During Ironman Texas it was already visible that there was some drafting within the pro race, but Age Groupers made it even worse. Various images online show that sometimes entire groups with dozens of athletes passed by. The race was more like an average Tour de France stage than a triathlon where everyone has to
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Very briefly Els Visser doubted whether she should race as many times in three weeks, but fortunately for everyone, she ‘just did’. Although: perhaps it was less pleasant for her competitors, because after already a sensational third place at the PTO T100 in Singapore two weeks ago and a victory at Ironman 70.3 Lapu-Lapu last
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After hundreds of kilometers through the desert, only one conclusion is a fair one: Moroccan runners were very dominant during the famous and infamous Marathon des Sables. Of the six podium places, no fewer than five were occupied by Moroccans. In the women’s race, the win went to Moroccan Aziza El Amrany…
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Spain’s Marta Sanchez has won Ironman South Africa after an exciting race. In a race in which several women were close together, it was the Spanish who kept her head cool best and struck in the closing stages. During the swim, it was Sanchez who immediately dictated the pace and swam so hard that no
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After hanging up the microphone at the end of the 2022 IM triathlon season to spend more time with his family, the “Voice of Ironman” Mike Reilly has announced that he will return for a special occasion to call the 25th anniversary of Ironman Lake Placid on July 21…
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