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Kanute, Jones win Draft Legal

Ben Kanute of the University of Arizona and Erin Jones of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs won the USA Triathlon debut sprint distance Draft-Legal Collegiate Championship at Tempe, Arizona

Be the Culture

If you're a bike shop your future is bright. Or not. It depends on your investment in and attachment to culture, tooling, fixtures, education, and pathways of delivery. We'll talk about some of that now.

Richard Murray is right on target

South Africa's Richard Murray just finished second at the non drafting Nautica South Beach Triathlon, but the real target is the ITU WTS race in San Diego. We had a few words with this Joel Filliol coached athlete.

A Bike Seller’s options

Your LBS might be back on its heels. Amazon is the arch enemy, with more than its toe in the water of the bike industry. The game is afoot. Okay, we'll stop now. Here's part-2 of our look at the retail landscape.

The Future of Bike Retail

Over 85 percent of Slowtwitchers buy bike and tri product online. But 70 percent of these same customers prefer purchasing from their local bike shop, presenting a challenge and an opportunity.

Cunningham, Lidbury in Texas

Richie Cunningham of Australia dominated the men’s field thanks to a race-best 1:12:45 run and Emma-Kate Lidbury of Great Britain’s race-best bike trumped Kelly Williamson’s run to win Ironman 70.3 Texas

Collins, Frederiksen win Miami

Ben Collins topped Richard Murray by 1:26 and Helle Frederiksen beat Alicia Kaye of the U.S. by 1:15 to win the men’s and women’s pro titles at the Nautica South Beach Triathlon in Miami.

Atkinson, Bucher win Oz XTERRA

Two-time Australian Olympian Courtney Atkinson won his very first XTERRA victory and Renata Bucher won her 30th at the XTERRA Great Ocean Road off-road triathlon in Anglesea Victoria, Australia.

More Twitter Legitimacy notes

We shared a Twitter Faker check yesterday that covered the Pro men, and today we look at the Pro women, ourselves and a few other magazines.

Javier Gomez rules Auckland WTS

Spain's Javier Gomez Noya ran away from his competition to take the win at the season opening ITU World Triathlon Series race in Auckland, New Zealand. Spain's Mario Mola and Portugal's Joao Silva finished second and third.

Haug repeats in Auckland

Anne Haug from Germany started the 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series the same way as she finished it the end of last season - with an emphatic win in Auckland, New Zealand. Maaike Caelers and Felicity Abram completed the podium.

The Twitter legitimacy check

We published an article about the top 55 Pro triathlete tweeters and there have been concerns about number legitimacy, so we dug deeper into that issue.