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The Pro athletes are ready to hit the water, but Camilla Pedersen took her time.
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About 100 Pros started separate from all the age groupers.
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Ironman World Champion Frederik Van Lierde was the first to set the pace on the bike after a very solid swim.
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Olympic champion Jan Frodeno looked strong and smooth but had bad luck with 3 flat tires.
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The always dangerous Ronnie Schildknecht managed to grab 4th place in Frankfurt.
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The upcoming talent Marc Duelsen features regularly in the front of the races he enters.
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Brit Jodie Swallow hammered the bike.
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Once Sebastian Kienle smelled blood there was no stopping this teutonic express. He smashed the bike course record with a fabulous 4:12:14 split.
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Corinne Abraham was near the front of the race most of the day. And she apparently knows how to step it up at big races.
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Before the race Natascha Badmann made sure all water is out of her bike and it did the magic. Her bike split of 4:44:25 was fastest among the females.
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The Honey Badger really knows how to drill it. And she gave former TBB team mate Jodie Swallow all she could handle.
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We overlooked Eva Wutti in our preview, and she almost made us look foolish. She featured prominently up front until the end of the bike but she did not finish.
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Kiwi Gina Crawford quietly did her thing and grabbed a podium spot.
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Who says fat tires are only for snow or sand?
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But not all age group activities were equally entertaining.
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Sebastian Kienle ran sub 2:50 and grabbed his first Ironman title in course record time.
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Frederik Van Lierde tried to run down the German, but it was not meant to be today.
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Completely spent after this hard day. Physically and emotionally on his birthday.
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The new Ironman European Champion Corinne Abraham.
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She came to Germany for a few KPR points, and Liz Lyles did that and more.