Viktor Zyemtsev ran past Maxim Kriat to take the ESi Ironman 70.3 Augusta and Aussie Tim Berkel prevented a Ukrainian podium sweep. Brit Emma-Kate Lidbury snagged the women’s title.

Cameron Dye broke Greg Bennett’s hegemony over this race by taking the Kaiser Permanente L.A. Tri in convincing style. Lisa Norden did not give up her stranglehold, three-peating in course record time.

If you create a Venn diagram, the circles of which circumscribe ESPN’s columnists, and the list of Rhodes scholars, any intersection is highly unlikely, as has again been demonstrated.

Nico Lebrun of France and Melanie McQuaid of Canada win XTERRA USA National Championship – Lance Armstrong 5th in first triathlon in two decades

The Cerevellum Hindsight 35 is a digital rearview mirror using a 3.5in LCD and camera to show you what’s behind you. In the event of an accident, it also functions as a “black box,” turning itself off when it senses an impact.

Hunter Kemper recorded his 7th USAT Elite National title today with a win at the 2011 Buffalo ITU Pan American Cup in Buffalo, NY. For defending women’s champion Laura Bennett it was the third title.

Lance Armstrong is racing the XTERRA US National Championships in Ogden, Utah tomorrow and here is a closer look at his weapon of choice – courtesy of XTERRA.

Lance Armstrong, Tim DeBoom and Caveman Stoltz will battle for men’s title at the XTERRA USA Championship Saturday in Ogden, Utah

SB 910, mandating motorists grant cyclists a 3-foot minimum distance, has been passed by California’s state assembly and senate. The bill now sits on Governor Jerry Brown’s desk.

In the penultimate race in the Toyota Cup Series, Sunday’s Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon will be covered live on Slowtwitch.com, and will feature stout fields in both the men’s and women’s races.

For 2012, the organizers of Interbike are considering something new – opening the show to the public. For those of you considering making the trip to Las Vegas next year, we decided to give you a peak behind the closed doors of the Sands Convention Center.

En route to Interbike 2011, Jordan Rapp stopped in at the Valley of Fire, part of the iconic bike ride of the Leadman Tri Life Time EPIC 250. He mounted up his GoPro, honed his driving skills, enhanced said driving skills via high-speed video, and made a little movie magic…

This week we noticed the Trix Gear race bike cover, Crank Brothers Pica tool, Honey Stinger Strawberry Waffle, The Jersey Project book and a small robot named Evolta.

Andrea Hewitt repeats her Beijing Grand Final performance, tops runner-up Emma Moffatt and third-place Kate McIlroy to win the Yokohama World Championship Series event.

Joao Silva, 22-year-old Portuguese Pro, sizzles in 100-degree heat to run away with the Yokohama WCS title with a closing 30:19 run. Simon Whitfield had his best WCS finish this year in 4th place.

As long as it’s couched in the guise of, “more,” human beings want it. The latest phenomenon sweeping our sport is the idea of more recovery. But recovery is really the lack of activity; it’s not something you can have more of.

Earlier this summer we published on Slowtwitch an article called, “Where is the Money,” about the recent pay practices of certain race organizations. The B-side to that story is here.

Bart Aernouts from Belgium took the win at Ironman 70.3 Syracuse in a very speedy 3:57:30. In the women’s race Nikki Butterfield held off Caroline Steffen with a race best bike and fast run.

Ben Hoffman broke away from Matt Lieto on the run and Jessica Meyers out biked Nina Kraft to win the 2011 Ironman 70.3 Branson on Sunday.

European 70.3 Champion Andreas Böcherer took the win in Cancun with a hard charge on the bike and a nice closing run. Aussie Christie Sym had taken 70.3 Racine 2 months ago and now ruled again in Cancun.

Chris Foster and Magali Tisseyre crushed their rivals and won the Nautica Malibu Triathlon elite titles against slim fields Saturday

The 2011 Interbike trade show in Las Vegas opened its doors today at the Sands Convention Center and it felt very busy all day. Images by Herbert Krabel.

The second day at the 2011 Interbike show is behind us and we perused the aisles all day to find a few goodies, meet interesting folks and be social.

At the Triathlon at Pacific Grove, elites and age groupers battled at the Olympic distance, and short course aficionados raced the sprint. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson