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Potts and Wellington claim Timberman 70.3 crown

Wellington finishes sixth overall at competitive event

Published Sunday, August 17, 2008

Potts and Wellington claim Timberman 70.3 crownAndy Potts and Chrissie Wellington were the overall winners today at the intensely competitive Timberman 70.3 held in New Hampshire.

Based on the splits from the race, it appears that Potts led from start to finish to win by almost 10 minutes over Fraser Carntell. Potts, the defending Foster Grant Ironman 70.3 World Champion, was first out of the water and then pulled away from the rest of the field thanks to a stellar bike ride. Potts had the fastest splits of the day in the swim, bike and run. Simon Lessing finished in third.

Top five pro men:
Andy Potts 3:52:32
Fraser Cartmell 4:02:24
Simon Lessing 4:03:10

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Michael Lovato 4:06:45
Janda Ricci-Munn 4:09:24

Wellington finished sixth overall with an impressive 4:11:46 clocking. Next behind the defending Ford Ironman World Champion was Amanda Stevens, who finished over 18 minutes back. Third went to Canadian Cynthia Wilson. Had Wellington not been in the race, it would have been a competitive battle as Stevens, Wilson and fourth place finisher Dede Griesbauer were within two minutes of each other at the finish.

Top five pro women:
Chrissie Wellington 4:11:46
Amanda Stevens 4:30:03
Cynthia Wilson 4:31:26
Dede Griesbauer 4:32:02
Annie Gervais 4:39:52

We'll have full results from today's race here on Ironman.com soon.

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