Articles by Ryan Heisler

Triathlon

IRONMAN Launches Entry Giveaway Drawing for Pro Series Events

The Ultimate Racing Experience package includes airfare, race entry, hotel, and more.

by Ryan Heisler, September 26, 2025

Industry

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Will Withhold Release of Giant Bikes, Parts From Taiwan

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has issued a Withhold Release Order against “bicycles, bicycle parts, and accessories manufactured in Taiwan” by Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd. This means...

Industry

We Noticed: Boston Marathon Qualifiers Announced; SRAM Brings Legal Challenge to UCI; Grand Slam Track Update

There’s a little bit of everything in this morning’s quick hits update around the world of endurance sports; we’ll hit on the field for the 2026 Boston Marathon, SRAM’s legal...

Triathlon

The Running Shoes of the Fastest Pro Men at the 2025 IRONMAN World Championship

Bike for show, run for dough, right? Not necessarily! Six of our top fifteen pro men run splits from this year’s IRONMAN World Championships came from athletes who did not...

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The Bikes of the Top 15 Fastest Pro Men at the 2025 IRONMAN World Championship

It’s everyone’s favorite comprehensive bike gallery of the year. (Literally: this has been one of our top articles since we started doing this 20 years ago.) We’re looking at the...

Industry

More Insights and Trends From the Men’s 2025 IRONMAN World Championship Bike Count

The bike count from the final full distance IRONMAN World Championship in Nice is done and dusted. As we announced earlier in the week, Canyon led the way for the...

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TrainingPeaks Doubles Down on Virtual Racing, Partners with USA Cycling

TrainingPeaks has become an official partner of USA Cycling, signing a four-year deal with USA Cycling that takes them through the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. As part of the...

Triathlon

The Tools of the Top 10 Pro Men Swim Splits at the 2025 IRONMAN World Championship

There were 53 pro men who started Sunday’s IRONMAN World Championship in Nice, France. The non-wetsuit swim saw just 11:20 separating the fastest from the slowest swim of the day;...

Triathlon

We Noticed: The Age Group Champions From Nice; Matthew Riccitello’s White Jersey Win at Vuelta; Boston Marathon Applications Update

News from the scrapbook as we start setting our sights towards a certain race on an island next month… IRONMAN Crowns 12 Age Group Champions in Nice Nearly 2,500 male...

Triathlon

Race Rewind: The Tactics That Led Casper Stornes to an IRONMAN World Title

Casper Stornes is the male 2025 IRONMAN World Champion, prevailing out of a pack of five men that left T2 all together to start the marathon on Sunday. Marten Van...

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Canyon Wins the Men’s 2025 IRONMAN World Championship Bike Count

The 2025 industry bike count, presented by our friends at Quintana Roo, is now over. For the third year running, Canyon has taken the top spot in the counts, with...

Triathlon

Five Freezing Cold Takes for the Men’s 2025 IRONMAN World Championship

Who is going to win the final full-distance world championship in Nice? Some bold predictions.

Triathlon

Valerie Silk, Matriarch of IRONMAN, Passes Away

Valerie Silk, who led IRONMAN from obscure event in Hawaii to the Wide World of Sports and behind, died Sunday, September 7th. She was 74. Silk took over the reigns...