Patrick Lange Ironman World Champion with record included: 7: 52: 39
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Today the expected Ironman World Championship in Kona, with the debut in the test of Javier Gómez Noya, the media star around the world this week. IvRaña e Gurutze Frades They completed the Spanish representation in the World Cup.
Today the women's swimming records have been broken with Lucy Charles, those of women's cycling ( Daniela Ryf) and male (Cameron Wurf) and the test with Patrick Lange
The test began at 18:35 (Spanish time) with the 3,8 km of swimming, where Josh Amberger who led the segment at all times, was breaking the main group, to reach the start in the lead with a group of 9 units in 20 seconds. Javier Gómez Noya started in fifth position 7 seconds behind the South African, while the other Spanish Iván Raña started tenth at 42 seconds. Frederic Van Lierde did it at 2:51, Tim Don at 2:55, Patrick Lange at 2:59 and Sebastian Kienle at 3:03 from the head. Lionel Sanders came out at 6:20
The Pro Men are off and swimming as the 2018 IRONMAN World Championship brought to you by Amazon is officially underway. #IMWChttps://t.co/DXuvIe35sI pic.twitter.com/zkF4g0VEH9
- IRONMAN Triathlon (@IRONMANTR) 13th October 2018
In the cycling sector, the group of favorites in the lead quickly formed with the first in swimming, until at kilometer 31 of the Starykowicz segment, Costes, Wurf and Amberger passed together with 30 seconds of advantage over Noya's group.
This group with the idea of getting the best bottom time, was increasing differences to go through km 50 with 2 minutes of advantage over Noya's group and 2:50 over Lange and Van Lierde who were cutting differences behind. Lionel Sanders passed 5:39 in the lead. Sebastian Kienle, who suffered a puncture, was losing 5:45 at this point.
In the passage through km 80, the leaders continued to increase their advantage with more than 4 minutes over a group of 9 units with Noya, Patrick Lange and Dreitz. Sebastian Kienle and Sanders passed at 5:50 while Tim Don at 6:07 and Iván Raña at 7:57.
In the Hawi's turn, the leading group with Wurf, Starykowicz and Amberger led Noya and Lange's group by just over 4:30, 6 over Sanders while Kienle trailed one minute and passed 7 behind.
Cameron Wurf, who achieved the cycling record last year with 4:12:54, showed that he wanted to beat it again, leaving first Amberger and then Starykowicz with the goal of beating it again.
Wurf flew in the final kilometers to complete the 180km of course in a time of 4:09:06, shattering his previous record of 4:12:54. Starykowicz entered second at 2:10 and Amberger was third at 6:25.
A look at the Pro Men's lead @cameronwurf and the chase pack behind him. #IMWC
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- IRONMAN Triathlon (@IRONMANTR) 13th October 2018
Javier Gómez Noya dropped a bit in the last kilometers, reaching T2 with 45 seconds compared to Patrick Lange and 7:29 from the head of the race Cameron Wurf. Tim Don entered at 9:56 while Lionel Sanders and Sebastian Kienle at 10 : 59. The latter withdrew as soon as he started running.
In the 3 first kilometers of race, Wurf followed first, while behind the group of Lange was cutting differences. Javier Gómez Noya cut positions and went up to the eleventh to 30 seconds of Lange.
Little by little Lange was going up distances with respect to Wurf to go through kilometer 15 with only 1 minute of difference. Tim O'donnel passed third at 1:17. In that step Javier Gómez Noya was sixth at 3:04 from the head.
Shortly after, Lange, who was going like a bullet, overtook Wurf, leaving alone as the leader of the event.
In the passage through the half marathon Lange was leading with 1:30 of advantage over Belgian Bart Aernouts and 1:36 over Wurf. Behind Noya was sixth although he was cutting differences over his rivals, approaching podium positions less than Lange, who was still 3:12 ahead of him.
At kilometer 30, Lange continued to increase the lead passing with 2:08 over Aernouts, 5:48 over McNamee, Currie and O'donnel who were together. Noya passed seventh at 7:26
Finally Patrick Lange he achieved victory and his second consecutive World Cup with a time of 7:52:39, breaking the record and becoming the fastest World Champion in history. Bart Aernouts (7: 56: 41) was second followed by David Mcnamee (8: 01: 09) occupying the third final position.
Javier Gómez Noya finally it has entered the eleventh position. We just congratulate you and I'm sure that the next edition will be on the test podium, it was just the first contact
Ivan Raña the other participant in the race finished in 25º position, making a comeback in the 11 walking race in the marathon
Pro Men - Finish - Top 25
1 7:52:39 Patrick Lange
2 7:56:41 4:03 Bart Aernouts
3 8:01:09 8:31 David McNamee
4 8:03:17 10:39 Tim O'Donnell
5 8:04:41 12:03 Braden Currie
6 8:04:45 12:07 Matt Russell
7 8:05:54 13:16 Joe Skipper
8 8:09:34 16:56 Andy Potts
9 8:10:32 17:54 Cameron Wurf
10 8:11:04 18:26 Michael Weiss
11 8:11:41 19:03 Javier Gomez Noya
12 8:13:47 21:09 Tim Van Berkel
13 8:14:02 21:24 Andreas Dreitz
14 8:14:31 21:53 Ruedi Wild
15 8:15:58 23:20 Philipp Koutny
16 8:17:54 25:16 Mike Phillips
17 8:18:18 25:40 James Cunnama
18 8:19:13 26:35 Tim Reed
19 8:19:40 27:02 Maurice Clavel
20 8:21:52 29:14 Giulio Molinari
21 8:23:33 30:55 David Plese
22 8:25:30 32:52 Cameron Brown
23 8:26:01 33:23 Kyle Buckingham
24 8:27:03 34:24 Jan Van Berkel
25 8:27:52 35:14 Ivan RanaDaniela Ryf gets her fourth world title breaking the record of the test in 20 minutes
In the women's event, Lucy Charles managed to break the segment record with a time of 48:14, beating the one achieved in 1999 by Jodi Jackson (0:48:43). In the general he has achieved the tenth best time,
The second to come out of the water was Lauren Brandon to 2: 52 followed by Teresa Adam to 3: 45. Daniela Ryf went to 9: 12 minutes of Lucy Charles in the water. It was commented that he might have suffered a jellyfish sting in the water. Gurutze Frades left the 36 to 16: 48 to 10 minutes from the top 10.
Once on the bike, Lucy Charles was increasing her advantage to go through the 31 kilometer with 7: 31 ahead of Brandon and Crowley. Daniela Ryf passed 12ª to 10 minutes from the British.
Little by little Ryf was tracing positions for the one in kilometer 70 to pass already in second position along with Crowley to 8 minutes of Lucy Charles.
The Swiss was still cutting differences, passing 6 minutes in the descent of Hawi (km 111), where last year he rallied at this point about 5 minutes compared to the British.
In the rest of the segment we could see how Ryf was cutting time in each kilometer that passed to finally surpass it in the last kilometers of the segment and reach T2 as leader and achieving the segment record with a time of 4:26:07. Snatching it from Karin Thuerig (04:44:19) achieved in 2011. Lucy Charles entered second at 1:38 behind the Swiss.
Yet another record broken! @danielaryf has just set a new @ventumracing Bike Course Record at the 2018 IRONMAN World Championship brought to you by Amazon with a time of 4: 26: 07. The previous record was 4: 44: 19 set by Jodi Jackson in 1999. #IMWC pic.twitter.com/8dAEBi0Ocy
- IRONMAN Triathlon (@IRONMANTR) 13th October 2018
As a data, the first four women (Ryf, Charles, Abraham, Crowle) have run under Thuerig's time in the cycling sector.
In the career sector Daniela Ryf has not had a rival, increasing his advantage to get the victory in a time of 8: 26: 16 Lucy Charles (8:36:32) was second followed by Anne Haug (8: 41: 57) occupying the third final position.
The only Spanish representative in the test Gurutze Frades finished in 24 position, making a great comeback in the race on foot
Pro Women - Finish - Top 20
1 8:26:18 Daniela Ryf
2 8:36:34 10:17 Lucy Charles
3 8:41:58 15:41 Anne Haug
4 8:43:43 17:26 Sarah True
5 8:50:45 24:28 Mirinda Carfrae
6 8:52:30 26:13 Sarah Crowley
7 8:54:28 28:11 Kaisa Sali
8 8:57:36 31:18 Angela Naeth
9 8:57:55 31:38 Corinne Abraham
10 8:58:58 32:41 Linsey Corbin
11 9:01:57 35:40 Sarah Piampiano
12 9:06:20 40:03 Liz Blatchford
13 9:06:35 40:18 Mareen Hufe
14 9:09:16 42:58 Heather Jackson
15 9:10:23 44:06 Maja Stage Nielsen
16 9:11:52 45:35 Helle Frederiksen
17 9:12:09 45:52 Laura Siddall
18 9:12:53 46:36 Teresa Adam
19 9:16:31 50:14 Asa Lundstrom
20 9:16:36 50:19 Jodie RobertsonPhoto: www.patrick-lange.org / ironmanlive
