South Africa’s triathlon pro rookie Nicolas Dougall really mixed it up on the bike. The former professional cyclist had a good swim and hammered away on the second half of the challenging bike course. The two strong runners Bart Aernouts (BEL) and David McNamee (GBR) worked hard to get into the driver seat on the run, and Aernouts clocked a fast half marathon to take the win in 4:05:07.
Fenella Langridge (GBR) and Germany’s Anja Ippach battled it out hard for a long time. The British had the quicker swim, but Ippach was almost at her shoulder and moved away later on the bike. She pushed enormously to open up a gap, but she had to pay a lot for that effort on the run. Langridge ran to a solid victory in 4:37:42.
Men's Podium
1 Aernouts, Bart BEL 4:05:07
2 McNamee, David GBR 4:06:36
3 Goodwin, George GBR 4:07:37
Women's Podium
1 Langridge, Fenella GBR 4:37:42
2 Van de Vel, Sara BEL 4:44:15
3 Zelinka, Gabriella HUN 4:45:09