Six members of the Saint-Lambert Triathlon Club training for Ironman Lake Placid were hit by a pickup truck on Highway 112 east of Montreal on May 14; three are dead and three were seriously injured
by Tim Carlson, May 15, 2010
Jenna Shoemaker absorbed a big shock this spring when coach Darren Smith let her go; but the 26-year-old showed grit and resilience when she finished a close second at Escape from Alcatraz
3-time Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington will also be at the start line of the Amgen Tour of California stage 7 time trial and that adds an interesting twist to the event. After all, she finished 2nd overall at the 2008 Alpe D’Huez triathlon.
For a Pro to go to Kona or Clearwater, that Pro now has to finish within 5% of the winner’s time to get that coveted slot. We talked to quite a few Pro triathletes and solicited their opinions about this new rule.
In mid February Lance Armstrong challenged Chris Lieto to a TT showdown on the Queen K and won by 9 seconds. The two will meet again during the stage 7 TT of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California. But who will take round 2?
At the 2010 Rohto Ironman 70.3 California, Mitch Hall recorded the fastest age group time in 4:15:16 and placed 15th overall. Not bad for a 38-year old Navy Seal who has spent quite a bit of time in Afghanistan.
The Amgen Tour of California will feature cyclists versus triathletes on its stage-7 time trial. Downtown L.A. will host three (and a half) triathletes alongside the world’s best TTers.
Stage 7 of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California is a 21-mile individual time trial in Los Angeles and Chris McCormack and a few other triathletes get to test themselves against the best in that discipline. We had a few words with Macca about it.
The Rev3Tri series got underway in Knoxville, TN, with an Olympic Distance event. Matt Reed used a superb run to take the win, and Julie Dibens continued her stellar season.
The 2010 Rev3Tri Knoxville is in the books and here is an image gallery of the event won by Matty Reed and Julie Dibens.
German’s Jan Frodeno battled Courtney Atkinson step for step before finally taking the Dextro Energy WCS Seoul event. Switzerland’s Daniela Ryf sprinted past Barbara Riveros Diaz, Emma Moffatt and Andrea Hewiitt to win the women’s title.
Quite a few Pros are at the start of the 2010 Rev3Tri in Knoxville and slowtwitch presents images leading up to the event.
The updated 8% prize money rule at WTC events has impacted quite a few athletes this year, but nowhere more than at the recent Ironman 70.3 St. Croix where 9 men, but only 2 women, got paid. Several Pros weigh in on this topic.