubaix with the new SRAM Red hydraulic disc brakes and here are some impressions.

We spent another day at the Sea Otter Classic and checked out SRAM Short Track event, rode the SRAM Red 22 and perused an endless amount of exhibitor booths.

Canadian Olympian Geoff Kabush won the short track competition at the 2013 Sea Otter Classic festival aboard his Scott Scale 900 SL 29er and we took a closer look.

American Gwen Jorgensen came from behind after the bike segment to grab the win at the 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series event in San Diego, 4 seconds ahead of Brit Non Stanford and Aussie Emma Moffatt.

Sarah Groff missed making the 2008 U.S. women’s Olympic Triathlon team by a minute; she missed a medal at the London Games by seconds – now the indomitable New Hampshire woman is focused on Rio.

The 2013 Sea Otter Classic Festival opened the gates earlier this morning and here are some impressions from the activities on this very beautiful day.

At Sea Otter we took a closer look at the Alchemy Arion, an aero road bike that won the best carbon construction award at the North American Handmade Bike Show.

We update our rim width database for the 2013 model year. Who went wide? Who stayed narrow? We also include several new manufacturers in our updated chart.

On our way to the 2013 Sea Otter Classic festival we stopped by the Giro Sport Design group to meet some of the staff and see how stuff gets developed.

If cycling, health, good food, good coffee, and a sense of style sounds appealing, you’ll hit the mother lode at Pedaler’s Fork. It’s a farm-to-table restaurant, a coffee roaster, and a Moots concept store.

We review two 2013 model shoes from Saucony; the road-minded Kinvara 3 and the trail-worthy Kinvara TR. Both are lightweight, low ramp, and neutral in design.

The king is dead, long live the king. The Cervelo P3 alone eclipsed all other brands in the 2012 Kona bike count, but it was indeed time for Cervelo to move on and here is the new P3.