This is a pipeline enhancer, an Olympic development boon, an image boost for the sport, and an opportunity for young women. But NCAA triathlon might mean a lot more than that, even to us AGers.
by Dan Empfield, January 29, 2014The Slowtwitch/TBI 10 and 50, for 2013, were announced this week. This is a list of 50 retailers, and the top 10 among them, who best service triathletes in the United States per a score generated by vendor and consumer voting and rating.
We wrote about the GURU fit bike last year, in a series on fit tools. Here we’re talking about the entire GURU system, what it is, what it means for the future of retail and of how you and your bike interface.
NCAA Division II and III schools followed Division I’s decision earlier in the week to invite triathlon into its suite of intercollegiate sports. Well over 90 percent of school ADs voted yes.
Cervelo is flowing its P3 geometry and features down to the P2, just as it did when it first intro’d this model 8 years ago. But this time it’s sticking closer to the P3 motif, just with the P2’s signature $2,800 price.
USAT is conducting the entire (not just the elite) 2013 annual election over again, voting to commence as early as later this week.
Tall headset top caps are my great while whales. I don’t want to eliminate them, just cut them down to size. John Cobb to the rescue.
Triathletes discovered Hokas, but are still wondering: Bondi or Stinson? Here’s a comparison of the two.
How drug-free is Ironman and other no-draft-format racing? It’s hard to know. Impossible to know. But we can report on the state of the testing, and on the anti-doping mission.
The tri world is talking about 2 powerful races, 2 overcoming runs, by Victor Del Corral. But there was a 30-day stretch during 1992 that might even make Del Corral shake his head.
I got a voice message from WTC’s CEO, Andrew Messick, and it was not business as usual. It was about typhoon Haiyan, and in this case the heart was riding shotgun and EBITDA took a back seat.
Victor Del Corral’s win at IM Florida was in jeopardy but WTC has allowed his result to stand, citing no protest filed in the prescribed time, and rules that do not allow a disqualification in this circumstance.
WTC’s domestic Ironman for foreigners was invaded by an entourage from one of the world’s richest families. Who knew Bahrain was Ironcrazy? And they want an Iron race of their own.
