At the 2009 Interbike trade show in Las Vegas, TYR is introducing a line of wetsuits, something that has been missing in the portfolio of the Huntington Beach, CA company with the slogan “Made for swimmers by swimmers.”

Oscar Galindez regains Cancun 70.3 crown he surrendered to Chris Legh last year; Michellie Jones avenges 2008 calf DNF with a wire-to-wire win in Mexico’s Mayan Riviera.

The 2009 Interbike started officially today with the first day of the Outdoor Demo in Boulder City, Nevada.

It’s that time. The bike industry is again focused on Las Vegas. The big companies are pulling back resources from America’s bike industry trade show, those brands seeking a leg up increase their floor space.

We look back at the 2008 Ford Ironman World Championship images of Timothy Carlson and can’t wait to go back there and report from the 2009 event on the Big Island.

Tim Hola, who was picked as one of Outside Magazine’s 50 Fittest Real Men in 2008, and Rochelle Hair of Mammoth Lakes California took the USAT national long course championship titles in Oklahoma City Saturday. Rochelle Hair grabbed the women’s title.

With Eurobike behind us and Interbike almost here, we stumbled upon carbon goggles from blueseventy, a tri suit from Santini, another Rafael bike, a Jef Mallett book and an interesting USB flash drive.

Swedish Pro Jonas Colting reports from the 2009 Island to Island “triathlon.” To cross 20 islands and cover 64 km of total distance, participants (with a partner) get to run 38km, ride 16km and swim 20 times for a total 10km swim.

Linsey Corbin has been in Hawaii since early September to get herself ready acclimatized and ready for the 2009 Ford Ironman World Championships. She talked with slowtwitch from Kona.

Leanda Cave of Great Britain outruns Tenille Hoogland of Canada and Brian Fleischmann outruns Kyle Leto to win Triathlon at Pacific Grove titles

Spain’s Mario Mola spoiled Jonathan Brownlee’s bid to match brother Alistair’s senior world title; France’s Emmie Charayron topped Australia’s Emma Jackson at Junior Worlds.

Australia’s Emma Moffatt surged away from Lisa Norden with 300 meters to go to take the Grand Final and World Championship series titles on Australia’s Gold Coast