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Brits take ITU Sprint Team Worlds

Johnathan Brownlee was the only returning member from Great Britain’s 2011 Championship Relay Team and he was the deciding factor in this year’s repeat championship.

Thomas, Goss win Rev3 Maine

Jesse Thomas topped Conrad Stoltz by 2:06 and closed in on Richie Cunningham for the Rev 3 series lead; Lauren Goss won by 2:41 over Becky Lavelle and passed Nicole Kelleher for the series lead at Rev3 Maine.

Kemper, Haskins take Chicago

Hunter Kemper of the U.S. outran fellow Olympian Stuart Hayes of Great Britain to take the men’s crown and Sarah Haskins out biked 2012 U.S. Olympian Laura Bennett to win the women’s title at the Life Time Fitness – Toyota Challenge Chicago Triathlon.

Age grouper tops IM Canada women

Kendra Lee, a 32-year-old age grouper from Denver Colorado, posted the fastest overall women’s time at Ironman Canada; Matthew Russell of Scottsdale, Arizona, who placed 3rd at Ironman Mt. Tremblant 1 week ago, was first overall male.

Norden takes home country win

Olympic silver medalist Lisa Norden took a dominating home country win at the Stockholm World Triathlon Series sprint race, running away from surprise runner-up Maaike Caelers of the Netherlands.

Jonathan Brownlee takes Stockholm

Jonathan Brownlee of Great Britain follows up his Olympic bronze with a smashing win at the Stockholm World Triathlon Series sprint event, holding off Javier Gomez by 7 seconds.

Armstrong’s Coda Through a Legal Prism

Lance Armstrong's decision to forgo arbitration is a surprise, as Armstrong has a fantastic legal team and USADA would still have several legal hurdles to overcome, including the 8-year statute of limitations.

Carrying The Fallen

This is the story of one man doing his part to honor a fellow athlete. It is a story I heard almost entirely by coincidence. And once I heard it, I felt compelled to share it with the readers of slowtwitch.

Is Amazon Killing your LBS?

Is Amazon good for triathletes, a triathlete's local bike shop, the manufacturers, and the rest of triathlon's stakeholders? The answer is no; yes; and whether you're talking now or in the future.

Peter Reid allies with Challenge

Peter the Great Reid and his three Ironman World Championships had been happy to quit professional triathlon and enjoy life as a Canadian bush pilot. So what drew him back to a Penticton alliance with the Challenge group?

Challenge Penticton announced

Challenge Family announced today what appears to be a long distance triathlon coup -- the expansion of its global series of triathlons to North America with a 2013 Challenge Penticton race.

Cipollini Rides a Cipollini

We take a close look at the MCipollini bike ridden by none other than the man himself. While Mario no longer races professionally, both he and his bike still look quite fast.