Team Luna’s Katerina Nash returned to World Cup mountain bike racing with a strong 5th place at the UCI World Cup in Champeray, Switzerland. Katerina used her significant cyclocross skills on the ugly course littered with roots, drops, and shin-deep mud.

It’s winter in South America, so in preparation for a return to the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Eduardo Sturla raced and won the Buenos Aires Duathlon. The shorter distances didn’t suit the big Argentinean, but he didn’t allow that or the cold weather to hamper his strong effort

Amy Marsh of teamTBB added another Ironman victory to her increasingly impressive resume. The rookie member of teamTBB won her second Ironman of 2010, leading wire-to-wire at Ironman Lake Placid. She had a race-best swim, extended her lead with a race-best bike and never looked back on the run. Her time of 9:27 gave her a near 17 minute cushion over second place. Amy also won Ironman China earlier in the year.

teamTBB teammates Rebekah Keat and Tereza Macel placed second and third, respectively, at the Challenge Roth Ironman-distance race in Germany. For the second straight year, Keat went under the elusive 9-hour mark (8:52:10) with Macel not far behind in 9:09:29 on one of the world’s fastest courses.

Team Luna’s Shonny Vanlandingham is having a heck of a season. At the XTERRA Mountain Championships, she blew away the women’s field by nearly 8 minutes to collect her third XTERRA US Cup win and extended her points lead in the overall series. The women of MelRad Racing had a solid day, too, as Sara Tarkington scored a season-best 2nd place and Emma Garrard got on the podium with a fourth.

Just a week after winning the XTERRA France Championships, Nico Lebrun repeated as the XTERRA Mountain Champion in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Nico made the long trip over from Europe and stormed through the competition on the run for the close win. His AVIA teammate and Colorado-resident Josiah Middaugh finished in third, less than three minutes back.

The Continental United States Oldest “Iron Distance” Event

2010 marks the 21st Annual Full Vineman Triathlon, making it the oldest independant Ironman distance triathlon held in the continental United States. The experience which Vineman athletes have will be unmatched, as they swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles and run 26.2 miles through beautiful Sonoma County’s wine country.

Get more info at: http://www.vineman.com

Full Vineman: July 31, 2010

Luna Pro Team rider Georgia Gould took all three races at the Sand Creek International Classic in Colorado Springs. She opened up with a win in the time-trial, followed by a dominating win the cross country race, and closed the weekend with an easy victory in the circuit race. Georgia also won the overall US Pro XCT series.

After an up-and-down start to the 2010 season due to off-season shoulder surgery, Joanna Zeiger put together a fine race to win her hometown Boulder Peak Triathlon. She led start-to-finish but had to hold off a late charge from her AVIA teammate Angela Naeth, who finished a close 2nd.

XTERRA World Championship Runner-Up Nico Lebrun won the XTERRA France Championships in Xonrupt Longemer. Nico came out of the water a couple minutes behind the leaders but powered through the bike and started the run in 2nd place. Nico would overtake Franky Batelier on the run for the victory.