Articles by Slowman

News

ITU Removes Sexual Orientation Text From Rules

The ITU walked the new rule entirely back.

by Slowman, January 21, 2019

Triathlon

Quintana Roo’s PRFour

There are 8, maybe 12 tops, relevant brands in no-draft tri. QR is among them. This new bike pushed into the top 4.

News

Planting a Rainbow Flag In the Ground

The ITU prohibits displays of "propaganda" at its event. It added sexual orientation to the list of prohibited themes.

News

Iconic Nytro Up for Sale

One of the most venerated brands in multisport retail is on the block.

Industry

Picking a Course

Value scenery, cheap-to-produce, and safe over proximity to populated areas.

Industry

Pacify the Locals

Two ways you can get your way, as a race director. The political power play. That’s one. I prefer the second way.

News

Reinvention

In 2013 I predicted a down decade for tri (few listened), followed by a bull market starting 2019. We'll plan our future at the TBI Conference.

News

New Race Formats Slowtwitchers Want

Old habits die hard. But they do die, and are replaced by what comes next.

News

The Track in the Forest

The 1968 U.S. Olympic Trials track is a remarkable story, if you haven't heard it. This book tells it, along with much more that I didn't know.

News

To Make Riders Faster

This book about the rise of Cervelo and its slip from the grasp of its founding partners is the best bike business narrative ever.

Industry

Ready to Produce?

If you find that the race calendar doesn't have quite what you want, here's my solution: Put on the race you don't see there.

Industry

How to Be a Race Director

This is the series of articles for those who see the proverbial unsurfed wave, and deem it their mission to surf it.

Training

Chuck Wurster Changed the World for You and Me

Almost certainly the way you train on a stationary bike was heavily influenced by this man.