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What We Have Noticed: Lezyne, Rotor, Zipp …

Spring has sprung almost everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere and a few new gadgets are also on the horizon. We look at the Lezyne Alloy Drive CHF, Rotor Agilis EVO crank, Zipp Aero Race jersey, Topeak Mega Morph pump and the Sea Otter Classic festival.

Famous on accident

Phil Morlock, Shimano's advocate-in-chief is strapped-in, strapped-on, and givin' and gettin' a good strappin'. When Beck, Limbaugh and Maddow all know your name, you've made an effect.

Shimano’s advocacy

This $2 billion industrial juggernaut is the world's most effective sport fishing advocate. But does this advocacy threaten to hit a snag if its aggressive style offends the sensibilities of cyclists?

Batelier, Bucher in Portugal

France's Franky Batelier won the opening round of the European XTERRA season with a great performance in Figueira da Foz, Portugal. The women's title was taken by Renata Bucher who padded her already impressive resume.

Introducing new Pro Kyle Leto

Kyle Leto was first out of the water at the recent Rohto Ironman 70.3 California event and ended up in 8th place after being out-sprinted to the line by Ben Hoffman. This first year Pro though is more so focused on ITU racing.

The Education of Jordan Rapp – 4

After a persistent, consistent six-year climb to realize his potential in triathlon, Jordan Rapp reached stardom with a course-record win at Ironman Arizona and a victory at the classic Ironman Canada.

The longest day of the year

The slogan of the Ironman European Championships is The longest day of the year. In 2010, the event in Frankfurt, Germany will become indeed the longest day in the world of Ironman events, but also the shortest.

USAT okays WTC rules

Ironman and 70.3 races will disallow wetsuits with panels exceeding 5mm in thickness starting September 1 of this year. Also, no swimskins, and 76° water temp for wetsuit legality.

Mooloolaba to Vendula Frintova

Vendula Frintova chased hard on the bike and then ran down Tomoko Sakimoto and Liz Blatchford to win the 2010 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup in Australia. Sakimoto and Blatchford finished second and third.