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Following a successful career racing in the World Tour for Trek-Livestrong, Team Sky, and Katusha-Alpecin, American pro cyclist Ian Boswell has decided to transition from the road calendar to gravel racing for 2020. Boswell will be racing for Wahoo Fitness on a calendar of his own design that will include gravel and endurance mountain bike... Continue Reading →
Two Kona sponsored riders, Barry Wicks and Eric Tonkin, conquer two tough climbs on Maui.
Every year, Niner puts together a handful of custom RIP 9 RDO bikes, with custom paint, and auctions off to raise money for IMBA. For 2019 there is a small, medium, and large bike up for auction on eBay, more detail below. Without trails a mountain bike is just a bike. Some of us live... Continue Reading →
Alright, I need a gravel bike a plane ticket to Kona. Now. Once a year, the big island of Hawaii becomes the epicenter of the triathlon universe. The Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway consistently proves to be a challenging cycling course for Ironman athletes due to hot temperatures, strong trade winds, and red line competition come race... Continue Reading →
Zwift Academy gives pro tour cycling hopefuls the opportunity to show their skills and move to the big stage. Now, Zwift is giving triathletes a shot. The Zwift Academy Tri program kicks off on November 11th and will run until January 12, 2020. Enrollment is open now. The virtual portion will include in-game rides, runs,... Continue Reading →
Kona first released the Libre and Libre DL gravel bikes in 2018, for 2020 the line is getting kitted out with 650b x 47mm tires and a new 2x11 Shimano GRX drivetrain. Both models retain everything that makes them favorites in the gravel arena; great builds, tons of mounts, and a riding position carefully balanced... Continue Reading →
The Ironman World Championship is October 12th, in celebration of the event Zwift has put together a special in game mission and there are some IRL prizes up for grabs. Zwift Road to Kona 2019 Zwift will be at the 2019 Ironman World Championship with its Specialized Zwift Academy Tri Team. All eight team members... Continue Reading →
Kona Ambassador Gretchen Leggitt and friend Robin Kodner recently embarked on a massive journey that saw them ride their Sutras stuffed to the hilt with biking, climbing, and camping gear. They rode from Bellingham, Washington to climb in the Bugaboo mountains. Over the course of a couple weeks, the duo smashed out over 900km of... Continue Reading →
Ever ridden your bike for 112 miles in one go? How about after a 2.4 mile swim and before a full marathon? While Zwift won't be able to help you with the swim portion, it can give you a go at those 112 miles and run. Or, you can split the 112 miles up over a... Continue Reading →
This upcoming Saturday (10/13) marks the 40th anniversary of the original Ironman event. As the world's best triathletes start arriving on the big island of Hawaii for the world championship race, a lot of cool new triathlon equipment will be coming along with them. Today, Specialized unveiled the new S-Works Shiv Disc and it is absolutely... Continue Reading →
Strava doesn't just allow people to track and share their athletic activities they also put often do cool stuff with the aggregate data the app collects. They just released a global heatmap, a visualization of tons of athletic activities and where they occurred. In a recent blog post, the company highlighted some of the more interesting spots on... Continue Reading →
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