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Lance Armstrong finishes Croix 70.3 in third place

Last Sunday Lance Armstrong competed in the Ironman Croix's 70.3 in pursuit of Kona qualification, where she dominated the cycling phase but finished third in this triathlon in the US Virgin Islands.

 

Armstrong finished 3: 37 minutes behind the winner Andy Potts, also American. The Texan from 40 years completed the swim test of 1,93 kilometers (1,2 miles) in 24: 29 minutes. He went ahead of the competition in the 90 km cycling test (56 miles), opening an almost two minute lead over Potts, but he faded into the final test, a walking race of 21 km (13 miles).

Potts won in 4:03,31 hours, followed by Frenchman Stephane Poulat. In the women's category, the winner was Canadian Angela Naeth, who set a course record with a time of 4:28,12 hours despite pedaling several final kilometers of the stage. bike with a flat tire.

FINAL CLASSIFICATION

1 4: 03: 31 2 24 ANDY POTTS USA: 29 2: 26: 13 1: 12: 50 31: 04 41: 47
2 4: 05: 25 1: 55 19 24 STEPHANE POULAT FRA: 31 2: 26: 17 1: 14: 38 31: 10 43: 29
3 4: 07: 08 3: 38 7 25 USA LANCE ARMSTRONG: 51 2: 22: 39 1: 18: 38 32: 14 46: 24
4 4: 08: 53 5: 23 11 27 ITA Degasperi ALESSANDRO: 22 2: 28: 51 1: 12: 42 31: 00 41: 42
5 4: 10: 04 6: 34 3 TERENZO BOZZONE NZL 25: 49 2: 30: 14 1: 14: 02 31: 29 42: 34

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