Barbara Riveros Diaz of Chile won round one of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series in Sydney. Riveros Diaz clocked in at 2:04:19, seconds ahead Kiwi Andrea Hewitt and Emma Moffatt of Australia.

Riveros Diaz shared that she was slightly nervous at the final lap since a sprint finish is not one she is very good at, “I’m usually not very good at a sprint finish, but today it all worked out very well.”

The race began at the Farm Cove, Sydney Harbour and leading the pack were Americans Laura Bennett, Sarah Haskins and Sara Groff. The Americans led the transition from the swim to the bikes. Not far behind was Moffatt who surprised everyone with her strong swimming. The rest of the forty-seven triathletes followed, stringing out into a long line.

Moffatt commented on her form, “I was a bit surprised that my swim went so well. It was good…

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For every cyclist, it is hard to really be able to bring the right amount of water supply to keep your whole system well hydrated. Water is very important for every cyclist. This is important to keep the energy of the rider always high to be able to perform well.

But have you ever experienced the need of checking the amount of water that you have left with you even while you are in the middle of your rode? Then here is the solution to this trouble.

The FlowMeter from CamelBak is a very smart gadget that serves as a personal accessory for hydration. With it as a member of the rest of the stuffs in your bag, you can be sure that you would lessen the risk of running out of water and the stress of always checking how much water is left.

With its proper measurement feature, it would also inform…

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Do you want a gadget that can help you measure your heart and other simple performance factors for your next cycling journey? Then you should truly give the Polar CS200cad Cycling Computer Heart Rate Monitor.

This simple gadget can be placed on your handlebar and still work as an effective and high quality cycle computer that has a heart rate monitor. It renders similar functions with the CS200 but this one differs with its modern wireless cadence sensor. This is what helps you measure your pedal rate.

However, just like the models of CS100 and CS200, this gadget is packed with the cutting edge features of the Polar brand. First is the Polar Cycling Coach which serves as a web-based diary along with the scroll for automatic display according to what you personally prefer.

One of its well impressive functions too would be its capacity to record and save into…

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If you will look closely, cycling products are not limited to just the actual bike parts but now, it includes several gadgets that will be helpful for biking like GPS. And since there is the GPS, you may also find some applications or installers offered by bike product sellers. On of them is City Navigator® North America that is compatible for Garmin Edge 705.

The main feature of City Navigator® North America is that it has a number of detailed maps that will be helpful for cyclists. Remember that you may need to track down where you have been while cycling so better have a detailed map to help you get to the right places. These maps are so detailed is that they can show both metropolitan areas as well as rural locations in the map so you can easily read them.

Aside from the locations, this application…

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The opener for the 2010 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series was won by Bevan Docherty of New Zealand. With a time of 1:51:27, this is the second time he began the world championship season by winning.

Docherty shares that he didn’t expect it to be that difficult although way into the final lap, he pushed himself to win in front of the Sydney Opera house.

“I always enjoy the sprint finishes, but it was nice to have a little room to be able to celebrate the win a bit,” said Docherty.

Following Docherty’s victorious finish was Alexander Brukhankov of Russia (second) and David Hauss of France (third).

The triathlon began at Farm Cove, Sydney Harbor. Leading the fifty-seven men was Brukhankov and Frederic Belaubre but they didn’t make the break on the first 750 meters. Dmitry Polyansky was first to the water with the rest not far behind him.

James Seear who…

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If you have been a cyclist for some time now, then probably the brand SIDI is already quite familiar to you already. Many motorcycle riders also use this popular brand of cycling shoes.  

SIDI came up with the new premier pair called SIDI Ergo 2 Carbon Cycling shoes. The usual SIDI pair would have the tough look of the three Velcro straps along with the buckles and dials. Its overall look can really be too intimidating but if you would take a closer look at its amazing features, you would that it would be perfect to fit your pair set for the road.

You can be secured with the single Velcro strap situated right at the toe box. All the inserts of the plastic strips in red plastic comes with teeth. So when you connect each half, the teeth would hold on and would keep the strap from totally slipping off….

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Have you ever wished that you can have your cycling liquid drink and gel combined to become just one? Well, the HydraPak Gel-Bot has finally made this possible with their latest product. With the Gel-Bot, you can finally mix your gel and liquid in one same water bottle.

It has been troublesome for any cyclist to open a packet of gel while riding. Most of the time, you can be sure to make a sure shot of mess out of it. So before you ride, you just simply fill up your Gel-Bot with about 3.2 ounces of gel into the tube that is placed right inside the bottle.

Once you load it, you simply give a push to its bottom so that the air would get out. Just like what is done with a simple syringe. Then squeeze the entire bottle with the closed nozzle and the gel would come out. It…

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