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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.

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.

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.

Ironman Asheville – maybe

It is debatable whether New York City was ever Ironman material. But Asheville, North Carolina, certainly is. So, will this be the spot where the next North American Ironman is held?

The Pro Triathlete Twitter 55

We perused the various Pro triathlete Twitter accounts and compiled a list of 55 followed Pro athletes. Some of these names fairly high up may come as a surprise, but most of them make a lot of sense.

Corinne Abraham is on stage now

Newcomer Corinne Abraham really stepped into the limelight with her dominant win at the 2013 Urban Hotel Group Asia Pacific Championships in Melbourne, Australia. We had a few words with this very fast woman from Wales.

Hy-Vee cuts pro purse in half

Going into its 7th year, the Hy-Vee Triathlon has cut its professional prize purse in half to $500,000, citing long term viability for its elite race and a concurrent wish to expand its series of Midwest IronKids races.