Articles by Herbert Krabel

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The man simply known as Petter

Petter Alexis Askergren is a Swedish rap performer who is very passionate about SwimRun events including the tough Ö till Ö. We talked to the man known by most as Petter.

by Herbert Krabel, April 20, 2015

Industry

Catharine Pendrel’s Orbea Alma

Canadian Catharine Pendrel is the current MTB world champion and won the Sea Otter Classic XC event aboard this Shimano equipped Team Luna Orbea Alma.

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Molinari, Cave win in Cannes

Giulio Molinari surprised Jan Frodeno and Sebastian Kienle with a big win at the Cannes International Triathlon. Leanda Cave grabbed the women's title on the French Riviera.

Industry

The Scott Scale of Nino Schurter

At the Sea Otter Classic Nino Schurter won the short track race on Friday and the cross country event on Sunday and we looked closer at his Scott Scale race bike.

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2015 Sea Otter Classic day 3

The Sea Otter Classic goes on until Sunday but we end our daily coverage today. Competitions, bikes, gear and gadgets is what we noticed today.

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2015 Sea Otter Classic day 2

Another beautiful day in Northern California brought lots of passionate cyclists to the Sea Otter Classic and here is what we noticed in and around the expo.

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2015 Sea Otter Classic day 1

Another Sea Otter Classic has arrived and this is now the 25th edition. Thursday is usually the calm before the storm and the weather played along nicely.

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German power2max drops prices

A strong US dollar allowed German brand power2max to lower their pricing and thus bring more power to the people, with the popular Type S now as low a $899.

Triathlon

A Shimano Di2 Scott Plasma 5

Every Scott Plasma 5 we featured was equipped with SRAM Red components. Folks have asked about a Di2 version, and now Andres Douzoglou of Beyond Aero delivered.

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Rest in peace Steffen Liebetrau

Steffen Liebetrau passed away in early April and several pros who knew him and raced against him kindly shared their thoughts about this man who enjoyed life.

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It is on for Dave Mirra

Dave Mirra has been in triathlon for 2.5 years and looks now at Ironman Lake Placid to get to Kona. We chatted with him about training, racing, qualifying, gear and cars.

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A few words with Rachel McBride

Canadian Rachel McBride is getting ready for the 2015 Wildflower Triathlon and started her California campaign with a 6th place at 70.3 Oceanside.

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Team Marsh Fearless Fundo ride

On Saturday folks gathered to ride the Team Marsh Fearless Fundo to raise money for Amy Marsh's battle with cancer, and here are some impressions from the event.