Rota and Rohrback win Ironman Wales
Canada's Jackie Pearce finishes in sixth.
France’s Sylvain Rota swam 48:12, cycled to a race best 5:04:16, and finished with a 2:52:42 marathon to take the overall win at Ironman Wales in 8:52:43.
Switzerland’s Regula Rohrbach swam 51:29, then grabbed a stranglehold on the women’s race with a 5:34:35 ride (roughly twenty minutes faster than the next fastest woman), and she ran 3:09:48 to win with a time of 9:45:09 – the only woman to go sub ten hours.
Men |
Women |
1. Rota, Sylvain FRA 8:52:43
2. Niederreiter, Daniel AUT 8:55:20 3. Ritter, Christian GER 8:58:49 4. Halksworth, Daniel GBR 9:02:13 5. Dzalaj, Karol SVK 9:12:21 |
1. Rohrbach, Regula SUI 9:45:09
2. Mullan, Eimear IRL 10:01:32 3. Carritt, Joanna GBR 10:12:34 4. Lie, Kristin NOR 10:16:27 5. Biscay, Hillary USA 10:18:57 6. Jackie Pearce CAN 10:44:05 |