Articles by Herbert Krabel

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Germans win again in Germany

Andreas Raelert stormed to the win at the 2010 Ironman European Championships in Frankfurt, Germany with a superb bike split and held off a stellar field. Sandra Wallenhorst ran down Caroline Steffen to take the women's title.

by Herbert Krabel, July 4, 2010

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We are on for Abu Dhabi round 2

The inaugural Abu Dhabi International Triathlon was announced in November of 2009 and made quite an impression a few months later. The Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority now announced that the registration for the 2011 event is open.

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Podium man Ben Hoffman

Ben Hoffman is having a great season so far with a runner-up spot at 70.3 Boise behind Craig Alexander and several other nice podium finishes including a 3rd place at Buffalo Springs Lake 70.3 a couple days ago.

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What We Have Noticed: Giro, Tritan, Powerbar …

So many products, so little time. Today we look at the Giro Prolight helmet, Tritan Positive Drive fins, Powerbar Gel Blasts energy food, Haribo Happy Cola snacks, a new Rotor 3D length and the QLOCKTWO clock.

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Docherty, Samuels in Philly

Kiwis Bevan Docherty and Nicky Samuels won the 2010 Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon that was changed to a 5k run, 40k bike and 10K run duathlon after an apparent tragic incident yesterday.

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Texas wins for Lieto, Tisseyre

Chris Lieto used a monster 2:08:04 bike performance and a solid run to take the 2010 Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake race in Lubbock, Texas. Magali Tisseyre ran down fellow Canadian Angela Naeth to take the women's title.

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A WTC policy and rule proposal

The World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) is currently circulating a document to all its Pro members with proposed policy and rule changes focus mostly on Kona qualifying. The document though is not final yet.

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Photo caption comp winners 4-6

A few more photo caption competitions are now in the books featuring images from Muddy Buddy, Ironman Hawaii and a random vacation picture. Meet the winners of photo caption competition 4-6.

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What We Have Noticed: K-Swiss, Sugoi, Waterman’s…

This week we look closer at the K-Swiss Blade Light running shoes, the Sugoi RS cycling shorts, the Waterman’s Applied Science sunscreen and the popular magnetic Buckyballs.

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Stoltz, Vanlandingham rule XTERRA Southeast

Conrad Stoltz is back to his winning ways and added the XTERRA Southeast title to his resume. With her win in the women's race, Shonny Vanlandingham proved that she is indeed the one to watch.

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Kiwis win Eagleman 70.3

Terenzo Bozzone ran down Andrew Yoder to win the 2010 edition of the 70.3 Eagleman and thus successfully defended his title. Fellow Kiwi Sam Warriner also had a great race and took the women's title leading from start to finish.

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The amazing Melanie McQuaid

This weekend Melanie McQuaid is defending her XTERRA Alabama title and after her recent win at XTERRA Italy looks good and ready to do so. Meet the Canadian Pro with a very amazing attitude.

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Alexander, Dibens take 70.3 Boise

After out-sprinting Chris Lieto to the finish in 2009, Craig Alexander had to hold off a late charge by Ben Hoffman to win 70.3 Boise 2010 by 10 seconds. Julie Dibens took the women's title despite a hard effort by Linsey Corbin to run her down.