Michael Weiss (AUT) is fond of the Mexican island of Cozumel, and for good reason. He notched his third win at IRONMAN Cozumel, executing his typical race strategy. By the conclusion of the three-loop bike course, Weiss had managed to open up a 11-minute lead heading out on the run. The lanky Austrian clocked the second-fastest run of the day to take the win by a 12:39 margin.
In the women's race, Germany’s Svenja Thoes spent much of the day chasing Angela Naeth (CAN) on the bike and the story was much the same on the run. Thoes, a 2016 IRONMAN World Championship age-group champion, pulled off a upset move when she made the pass on Naeth with just a little more than 7 km’s to go on the run, and held her off to take the win by 45 seconds.
Top 5 Pro Women
1 Thoes, Svenja DEU 8:56:17
2 Naeth, Angela CAN 8:57:02
3 Roberts, Lisa USA 9:18:32
4 Wassner, Laurel USA 9:37:27
5 Withrow, Kelsey USA 9:48:10
Top 5 Pro Men
1 Weiss, Michael AUT 7:58:34
2 Huerzeler, Samual CHE 8:11:13
3 Rana, Ivan ESP 8:12:19
4 Daerr, Justin USA 8:17:49
5 Bugallo, Victor ESP 8:26:34