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Today's racing in ZurichIt must be an unwritten rule that Ironman Switzerland has to end up with a Swiss on the podium but they slightly out-did themselves today: four Swiss on the podiums and a new course record to boot (and oh, so nearly two...) And even the weather was kind: after the rain of the past two years it was a delight to have a dry bright day with the sort of ideal racing temperatures that mean records are a possibility.
With Ronnie Schildknecht inside the top 10 at the end of the swim it was clear from the start that he was serious about defending his hat trick run and going for a fourth victory. The first bike loop pace was pretty hot: dry roads and no wind to speak of plus a small front group who all seemed prepared to work to put distance into the rest of the field. One lap in and Romain Guillaume was the first to be dislodged and towards the end of the loop they shook Swen Sundberg loose as well, he lost 6:57 in the final 40k.
With Ronnie Schildknecht and Mike Aigroz seemigly glued together at the hip for the first lap, at the press conference afterwards they said that they had agreed to limit the pace rather than go all-out from the start, it was Mikel Elguezabal who came adrift and began a slow descent back through the field. But at 10k in it was Schildknecht who kicked and began to wedge open a gap back to Aigroz. For the next 30k that gap grew into a chasm and Aigroz struggled to hold off Swen Sundberg. At 3.5k to go Sundberg made the pass and the podium was set.
With Olivier Bernhard's course record clearly under threat it was one of the questions at the press conference afterwards why he hadn't gone for it. The controlled pace of the first 10k probably cost him the record, he said, but he also forgot about it and by the time he remembered it was too late to make up the scant 14 seconds that were needed. Still, 4 wins in a row and two Swiss on the podium is a great result in anyone's book - next year will bring the challenge of the 5-in-a-row club.
With the women's field missing Rebecca Preston, she racked but didn't start, it was anyone's guess as to who would be the front runner. Simone Benz stamped her mark on the swim, as did a couple of age groupers, and was clear down the road before any other pro woman was even out the water. But, lurking back there was Karin Thürig, a winner here in 2005 and holder of the course record as a result. By 90k she was within 1:26 and 30k later the positions had been reversed and, apart from the presence of Regula Rohrbach, an F35 age grouper who nudged ahead in time rather than position, that lead wasn't remotely threatened for the rest of the day.
Benz was 12:52 adrift by the end of the bike and never looked like being able to hold even that differential through the run while attention began to turn to Heleen Bij de Vaate who was working her way up through the field. 3k from the end of the third lap she moved into second and in the closing stages Monika Lehmann pushed through to make the women's podium a duplicate of the men's. Except that here Thürig had blow her own record apart and had come within touching distance of that magic sub-9 mark.
So, a great day's racing here in Zurich with the Swiss maintaining their firm grip on this event in terms of the record books. And that's the way they like it here!
With Ronnie Schildknecht inside the top 10 at the end of the swim it was clear from the start that he was serious about defending his hat trick run and going for a fourth victory. The first bike loop pace was pretty hot: dry roads and no wind to speak of plus a small front group who all seemed prepared to work to put distance into the rest of the field. One lap in and Romain Guillaume was the first to be dislodged and towards the end of the loop they shook Swen Sundberg loose as well, he lost 6:57 in the final 40k.
With Ronnie Schildknecht and Mike Aigroz seemigly glued together at the hip for the first lap, at the press conference afterwards they said that they had agreed to limit the pace rather than go all-out from the start, it was Mikel Elguezabal who came adrift and began a slow descent back through the field. But at 10k in it was Schildknecht who kicked and began to wedge open a gap back to Aigroz. For the next 30k that gap grew into a chasm and Aigroz struggled to hold off Swen Sundberg. At 3.5k to go Sundberg made the pass and the podium was set.
With Olivier Bernhard's course record clearly under threat it was one of the questions at the press conference afterwards why he hadn't gone for it. The controlled pace of the first 10k probably cost him the record, he said, but he also forgot about it and by the time he remembered it was too late to make up the scant 14 seconds that were needed. Still, 4 wins in a row and two Swiss on the podium is a great result in anyone's book - next year will bring the challenge of the 5-in-a-row club.
With the women's field missing Rebecca Preston, she racked but didn't start, it was anyone's guess as to who would be the front runner. Simone Benz stamped her mark on the swim, as did a couple of age groupers, and was clear down the road before any other pro woman was even out the water. But, lurking back there was Karin Thürig, a winner here in 2005 and holder of the course record as a result. By 90k she was within 1:26 and 30k later the positions had been reversed and, apart from the presence of Regula Rohrbach, an F35 age grouper who nudged ahead in time rather than position, that lead wasn't remotely threatened for the rest of the day.
Benz was 12:52 adrift by the end of the bike and never looked like being able to hold even that differential through the run while attention began to turn to Heleen Bij de Vaate who was working her way up through the field. 3k from the end of the third lap she moved into second and in the closing stages Monika Lehmann pushed through to make the women's podium a duplicate of the men's. Except that here Thürig had blow her own record apart and had come within touching distance of that magic sub-9 mark.
So, a great day's racing here in Zurich with the Swiss maintaining their firm grip on this event in terms of the record books. And that's the way they like it here!
12:10
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Women's age group updateFontana, Sandra F18 01:10:36 05:56:16 03:37:52 10:50:10
Giehl, Caprice F25 01:11:14 05:22:13 03:43:31 10:21:06
Tschumi, Sandra F30 01:06:15 05:12:07 03:25:33 09:48:33
Rohrbach, Regula F35 00:58:11 04:59:33 03:33:58 09:36:25
Timm, Sabine F40 01:15:54 05:41:03 03:43:14 10:43:53
Moraz, Jane F45 01:11:13 05:30:23 03:41:54 10:32:00
Bodenhöfer, Conny F50 01:13:44 06:34:56 03:57:53 11:53:36
Thürig, Karin FPRO 01:08:29 04:43:53 03:04:24 09:00:04
Note, one of the results systems is showing Michelle Parsons as winning the F40 category in 10:15:54 and the other is showing Sabine Timm as listed above.
Giehl, Caprice F25 01:11:14 05:22:13 03:43:31 10:21:06
Tschumi, Sandra F30 01:06:15 05:12:07 03:25:33 09:48:33
Rohrbach, Regula F35 00:58:11 04:59:33 03:33:58 09:36:25
Timm, Sabine F40 01:15:54 05:41:03 03:43:14 10:43:53
Moraz, Jane F45 01:11:13 05:30:23 03:41:54 10:32:00
Bodenhöfer, Conny F50 01:13:44 06:34:56 03:57:53 11:53:36
Thürig, Karin FPRO 01:08:29 04:43:53 03:04:24 09:00:04
Note, one of the results systems is showing Michelle Parsons as winning the F40 category in 10:15:54 and the other is showing Sabine Timm as listed above.
10:23
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Top male age groupers so farSchmid, Stefan M18 00:54:34 04:46:10 02:54:42 08:38:59
Calle Martnez, Richard M25 00:53:58 05:01:55 03:01:38 09:00:33
Moreel, Wout M30 00:57:28 04:54:42 02:59:21 08:54:46
Cattori, Jean Marc M35 00:54:31 04:53:00 03:04:35 08:54:53
Oudeman, Menno M40 01:02:52 04:55:58 02:59:49 09:02:40
Zarro, Dario M45 00:54:40 05:05:31 03:26:30 09:31:13
Angelastri, Sandro M50 01:07:36 04:58:30 03:27:05 09:36:00
Borg, Finn M55 01:09:20 05:16:05 03:45:06 10:14:51
Schildknecht, Ronnie MPRO 00:50:29 04:29:10 02:51:04 08:12:40
Calle Martnez, Richard M25 00:53:58 05:01:55 03:01:38 09:00:33
Moreel, Wout M30 00:57:28 04:54:42 02:59:21 08:54:46
Cattori, Jean Marc M35 00:54:31 04:53:00 03:04:35 08:54:53
Oudeman, Menno M40 01:02:52 04:55:58 02:59:49 09:02:40
Zarro, Dario M45 00:54:40 05:05:31 03:26:30 09:31:13
Angelastri, Sandro M50 01:07:36 04:58:30 03:27:05 09:36:00
Borg, Finn M55 01:09:20 05:16:05 03:45:06 10:14:51
Schildknecht, Ronnie MPRO 00:50:29 04:29:10 02:51:04 08:12:40
10:22
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Top 10 women overallKarin Thürig (#42) won in 9:00:04
* Heleen Bij de Vaate (#47) at 9:23:50
* Monika Lehmann (#41) at 9:28:25
* Simone Benz (#46) at 9:29:44
* Regula Rohrbach (F35) (#957) at 9:36:25
* Sarah Schütz (#45) at 9:36:45
* Sandra Tschumi (F30) (#469) at 9:48:33
* Ana Casares Polo (#52) at 10:05:16
* Susanne Gries (F30) (#413) at 10:06:03
* Michaela Giger (#44) at 10:07:07
* Heleen Bij de Vaate (#47) at 9:23:50
* Monika Lehmann (#41) at 9:28:25
* Simone Benz (#46) at 9:29:44
* Regula Rohrbach (F35) (#957) at 9:36:25
* Sarah Schütz (#45) at 9:36:45
* Sandra Tschumi (F30) (#469) at 9:48:33
* Ana Casares Polo (#52) at 10:05:16
* Susanne Gries (F30) (#413) at 10:06:03
* Michaela Giger (#44) at 10:07:07
10:10
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Auch die ersten 10 Frauen sind im Ziel! Mit Michaela Giger ist die 10 Frau in 10:07 Stunden ins Ziel gekommen!
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