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Birtwhistle wins first WTS, U.S. competitor McElroy takes silver at Leeds

Jacob Birtwhistle of Australia broke away with a race-best 30:21 run to edge Matt McElroy by 7 seconds.

by Tim Carlson, June 9, 2019

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The Gravel World Descends Upon The Dirty Kanza

The 14th edition of the world's premier gravel race saw its strongest field to date with WorldTour professional cyclists, Olympians, and National and World Champions in cyclocross, road and mountain biking.

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Wes Hobson still gets love after all these years

Wes Hobson retired from racing as a professional triathlete in 2001, and he however might be best known for the CLIF Bar swim start simulation ad that still is shared very frequently and gets great responses.

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Ironman 70.3 Victoria Gallery

Sam Long and Mirinda Carfrae led the way in a gorgeous 70.3 contest in British Columbia.

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Frodeno rules, Frederiksen almost wire-to-wire at Kraichgau

Jan Frodeno is king of Kraichgau by 12:50; Frederiksen tops Tondeur by 3:57 at Kraichgau 70.3.

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Carfrae, Long win Victoria 70.3

Mirinda Carfrae of Australia and Sam Long of the U.S. won it on the run at Ironman 70.3 Victoria.

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Ryf dominates, Boecherer edges Dapena Gonzalez

Daniela Ryf wins by 7:05, and Andi Boecherer won it on the bike at Ironman 70.3 Switzerland.

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Kienle, Charles win Challenge – the Championship

Sebastian Kienle tops Pieter Heemeryck by 32s, Lucy Charles-Barclay dominates in three-peat.

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Tim Reed, Caroline Steffen prevail at Subic Bay

Reed tops Van Berkel in a battle of the Tims; Steffen dominates Duke and humid heat at Subic Bay 70.3.

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Santa Catalina Island home to first USA based ÖtillÖ event

Today the Swedish crew behind the ÖtillÖ Swimrun World Series announced their first USA based World Series event and with Santa Catalina Island they may have hit a home run.