Cervelo’s owners have gotten used to seeing their athletes win unexpectedly. But this may have been the least likely victory.

Two weeks ago long distance runner Kerstin Metzler-Mennenga (LIE) became a national hero after running 2:42:21 in the Berlin marathon. But all was not as good as it seemed.

Analysis of the Kona pier tally continues with our look at aerobars and saddles

What components and wheels did the Hawaiian Ironman athletes prefer?

After the recent positive doping test of Chinese athlete Hongni Wang, we asked ITU Anti-Doping Director Leslie Buchanan a few questions.

Greg Bennett won the US Open Triathlon and snagged the $300,000 series bonus. In the women’s race Sarah Haskins proved to be the strongest.

Racing as an age grouper in 2006, Chrissie Wellington (GBR) came to Kona as a Pro and grabbed the 2007 Word Champion title.

The only question was just how badly Cervelo would put the hurt on the rest of the field. Pretty badly, in fact, but it could have been worse.

Chris “Macca” McCormack finally won the race that had eluded him so long and here is how it unfolded.

Ukrainian Viktor Zemtsev is known as a tough pro triathlete and very fast runner, but not so much as a man of too many words. But we were able to squeeze a few words out of him.

The numbers from the 2007 Kona Ironman bike count are in and we have the top brands.

In Part 1 of our trisuit shootout, we take a look at Kiwami, the best brand that you’ve probably never heard of.

The final entry of Monty’s retrospective blog, recounting the first-ever Hawaiian Ironman contested on the Kona course.

We caught up with German Ueberbiker and 2 x Ironman World Champion Normann Stadler in Kona, Hawaii to hear his thoughts about the pending 2007 Ford Ironman World Championships.

Mark Allen’s amazing performances in Kona have inspired many people to get involved in the sport of triathlon and the world of Ironman. We had a chance to speak with “the Grip” a few days before the big race.

Monty’s 1981 Kona retrospective continues with the lead up to the starting gun.

Top 10 results from the 2007 Best of the US triathlon in Florida.

We had a conversation with Chris Lieto as the 2007 Ford Ironman World Championship race in Kona, Hawaii is now just days away. Meet the man and learn more about him.

Part 1 of a series of product reviews from Interbike 2007. We cover eSoles, the custom orthotic maker, and Oval Concepts, a components manufacturer specializing in aerobars.

Rachel Ross is juggling her 3 children, a part time job and getting ready to defend her Kona age group title from last year. We caught up with her.

Chris Gemmell (NZL) and Vanessa Fernandes won the 2007 Rhodes BG Triathlon World cup. See the results here.

Mark “Monty” Montgomery competed in Kona’s first Ironman, in 1981. His story parallels that of many of triathlon’s pioneers. Here is Part I of his “blog” (26 years after the fact) recounting Kona’s debut Ironman.

Slowtwitch spoke to Torbjorn “Thunderbear” Sindballe in Kona, Hawaii where he is putting the final touches on his 2007 Ford Ironman World Championships preparation.

Many pro triathletes have been pushing for a change in the drafting regulations and the WTC seems to have listened to them.