Is there live video at all? It's not on the IMlive site...

Somebody provide a stream link please.

I wanna see L. Dopestrong tear up the cycle.

http://live.ironmanlive.com/...t/Ironman_703_Panama

best I can do for ya

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Whitney Houston wins Ironman Panama 70.3.




Too soon??

Way too soon. The race just started.

Does anyone think the cleat interface on his shoes looks like Speedplay in the video clip of him in transition they just posted?

he's riding speedplays. I know, it's gross.

Hee ha I was wondering. Post knee surgery x 2 there is no other way I could ride w/o them. Tried all kinds of shoes, varus tweaks with Bike Fit wedges/in shoe wedges, Look/Keywin/Shimano. Finally Speedplay and I was fine. I love mine:)

Men - Bike Start

1 20:35 2 Matty Reed Boulder CO USA
2 20:49 0:14 4 Rasmus Henning Tuineje DOM
3 20:51 0:16 23 Ivan Vasilyev Moscow RUS
4 21:00 0:25 16 Bevan Docherty Santa Cruz CA NZL
5 21:01 0:26 12 Romain Guillaum Montmorot FRA
6 21:04 0:30 5 Richie Cunningh Boulder CO AUS
7 21:11 0:36 10 Bertrand Billard Salmagne FRA
8 21:13 0:38 6 Bert Jammaer Boom BEL
9 21:14 0:39 8 Balazs Csoke Volketswil HUN
10 21:28 0:53 20 Andrey Lyatskiy Saint-Petersbur RUS
11 21:31 0:56 24 Lance Armstron Austin TX USA
12 21:35 1:01 1 Chris Lieto Danville CA USA
13 22:00 1:25 22 Santiago Ascenco Goiania BRA
14 22:12 1:37 3 Paul Amey San Diego CA GBR
15 22:13 1:38 7 Jesse Thomas Springfield OR USA
16 22:15 1:40 19 Guilherme Manocchi Curitiba BRA
17 22:55 2:20 11 Andres Darricau La Plata ARG
18 22:57 2:22 14 Ezequiel Morales Niteroi ARG
19 23:12 2:38 9 Oscar Galindez Santos ARG
20 24:23 3:48 17 Kevin Taddonio Las Vegas NV USA
21 24:57 4:23 13 Greg Close Brooklyn NY USA
22 26:01 5:26 21 Teemu Kyllonen London FIN

The video of him trying to set up his helmet made me want to stab my eyeballs.

Nice current aided swim.

Men's Swim Finish

1 18:49 2 Matty Reed Boulder CO USA
2 18:51 0:03 23 Ivan Vasilyev Moscow RUS
3 18:54 0:06 16 Bevan Docherty Santa Cruz CA NZL
4 19:00 0:11 4 Rasmus Henning Tuineje DOM
5 19:03 0:15 12 Romain Guillaum Montmorot FRA
6 19:19 0:31 8 Balazs Csoke Volketswil HUN
7 19:19 0:31 5 Richie Cunningh Boulder CO AUS
8 19:19 0:31 6 Bert Jammaer Boom BEL
9 19:20 0:32 10 Bertrand Billard Salmagne FRA
10 19:22 0:34 24 Lance Armstron Austin TX USA
11 19:23 0:35 20 Andrey Lyatskiy Saint-Petersbur RUS
12 19:38 0:50 1 Chris Lieto Danville CA USA
13 20:07 1:19 3 Paul Amey San Diego CA GBR
14 20:07 1:19 22 Santiago Ascenco Goiania BRA
15 20:08 1:20 7 Jesse Thomas Springfield OR USA
16 20:11 1:23 19 Guilherme Manocchi Curitiba BRA
17 20:46 1:58 14 Ezequiel Morales Niteroi ARG
18 20:49 2:01 11 Andres Darricau La Plata ARG
19 20:50 2:02 9 Oscar Galindez Santos ARG
20 22:14 3:26 17 Kevin Taddonio Las Vegas NV USA
21 22:41 3:53 13 Greg Close Brooklyn NY USA
22 23:09 4:20 21 Teemu Kyllonen London FIN

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Genetics load the gun, lifestyle pulls the trigger.

Does this seem like an unusually stacked fied for a February race in Panama to anyone else?

Is it the because it's one of the first 70.3s of the season or what? There are 5-10 really big names on that list.

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early points in the bank for Kona?

I would assume that the race organizer tried to get many pros from different countries for exposure.

I saw Bertrand Billard cycling at mallorca 70.3 on a what i would call a simple bike and he put some 3 minutes into Andreas Raelert at the bike leg and a few weeks later broke Steward Hays in a 5150 race.
It seems like Jesse Thomas has worked hard on his swim.

wonder what happend to leanda cave on the swim

WTC is milking Lance like a prize bull. I hope today is a humbling experience for him.

The fact that all the pics are of Lance makes me sick. The WTC is showing its true colors in promoting the corporation and $ first and not the sport or its athletes. Why does the triathlon 'world championship' have to be owned by company that is pretends to listen to athletes concerns about PED testing and then sells itself out for big $ at the first opportunity to an individual who is still under investigation? To me it really isn't about Lance as it is about the WTC's disregard in more or less sticking the finger up at USADA saying we don't care about your investigation or concerns we are going to cash in on Lance.

and Kelly Williamson for that matter?

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Genetics load the gun, lifestyle pulls the trigger.

http://live.ironmanlive.com/...t/Ironman_703_Panama

01:27 - That doesn't look like a very fast tranisition

Don't be a tool. The only reason this thread exists is because LA is racing in Panama today...Otherwise, the most coverage this race gets is a cursory top 3 race report on ST Monday morning...

I'm no fanboy...but LA brings a ridiculous level of attention to the sport...WTC would be stupid not to capitalize on that.

For sure, WTC is capitalizing on LA and that makes good business sense...... but I'm looking forward to the future after Lance gets humiliated and decides to do something else.

If that's what you look forward to, then you're a pretty sad man.

Most people slating the amount of exposure Lance is getting on the IM Panama coverage, wouldn't even be watching the coverage if lance wasn't racing in the race. Just goes to show the hyprocrisy in it!

Ken Glah 13th out of the water for Amateurs... Cool to see him racing.

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It would be goodnfor triathlon if he gets humiliated. The general public will think - how old is he? So if he wins something of note it will be embarrassing.

That's just it. The reason why WTC can call itself a "world championship", is because we the fans/athletes expose it as the end all and be all of triathlon. We have thousands buy into the lottery every year, and we have thousands race all over the planet chasing a kona spot. So, sure WTC can call itself the world championship, but it's because the rest of us buy into it that keeps it validated.

ETA: So in the same breathe, we are complaining about WTC's coverage, when all they are doing is basically taking advantage and feeding teh mob that wants the coverage now.

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