For our series “the bikes of the pros”, we look closer at the Scott Plasma 2 of Luke McKenzie. The fast Australian switched mid season to this new ride and we wanted some numbers and details.
by Herbert Krabel, September 18, 2008
The image of Max Longrée devouring a huge hamburger at the finish line of Ironman Louisville made quite an impression on people who followed the race on Ironmanlive.com. We talked to the Ironman Louisville champion from Germany.
We have selected the categories and finalists and you our readers, are empowered to choose the winners of the inaugural Slowtwitch Industry Awards. Vote now and we’ll announce the winners at the Interbike show in Las Vegas.
Jonas Colting reports from the unique Island to Island event in Stockholm, Sweden. Teams of two cross the Archipelago area of 20 islands and the water in between them.
After winning the Accenture Chicago Triathlon a few weeks earlier, Stuart
Hayes of Great Britain and Becky Lavelle of Los Gatos, California returned
to the top of the podiums again at the 2008 Nautica Malibu Olympic distance triathlon.
Charlie Crawford, the Commissioner of Officials of USA Triathlon is fairly well known in the triathlon community but most triathletes usually prefer not to see him, well, officially that is.
When Chrissie Wellington stormed to her Ironman Hawaii World Championship title last year, many people were asking the question “Chrissie who?” This year she’ll be surely on everybody’s radar and she checked in with Slowtwitch pre Kona.
Justin Daerr finished the 2001 Ironman California in 12:55 and just 2 years later he recorded a 9:20 finish at Ironman Florida. A couple weeks ago he was 5th overall at Ironman Canada in a time of 8:37 and we had a talk with him.
Simon Thompson won the 2008 Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore in hot and humid conditions and narrowly held of Terenzo Bozzone. Rebekah Keat took the women’s title.
Stephen Bayliss and Bella Comerford won Ironman South Africa earlier this year and today the couple also took the titles at the 2008 Ironman UK.
Nicola Spirig came off a 6th place finish at the Beijing Olympics and
Andreas Raelert took solace at missing his third Olympic team with wins at
the fourth annual Monaco Ironman 70.3 triathlon Sunday.
Complaints about drafting are often heard after various triathlons, but more so after certain events. So who is to blame? Should we point fingers at the athletes themselves, the race directors or the officials? Slowtwitch talked to Jimmy Riccitello about this issue.
Henry Forrest is not doing well and he really needs us to keep him in our thoughts. According to his wife Lou, doctors called his recent PET scans very alarming.
