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Colucci and Gollnick win 70.3 Pucon

Written by: Herbert Krabel
Date: Sun Jan 20 2008

Reinaldo Colucci (BRA) led from start to finish on his way to win the 2008 edition of the 70.3 Pucon triathlon. In the women's race Heather Gollnick (USA) grabbed the title with a very fast run.

Top 5 Pro men

1. Reinaldo Colucci (BRA) 4:00:25
2. Oscar Galindez (ARG) 4:03:25
3. Santiago Asenco (BRA) 4:07:43
4. Eduardo Sturla (ARG) 4:10:09
5. Guilherme Manocchio (BRA) 4:13:29


Top 5 Pro women

1. Heather Gollnick (USA) 4:37:02
2. Linsey Corbin (USA) 4:38:57
3. Tereza Macel (CZE) 4:42:27
4. Barbara Buenahora (ARG) 4:51:18
5. Paula Salazar (CHI) 5:12:04


The women's podium

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Galindez 5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed by: Herbert, Jan 21 2008 9:59AM

I guess Oscar even painted some of his custom bikes with half Brazilian/ half Argentinian graphics.

Galindez 4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed by: Patrick, Jan 20 2008 8:30PM

Just have a question, why is it that Galindez has Arg/Bra? He is from Cordoba Argentina. I noticed that Triathlete Mag made this mistake also last year where they said Brasil and not Argentina. He lives in Brasil but is from and races for Argentina.

70.3 Pucon 5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed by: Marcos Amaral, Jan 20 2008 8:15PM

Congrat's to Brazilian mates!