Ironman Lake Stevens 70.3 Preview
Ironman 70.3 European Championship Preview
Ironman Lake Stevens 70.3 Preview
Gambles is back to defend, Victoria’s McQuaid to race
Joe Gambles, last year’s champion, returns to defend his Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens title tomorrow. Also returning is the 2008 champion Luke Bell.
There will be a new champion on the women’s side. The race should be very competitive with the likes of Victoria’s three-time XTERRA world champion Melanie McQuaid, and current Ironman Coeur d’Alene champion Linsey Corbin in the field. Canadian’s Christine Fletcher, Amy Kirkham, and Ayesha Rollinson are also expected to race in Sunday. Check out the start list below.
1 JOE GAMBLES
2 LUKE BELL
3 LUKE MCKENZIE
5 MATT LIETO
6 BRIAN FLEISCHMANN
7 CHRISTOPHER BAGG
8 CHRIS BOUDREAUX
9 DAMON BARNETT
10 DEVON PALMER
11 GRAHAM O’GRADY
12 GUY CRAWFORD
13 JAMES COTTER
15 JEMANI FRANCIS
16 JIM LUBINSKI
18 KARL BORDINE
19 KEVIN EVERETT
20 MATTHEW SHEEKS
21 MATT SHRYOCK
22 MICHAEL GORDON
23 NICHOLAS THOMPSON
24 NICK WANINGER
25 PAUL AMBROSE
26 PHILIPPE KOZUB
27 MAXIM KRIAT
28 KIRK NELSON
29 JUAN CARLOS RAMIREZ
30 ADAM JENSEN
41 JOANNA ZEIGER
42 KATE MAJOR
43 MELANIE MCQUAID
44 MEREDITH KESSLER
45 HEATHER JACKSON
46 EMILY COCKS
47 EVA JANSSEN
48 HALEY COOPER‐SCOTT
49 JENNIFER LUEBKE
50 KRISTIN IAVARONE
51 MEGAN GASKILL
52 LAUREN HARRISON
53 CHRISTINE FLETCHER
54 AMANDA STEVENS
55 AMY KIRKHAM
56 AYESHA ROLLINSON
57 AMANDA BALDING
58 SARAH BRYANT
59 LINSEY CORBIN
60 MACKENZIE MADISON
61 KELLY WILLIAMSON
62 TYLER STEWART
63 AMANDA LOVATO
Ironman 70.3 European Championship Preview
Wiesbaden, Germany tomorrow
There will be many big names trying to grab European 70.3 titles tomorrow. For the women there is Yvonne Van Vlerken (NED), Desiree Ficker (USA), Nicole Leder (GER), and Susan Dietrich. For the men there is Björn Andersson (SWE), Philip Graves (GBR), Lothar Leder (GER), Michael Raelert (GER), Maik Twelsiek (GER), and German Ironman legend Thomas Hellriegel.
Professional Women and Men Start List
Susan DIETRICH GER
Desiree FICKER USA
Nicole HOFER SUI
Sonja JAARSVELD NDL
Rachel JOYCE GBR
Nicole LEDER GER
Kristin MOELLER GER
Heike PRIESS GER
Diana RIESLER GER
Jenny SCHULZ GER
Sarah SCHÜTZ SUI
Ulrike SCHWALBE GER
Andrea STEINBECHER GER
Yvonne VAN VLERKEN NDL
Inge VANCAUWENBERGHE BEL
Debbie VERSTRAETEN BEL
Julia WAGNER GER
Björn ANDERSSON SWE
Gerhard DE BRUIN RSA
Sean DONNELLY GER
Nicolas FERNANDEZ FRA
Sean FROST GBR
Philip GRAVES GBR
Mathias HECHT SUI
Thomas HELLRIEGEL GER
Joel JAMESON GBR
Toby JAMESON GBR
Sebastian KIENLE GER
Stanislav KRYLOV RUS
Damien LANDON FRA
Cédric LARGAJOLLI FRA
Lothar LEDER GER
Filip OSPALY CZE
Michael RAELERT GER
Felix SCHUMANN GER
Maik TWELSIEK GER
Ollie WHISTLER AUS
Uwe WIDMANN GER