Kona Bike Course Record
Germany s patrick lange showed last year s run course record and podium was no fluke breaking the overall ironman world championship course record and claiming the victory in 8 01 40.
Kona bike course record. Cam wurf has shattered the kona bike course record 2 years in a row aboard the pinarello bolide tr. From 1978 through 1980 the race was held on the island of oahu the course combining that of three events already held there. Three years after his last victory in kona the 2008 olympic games gold medallist jan frodeno was an impressive winner of the 2019 ironman triathlon world championship. Beginning of dialog window.
His 2 42 43 marathon propelled him across the line at 7 51 13 for the course record and the third kona win of his career. Top three men all beat previous ironman world championship course record david mcnamee is third for a second consecutive year. Escape will cancel and close the window. This year he should be considered a genuine contender for the ironman world championship title.
An ironman triathlon is one of a series of long distance triathlon races organized by the world triathlon corporation wtc consisting of a 2 4 mile 3 86 km swim a 112 mile 180 25 km bicycle ride and a marathon 26 22 mile 42 20 km run raced in that order it is widely considered one of the most difficult one day sporting events in the world. A very detailed look at the bikes of the top 15 males of the 2017 ironman world championships in kona plus the bike of bike course record breaking cameron wurf. The prior course record of 7 52 39 was just established last year by lange. The waikiki roughwater swim 2 4 mi 3 86 km the around oahu bike race 115 mi 185 07 km originally a two day event and the honolulu marathon the bike stage was reduced by 3 miles to link it to the start of the marathon course.
Australian cameron wurf also took advantage of probably the best conditions in the event s 40 year history to break his own bike course record. Frodeno came into the race week looking as confident as ever and he carried that all the way back to town. Tomorrow then the bikes of the top 15 female pros and next week the features of all these athletes during the run segment. The most perfect weather conditions in the history of the ironman world championship i ll leave that for others to decide but when a 7 56 finish in kona only gets you second place there is little doubt that today was a truly fast day.