Dan Hugo and Carina Wasle win XTERRA South Africa the rugged Grabouw Country Club course in the Western Province to launch the 2011 XTERRA World Tour.

2010 St. Anthony’s Triathlon Champion Cameron Dye swam for the University of Iowa and shared a few thoughts about hand paddles. They are a great tool for swimming indeed, but are apparently often misunderstood and wrong sized.

The 2011 North American Handmade Bicycle Show is currently taking place in Austin, TX and visitors are exposed to an amazing showcase of hand crafted bicycles and parts.

Pro triathlete and physician Alex McDonald of Durham, North Carolina, was hit by a pickup truck while on a training ride Thursday and suffered two broken legs

Almost all attention in bike fit is given to the fit coordinates while in the aero position. But, pursuit contact points relative to saddles, armrests, and the steering axis is probably the next area deserving investigation.

Our look at bike lights for safety continues with the stunningly bright 900 lumen Cyclops Adventure Sport ADV. This single LED light is an attractive option at $140 for folks who need big output at a reasonable cost. A recreation-focused light, it still has a very functional flashing mode that certainly gets noticed.

Christchurch, the largest city in New Zealand’s South Island, and home to several renowned triathletes, was hit by a devastating 6.3 earthquake Tuesday afternoon

The inaugural Revolution 3 Costa Rica race is in the books and Leonardo Chacon and Kelly Williamson walked away with the titles. But there was more going on in this beautiful setting.

Ben Collins is one of America’s premier ITU professionals and is among the top swimmers in all of triathlon. He will be racing the Dextro Energy WCS events, but paused for a chat with Sal Farruggia.

Nathan White won the 2011 Desert Classic Duathlon and Leanda Cave grabbed the women’s title. Kerry Yndestad was there to capture images from this small race with an impressive Pro field.

Bevan Docherty edged fellow Kiwi Kris Gemmell and joined Great Britain’s Vicky Holland as repeat winners at the Takapuna round of the New Zealand national tri series

The 2006 Ironman Hawaii runner-up continues her strong parallel running career with a win at the 2011 Livestrong Austin Marathon

Costa Rica’s own Leonardo Chacon and Kelly Williamson of Austin, Texas take the inaugural Rev 3 Costa Rica Olympic distance pro titles

Another day has passed by at the 2011 Timex Multisport Team camp and we snapped a few more images.

In this week’s installment of our weekly Q&A column focusing on personal sports electronics, Ray discusses how to use your Garmin 310XT for all three legs of a triathlon, working with CompuTrainer’s occasionally erratic HR sensor, and selecting a book for HR-based training.

It is the 10-year anniversary of Team Timex and currently athletes of the team have gathered in East Rutherford, NJ for the annual team camp. Timex is a big partner with the New York Giants and the team got to see the home of said football team.

The Lynskey family sold their Litespeed brand to JHK Investments in 1999 and stepped away from the bicycle business. But a couple year years later they started Lynskey Performance and have grown the brand steadily.

On a recent trip through Chattanooga, TN we managed to get a look inside the American Bicycle Group and managed to snap a few images of the people there and some of the ongoing projects.

A stellar starter field has been announced for the second edition of the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon with its unique race distance. 61 Pros have signed up so far and they represent the finest selection of pro long distance triathletes outside of Kona.

Uli Bromme came second in an elite national championship in her first year as a pro. But in an era when the bar for the top women triathletes is rising fast, she is still reaching for the stars.

Coach Darren Smith has built up quite a reputation as a coach, and the success of some of his athletes has really put him in the limelight. Slowtwitch had the opportunity to have a few words with Coach Daz.

The 3020 bears a lot in common with the Kayano. But if its popular cousin doesn’t grant quite enough medial support for you the over-pronator, the 3020 very likely will, and with no weight penalty.

We stumbled upon the CEP Clone recovery system, GU Brew Electrolyte tablets, the Zoot Ultra Ovwa racing shoe and the Marathon Man t-shirt from Endurance Conspiracy. But you’ll have to wait a bit to get them.

Kiwi Belinda Harper set a new age group record in Kona last year and is now racing in the Pro category. At Challenge Wanaka she crashed while in the lead on the bike and ended up finishing 5th.