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Scaling Up Bike Motor Detection

 Will testing for bike motors be limited to high-level pro races? Based on a discussion with the UCI's technical manager, this technology may well come to a race near you.
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Does IM Depress Local Racing?

 Two customers to a local RD: “We used to do 6 or 7 [of your local] events a year, but the last few years we focus on IM events. We are lucky to fit 1 or 2 in.”
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Ironman Announces Testing for Bike Motors

 Updated: Today Ironman announced a partnership with the UCI on testing for illegal motors hidden in bikes. Violators Ironman catches will receive suspensions from Ironman races of an indeterminate, but probably lengthy, term. (UCI's Mark Barfield answers question about the technology.)
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Ironman: One and Done?

 Retail bike industry numbers are down, but there are early hints of a possible upswing in the U.S. in triathlon. Is Ironman an actor in either the downturn or in the upswing?
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Ironman: Force for Good?

 The very first thing many early Hawaiian Ironman finishers did was produce a race back home. We were apostles. Is this Ironman spirit still alive today?
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IM Texas course revealed

 It's not quite 112mi, and it's a turny mother, but if Mike Reilly calls you an Ironman as you stride to the finish, by cracky, you're an Ironman.
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Sarah Lyall on Miller Story

 Ms. Lyall is the author of the explosive piece on Julie Miller in the New York Times. She answered questions about the story from the perspective of the Times.
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Rocklin Endurance Road Show

 Small shop, small town, big heart. If you want to know what community and solidarity looks like, travel to this Slowtwitch Road Show when it takes place next year.
Industry

Finding your Felt

 Felt sits second among tri bike brands when Slowtwitchers are asked what they intend to buy next. How do you decide, precisely, what size and config for your IA?
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Ironman Texas is on!

 The 2016 Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas is on. It was Harris County to the rescue, which will host most of the 1-lap, 112-mile route for this North American Championship.
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Flying Shark Video

 California triathletes, divers and surfers know that they share the ocean. Two Sunset (Huntington) Beach surfers found that out unwittingly while shooting GoPro video.
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Decision time for IMTX

 It's down to the wire for Ironman Texas. The old bike course was nixed, new courses are being considered. An imminent decision is expected.