Sept. 6, 2008 Today is the last dealer day at the Eurobike show in Friedrichshafen, Germany. This is arguably not only the biggest but also the most important bike show in the world. There is a central courtyard with freeride exhibitions surrounded by 14 separate show ...

The accomplishment of finishing an iron-distance triathlon has long been considered one of the most difficult feats in athletics. American Hilary Biscay and Australian Chris McDonald took the athletic task one step further by racing back-to-back Ironman events within a week’s ...

In only its second year of existence, Ironman 70.3 Singapore is quickly becoming a popular race among pros and amateurs alike. As a destination triathlon complete with a hot, tropical climate, this race allows many pros to simulate the conditions of the Ironman world ...

LOS ANGELES - It was business as usual for Australian Greg Bennett and American Becky Lavelle, as the two extended their Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series leads by winning the Los Angeles Triathlon Sunday, September 7. The morning grey at Venice Beach gave way to a sunny, ...

Just as the days get shorter and temperatures begin to plummet, the late-season triathlon scene heats up. Sunday, September 7, is jam packed with four major long-distance events—Ford Ironman Wisconsin, Ironman UK, Ironman 70.3 Monaco and Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore—and one ...

Dear Readers, I’ve received a lot of mail about our story in the print VeloNews, Issue 14, about climbing wheels. It was a great test that revealed a lot about climbing wheels we saw right afterward in the Tour de France. Matt Pacocha rode 50,000 vertical feet on the ...

It was just one of those perfect days when the sun was warm without scorching the skin, the breeze was pushing softly against my sweaty body like a gentle caress, and the bike, Oh my God, did the bike feel fast. Not a bad way to celebrate my 45th birthday, I thought to myself ...

Luke McKenzie, winner of Ironman Japan and multiple Ironman 70.3 podium finishers has joined the Scott International Team. The 27 year-old Australian native who bases in Bend, Oregon during the Northern Summer has been a consistent performer on the Ironman circuit since his ...

Laura Bennett must know the right people. Although the 2008 Olympic Triathlon fourth-place finisher rides a stock Orbea Diva frame, she managed to snag an exceptionally rare Shimano Dura-Ace 7900 prototype group for her Olympic rig. Sadly, the rest of us will have to wait before ...

One of the world's most accomplished age-group endurance athletes, Barbara Warren, died Tuesday, August 26, three days after a bike crash at the Santa Barbara Triathlon left her paralyzed from the neck down. She was 65. According to The San Diego Union-Tribune, Warren ...

AURORA, CO, AUGUST 31, 2008: The world's only 24 Hours of Triathlon concluded today to an enthusiastic crowd of onlookers. Athlete's braved a variety of weather conditions to complete repeated laps of swimming, biking and running throughout the day and night. The one tenth Iron ...

Almere, Netherlands (August 31, 2008) - Chrissie Wellington continued her winning ways at today's International Triathlon Union Long Distance Triathlon World Championship in the Netherlands. The British long-distance star took gold for her first elite ITU world championship ...

Aug. 31, 2008 - After a sweltering Sunday in Kentucky, Germany’s Maximilian Longree the Netherland’s Mariska Kramer-Postma were victorious at the sophomore edition of Ironman Louisville. Longree used a blistering 2:48 marathon to win in convincing fashion, while ...

Dutch swimmer Maarten van der Weijden made history in Beijing when he became the first winner of Olympic gold in the inaugural men's 10k Open Water swimming event in a time of 1:51:51. This was also the first Olympic gold for blueseventy, as van der Weijden wore a custom Dutch ...

Cliff English, one of the top high performance triathlon coaches in the world is pleased to launch Cliff English Coaching. With many years of coaching experience coach Cliff is looking forward to putting his knowledge and expertise to work for you. CEC will only offer two ...

Hi Monique, I enjoyed your article in a recent issue of VeloNews (May 22, 2008) about nutrition for cyclists. A lot of what you discussed I was already doing (learned from trial and error over my riding career of 25 years), but have a question I'd like to ask you ...

CHAIR Chair pose, also known as powerful pose (utkatasana), builds strength in the quads, which makes it good for cyclists. Chair requires core stability and mental determination as well. Be sure to breathe throughout your time in the pose. From mountain pose, bend at ...

Although you and I may never earn the right to tattoo the Olympic rings on ourselves, that doesn’t mean we can’t ride an Olympic-quality bike. Pitiful consolation, I know, but it’s something. Matt Reed is known as an all-rounder who is capable of taking a ballsy flier ...

In a race year that has boasted as many headlines about weather as it has triumphant athletic stories, race morning in Penticton was a welcome site to pros and age-groupers alike. The days leading up to the Subaru Ironman Canada gradually grew warmer giving race day an ...

Aug. 24, 2008 -- Chicago certainly doesn’t have the reputation for having the perfect climate for triathlon, but thousands of athletes were treated to near-perfect conditions for the 26th annual race. Taking advantage of the pristine conditions were Great Britain’s Stuart ...

LifeSport Coaching works with some of the finest multisport athletes in the world. The coaches strive to supply these athletes with workouts that have a specific physiological purpose while providing inspiration. These training sessions are often trying, but when tackled ...

From Fitness Cycling by Dede Barry, Michael Barry and Shannon Sovndal. Copyright 2006 by Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc. Excerpted by permission of Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL.

August 19, 2008 My last four major injuries have been traumatic: a broken wrist, fractured clavicle, fractured scapula, lacerations. This season, I started to have knee pain around Mile 10 of the Spirit of Racine Triathlon, a repetitive stress injury as my doctor ...

Dear Lennard, You mention you use the No Tubes set up with your Ksyriums and Hutchinson’s Road Tubeless tires. I would like to do the same, but am concerned about Hutchinson’s warning against doing so. Something about ammonia breaking down the inside body of the ...