Vasiliev, Klamer win Europeans

Ivan Vasiliev of Russia topped Alessandro Fabian of Italy by 7 seconds and Rachel Klamer of the Netherlands edged Vicky Holland of Great Britain by 2 seconds to take the elite titles at the ETU European Championships.

On the road with Jano Soto

Jano Soto is a triathlete who lives in Kailua-Kona, but he and his wife are currently on a 4-month European adventure and he will race 70.3 Berlin and Challenge Roth among other things. We checked in with him in Berlin.

Bike fitting Andy Potts – again

Andy Potts had been fitted by Mat Steinmetz several years ago, but with quite a few different bikes along the way his setup had drifted. It was time now to get fitted again.

The fast and smart Sami Inkinen

Age grouper Sami Inkinen was the fastest age grouper at Ironman 70.3 Eagleman last weekend, but that is not a unique experience for this fast and smart athlete who grew up in Finland. We had a chat with him.

2013 Challenge Kraichgau

Boris Stein and Yvonne Van Vlerken are the 2013 Sparkasse Challenge Kraichgau champions and here is a race day gallery that captures the event.

Hugo, Paterson top XTERRA East

Dan Hugo of South Africa dominated the men’s contest, with a 5:43 margin of victory over Ryan Ignatz; Lesley Paterson had a tougher time dispatching Shonny Vanlandingham by 2:43 at XTERRA East.

Potts, Naeth excel at Eagleman

Andy Potts beat James Cunnama by 1:14 and Angela Naeth topped Laura Bennett by 3:15 to win the men’s and women’s titles at Ironman 70.3 Eagleman in Cambridge, Maryland.

Stein, Van Vlerken take Kraichgau

Boris Stein took the win at the 2013 Sparkasse Challenge Kraichgau triathlon and is thus the new German Pro middle distance champion. Yvonne Van Vlerken took the win in the women's race and runner-up Julia Gajer the German title.

Alexander, Lidbury take Kansas

Three-time Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander fought off a strong challenge by Daniel Bretscher of the U.S. and Emma-Kate Lidbury of Great Britain dominated the women’s field at IM 70.3 Kansas.

Docherty, Lyles win Boise 70.3

New Zealander Bevan Docherty topped Canadian Brent McMahon by 1:41 and super-runner Liz Lyles of Reno, Nevada topped Heather Jackson by 7:23 to win Ironman 70.3 Boise Saturday.