Newsgroup: it.sport.ciclismo
Titolo: Ironman, strepitosa Karin

La mia connazionale vince l'Ironman di Lanzarote con una grandissima 
prestazione...
Karin Thürig gewinnt Ironman Lanzarote
Karin Thürig hat heute eine Perfomance der Extraklasse gezeigt! Auf dem 
rad fuhr sie unglaublich und war mit einem top 25 overall bike split 
schneller als so mancher männlicher Profi. Unter den schwierigen 
Bedingungen heute stoppten die Uhren für Karin bei 9:52:43, mit den 
Split Zeiten 59:30 – 5:27:30 – 3:18: 47. An der Ziellinie hatte sie 
einen Wahnsinns Vorsprung von 25 Minuten auf die Finnin Tina Boman. 
Karin hat heute gezeigt, dass sie nicht nur schnell Rad fahren kann, 
sondern sich auch im Schwimmen und Laufen verbessert hat.
Amazing Karin!
Karin Thürig showed an extraordinary performance today! On the bike she 
road incredibly and was with a top 25 overall bike split faster than 
many pro men. In the difficult conditions today, the clocks stopped for 
Karin at 9:52:43, with the split times 59:30 – 5:27:30 – 3:18: 47. At 
the finishline she had an amazing lead of 25 minutes to the second Tiina 
Boman. Karin proofed today, that she is not only a fast cyclist but also 
improved in swimming and running.
http://www.univega-pro-cycling-team.ch/ger_details_260/Karin_Thuerig_gewinnt_Ironman_Lanzarote.html
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Megalon wrote:
In the woman’s race, Karin Thürig had an extraordinary performane. With 
the 15th fastest bike split overall, she was faster than many male pros 
and only nine minutes slower than Rolf Aldag on the bike! The “Swiss 
Miss” had such a good lead off the bike that none of the other women had 
a chance to catch her on the run.
The Olympic bronze medallist and two time Cycling Time Trial World 
Champion is well known for her bike power, but the 33-year-old showed 
that she has also improved her swimming and running skills in the last 
months. She was out of the water in 59:30, 13 minutes faster than she 
swam last year in Hawaii. Going on the marathon with a 28 minute lead 
over Canada’s Tara Norton, Thürig run a 3:18 marathon and had still a 25 
minute lead at the finsh line.
Thürig, last year’s winner of Ironman Switzerland, still looked quite 
fresh at the finish line: “For me, the race today felt not as hard as 
Ironman Switzerland or Ironman Hawaii. It is always a big honour to win 
an Ironman. For most of the time during the race I felt very good. But 
in such a long race everything can happen and you’re never sure that you 
can make it without any problems, ‘till you’re at the finish line.”
Thürig has been able to compete at a top level in cycling and triathlon, 
but it is not always easy for the economist to organise her busy 
schedule. “I would love to defend my title here next year, but my focus 
is on the Olympics 2008, where I want to compete in cycling time trial 
again. So, I can’t make any commitments yet.”
Finland’s Tiina Boman was very happy with her second place finish. It’s 
her best result in an Ironman after an eighth place at Ironman Wisconsin 
and fourth at Ironman Lanzarote last year: “It was my second race here 
and I’m especially happy with my swim and run performance. On the bike I 
didn’t felt so good.”
http://ironman.com/events/ironman/lanzarote/nadine-fischer-brings-us-this-report-on-a-tough-day-of-racing-in-lanzarote
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That is amazing. Swiss have a lot of good riders. Brandli is also a avid
runner. :-)
B-