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First Pics from IM USA Lake Placid
Heavy rain during the swim, just like last year, but sunny now (and humid of course with potential for more rain).
Tour Thoughts: George Blew It and More
The last few days fo the Tour have finally started to be exciting. This is a weird Tour – too easy. Contenders way too close. We usually would’ve had 2 HC mountaintop finishes and a TT by now, and the field would be blown apart. Oh well. Maybe this is why the French riders are […]
Providence 70.3
The Great White didn’t show up Sunday morning (he’s likely an “ex” Great White based on those pictures in my previous post – then again, maybe he’s actually a Norwegian Blue shark and he was just pining for the fjords…), but a fair bit of wind and a 2am squall did. Rumor has it race […]
Making Fast Bikes Even Faster: Cleaning Up the Front End
As I mentioned in my prior post about the TT technology on Parade during stage I of the Tour de France, the newest TT frames are moving towards a new type of front end design. Besides the protruding Cowlings exhibited by the Giant and Specialized superbikes, we see a clear trend towards eliminating standard stem […]
First Clear Spy Shot of New Kestrel TT Bike
Here it is – the first side shot I’ve seen of the new Kestrel “Super Bike” TT frame. We have no way of knowing how close this is to the finished product, but rumors have it this is nearly a done deal to be debuted in Kona. Rumors also have it this bike is mopping […]
Great White Shark Prohibited from Previewing Providence 70.3 Swim Course
A young (we think 20-24 age group) Great White Shark measuring 10′ in length and 1000 lbs was recently trapped about a mile from the Providence 70.3 swim course. Although he was released (it’s the law) after being given a stern talking to by race organizers, sources speculate that the poor fellow didn’t make it. […]