Eneko Llanos and Lisa Hütthaler win Ironman 70.3 Mallorca
Vancouver's Lauren Groves finishes 11th.
Spain’s Eneko Llanos showed his run prowess yet again, giving early notice that he is a serious threat come Kona time. In ninth position after the bike, he trailed American Andrew Starykowicz by 4:59, Llanos threw down a stunning race best half marathon of 1:08:41 to take the win in 3:52:36.
“It was not an easy race today. It took some time until I found my rhythm on the run. But it was really fast and for me it was a really good race. I’m really happy that I could win the race in front of this great Spanish audience,” said Llanos on Ironmanlive coverage.
Pro Men
| Llanos, Eneko | ESP | 00:22:17 | 02:16:58 | 01:08:41 | 03:52:36 | 1 |
| Aernouts, Bart | BEL | 00:23:51 | 02:15:36 | 01:09:10 | 03:52:54 | 2 |
| Raelert, Andreas | DEU | 00:22:13 | 02:17:11 | 01:11:03 | 03:54:43 | 3 |
| Meyer, Tim | DEU | 00:23:44 | 02:15:36 | 01:12:00 | 03:55:58 | 4 |
| Stein, Boris | DEU | 00:25:31 | 02:15:52 | 01:10:33 | 03:56:08 | 5 |
| Poulat, Stephane | FRA | 00:22:03 | 02:17:11 | 01:12:17 | 03:56:09 | 6 |
| Starykowicz, Andrew | USA | 00:22:16 | 02:11:58 | 01:17:29 | 03:56:35 | 7 |
| Billard, Bertrand | FRA | 00:22:10 | 02:16:32 | 01:16:12 | 03:59:38 | 8 |
| Van Berkel, Jan | CHE | 00:22:33 | 02:16:56 | 01:17:08 | 04:00:51 | 9 |
| Dreitz, Andreas | DEU | 00:23:46 | 02:14:51 | 01:17:55 | 04:01:26 | 10 |
In the women’s race Austria’s Lisa Hütthaler and Yvonne van Vlerken of the Netherlands battled each other throughout the ride and run. It was only with 4 km to where Hütthaler was able to break away with a 1:20:46 run for the victory in 4:24:25. Vancouver’s Lauren Groves finished 11th (4:40:15) in a rare half ironman appearance.
“It was a great race. I was a little bit surprised how fast it was in the run,” said Lisa Hütthaler on Ironman.com.
Pro Women
| Hütthaler, Lisa | AUT | 00:26:13 | 02:32:13 | 01:20:46 | 04:24:25 | 1 |
| Van Vlerken, Yvonne | NLD | 00:27:55 | 02:30:59 | 01:23:16 | 04:27:17 | 2 |
| Gossage, Lucy | GBR | 00:27:01 | 02:35:47 | 01:22:14 | 04:30:03 | 3 |
| Lewis, Tamsin | GBR | 00:25:48 | 02:36:54 | 01:23:07 | 04:30:57 | 4 |
| Schmitt, Natascha | DEU | 00:25:05 | 02:41:40 | 01:21:38 | 04:33:16 | 5 |
| Sämmler, Daniela | DEU | 00:25:52 | 02:41:19 | 01:22:58 | 04:35:05 | 6 |
| Nyström, Eva | SWE | 00:29:30 | 02:38:45 | 01:21:51 | 04:35:29 | 7 |
| Beranek, Anja | DEU | 00:24:59 | 02:40:54 | 01:24:45 | 04:35:45 | 8 |
| goos, Sofie | BEL | 00:27:06 | 02:44:31 | 01:20:46 | 04:37:28 | 9 |
| Felt, Silvia | DEU | 00:29:28 | 02:38:37 | 01:25:01 | 04:38:52 | 10 |
| Groves, Lauren | CAN | 00:24:22 | 02:45:25 | 01:24:30 | 04:40:15 | 11 |
