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Clip-on aero bars mounted on a road bike handlebar
Cycling

Clip-On Aero Bars: Get Aero Without a TT Bike

Clip-on aero bars bolt onto a road bike for under 200 PLN. How to choose adjustable bars and set them up before your first ride.

Cyclist's lower leg wearing tall aero socks on a time trial bike
Cycling

Aero Socks: How Many Watts They Actually Save

Aero socks promise free watts for cheap. Here is what lab tests versus real-world speeds actually show, and what to buy.

Triathletes treading water at a deep water swim start before a race
Swim

Deep Water Start: A Guide to the First 200 Metres

How to line up, wait upright, survive the chaos and start drafting in the first 200 metres of an open water triathlon swim.

IRONMAN athlete walking through an aid station during the marathon leg
Triathlon

Run-Walk Pacing for an IRONMAN Marathon

Walk before you have to and you finish the IRONMAN marathon faster. How to build an aid-station run-walk pattern and hold pace with three metrics.

Blood test vial and lab form representing a ferritin and iron panel
Triathlon

Low Ferritin Is Quietly Stealing Your Watts

Standard lab ranges miss the iron deficiency that actually limits endurance performance. What ferritin level to target, and how to fix it.

Open water swimmers drafting in a line during a triathlon swim leg
Swim

Open Water Drafting: Save Your Legs for the Run

Drafting is legal in the swim. Learn the feet vs hip positions, how much energy each saves, and how to catch and hold a draft in a race.

Garmin Edge bike computer mounted on a time trial bike's handlebars.
Cycling

Garmin Edge 1060: The First AI Bike Computer, Maybe

A new Garmin Edge has cleared regulatory certification. Here is what is confirmed and what is still speculation.

Cyclist on a time trial bike with a bottle mounted between the aerobars.
Cycling

Round Bottles Are a Parachute on Your Time Trial Bike

Wind-tunnel data on where to mount bottles for 70.3 and full-distance racing, plus three picks from Decathlon.

On Cloudboom Strike 2 LightSpray racing shoe with sprayed seamless upper
Running

On Cloudboom Strike 2 LightSpray: 158g and Zero Laces

On’s robot-sprayed racing shoe weighs 158g and skips laces entirely. What that means for durability, fit, and a triathlete’s T2.

Cyclist taking a nutrition gel during a Tour de France mountain stage
Triathlon

Lactate gels from the Tour de France: what research shows

Enervit and From Lab to Field are testing lactate gels at the Tour. Here is what the actual research confirms, and what is still just marketing.

A Zwift indoor cycling session on a smart trainer, illustrating the platform's 2026 progression and challenge update.
Cycling

Zwift 2026: Level Cap Removed, Four Challenge Tiers

Zwift removed its level 100 cycling cap, added AI-style workout suggestions, and launched a four-tier indoor/outdoor challenge running through September 2026.

Training data charts and an AI assistant analysing triathlon metrics
Multisport News

AI in Triathlon: Do Training Apps Understand Your Data?

Strava launched an official Claude connector for training data. A look at it alongside Triathlify, TriDot and Athletica.ai, with pricing.