Pamella Oliveira (BRA) was dominant in front of a home crowd at IRONMAN 70.3 Rio de Janeiro. Proving her fourth-place finish at the 2018 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship was no fluke, Oliveira led wire-to-wire, netting the victory by a 15:36 winning margin over her closet rival.
Reinaldo Colucci (BRA) is always a threat at any distance and is particularly difficult to beat when racing in South America. True to form, the Olympian came out of the water with the leaders then rode solo into T2, enjoying a two and half minute advantage on the field. That would be enough of a buffer the towering Brazilian would need as he cruised into the finish line chute unchallenged to take the win.
Top 5 Pro Men
1 Colucci, Reinaldo BRA 3:51:59
2 Vinuto, Iuri BRA 3:54:23
3 Toldi, Fernando BRA 3:55:39
4 Queirogo, Flavio BRA 4:00:07
5 De Silva, Paulao BRA 4:00:20
Top 4 Pro Women
1 Oliveira, Pamella BRA 4:18:02
2 Palacio, Romina ARG 4:33:38
3 Furriela, Carolina BRA 4:49:15
4 Luniere, Nayara BRA 5:04:18