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Yoder, Parker top Giant Eagle Triathlon

Killer cyclist Andrew Yoder needed strong swim and bike splits to hold off Kaleb VanOrt’s sizzling run; Jenna Parker edged Nicole Kelleher by 9 seconds at HFP Racing’s $30,000 non-drafting Giant Eagle Tri.

Cannondale SuperSix Evo

At the 2011 Dealer Camp we had a closer look at the 2011 Cannondale SuperSix Evo Ultimate, a very light bike built around a 695 gram frame. The Ultimate edition featured here is at the very top of the line.

Dealer Camp 2011 – Day 2

We browsed the booths of the 2011 Dealer Camp at the Deer Valley Resort one more day to bring you more interesting items. Quite a few Pros and celebrities made the rounds on this day too.

Dealer Camp 2011 – Day 1

The 2011 Dealer Camp started today at the Deer Valley Resort just outside Park City, Utah and we were there to capture some images from this fast growing event.

Ironman Champ Mathias Hecht

Mathias Hecht has been on the podium quite often the last few years but an Ironman title has eluded him until this year’s Ironman St. George. This whole season actually is looking quite good for the outgoing Swiss Pro.

Introducing Nicole Kelleher

Nicole Kelleher is a professional triathlete who until recently was in medical school. She has won 2009 collegiate nationals, finished 3rd at 2010 Pro Nationals and now sits 6th in the 5150 series & 3rd in the Lifetime Fitness series.

ITU’s Secty General on Wiltshire

Loreen Barnett, Secretary General of the ITU, sat with Slowtwitch to answer questions about the suspension of Harry Wiltshire, the place of team tactics in triathlon, and the ITU’s posture toward race comportment.

ITU suspends Wiltshire 6 months

ITU hits British triathlete Harry Wiltshire with a 6 months suspension for “unsportsmanlike and unsafe conduct” during the swim at the European Championships

Tollakson, Wurtele win IM Lake Placid

TJ Tollakson came within 10 seconds of Steve Larsen’s 10-year-old bike record on his way to an 8-minute winning margin over Ben Hoffman: Wurtele dominated the women’s s field at IM Lake Placid

Al-Sultan, Steffen take Frankfurt

Faris Al-Sultan stormed to a dominating win at the Frankfurter Sparkasse European Ironman Championship ahead of Jan Raphael and Michael Göhner. Caroline Steffen took the women’s title with a course record bike split of 4:51:07

Aernouts, Goos take Antwerp 70.3

Belgian men and women went 1-2 at Antwerp Ironman 70.3 – Defending champ Bart Aernouts bested Axel Zeebroek by 2:48 and Sofie Goos edged Sophie De Groote for her third straight Antwerp win

Once a Runner…

Melissa Rollison was a world class runner who went through some painful disappointments; this year the 28-year-old Australian burst upon the triathlon scene like a happy comet.

Ray’s Weekly Sports Electronics Mailbag

In this week’s installment of our weekly Q&A column focusing on personal sports electronics, Ray answers several questions posed by our publisher, Dan Empfield, as he struggles to make the leap to the 21st century.

Affordable DA for 2012

This year’s Felt superbike was superpriced. Next year’s is super duper priced, if you want electronic shifting. But there’s a Dura Acey version of it that’s nicely priced, the DA4, showing up in September.

The consistent Paul Matthews

Paul Matthews won 70.3 Kansas and 5i50 Washington,DC this year and has been on the podium a few more times including a recent runner-up spot at Vineman 70.3. The consistent Aussie though is not yet done this season.

HITS has horsepower

There’s a new sheriff in town, and he’s riding a hunter-jumper. We interview Tom Struzzieri, the man behind America’s most popular nationwide series of equestrian events, and the new, ambitious 13-city triathlon series.

What We Have Noticed: Louis Garneau …

We kept our eyes and ears wide open for you and noticed the Louis Garneau Tri 300 shoes, 7Systems supplements, Mammoth Endurance Crib, Giving back to Roth, Trix-Gear Triathlon t-shirt and Bosch L-Boxx 1 storage.

Training for Norseman

Tim DeBoom is about 10 days away from his departure to Norway where he is competing in 2011 Norseman race. Eric Wynn captured video of DeBoom preparing for this epic event.

Potts, Rollison take Vineman 70.3

Andy Potts set a course record and held off Paul Matthews by 29 seconds; Triathlon newcomer and awesome runner Melissa Rollison of Australia stomped a top women’s field at Vineman 70.3