Steger edges Molinari by 1 minute; Siddall bests Sämmler by 3:57 at Challenge Kaiserwinkl-Walchsee.

Emma Pooley won her 4th Zofingen and Maxim Kuzmin became the first Russian to win the classic long course duathlon.

Danes Thomas Strange and Camilla Pedersen won the elite titles at the half distance Challenge Fredericia.

Gillian Backhouse dominated the women’s field; Norwegian Gustav Iden won his first World Cup at Karlovy Vary.

ITU veteran Anne Haug ran down Lucy Charles and James Cunnama ran away for the win at Lanzarote 70.3.

On July 29 at Edmonton, Taylor Knibb of the U.S. became the youngest woman to podium at a WTS race.

Gino Bartali, two-time winner of the Tour de France, helped save the lives of Jewish refugees during WWII by ferrying documents hidden in his bicycle and by sheltering a Jewish family in an apartment he owned. This past May, the new Israeli professional cycling team, commemorated Bartali during the 100th anniversary of the Giro d’Italia with a special ride tracing his war-time document smuggling routes.

Brazilian Wagner Araujo is well known for his amazing photography and passionate attention to detail and he selected his favorite images from the 2017 ITU World Championships in Penticton, Canada.

Sarah Piampiano of the U.S. and Domenico Passuello of Italy won Ironman 70.3 Qujing.

Chicago police reported that a motorist struck and injured two triathletes competing in the Chicago Triathlon on Sunday.

Boris Stein tops Andreas Giglmayr by 1:27 and Laura Philipp smashes the women’s field at Zell Am See-Kaprun 70.3.

Lionel Sanders and Sarah Crowley won the ITU Multisport Festival LD Worlds in Penticton.