2x Ironman World Champion Tim DeBoom has a busy summer ahead of him and on his schedule are the Norseman Extreme Triathlon and the Alpe D’Huez Triathlon. Slowtwitch had a few words with him.

Cameron Dye recorded the fastest bike split at Rev3 in Knoxville aboard his Kestrel 4000S and has been setting the pace at quite a few events now.

When the Amgen Tour of California commences Stage 6, this Friday, for the 15-mile time trial in Solvang, a pair of triathletes will test their mettle against the course.

We’ve got a training log “challenge” commencing in a week. But this one’s different: it has a prize purse! This is our premier challenge of 2011, so, get ready, get focused, and get on your computer!

If you’re thinking about electronic shifting, there are few bikes designed with forethought, and executed with precision, with Shimano Di2 in mind. The Speed Concept 9.9 is one such bike.

Sarah Haskins just won her first ITU World Cup in Monterrey, Mexico. Somehow she’s managed to win a ton of big races while fighting a debilitating nerve entrapment severely hampering her left leg.

The McCormack family recently had an addition and Macca talked to slowtwitch about family, health, racing, Kona, qualifying for the Olympics and his new book “I’m here to win.”

Two-time Hawaiian Ironman World Champ Chris McCormack’s new book has just hit the shelves. Read a chapter from “I’m Here to Win: A World Champion’s Advice for Peak Performance.”

A very strong field lined up for the 2011 Rev3 Knoxville triathlon and Matty Reed and Leanda Cave took the titles. Enjoy this race day gallery.

After he won the the Leadman Life Time Epic 250 he said it was the “toughest” race of his career. Afterwards, he had a few fine-tuned distinctions to make about the experience.

Conrad Stoltz takes his second straight XTERRA U.S. Pro Series win; Lesley Paterson wins her first at the XTERRA Pacific Championship at Santa Cruz, California

Matt Reed passed Cameron Dye in the last mile to win by 9 seconds and defend his Rev3 Knoxville title. Leanda Cave held off defending champ and fellow Brit Julie Dibens by 1:09.

Andy Potts’s race-best swim and bike provide his margin of victory over Maxim Kriat; Caitlin Snow’s race-best run gives her a 6:05 margin over Nina Kraft at Florida 70.3.

The 2011 Rev3 Triathlon in Knoxville is almost upon us and we spent a day filled with sunshine and a few showers checking out the venue.

In boiling heat and wicked winds that overcame many, Jordan Rapp won the men;s title at Leadman Lifetime Epic 250; Angela Naeth of Canada was the women’s champion.

Andreas Raelert came back on the run to win the inaugural Thomas Cook Ironman 70.3 Mallorca by just over 3 minutes. Emma-Kate Lidbury held off Erika Csomor and Silvia Felt for the women’s title.

The 28-year-old South African had a breakthrough year in 2010 with wins at Rev3 Cedar Point, Ironman Florida, Alpe d’Huez – and narrowly escaped getting chicked in his 6th place finish at Challenge Roth.

Balázs Csőke is a young Hungarian Pro who is currently getting ready for the Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas. He is already in Texas and had a few words with slowtwitch about his goals and plans in general.

This week we look closer at the Lazer Helium helmet, the Bex Runner core cooling device, the book Not Dead Yet and a sunscreen from Soléo.

Let’s wrap up the past week’s look at age-group drug testing. Maybe we can see a way forward and, perhaps, prevail upon those charged with keeping our sport clean to consider some ideas not currently on their radar.

Sebastian Kienle showed that he isn’t just a strong cyclist with his win at the 25th edition of the Buschhuetten Triathlon and Brit Jodie Stimpson bested all the Germans to take the women’s title.

Sarah Haskins broke away on the bike and held on during the run to take the win at the ITU World Cup in Monterrey, Mexico. Ai Ueda takes second place and Anne Haug 3rd.

Aussie Brendan Sexton stormed to the win at the 2011 Monterrey ITU World Cup and held of French Pro Frederic Belaubre and American Hunter Kemper. After a runner-up spot in Mooloolaba, Sexton now stepped up to the very top spot.

In this week’s installment of our weekly Q&A column focusing on personal sports electronics, Ray covers using multiple ANT+ devices at the same time, how to connect a magnet to a HED3 wheel and Forerunner screen protectors.