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Articles by Herbert Krabel

Déjà vu for Hannes Hempel

Austrian Pro Hannes Hempel had his 4-year doping ban cut short in early January of 2012, but now tri-mag.de reports that this former pro cyclist has tested positive for testosterone on March 8th of this year.

Sharing The Road

It is very easy for us to point a finger at others, but in most cases at least three of the other fingers point back to us. When we are out cycling or running we sometimes act as if we were in a race on a closed course.

Giant Propel Advanced SL 1

Giant stepped into the aero bike ring with the Propel Advanced SL and they have 4 offerings in that line. We looked closer at the Advanced SL 1 at Sea Otter.

The return of Philip Graves

Brit Philip Graves rose quickly to fame for his incredible triathlon bike prowess, but he somewhat disappeared from the radar the last 18 months. He competed in Abu Dhabi and is getting ready for Ironman Lanzarote right now.

Raelert, Chura in New Orleans

Andreas Raelert pulled away from the hard charging Trevor Wurtele at 70.3 New Orleans to take the win by 5 seconds. Haley Chura earned a hard earned first big Pro win against the very experienced Amy Marsh in the women's race.

John Degenkolb’s 2012 Felt

24-year old German sprinter John Degenkolb of Team Argos-Shimano won 5 stages of the Vuelta a España on his F series Felt and we took a closer look at that bike.

Brownlee rules WTS San Diego

The 2012 Olympic Champion Alistair Brownlee dominated the field at the ITU Omegawave WTS event in San Diego and stormed to another fine win. Richard Murray and Joao Silva rounded out the podium.

2013 Sea Otter Classic – day 3

While the 2013 Sea Otter Classic will go on another day tomorrow, this is our 3rd and final coverage day of this fantastic family cycling event. Enjoy the pictures.

The SRAM Red 22 test bike

While at Sea Otter we had the chance to ride a SRAM Red 22 equipped Specialized S-Works Roubaix with the new SRAM Red hydraulic disc brakes and here are some impressions.

2013 Sea Otter Classic – day 2

We spent another day at the Sea Otter Classic and checked out SRAM Short Track event, rode the SRAM Red 22 and perused an endless amount of exhibitor booths.

Geoff Kabush’s Scott Scale 29

Canadian Olympian Geoff Kabush won the short track competition at the 2013 Sea Otter Classic festival aboard his Scott Scale 900 SL 29er and we took a closer look.

2013 Sea Otter Classic – day 1

The 2013 Sea Otter Classic Festival opened the gates earlier this morning and here are some impressions from the activities on this very beautiful day.