On May 19th blueseventy got the stunning news that none of their 11 submitted swim skins to FINA were approved, but on June 21st they were informed that all is kosher now. We talked to blueseventy CEO Steve Nicholls.
by Herbert Krabel, June 23, 2009
After undergoing her first two major operations to cut out the cancer at the cost of her legendary Xterra career and her swift leg power, Jamie Whitmore tackles the odds and starts to rebuild her life without a sense of limits
The first Dextro Energy World Championships Series Round 3 in Washington DC drew an Olympic-quality field to dive into the Potomac, ride past the Washington Monument and run up Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol. Photos by Timothy Carlson.
Emma Moffatt overcame an American bike breakaway and topped fellow Emma and training partner Snowsill with a race-best run 34:24 run to win the Dextro Energy ITU World Championship triathlon in Washington, DC.
Francisco Pontano won the 2009 Ford Ironman Coeur D’Alene with a very balanced swim, bike and run. Tyler Stewart won her first Ironman title as she rocked to a win in the women’s race in a time of 9:23:21.
Luke McKenzie took a commanding win at the 2009 Ironman Japan in a time of 8:28:31. The women’s race was won by Nicole Klingler in a time of 9:52:52.
Great Britain’s 21-year-old phenom Alistair Brownlee won his second straight Dextro Energy World Championship Series triathlon in Washington DC Sunday thanks to a five-man bike breakaway and a sixth-best run.
Last minute tizzy over a false rumor that mistakenly tabbed DC a duathlon and other thoughts of contenders in this elite field contending for glory in Washington D.C.
On a sweltering hot day in the heart of Arkansas, Americans Josiah Middaugh and Shonny Vanlandingham grabbed the XTERRA South Central Cup titles and held off previous winners Dan Hugo and Melanie McQuaid.
Olympic-style triathlon’s first big iconic stage was Sydney in 2000 with the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge as powerful backdrops to thrilling duels. Sunday, the third round of the 2009 ITU World Championship series opens with the U.S. Capitol, the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial as scenery. Can DC match Sydney’s thrills?
The field is just this side of Olympic quality in an off-Olympic year. Pretty much everyone will be here with the exceptions of the up and coming Russian men, a still recovering from injury Olympic silver medalist Vanessa Fernandes and Kiwi Kris Gemmell.
An inside look at a classic duel between perhaps the best cyclist and the arguably the best runner at the Ironman 70.3 distance. When it was all over in Boise, Alexander beat Lieto by 2 seconds after an amazing sprint.
After the Austrian doping stories involving Irondoc Dr. Andreas Zoubek, pro triathlete Lisa Hütthaler, and road pro Bernhard Kohl, we now have the former road pro turned triathlete Hannes Hempel in the not so desirable limelight.