Mike Phillips stole the New Zealand Ironman from Braden Currie

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Mike Phillips won his first Ironman of the year with Braden Curry second and John Van Bergelio third.

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to Mike Phillips, running the New Zealand Ironman is like running on your doorstep. He has raced 5 times, with 2 wins (this Saturday’s tally) and 2 second places, making him one of the candidates for the top positions all the time, despite a sensible 115th place in the PTO rankings.

The trial began with a clear candidate for victory, Braden CurryWhat do you like? Mike PhillipsHe returned with a high participation for one of his Ironmans and he already had a win in 2021. Still, the spotlights were on. Sebastian Kienle In his farewell year, all eyes will be on every race he goes to.

After 3.8 km, it was the same Braden Currie and Mike Phillips He was the first out of the water with a time of 51:15. From behind, in two and a half minutes, a group of 4 started where he was Sebastian Kienle.

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There was a dispute between the bike department Phillips and Currie Hand in hand with 20km to go to T2, Phillips tried to distance himself from a Braden Currie who was holding the man up well, despite losing almost 3 minutes to t2. Behind, Australian Matt Burton It reached 7 and a half minutes Sebastian Kienle Behind, 14 minutes behind the leader.

It was the foot race that finally decided the race. Despite the benefits Mike Phillips At t2, Braden Curry Reaching the half marathon, he managed to close the gap with 21 km to go. It all looked like Felt’s rider would take the win, but by the fourth and final lap, he already had a 15-run lead. Mike Phillips, Braden Curry He started with cramps in the gluteus, which stopped him from stretching, and eventually couldn’t win.

In the end, Mike Phillips He won Ironman New Zealand with another sub-8 hour, 7:56:05. There was a second Braden Curry At 3:11 and third place went to the Swiss John Van Bergl He managed to get on the podium with the better part of the race on foot. Sebastian Kienle He bagged the chocolate medal at 4th place, which definitely left him with a bitter taste.

Women’s Test

The women’s race is for the Dutch Else Visser In a very close race, the difference was only 4 minutes as the top 3 entered. Despite losing over 6 minutes, Ells got back on the bike and took t2 in first place, 1 minute behind the Australians on the podium at the end. Hannah Berry and Rebecca Clarke. After a very similar race in the top 3, it was the Dutchwoman who held the Ironman New Zealand 2:48 behind the Australian. Hannah Perry Already at 4:27 Rebecca Clarke.

Ironman 70.3 New Zealand

On the same day the Ironman 70.3 in New Zealand was held without professional riders. It has won Dawn BluesA new coach equal length After walking most of the race, I finished the half marathon in 1:19:43, which is 3:35 km.

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