Germans Mika Noodt and Anne Reischmann won Ironman 70.3 Les Sables Sunday.

Noodt laid down the law in the form of a race-best 1:12:43 half marathon that brought him to the line in 3:47:14 with a 2:28 margin over Rudy Von Berg of the U.S.

Anne Reischmann of Germany similarly topped the women with a race-best 1:23:01 run split that brough her to the finish in 4:21:23 with a 1:46 margin over Julie Lemmolo (1:24:42 split) and 1:55 over third place Charlene Clavel of France.

Women

Quite unlike the men’s race, Anne Reischmann of Germany started her day with a 30:45 swim split that gave her a 3:35 deficit to Julie Lemmolo of France and a 1:01 deficit to Charlene Clavel of France. After a women’s-best 2:24:03 bike split, Reischmann advanced to second, two minutes behind Clavel and a few seconds behind Lemmolo.

After a women’s-fastest 1:213:01 run split, Reischmann finished in 4:21:23 with a 1:46 margin over Lemmolo (1:24:42 run) and 1:55 over third place Clavel (1:24:40 run split).

Men

Von Berg led the swim in 25:03, which gave him a one second advantage over Noodt, 9 seconds over Yvan Jarrige of France, 11 seconds over Sybrene Baelde of Belgium, and 14 seconds over Bertrand Billard of France.

After a race-best 2:05:22 bike split, Von Berg led Noodt by 53 seconds, Arnaud Guilloux by 2:24, and Bertrand Billard by 2:58.

After a race-best 1:12:43 run, Noodt finished in 3:47:14 with a 2:28 lead on Von Berg (1:16:07 run) and 4:17 over third place finisher Yvan Jarrige of France.

Ironman 70.3 Les Sables d’Olonne-Vendee
Pyrenees – at border of Spain and France
July 4, 2021
S 1.2 mi. / B 56 mi. / R 13.1 mi.

Men

1. Mika Noodt (GER) S 25:04 T1 1:58 B 2:06:15 T2 1:16 R 1:12:43 TOT 3:47:14
2. Rudy Von Berg (USA) S 25:03 T1 1:58 B 2:05:22 T2 1:14 R 1:16:07 TOT 3:49:42 +2:28_
3. Yvan Jarrige (FRA) S 25:13 T1 2:07 B 2:08:36 T2 1:06 R 1:14:31 TOT 3:51:31 +4:17
4. Emmanuel Lejeune (BEL) S 25:49 T1 2:12 B 2:12:14 T2 1:21 R 1:12:55 TOT 3:54:28 +7:14
5. Sybrene Baelde (BEL) S 25:14 T1 2:09 B 2:11:08 T2 1:27 R 1:14:42 TOT 3:54:38 + 7:24
6. Arnaud Guilloux (FRA) S 25:49 T1 2:18 B 2:07:46 T2 1:36 R 1:17:34 TOT 3:55:02 + 7:48
7. Bertrand Billard (FRA) S 25:17 T1 2:14 B 2:08:20 T2 1:20 R 1:19:04 TOT 3:56:12 + 8:58

Women

1. Anne Reischmann (GER) S 30:45 T1 2:10 B 2:24:03 T2 1:27 R 1:23:01 TOT 4:21:23
2. Julie Lemmolo (FRA) S 27:10 T1 2:26 B 2:27:22 T2 1:31 R 1:24:42 TOT 4:23:09
3. Charlene Clavel (FRA) S 29:44 T1 2:48 B 2:24:28 T2 1:40 R 1:24:40 TOT 4:23:18
4. Alexia Bailly (FRA) S 28:46 T1 2:13 B 2:26:03 T2 1:29 R 1:25:17 TOT 4:23:47
5. Lisa Gerss (GER) S 30:42 T1 2:28 B 2:28:17 T2 1:36 R 1:25:11 TOT 4:28:10
6. Katrien Verstuyft (GER) S 28:47 T1 2:24 B 2:25:52 T2 1:28 R 1:33:07 TOT 4:31:35
7. Joanna Ryter (SUI) S 33:01 T1 2:17 B 2:34:14 T2 1:33 R 1:23:21 TOT 4:34:24
8. Pamela-Ann Bachelder St. Pierre (CAN) S 32:07 T1 2:42 B 2:34:30 T2 1:16 R 1:25:43 TOT 4:36:16