This week's photo of the year competition, set at the Barfooot & Thompson Auckland Grand Final, was a tight battle between three shots.

In the final installment highlighting the best stand-alone discipline performances of 2012, we take a look at some of the most mind-blowing runs we saw this year.

Yesterday we brought you the most impressive swims of the year. Today, we highlight the best performances of triathlon's second discipline – the bike.

Triathlon is always a sum of its parts, swim, bike and run, but sometimes the exciting and individual performances get a little lost in the overall results. Here is a look back at some of the most inspiring swims across the 2012 season.

After a long season that included the London Olympics, athletes dug deep to finish the year strong at the Grand Final in Auckland, producing some epic battles. Vote for your favourite image now.

The winner from this week’s Photo of the Year competition, shot at the ITU World Triathlon Yokohama, was a delightful surprise. As one of the most even elections, this week's winner is sure to put a smile on your face.

As the penultimate stop on the ITU World Triathlon Series, Yokohama was the site of gut wrenching efforts to clench critical world championship points. Check out photos from the race and pick the best.

With just over a third of the votes, the most popular this week’s Photo of the Year competition was the beautiful shot capturing the elite women coming into transition in front of Stockholm’s historic buildings.

This season we were treated to a number of sprint finishes. In this week’s review of the best moments from 2012, we take a look back at some of the finishes that made us hold our breath until the very last minute.

In its fifth appearance on the World Triathlon Series circuit, Kitzbühel will debut what might be the one of the toughest and innovative triathlon courses ever set.