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A Newsman with a View

I read Cyclingnews.com with vigor. I do so every morning. A cup of coffee, a muffin, and that site starts things off right for me. It was during one of my forays over to Cyclingnews, reading Tour coverage, that I saw an ad for Cenegenics.

by Slowman, July 5, 2011
Cycling

Tour de Force

 In timed racing, SRAM's Force has been the forgotten gruppo. Sandwiched between Shimano's Ultegra and SRAM's own well received Red group, Force is the homecoming queen that nobody thought to ask to the prom.
News

When Harry Met Javi

 ITU racing is compelling, the athletes are superb, it's good, hard, clinical, scrubbed, white bread, racing. Until this past weekend, when it finally, happily, developed an edge.
News

Potts, Wassner prevail in Philly

 Andy Potts continues to win, Rebeccah Wassner ascends to the podium's top step, each against strong fields at the Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon. Potts and Alicia Kaye will sit atop the Toyota Cup standings.
News

Jeukendrup talks to Slowtwitch

 Leading sports nutritionist and top AG triathlete Asker Jeukendrup was just named Global Senior Director of the Gatorade Sports Science Institute. We slowed him up a little, to ask him a few questions.
Industry

The Port-o-Nazi

 Imagine the Titanic, everyone queuing up to discover find half the number of requisite lifeboats. When I find half the number of necessary port-o-johns, this is when I don the mantle of Port-o-Nazi.
News

It’s the law

 Jimmy Riccitello, who heads up WTC's officials program, and Charlie Crawford, longtime head of officiating at USA Triathlon, spoke to Slowtwitch about this past weekend's rules questions.
News

Messick to WTC – analysis

 AS AEG's Andrew Messick moves across to WTC, what is Providence Equity Partners' strategy, and what does this mean for Ben Fertic? Here's what Slowtwitch thinks of the recent hire.
News

It’s Potts and Haskins in Austin

 Andy Potts is steered off-course twice, believing the course marshal only once and that, plus a strong race, netted him an easy win at Captex. Sarah Haskins wins as well in the popular, 3000-person downtown tri.
News

Unauthorized Assistance

 This week we again look at rules we've tried to parse before: What's unauthorized assistance exactly; and what happens when an official's commands collide with our own best sense?
Cycling

Shimano electronic shifting for tri

 Is Di2, Shimano's electronic shift system, ready for prime time, ready for tri, ready for you and your bike? Answers: yes, yes, maybe and maybe. Here's what you need to know about Di2.
News

Toyota Cup Challenge

 We've got a training log "challenge" commencing in a week. But this one's different: it has a prize purse! This is our premier challenge of 2011, so, get ready, get focused, and get on your computer!