British Le Mans race driver Chris Buncombe is very passionate about cycling when he is not behind the steering wheel of his Aston Martin race car. He also runs and word has it that swimming may not be very far behind.

Tommy Zaferes edged Brian Fleischmann for a breakthrough win and Becky Lavelle won it with the swim, edging Christie Sym by 35 seconds at SF Triathlon at Alcatraz

The British team was predicted to win the Team World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland and they did not disappoint. Defending Champion Switzerland finished second and Germany third despite a penalty.

Rasmus Henning was first out of the water, crushed the bike segment and then cruised home to win Ironman 70.3 Timberman. Chrissie Wellington also led from start to finish to take her fourth title and finish 9th overall.

Barbara Riveros Diaz stormed past Emma Jackson with 200 meters to go to take the win at the ITU Sprint Worlds in Lausanne. Andrea Hewitt finished third and fourth placed Helen Jenkins moved into the lead of the series.

Jonathan Brownlee won the 2011 ITU Sprint World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland and thus successfully defended his title ahead of Javier Gomez and his older brother Alistair.

Karl Kahsar, the 2011 USAT Collegiate National Men’s Champion, and Susan Williams, the 2004 Olympic bronze medalist, win overall titles at USAT age group nationals

If you ever wanted to know what a day in the life of Javier Gomez was like, look no further. Enjoy this clip that briefly looks back at 2010 and then shows him at home in Spain.

Some of us are paid after two weeks of work, some of us are paid monthly. That lag in pay can be a lot longer for pro triathletes and in some cases they may actually not see the money at all.

Andreas Böcherer earned the European 70.3 Championship title with his recent win at 70.3 Wiesbaden, and the quiet German has had a very good season so far. We won’t see him in Las Vegas, but he is looking forward to Kona.

Jordan Jones is a man of many interests. He is a pro triathlete, successful business owner, former police officer and ran a 14:25 5k at Boston U. Jordan is on the start list for Hy-Vee to compete for the huge paycheck.

Garmin announced today the fruition of a project ardently anticipated by Slowtwitchers: the pedal-based power measuring system it bought when it acquired MetriGear last year.

Mark Hekman is a very fast Pro road racer and well known for his sprinting strength. We may see him soon in a few triathlons, but now we look closer at his Team Cleveland Clinic Felt FC.

Kyle Jones is currently the top ranked Canadian male ITU Pro, but he’ll be the first to say that getting on the podium in the important races is what really matters. He had a few words with slowtwitch.

The second Challenge Copenhagen provided speed, thrills and a great experience in a race set in Denmark’s magical capital. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.

Tim Berkel overcame a drafting penalty and a late charge by Jimmy Johnsen to win the 2011 Challenge Copenhagen. Rebekah Keat broke her own record with a dominating 8:52:42 to take the women’s title again.

Canada’s Brent McMahon jumped out of a break to win the Tiszaujvaros World Cup in Hungary. A bit earlier in the day, American Gwen Jorgensen earned her first World Cup win, for a North American sweep.

Luke Bell pulled away from Paul Ambrose to take the 2011 Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens title. Tyler Stewart had a monster bike split and then cruised home on a fast 1:22:29 run to take the win.

Weather caused organizers to cancel the swim and Brit Tom Lowe grabbed the win at the Steelhead “Duathlon” in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Aussie Melissa Rollison reeled in American Heather Jackson to take the women’s race.

Andreas Böcherer overcame rain and a tough bike course to win the 70.3 European Championships in Wiesbaden, Germany. Karin Thuerig also took care of business on the bike and earned the women’s title.

In this week’s installment of our weekly Q&A column focusing on personal sports electronics, Ray covers whether to buy now or wait for the new PowerTap models, whether or not to invest in a dedicated cadence sensor for a PowerTap setup, and the best non-GPS watch for trail running.

In 2011, Keat suffered through a bout of extreme fatigue and was hit by a car, but at Roth she was back in the sub-9 hour club and is ready to defend her Copenhagen title.

Ollie Whistler held off Matty White by 6 seconds to win the Capricorn Resort Ironman 70.3 Yeppoon in 3:56:44. Michelle Wu grabbed the women’s title in 4:22:43.

Pete Jacobs successfully defended his title at the Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines in 3:51:43. Belinda Granger passed long time leader Amanda Stevens on the run to take the women’s race.