After almost 20 years of ownership by the Gills family, World Triathlon Corporation, owner of the Ironman World Triathlon Championship, has been sold to the private equity firm Providence Equity Partners.
by Dan Empfield, September 8, 2008
John Cobb’s venture capital start-up, Blackwell Research, was a bold venture that’s run out of capital. Absent a white knight riding in (in the aero position) Blackwell is destined to cease as a carbon-based life form.
Biscay’s 33rd career Ironman-distance attempt, 9th this year, is the charm as Chris McDonald quickly avenges Ironman Louisville loss last weekend
After their Los Angeles Triathlon wins, Bennett and Lavelle
now have commanding point leads in Life Time Fitness series.
Stephen Bayliss and Bella Comerford won Ironman South Africa earlier this year and today the couple also took the titles at the 2008 Ironman UK.
Nicola Spirig came off a 6th place finish at the Beijing Olympics and
Andreas Raelert took solace at missing his third Olympic team with wins at
the fourth annual Monaco Ironman 70.3 triathlon Sunday.
Complaints about drafting are often heard after various triathlons, but more so after certain events. So who is to blame? Should we point fingers at the athletes themselves, the race directors or the officials? Slowtwitch talked to Jimmy Riccitello about this issue.
Simon Thompson won the 2008 Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore in hot and humid conditions and narrowly held of Terenzo Bozzone. Rebekah Keat took the women’s title.
In a special edition in our series on bikes of the pros, Canadian Olympian Colin Jenkins talks about his 14.5lb Olympic Special Edition Cervelo SLC-SL.
Henry Forrest is not doing well and he really needs us to keep him in our thoughts. According to his wife Lou, doctors called his recent PET scans very alarming.
Julie Dibens stormed to the top of the podium at the 2007 XTERRA Triathlon World Championships in Maui, Hawaii and she is currently getting ready to repeat that feat.
Olaf Sabatschus has 3 Ironman titles and endless other podium placings on his resume and he just recently won the Inferno Triathon in Switzerland. He talked to Slowtwitch about racing, training, rules, drugs and a few other interesting subjects.
Adventure racing legend Ian Adamson is betting the proverbial house
his 24 Hours of Triathlon at Cherry Creek State Park will hit it big.
