Articles by Herbert Krabel

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The Joker of Kevin Grogan

Kevin Grogan of Gear for Multisport in Clermont likes bikes and he recently built up a Zipp 2001 and made this early aero frame fit his personal taste and humor.

by Herbert Krabel, February 15, 2016

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The unique Lofoten X event

The Lofoten X event is part of The Arctic Triple in Norway and 10 Norwegians swam in 5 degree C water, and braved -5 degree C air temps for the other segments.

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You want speed? This is speed.

We beam with pride when we reach more than 50 mph on our bikes, but Eric Barone holds the world record at 138.75 mph. Now that is wicked fast.

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Frodeno to race Challenge Roth

Fast German Jan Frodeno has an amazing resume with an Olympic Gold and World Championship titles, but he has no Roth win yet. But that may change this summer.

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Up, up and up – the Red Bull 400

In 2011 a few hearty souls decided to run up the steep slopes of a ski jumping hill and now you can find Red Bull 400 races in several countries.

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Great victories at 70.3 Geelong

Jake Montgomery grabbed his first 70.3 win in Geelong over Cyril Viennot and Josh Amberger, and Melissa Hauschildt showed that she is back in form.

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Missing the man and the father

I spent 24 hours with Dave Mirra last April and now that he is no longer among us, I feel terribly sad about the loss of this man, husband and father.

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The elusive Litespeed TT bike

It was a long time ago when Litespeed last had a TT or triathlon bike in the model line, but it now appears that a limited edition Blade can be had.

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Dave Mirra reported dead today

Greenville, NC police announced in a police report that BMX and X-Games superstar and passionate triathlete Dave Mirra died of an apparent suicide.

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We Noticed: absoluteBLACK, Zipp

This week we noticed aero chain rings by absoluteBLACK, a new NSW wheel set from Zipp, tool kits from Park Tool, a nifty carrot slicer and more.

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When situations escalate

It is not uncommon for a cyclist to charge after an aggressive motorist, but that can escalate quickly as a man quickly learned when a gun was pulled on him.

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The fast and restless Adriel Young

Despite only starting triathlon in 2012, Adriel Young has been to Kona twice and finished Norseman in 13th place. Now he is off to Greece to volunteer as a rescue swimmer.

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A day in the life of Valencell

It is likely that you never heard the name Valencell before, even though you may even have had it in your ear or on your arm. Here now is your chance to learn more.