The German Andi Boecherer with a mark of 8 hours, 34 minutes and 11 seconds and the Danish Michelle Vesterby (9:55:04) have been proclaimed this Saturday winners of the 'XXIX Ironman Lanzarote' co-organized by Club La Santa and the Cabildo de Lanzarote, and which has had about 800 participants.
Boris Stein (8:42:03) and Matt Trautman (8:43:00) completed the podium in the men's category. The first Spaniard was José Arranz with a time of 9:46:46.
The test started at seven in the morning on a day that was going to be marked by the wind and, above all, by an intense heat that has put the triathletes to the test. In swimming, the Australian Kastelein (50:15) and the French Costes (50:20) left the water in the lead. After them appeared Heemeryck (50:21) closely followed by Frommhold (50:44).
Once on the bicycle and with the Timanfaya National Park ahead, Kastelein held on in third place for the first 100 kilometers, until Hogenhaug and Boecherer accelerated their pedaling and Kastelein gradually lost positions.
Hogenhaug finished as leader of the cycling segment with Boecherer very close to him, which suggested that the final victory would be for one of the two. To finish the Ironman, the runners faced the 42.2 kilometers of running. In the tenth kilometer of the route, Boecherer took first place and no one could take him down from there. Eight kilometers to finish, the German Stein overtook Hogenhaug and Trautman did the same shortly after. At the finish line in Puerto del Carmen, Boecherer raised his arms as the winner of the Club La Santa Ironman Lanzarote 2021, with a time of 8:34:11, Stein defended second place with a total time of 8:42:03 and third place went to Trautman with his 8:43:00.
As for the women's category, Vesterby started dominating. The Danish woman led the test in the water with a time of 59:45, followed by the French Genet, just two seconds behind Vesterby.
On the bike, Genet turned the situation around, leading the category with a very high pace and finishing the cycling section with an eight-minute advantage over Vesterby.
After starting the running race in the lead, the Frenchwoman was forced to abandon and Vesterby would no longer lose the lead. With an excellent 9:55:04, the Danish triathlete was proclaimed winner, with the British Siddall 47 seconds behind the champion and the French Mathieux finishing in third position, two minutes behind Vesterby.
Military World Long Distance Triathlon Championship,
Finally, regarding the novelty of this year, the first Military World Long Distance Triathlon Championship, which has been held within the framework of the Ironman thanks to the agreement signed by the organization with the Higher Council of Military Sports and the FETRI, has ended with the victory of the Slovenian Kovacic, followed by the Russian Bryukhankov and with the Gaul Claeyssen closing the podium. Sergio Sobrino, the first Spanish representative at the finish line, finished in a meritorious eighth place in the specific classification of this championship. The test has premiered with the participation of 43 soldiers from all over the world.
