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

It was time today for the Challenge Roth athletes to check their bikes into the transition area and we were there to see what was going on.

While all the Challenge Roth athletes checked-in their bikes today we had a closer look at Timo Bracht’s Giant Trinity Advanced SL race bike.

In an Ironman 70.3 race shortened to Olympic distance by dangerously high temperatures, Greg Bennett edged Josh Amberger by 1:13 and Kelly Williamson cruised past Jodie Swallow by 4 minutes 2 seconds at Muncie.

The Challenge Roth race day is inching closer and here is another gallery of images from this impressive event. Between relays and individual athletes there will be about 5,000 triathletes at the start line on Sunday.

Brit Rachel Joyce is a favorite at the 2012 Challenge Roth Triathlon and we had the opportunity to take a closer look at her Cervelo P5 race bike.

We take a detailed look at the new Mavic Cosmic CXR80, which they claim to be the lowest drag tire and rim combination currently available. We now have a pair to test, and aim to find out how fast they really are.

The expo at Challenge Roth 2012 started today at noon, and we have snapped a few images from our first day on the ground in Germany.

Patricia Walsh has been shattering preconceived limitation about blind persons in the workplace as well as triathlon. In her third season in the sport, she is aiming at an ITU paratriathlon world title.