Paul Ambrose earned his first Ironman title with a win at the 2010 Ironman Louisville today. In the women’s race Rebekah Keat followed up her win at the Challenge Copenhagen race a few weeks ago with another victory in Louisville.

After dealing with an Achilles injury, Joe Gambles successfully defended his title at Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens and now the Aussie has his eyes set on Ironman Wisconsin and qualifying for Kona.

Paula Findlay had shown quite a bit of promise the last couple years, but really stepped into the limelight with great wins at the ITU WCS races in London and Kitzbühel. The fast, charming and humble Canadian had a few words with slowtwitch.

Andy Potts and Chrissie Wellington stormed to dominating wins at Timberman 70.3. Eric Wynn was there to capture the action.

Denmark’s two-time $200,000 Hy-Vee winner, Olympian, Ironman China and Challenge Roth winner, and Kona contender has a beautiful home and family in the small town of Birkerod 30 kilometers north of Copenhagen. Photo gallery by Timothy Carlson.

A bit more than a year ago we featured a gallery of Pros with their dogs and now we share part 2 of that series.

Daniela Ryf, Ruedi Wild, Nicola Sprig and Sven Riederer teamed up for a back-to-back ITU Team Relay World Championship home country victory for the Swiss, who beat France by 40 seconds; USA 8th.

Andy Potts led from start to finish as he won 70.3 Timberman three straight times now. Chrissie Wellington also never trailed in this triathlon as she took the title for the third time in as many attempts and finished 10th overall.

Australian Pete Jacobs outruns Terenzo Bozzone and Magali Tisseyre of Canada outruns Michellie Jones in wilting heat to win Philippines 70.3

Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) stepped up to the plate and won his first world championship title at the inaugural ITU Sprint World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland. Lisa Norden (SWE) got away from Emma Moffatt (AUS) to take the women’s Sprint crown.

While Germans Marc Pschebizin and Andreas Wolpert managed to take the top spots at the ultra tough Swiss 2010 Inferno Triathlon, Swiss Nina Brenn grabbed the win in the women’s category followed by a bunch of her country women.

Joe Gambles defended his title at 70.3 Lake Stevens and Melanie McQuaid showed that she is fast on the road too. Pics by Randy Sadler.

We noticed new triathlon shoes from Gaerne, a new bag concept from Gyst, the recently released book about the life and times of Igor Kenk and a tomato flavored energy gel from Squeezy. Good times.

The Challenge Series just added a spectacular Ironman-distance event in the elegant Danish city of Copenhagen. Photo gallery by Timothy Carlson.

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Joe Gambles announced loud & clear that he’s back and fast as ever as he successfully defended his title. Melanie McQuaid took her first 70.3 win, continuing a strong season of cross-over racing.

Tim Berkel won his second Ironman distance event with a PB 8:07:39 and Rebekah Keat won her first Ironman distance race since 2007 with an impressive 8:54:36 at the inaugural Challenge Copenhagen.

Marcel Zamora and Tereza Macel won the grueling Embrunman iron-distance race in France, where an unusually strong field added to the difficulty of one – if not the single – most punishing 112mi/180km bike courses in the sport.

70.3 World Champion Michael Raelert added the European title to his resume with a record breaking win at the 2010 Ironman 70.3 Germany. Yvonne Van Vlerken also grabbed a new course record as she defended her title, but Desiree Ficker was only 22 seconds behind.

Paula Findlay followed up her win in London with another victory at the ITU Dextro Energy World Championship Series triathlon in Kitzbühel, Austria and thus became the first woman in 2010 to take two wins in the series.

Stuart Hayes took his best win to date at the ITU Dextro Energy World Championship Series triathlon in Kitzbühel, Austria. After getting in a break of five on the bike, Hayes ran away from the other four and held off all other challengers.

Eric Reid is fairly new to triathlon and will go back to Kona for the second time. But the Army Major and Battalion Executive Officer isn’t just looking for a new personal record in Kona, he is raising money for Wounded Warriors.

The 26-year-old training partner of triathlon star Rasmus Henning, the tall Dane with a killer bike has been found in the front pack at several significant races around the world. Here at inaugural Challenge Copenhagen, experts say he is ready for center stage.

Rebekah Keat is ready to break into the winner’s circle at Challenge Copenhagen after three straight runner-up Ironman-distance finishes – and contemplates what it will take to crack the Wellington Inevitability