Replay 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Men's Pro Race in Nice, France

The 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Women's Pro Race in Nice, France is history and Gustav Iden proved his class on shorter courses. If you want to see the whole action around Iden, Alistair Brownlee, and the next generation of athletes like Rodolpho Von Berg and Kristian Blummenfelt again and would like to know what happend to the likes of Sebastian Kienle, Andreas Dreitz oder Patrick Lange - just watch the replay on FaceBook's IronmanNow:

1. Replay 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Men's Pro Race in Nice, France

Replay 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Women's Pro Race in Nice, France

The 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Women's Pro Race in Nice, France is history and Daniela Ryf proved once more her class. If you want to see the whole action around Ryf, Holly Lawrence and Imogen Simmonds again and would like to know what happend to the likes of Lucy Charles-Barclay - just watch the replay on FaceBook's IronmanNow:

1. Replay 2019 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Women's Pro Race in Nice, France

Frodissimo! Jan Frodeno, like a phoenix from the ashes at the IRONMAN 70.3 Triathlon World Championship

Jan Frodeno, like Daniela Ryf the day before, has positioned himself as the absolute top favourite for the Ironman Hawaii in 6 weeks with his second title at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in South Africa.

After the hard defeat at the Ironman Hawaii 2017 Frodeno lied to all critics after his success at the Ironman in Frankfurt and South Africa, who have already seen him above the zenith of his performance and have made competitors such as Lionel Sanders, Javier Gomez Noya or Patrick Lange the “new” favorites. This view must be corrected.

Regardless of weather conditions, Frodeno, who beat with Alistair Brownlee and Gomez a complete collection of Olympic medals and countless world championship titles due to his elegant physique, mental strength and incredibly precise tactical intuition, is the man to beat in October 2018.

Silver medal winner Brownlee had an energetic hanger due to his brisk cycling style and an early attack in the uphill sections of the half-marathon too early, while Gomez had to fight with side stitches from kilometre 14 on, in a phase of the race as Frodeno from the front constantly increased the pressure. Gomez finally had to let go of the actually beaten Brownlee.

Sanders can only dream of particularly tough conditions on the bike to keep his chance, while Lange, hoping for little wind, must continue to work on his weak discipline on the bike without compromising his killer run. A tightrope walk that could quickly knock him out of the top three.

Kona 2018 promises to be epic, until then the competition should watch the archived broadcast weekly during training...

Frodissimo! Jan Frodeno, wie Phönix aus der Asche bei WM im IRONMAN 70.3 Triathlon

Jan Frodeno hat sich, wie auch Daniela Ryf am Vortag bei den Frauen, mit seinem zweiten Titel bei der Ironman 70.3 Weltmeisterschaft in Südafrika als absoluter Top-Favorit für den Ironman Hawaii in 6 Wochen positioniert.

Nach der harten Niederlage beim Ironman Hawaii 2017 hat Frodeno nach dem Erfolg beim Ironman in Frankfurt und Südafrika alle Kritiker Lügen gestraft, die ihn bereits über dem Zenit seiner Leistungsfähigkeit gesehen und Wettbewerber wie Lionel Sanders, Javier Gomez Noya oder Patrick Lange zu den stärkeren Favoriten hochgeschrieben haben. Diese Sichtweise muss man korrigieren.

Unabhängig von den Wetterbedingungen zählt Frodeno, der mit Alistair Brownlee und Gomez eine komplette Sammlung von Olympiamedaillen und unzähligen Weltmeistertiteln durch seine physische Eleganz, die mentale Stärke und sein unglaublich präzises taktisches Gespür auf die Plätze verweisen konnte, ist der Mann, den es im Oktober 2018 zu schlagen gilt.

Silbermedaillengewinner Brownlee hat durch forsche Fahrweise auf dem Rad und einen frühen Angriff beim Halb-Marathon bergauf zu früh einen energetischen Hänger, während Gomez ab Laufkilometer 14 mit Seitenstechen zu kämpfen hatte, in einer Phase des Rennens als Frodeno von vorne laufend den Druck immer weiter erhöhte. Gomez musste schließlich noch den eigentlich geschlagenen Brownlee ziehen lassen.

Sanders kann nur von besonders harten Bedingungen auf dem Rad träumen, um sich eine Chance zu wahren, während Lange, auf wenig Wind hoffend, weiterhin an seiner schwachen Disziplin auf dem Rad feilen muss ohne seinen Killerlauf zu kompromittieren. Eine Gratwanderung, die ihn schnell aus den Top 3 kegeln könnte.

Kona 2018 verspricht episch zu werden,  bis dahin sollte sich die Konkurrenz die archivierte Übertragung wöchentlich beim Training ansehen…

2014 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships to be hosted in Canada, chances for Europe in near future

World Triathlon Corporation (WTC)  announced today, that the first World Championship outside us-american soil will be 2014 in Canada. IRONMAN 70.3 WC will be hosted in Mont-Tremblant, Canada on September 7.

Either Australia, Central Europe or Asia could be provide  the race venue in 2015 or at least 2016. The odds may prefer Australia as of today, but Europe has some great races in the mix too.

Mont-Tremblant, Canada will be host the very 1st IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship outside the USA. Screenshot: Ironman.com

Mont-Tremblant to Host IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship

IRONMAN has chosen Mont-Tremblant, Québec, Canada to host the 2014 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship.

Québec’s Prime Minister, Pauline Marois, and the Mayor of the City of Mont-Tremblant, Pierre Pilon, were on hand to make the announcement about the race this afternoon. Taking place on September 7, 2014, this will be the first time in IRONMAN history that a single location will host three major IRONMAN events: IRONMAN, IRONMAN 70.3 and now the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship.

"The choice of Mont-Tremblant as the host venue for the 2014 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship was an obvious one given the success of the inaugural IRONMAN events held here in 2012," says Andrew Messick, Chief Executive Officer of IRONMAN. "We are confident that Mont-Tremblant and the province of Québec will be the ideal hosts for the first IRONMAN World Championship event to be held outside of the United States."

This year’s IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship will be held at Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada on September 8, 2013, and will represent the third and final year in that location. Beginning with Mont Tremblant in 2014, the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship will rotate globally among different regions on an annual basis. Each year, more than 2,000 domestic and international competitors earn the right to compete in the World Championship by qualifying at an IRONMAN 70.3 event.

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