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Articles by Herbert Krabel

Schildknecht, Matter at home

Ronnie Schildknecht and Sybille Matter used home court advantage to win the 2009 Ironman Switzerland. The second place finishers in both the men's and the women's event also hail from Switzerland.

Chalk another one up for Moffatt

Not to be outdone by youngster Alistair Brownlee, Emma Moffatt now has won her third Dextro Energy World Championship Series title in a row. A speedy transition and an even speedier run helped her cause.

Lovato, Jones take Rhode Island

Michael Lovato used a 2:10:29 bike split to win the Amica Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island by a very narrow margin over Richie Cunningham and Cam Brown. Michellie Jones took the women's race with a bit of more of a cushion.

Three for Brownlee

Young Brit Alistair Brownlee appears unbeatable these days as he now has won three World Championship Series races in a row with his victory at the 2009 Kitzbühel Dextro Energy Triathlon today.

We also noticed a new Giant

In the last few months a few new TT bikes came out that virtually dated many bikes that seemed quite exciting not so long ago. Some of these machines are not available to the public, but the Giant Trinity Advanced SL soon will be.

The humble Lauren Groves

Lauren Groves earned her biggest paycheck to date when she finished a very close third at the recent Hy-Vee triathlon. She also helped her Canadian team win a bronze medal at the ITU Team Triathlon Championships a day later.

Vanhoenacker, Bayliss in Austria

Belgium's Marino Vanhoenacker took his 4th Ironman Austria title today in a course record time of 8:01:38. Bella Bayliss recorded her second sub 9 hour Ironman performance as she won the women's title in 8:50:13.

Germans rule IM Germany

Timo Bracht defeated a stellar field on his way to take the Frankfurter Sparkasse Ironman European Championships in Germany in a course record time of 7:59:15. Sandra Wallenhorst took the women's title in 8:58:08.

Amy Marsh has arrived

After a couple of fourth place finishes at 70.3 Florida and Kansas this year, Amy Marsh finally climbed to the very top of the podium at the Buffalo Springs 70.3 event in Lubbock, TX last weekend.