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Eric Hinman’s fly blue Dimond

Syracuse, NY resident Eric Hinman raced M30-34 in Kona and had a 9:38:59 finish. A few days before the race we checked out his custom blue Dimond race bike.

by Herbert Krabel, October 15, 2014

News

Heather Jackson on Cupcakes

American Heather Jackson did not race in Kona this year, but she found time to have a chat with Callum Millward about racing, training, hockey and more.

Industry

The power of Kyle Buckingham

South African Kyle Buckingham was the fastest age grouper in Kona in 2013 and returned this year as a Pro - here now is a power data comparison of those 2 events.

Cycling

The Specialized Shiv of The Hoff

Ben Hoffman had a spectacular race in Kona and finished second overall with a final time of 8:19:32, and we looked closer at his Specialized Shiv race bike.

News

The 2014 Kona Aftermath

The race was over on Saturday and folks leave this magic island now daily and it starts to look a bit different here. We captured a few images before departing.

Triathlon

Tim Van Berkel’s Giant Trinity

Aussie Tim Van Berkel finished 7th in Kona and made folks around him aware that he needs to be watched. We grabbed his bike during check-in to get details.

News

Cupcakes in Kona: The Pier

Javier Gomez, Mat Steinmetz and Jesse Thomas assist Callum Millward in this episode of Cupcakes in Kona talking to random folks at the pier before the race.

Cycling

The Scott Plasma 5 of the champ

Sebastian Kienle won the 2014 GoPro Ironman World Championships with a race best 4:20:46 bike split and a solid performance all day. And here is his Plasma 5.

News

2014 Ironman Kona – race day

Sebastian Kienle showed supremacy on the bike and held on for his first Ironman World Championship title. Mirinda Carfrae defended her title from 2013 and has now 3 of them.

News

2014 Ironman Kona – day 6

Friday in Kona during the Ironman World Championships week usually only means one thing - a relatively quiet morning followed by the big bike check-in.