Lionel Sanders wins Kienle at Ironman 70.3 Sant George

Sanders with an impressive 1: 11: 47 in the 21 km of race on foot takes the victory and the record of the test with 3: 43: 14

Lionel Sanders You already know what it is to win the test, since in 2016 he climbed to the top of the podium and in 2017 he was second behind Alistair Brownlee.

In the test that was played yesterday, the two favorites for the victory, Sanders and the German Sebastian Kienle, came out of the water together two minutes from the head of the race, although they quickly took the lead in the race to arrive as leaders in the race. T2

Sanders slowly began to separate from Kienle, with the German unable to react. Sanders used an impressive 1: 11: 47 in the half marathon to get the victory and establish a new record in 3: 41: 11. Sebastian Kienle finished second with a tempo of 3:42:38, while the Austrian Michael Weiss (3: 43: 14) completed the podium.

In the women's test the victory went to the Canadian Paula Findlay with a time of 4: 15: 53 followed by Jeannie Seymour (4: 17: 19) and for Sara True (4: 17: 46) in third position

Men's Classification

1 Lionel Sanders (CAN) 3: 41: 11
2 Sebastian Kienle (GER) 3: 42: 38
3 Michael Weiss (AUT) 3: 43: 14
4 Sam Appleton (AUS) 3: 46: 51
5 Tim Reed (AUS) 3: 50: 25

Women's Classification

1 Paula Findlay (CAN) 4: 15: 53
2 Jeannie Seymour (RSA) 4: 17: 19
3 Sarah True (USA) 4: 17: 46
4 Alicia Kaye (USA) 4: 19: 19
5 Meredith Kessler (USA) 4: 21: 32

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