Articles by Herbert Krabel

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Faris Al-Sultan walks away

German Faris Al-Sultan had planned to race Kona again this year, but plagued by injuries and disappointments the 2005 Ironman World Champion decided to stop.

by Herbert Krabel, May 19, 2015

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Faris Al-Sultan through the years

Now that Faris Al-Sultan has decided to call it a day, we gathered images of the hard riding and always humble Iraqi-German from the last 10 years.

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Challenge Oman is cancelled

Because of political circumstances in nearby Yemen the scheduled Challenge Oman is now gone, and organizers are scrambling to find a new venue for this Triple Crown series.

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Leanda Cave’s Ventum

Brit Leanda Cave finished second at the 2015 Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas aboard this Mavic and Shimano equipped Ventum race bike. Have a look.

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The LG Gennix of Lionel Sanders

Lionel Sanders is a threat in any race he enters and that was true yesterday at Ironman Texas too. We now look at his Shimano equipped Louis Garneau Gennix TR1.

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2015 Ironman Texas images

Matt Hanson and Angela Naeth were the victors at the 2015 Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas, but there were many more actors at this North American Championship.

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Hanson, Naeth rule Texas

Matt Hanson ran 2:45 and had a solid day in the other disciplines too and captured a big win at Ironman Texas. Angela Naeth was a tenacious huntress on the way to the women's title.

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On the trail with Shannon Coates

Shannon Coates is on the Timex Team and she now can add smart detective to her resume. Meet the Florida native who now resides in Portland.

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The new Scott Addict CX

Scott introduced a very light new Addict CX bike recently and here are details of this cyclocross bikes with disc brakes and thru-axles wrapped around a sub 900 gram frame.

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Derek Garcia 3 years after cancer

Derek Garcia got a pro triathlon card in 2012 and learned that summer that he had testicular cancer. All signs point in the right direction now and he is racing strong now.

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Digging deep with Cody Beals

Cody Beals is in his second season as a pro triathlete and has some very fine results to show. This gear meticulous Canadian races hard on a very simple lifestyle.

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We Noticed: Diamondback, Zwift

This week we noticed a yummy version of the new Diamondback Podium, a new Zwift course, the Island House Tri, the Specialized Audax road shoes, and more

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Flying along with Davide Giardini

Davide Giardini has a passion for fast sports - swimming, skiing, kite surfing and most recently triathlon. At 70.3 Texas he surprised many with a superb sub 2 hour bike split.