The prestigious Abu Dhabi International Triathlon field on March 3 features another incredible starter field, included are a few very interesting first time starters. One thing is for sure, the race promises to be interesting.

Triathlon’s most storied bike company, Cervelo Cycles, has just become a member of the PON family of companies, acquiring it from its two founding partners Gerard Vroomen and Phil White.

Portuguese duathlete Sergio Silva failed an in-competition doping control test at the 2011 Gijon ITU Duathlon World Championship in Spain and must forfeit his gold medal; 2-year ban reduced to 6 months as violation was ruled inadvertent.

We came across the magnetic T1Pro race belt, Lightweight aero wheels, GU Peanut Butter gel, sneakers with wings, unique door handles and a cute Valentine’s Day spot – and product.

We recently spent a day at Hincapie Sportswear with the Devo team in town for training camp and several Pro triathletes joining them for a few days.

Kiwi Bevan Docherty ran down Lance Armstrong with a lot of grit to take Ironman 70.3 Panama in 3:50:13. Canadian Angela Naeth recorded the fastest bike split in the women’s race and pulled away during the run for the win.

Laurent Vidal and Emma Moffatt won the ITU Sprint Triathlon and Clayton Fettell and Belinda Granger triumphed in the Urban Hotels 2.80.20 long course events at Geelong Sunday.

Daniel Unger of Germany, the 2007 ITU World Champion, and Canadian Lauren Campbell, won the men’s and women’s titles at the Bridgetown ITU Sprint Triathlon in Barbados.

We had a chance to sat down with George Hincapie to talk about triathlon, the Hincapie Sportswear partnership with several Pro triathletes and his thoughts on Lance Armstrong’s chance in Panama.

The irony is that the newest, most relevant bottom bracket standards, such as BB90 and BB30, aren’t about bottom brackets. They’re about frame construction, and frame stiffness.

Don Powell, Andy Pemberton and Kevin Burnette provide cyclists and triathletes with fashionable and functional cycling attire at Panache Cyclewear. A day in the life with these passionate cyclists at their laid back Boulder headquarters.

Things are changing for Lance. Like, his position. What goes around comes around, and he’s laregely come back ’round to his pre-bike-race tri position, with an assist from Slowtwitch forum members.

This road bike fit protocol is designed to work with fit bikes that adjust horizontally and vertically; to take advantage of stack and reach data matching; and to consider all the positions common to road bike riding.

Who does Lance Armstrong, professional triathlete, train with in his hometown of Austin, Texas? The posse includes a lot of Longhorn alumni, with a liberal smattering of current and former pro triathletes.

Lance Armstrong and his Livestrong Foundation announced a partnership with the WTC to raise more than $1 million for the fight against cancer. Armstrong commits to several 70.3 and Ironman events.

World Triathlon Corporation CEO Andrew Messick discusses his organization’s new partnership with The Lance Armstrong Foundation– as well as Lance’s most serious return to his triathlon roots.

Chrissie Wellington stepped up to a new challenge in NYC and competed in the Empire State Building Run-up. The 4-time Ironman World Champion earned a podium spot and finished well overall.

What follows below may be a line of reasoning I have to eventually repudiate. My intention is to deliver my thesis with maximum caution and minimum hubris, in case I need to eat crow later.

Aussie Pro triathlete Leon Griffin had disappeared from the racing scene for a while to nurse injuries, get married and work as a financial markets dealer. But now he is back with good health and enthusiasm.

We noticed forum member Dave Toshio because of a thread he started about his DIY Shimano Ultegra Di-2 TT setup and he is this week’s random age grouper. But there is a lot more to know about this man.

Published here stance width recasted, which includes (this time) the devastatingly obtuse fact omitted in this article’s original publication. Stance width and q factor are discrete metrics, of course.

For your pleasure we bring you a High5 energy gel, Hincapie base layer, Sun Bum sun screen, the wedding of Stuart Hayes and Michelle Dillon and a bamboo android phone.

Aussie Brad Kahlefeldt is headed towards another Olympic experience this summer, but he knows that there is still a lot of work to do before stepping onto the pontoon in London. Good thing is – he is still having fun.

Federal prosecutors closed their exhaustive criminal investigation of 7-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong without filing charges that he used performance enhancing drugs.