Even official photos can not avoid evidence of mass drafting
If I had an idea what kind of a race Ironman Austria is I would have never come. I am so disapointed and frustrated by coming here, by this horrible race.
I have been hoping for a Hawaii slot, I have been training all year for this [...]

Chrissie Wellington and Chris McCormack win in Frankfurt Ironman Germany 2008.
Female
1 ) Chrissie Wellington 8:51:24
2 ) Nicole Leder 9:17:26
3 ) Wenke Kujala 9:24:54
4 ) Meike Krebs 9:30:47
5 ) Imke Schiersch 9:36:15
6 ) Iris Tiedeken 9:37:43
7 ) Ina Reinders 9:39:10
8 ) Linda Schücker 9:52:50
9 ) Ute Streiter 10:03:03
10 ) Nicole Töpfer DNF
Male
1 ) Chris Mccormack 7:59:55
2 [...]

Nicolas Kinsley wrote a nice report from Ironman France 2008 for my South African triathlon website TriCape.com.