A warm-up run, a parking lot incident, a long ride and interesting Scandinavian food highlight John McGovern’s second day at the Tour of Sweden training camp.
by John McGovern, May 19, 2009Riders in the Giro d’Italia staged a protest. It’s a rarity to see athlete solidarity in professional cycling; even less common in any other segment of professional endurance sports; and non-existent among professional triathletes.
The first official day of the 2009 Tour of Sweden is over and Slowtwitcher John McGovern has already quite a few stories. But how could you not have any great stories when you are spending time with Bjorn Andersson and Jonas Colting?
Rasmus Henning is famous for winning the first two $200,000 payouts at the Hy-Vee World Cup Triathlons in Iowa. This interview examines the man, his family, his country and its history and culture.
Conrad Stoltz and Melanie McQuaid are now two for two in XTERRA Cup racing with their wins in Michigan today. The 2 XTERRA stars had also captured the opening round in Las Vegas, Nevada earlier this month.
Terenzo Bozzone ran down Andrew Yoder to win the 2009 Columbia Triathlon in a time of 1:52:45. Rebeccah Wassner dominated the women’s field that included 2-time Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington.
Leanda Cave defends title, tops Joanna Lawn by 8 minutes and smashes Samantha McGlone’s 2006 course record while Luxembourg’s Dirk Bockel outsprints Australian Luke Bell by three seconds to win Ironman 70.3 Florida.
Mary Beth Ellis out speeds Jenna Shoemaker for the gold in a crash-filled women’s race while Matt Reed beats Hunter Kemper for the PATCO Pan Am Championship Triathlon title Saturday in Oklahoma City
Pro triathlete Heather Gollnick sits down with Slowtwitch to talk about what lead her to step out of her racing flats and into the shoes of a race organizer as part of the brand new Rev3 triathlon.
Part 1 of a two-part interview with the intriguing Rasmus Henning: The Tri Prince of Denmark’s quest to tackle Ironman’s crown jewel, the Ironman World Championship in Kona.
Dirk Bockel was in the limelight during the Beijing Olympics with his breakaway attempt during the bike leg. More recently the German born Luxembourger finished third at Ironman New Zealand and fourth at 70.3 St Croix.
After a few top five finishes at major triathlons, Timothy O’Donnell finally ascended to the very top of the podium with his win at Ironman 70.3 St. Croix. Slowtwitch had a few words with the Boulder, CO resident.
Andy Potts is a throwback to the days before specialization when men like Mark Allen and Greg Welch could win at any length race in any format. He would be happy to be known as a Man For All Distances.
