Daniela Ryf wins her seventh world title

On, Saturday, September 1st, in the early hours of the morning in Canada, Daniela Ryf (SUI) won the 2018 Isuzu IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in South Africa. This is the Swiss triathlete’s fourth 70.3 world title, adding to the three Ironman titles she has.

Like in Kona last year, Lucy Charles finished second, a little over three minutes back of Ryf. In third was the German Anne Haug, who outran Ryf with a 1:15:11 half marathon.

Podium

Podium

Ryf has now successfully defended her world title from last year and will be looking to do the same in six weeks’ time at the IRONMAN World Championships.

After setting a world best time in July at IRONMAN 70.3 Gdynia of 3:57. Ryf clocked a finishing time just over the four-hour mark today with a 4:01:18 clocking. Charles finished the day with a 4:04:58 and Haug a 4:07:21.

Top 15 finishers

1 Daniela RYF (#1) 04:01:12 Switzerland 
2 Lucy CHARLES (#43) 04:04:58 +03:46 United Kingdom 
3 Anne HAUG (#8) 04:07:21 +06:08 Germany 
4 Pamella OLIVEIRA (#16) 04:13:43 +12:31 Brazil
5 Radka VODICKOVA (#34) 04:13:49 +12:36 Czech Republic
6 Imogen SIMMONDS (#14) 04:14:39 +13:26 Switzerland
7 Jeanni SEYMOUR (#6) 04:14:56 +13:43 South Africa
8 Ellie SALTHOUSE (#23) 04:15:11 +13:58 Australia
9 Emma PALLANT (#2) 04:15:52 +14:39 United Kingdom
10 Sarah TRUE (#4) 04:15:59 +14:46 United States
11 Heather WURTELE (#9) 04:18:47 +17:34 Canada 
12 Sarah LEWIS (#18) 04:22:26 +21:13 United Kingdom
13 Jackie HERING (#45) 04:23:07 +21:54 United States
14 Felicity SHEEDY-RYAN (#28) 04:23:52 +22:39 Australia
15 Michaela HERLBAUER (#29) 04:27:12 +26:00 Austria