Ironman 70.3 New Orleans turns to Duathlon

The swim segment for this morning’s Ironman 70.3 New Orleans was cancelled due to high winds on Lake Pontchartrain. The event became a bike-run race with the professionals leaving in time trial format, 30 seconds apart from each other.

Germany’s Sebastian Kienle dominated the bike (2:02:18) then ran a 1:14:26 half marathon to win by 5 minutes over Paul Amey. Great Britain’s Julie Dibens also had the top bike split (2:15:16) but had to run 1:23:21 to stay 1:16 ahead of New Zealand’s Samantha Warriner.

A pair of B.C. triathletes were the top Canadians. Trevor Wurtele got 9th (3:28:01), and Amy Kirkham 15th (3:58:15).

Top 5 Men
1. Sebastian Kienle (GER)  3:18:08
2. Paul Amey (GBR)  3:23:08
3. Paul Matthews (AUS)  3:25:24
4. Richie Cunningham (AUS)  3:25:54
5. Terenzo Bozzone (NZL)  3:26:15
9. Trevor Wurtele (CAN)  3:28:01

Top 5 Women
1. Julie Dibens (GBR)  3:40:15
2. Samantha Warriner (NZL)  3:41:31
3. Yvonne Van Vlerken (NED)  3:44:30
4. Linsey Corbin (USA)  3:46:19
5. Heather Jackson (USA)  3:48:32
15. Amy Kirkham (CAN)  3:58:15