TriStar Minnesota 2011
Written by: Herbert Krabel
Added: Sat Aug 27 2011
Germany's Maik Twelsiek ruled the day at the inaugural TriStar111 Minnesota event in 3:12:45 and American age grouper Suzie Olsen topped the women's field. Amy Kloner and Christie Sym were the only Pro females at the start, but both of them missed turns during the bike segment. Sym ended up on the Olympic course and got disqualified, and Kloner added a few more miles to the 100k bike course.
”Today I could set my stamp on the race and I had the clear edge at the end. What more could one want six weeks prior to Ironman Hawaii? I could take the next plane to Kona,” said Twelsiek.
"At some point around mile 20, I missed a turn along with several other pro men, and I ended up riding an additional 9 miles," said a disappointed Kloner to slowtwitch. "A bit of a mess but I do love that distance and hope they bring more to the US."
TriStar111 Minnesota
Maple Grove, MN / August 27
1k swim / 100k bike / 10k run
Top men
1. Maik Twelsiek (GER) 3:12:45
2. Karl Bordine (USA) 3:18:06
3. Devon Palmer (USA) 3:22:25
4. AJ Baucco (USA) 3:24:14
5. Matthew Payne (USA) 3:25:09 * AG
Top women
1. Suzie Olsen (USA) 3:45:55 * AG
2. Jenny Wilcox (USA) 3:53:39 * AG
3. Julie Hull (USA) 3:55:35 * AG
4. Jennifer Martone (USA) 3:58:01 * AG
5. Leah Prudhomme (USA) 3:58:41 * AG
7. Amy Kloner (USA) 4:05:11
Athletes also had the option to race the Maple Grove Olympic or the Maple Grove Sprint distances instead.
All images © Dare to Dream Events
”Today I could set my stamp on the race and I had the clear edge at the end. What more could one want six weeks prior to Ironman Hawaii? I could take the next plane to Kona,” said Twelsiek.
"At some point around mile 20, I missed a turn along with several other pro men, and I ended up riding an additional 9 miles," said a disappointed Kloner to slowtwitch. "A bit of a mess but I do love that distance and hope they bring more to the US."
TriStar111 Minnesota
Maple Grove, MN / August 27
1k swim / 100k bike / 10k run
Top men
1. Maik Twelsiek (GER) 3:12:45
2. Karl Bordine (USA) 3:18:06
3. Devon Palmer (USA) 3:22:25
4. AJ Baucco (USA) 3:24:14
5. Matthew Payne (USA) 3:25:09 * AG
Top women
1. Suzie Olsen (USA) 3:45:55 * AG
2. Jenny Wilcox (USA) 3:53:39 * AG
3. Julie Hull (USA) 3:55:35 * AG
4. Jennifer Martone (USA) 3:58:01 * AG
5. Leah Prudhomme (USA) 3:58:41 * AG
7. Amy Kloner (USA) 4:05:11
Athletes also had the option to race the Maple Grove Olympic or the Maple Grove Sprint distances instead.
All images © Dare to Dream Events
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TriStar 111 MN
More disqualified
Reviewed by: Mario Minelli, Aug 29 2011 6:45PM
They've updated the results a few times--Jenny Wilcox actually won the overall female division as Suzie Olsen was disqualified for accidentally following the Olympic course on the bike. However, I thought this race was very well organized, I was impressed with the TriStar format, but the bike course could have been marked a little better.
