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Spec-Savers Ironman South Africa

  • First South African, Kent Horner 6 minutes behind the leader. Just passed the 34km mark along with Viennot.
  • Head wind giving athletes a hard time on the cycle.
  • Craig Twigg (UK), Bruno Clerbout (BEL) and Markus Fachbach (GER) in passed AID Station 3. Moving fast on the bike.
  • Boecherer still in first just passed AID station 4.
  • Starting to rain on theback end of the course towards Seaview route.
  • Tissink 15min behind leader.
  • Mckernan now in 2nd place and moving on the bike.
  • Brandli passed 34km mark for the women.
  • Leading lady, Braendli, 05:12 ahead of second placed Berasategui.
  • Kent Horner, Viennot and Aigroz passed the 40km mark.
  • Virginia Berasategui passed 34km mark and now in 2nd for the ladies with 5min behind leader.
  • Wind now blowing from behind the riders with rain beginning to come down again.

  • Athletes in Action

  • Rain starting to come down hard on the cycle.
  • Tissink passed 40km mark
  • Boecherer passing 60km mark.
  • Andi Boecherer out in the lead, just passed Transition and head into his second lap on the bike.
  • Boecherer opening up a good lead ahead over Alonso-McKernan.
  • Strong head wind out near the turnaround. Rain out at Seaview. One of slowest first bike laps at IMSA.
  • Dark horse, Alonso McKernan past the 60km mark now on his second lap.
  • Natascha Badmann and Emi Sakai passed the 40km mark.
  • Boecherer 2min in front of Alonso McKernan.
  • Michael Davidson just (RSA) just passed 60km mark.
  • Virginia Berasategui 02min52sec behind leading lady Simone Brandli. Both passed 60km mark.
  • Raynard Tissink 17min behind the leader, Boecherer.
  • Boecherer passed the 70km mark on the bike.
  • Wind really starting to pick up out at Seaview on the way to the bike turnaround. Temperature also dropping - it's cold out there, cyclists are struggling.
  • Alonso-McKernan now 2min 30s behind Boecherer after 70km
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  • Third placed man, Viennot passed Aid Station 2 at 70km.
  • Simone Braendli now 5min 46s ahead of Berasategui.
  • Kent Horner looking strong in 5th place, 7min 30s behind the leader.
  • Weather improving slightly. Still icey cold but skies are clearing. Wind still giving cyclists some trouble.
  • Leading lady Simone Brandli passing 70km.
  • Local favourite Raynard Tissink passing 70km.
  • Wind startiing to pick up around 60km mark.
  • Local Michael Davidson passing 70km mark.
  • Andi Boecherer just passed the 94km with a fantastic lead of 2min ahead of Clemente Alonso-Mckernan in 2nd.
  • Alonso-Mckernan in 2nd for the men followed by Viennot in 3rd. Both past 94km mark.
  • Boecherer just passed 100km mark. Flying on the bike.
  • Kent Horner moving on the bike now in 4th for the men with 8min behind leader.
  • Frenchman, Cyril Viennot has moved into second place overtaking Alonso-McKernan after 100km.
  • Mike Aigroz of Switzerland cycling hard just passed 100km.
  • Tissink passed 90km mark.
  • Andi Boecherer still out in front, just finished his second lap. Alonso-McKernan once again in second place heading into his third lap.
  • Leading lady Simone Brandli just past 100km mark.
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