Markus Fachbach took the win at the 2011 Ironman Regensburg in Southern Germany and with it his first Ironman title in 8:29:16. Mary Beth Ellis continued with her stellar form and took the women’s title in 9:18:55.
by Herbert Krabel, August 7, 2011Joe Gambles recorded the fastest bike and run splits on his way to the title at the 2011 ROHTO Ironman 70.3 Boulder in 3:45:35. Angela Naeth crushed the bike and then held on during the run to take the women’s race.
Ben Collins took the win at the 2011 Nautica New York City Triathlon ahead of Greg Bennett and Tim Reed. In the women’s race, defending champion Rebeccah Wassner reeled in Jenna Parker on the run to take the victory.
After a superb victory by Helen Jenkins yesterday, Alistair Brownlee took a dominant win in London after a brave bike breakaway. Alexander Bryukhankov from Russia finished second to prevent another Brownlee top two spot sweep.
Helen Jenkins made Olde England proud, but Gwen Jorgensen electrified the USA by finishing 2nd and taking the first 2012 Olympic slot. Photos by Timothy Carlson
Timothy DeBoom and Susanne Buckenlei grabbed the 2011 Norseman Extreme Triathlon titles but this unique event is about so much more. A photo gallery by Eric Wynn.
Gwen Jorgensen, whose only previous WCS finish was 27th at Hamburg, arrived like an unexpected comet; Sarah Groff endured serious downs on her way to Olympian heights.
Tim DeBoom won the 2011 Norseman Extreme Triathlon in 11:18:47 and with a relatively comfortable margin over Markus Stierli. Susanne Buckenlei grabbed her 3rd title in course record time despite the distance being longer.
Brit Helen Jenkins took the win at the big Olympic test at the Dextro Energy WCS race in London, UK thus earned her Olympic ticket. American Gwn Jorgensen was the surprising runner-up and German Anja Dittmer finished third.
Brave talk on the eve of battle at the London World Championship Series race and Chris McCormack, Javier Gomez and Tim Don share some of their thoughts about this big test.
Key figures in the elite women’s race in the Dextro Energy World Championship Series speak out. Find out what Paula Findlay, Emma Snowsill, Laura Bennett and Lisa Norden think.
We also had a few words with Americans Matt Chrabot and Greg Bennett about the big race on the calendar. With Olympic spots on the line this race in London is huge.
With the 2011 Norseman Extreme Triathlon almost upon us we share a few clips of Tim DeBoom during his last few days of training on the stunning course in Norway.
The 2012 cyclo-cross season isn’t very far away, but in all reality it is never a bad time to swing your leg over one these fun rides. Today we look closer at the 2012 Ridley XFire.
The London World Championship Series Triathlon this weekend is an Olympic preview event. It’s the first race where U.S. triathletes can qualify for the 2012 Olympics – if they can crack the top 9.
In this week’s installment of our weekly Q&A column focusing on personal sports electronics, Ray discusses the Bontrager Node 1 as a basic ANT+ computer, how to downgrade Garmin firmware, and the value of vibrating alerts on a watch.
Normann Stadler announced his retirement from the sport today and we’d like to honor the 2-time Ironman World Champion with a gallery through the years.
On the way back from the 2011 Dealer Camp we stopped by ENVE Composites in Ogden, Utah to take a tour of the facility where the wheels are crafted.
This week we noticed the Orion goggles from TYR, the Strava training log, the TorHans Aero-20 hydration system, the Iron War book by Matt Fitzgerald and the Fly Onesies by TwinSix.
Timothy O’Donnell of the USA won by a mile over fellow American Jordan Rapp while Tenille Hoogland won by six seconds over fellow Canadian Sara Gross at Calgary 70.3
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.
Ritchie Nicholls closed with a 29:44 run to win by 32 seconds and ITU star Jodie Stimpson closed with race-best 35:12 10k to win by 1:24 at the Virgin Active London Triathlon.
Aaron Farlow of Australia blasted the course and run records; Kristin Moeller of Germany also set a new course record of 9:19:04 in winning Ironman UK
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.
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.
