Nils Frommhold of Germany and Daniela Ryf of Switzerland won the pro titles at Ironman 70.3 Switzerland.
Frommhold combined a 3rd-best 22:37 swim, a 2nd-fastest 2:09:46 bike split and 4th-best 1:14:59 half marathon to finish in 3:50:38 with a margin of victory of 1:52 over runner-up Ruedi Wild of Switzerland and 4:06 over Swiss 3rd-place finisher Manuel Küng.
Ryf, the reigning Ironman World Champion and two-time Ironman 70.3 World Champion, won her 3rd straight Switzerland 70.3 title in dominating fashion.
Ryf opened up a 3:10 lead on a quartet of rivals with a women's-best 23:53 swim, then out-rode Olympic cyclist Emma Pooley of Great Britain 2:21:30 to 2:22:45. Ryf closed the deal with a women’s-best 1:20:37 run to finish in 4:09:54, with a 14:35 margin of victory over 2-time Powerman Zofingen winner Pooley (1:24:31 run) and 24:41 over 3rd-place finisher Regula Rohrbach of Switzerland.
Brigitte McMahon, the 2000 Olympic women’s triathlon gold medalist, finished 7th overall and won the women's 45-49 age group in a time of 4:38:44. McMahon tested positive for EPO in an out-of-competition test in 2005, claiming she did it for therapeutic reasons only. Facing a two-year ban from the sport, she retired from international competition.
Ironman 70.3 Switzerland
Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland
June 5, 2016
S 1.2 mi. / B 56 mi. / R 13.1 mi.
Results
Men
1. Nils Frommhold (GER) 3:50:38
2. Ruedi Wild (SUI) 3:52:30
3. Manuel Küng (SUI) 3:54:44
4. Jan Van Berkel (SUI) 3:56:43
5. Markus Thomschke (GER) 3:58:24
6. Marc Duelsen (GER) 3:59:27
7. Martin Bader (AUT) 4:00:16
8. Andreas Giglmayr (AUT) 4:02:54
9. Darby Thomas (FIN) 4:05:17
10. Florian Wildgruber (GER) 4:05:18
Women
1. Daniela Ryf (SUI) 4:09:54
2. Emma Pooley (GBR) 4:24:29
3. Regula Rohrbach (SUI) 4:34:35
4. Diane Löthi (SUI) 4:36:44
5. Franzisca Widmer (SUI) 4:38:24 * F35-39
6. Lucia Erat (SUI) 4:38:24 * F30-34
7. Brigitte McMahon (SUI) 4:38:44 * F45-49
8. Imogen Simmonds (GBR) 4:39:38 * F18-24
9. Barbara Scherrer (SUI) 4:39:56 * F25-29
10. Nina Derron (SUI) 4:41:15
