Vincent Luis and Georgia Taylor-Brown win IRONMAN 70.3 Bahrain 2024
El HOMBRE DE HIERRO 70.3 Bahrain 2024 was played today, November 29 with the victory of Vincent Luis y Georgia Taylor-Brown
The swim segment at “Reef Island” was a single 1.9km lap, where Vincent Luis He emerged from the water as the fastest, completing the swim in a time of 22 minutes and 36 seconds.
I followed him closely johannes vogel (22: 53) and Henri Schoeman (22:53), while the first seven swimmers were covered by a difference of just 39 seconds, which left the group very compact from the start.
The 90km cycling leg also took place in a single lap, passing through iconic Bahrain locations such as the Bahrain International Circuit and the World Trade Centre.
Mathis Margier y Wilhelm Hirsch They distanced themselves from the rest of the pack towards the middle of the route, managing to reach T2 with a lead of a minute and a half over the chasing group, where Vincent Luis stood firm.
The final segment, the 21.1km half marathon, was decisive. Vincent Luis, who had been part of the chasing group in cycling, immediately began to close the gap.
In the first 3 km he had already reduced the gap by 15 seconds to the leaders, and he maintained this constant pace until he reached Wilhelm Hirsch at kilometer 14, placing second.
Finally, the Frenchman managed to overtake Mathis Margier with just over 2 km to go, crossing the finish line with a time of 3 hours, 32 minutes and 16 seconds, thanks to a perfectly timed half marathon of 1:06:52.
The second classified was Mathis Margier (3: 32: 31) and third Wilhelm Hirsch (3: 33: 18).
Men's 5 Top
| Job title | Athlete | Country | Final time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincent Luis | FRA | 3:32:16 |
| 2 | Mathis Margier | FRA | 3:32:31 |
| 3 | Wilhelm Hirsch | GER | 3:33:18 |
| 4 | Jannik Schaufler | GER | 3:36:01 |
| 5 | Kacper Stepniak | POL | 3:36:23 |
In the female category, Georgia Taylor-Brown She came out of the water in fourth place with a time of 26 minutes and 28 seconds, just a few seconds behind the other favorites: Tanja Neubert (26: 30), Caroline Pohle (26: 23) and Alice Betto (26: 25).
In the cycling segment Taylor-Brown, Neubert, Pohle y Natalie Van Coevorden They arrived together at T2
In the running race Georgia Taylor-Brown had a duel with Tanja Neubert for much of the route, but in the final kilometres the British woman managed to go solo to mark a time of 1:14:28 in the half marathon and take the victory in her debut in the middle distance with a total of 3 hours, 56 minutes and 56 seconds.
second was Tanja Neubert (3: 57: 18) and Caroline Pohle (4: 01: 49) third.
Top 5 female
| Job title | Athlete | Country | Final time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Taylor-Brown | GBR | 3:56:56 |
| 2 | Tanja Neubert | GER | 3:57:18 |
| 3 | Caroline Pohle | GER | 4:01:49 |
| 4 | Natalie Van Coevorden | AUS | 4:07:13 |
| 5 | Alice Betto | ITA | 4:14:23 |
