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2018 IRONMAN Kona bike images – Men

Thanks to perfect, windless weather, smooth newly paved sections and an insufficient 12 meter no-draft zone, many male pros legally smashed the bike record that led the way a decade ago.

All photographs © Timothy Carlson

Patrick Lange (GER)
Canyon Speedmax CF SLX 9.0 LTD

Lange rode a 9th-best 4:16:05 bike split on his way to his second straight win in a record-setting 7:52:39.

Bart Aernouts (BEL)
BMC

Aernouts rode a 4th-fastest 4:12:25 bike split on his way to second place, the second man to break 8 hours at Kona.

David McNamee (GBR)
Cervélo P5x

McNamee rode 4:21:18 on his way to 3rd place overall in 8:01:09.

Timothy O’Donnell (USA)
Trek Factory Speed Concept

O’Donnell rode a 16th-fastest 4:18:45 bike split on his way to 4th place overall in 8:03:17.

Braden Currie (NZL)
Specialized S-Works Shiv Disc

Currie rode 4:17:18 to finish 5th overall in 8:04:41.

Matt Russell (USA)
Diamondback Serios

Russell rode the 6th fastest 4:12:58 bike split to finish 6th overall in 8:04:41.

Joe Skipper (GBR)
Ribble Ultra TRI

Skipper rode 4:15:41 to finish 7th in 8:05:54.

Andy Potts (USA)
CEEPO Viper R

Potts rode 4:18:51 to finish 8th overall in 8:09:34.

Cameron Wurf (AUS)
Pinarello Bolide TT

On the wings of his record-smashing 4:09:06 bike split – 3:48 better than his 2017 mark – Wurf sailed to 9th overall in 8:10:32.

Michael Weiss (AUT)
Diamondback Andean

Weiss posted the second-fastest 4:11:27 bike split to finish 10th overall in 8:11:04.

Fastest bike splits out of Top 10

Andrew Starykowicz (USA)
Orbea Ordu

Starykowicz rode the 3rd-fastest 4:12:18 bike split but fell off on the run to 77th overall in a time of 8:52:41.

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David Plese (SVN)
Scott Plasma

Plese rode the 5th fastest 4:12:27 bike split on his way to 21st overall in 8:23:33.

Andreas Dreitz (GER)
Wilier Turbine

Dreitz rode 4:15:17 to finish 13th overall in 8:14:02.

Lionel Sanders (CAN)
Garneau Gennix TR1

Sanders rode the 10th-best 4:16:58 bike split on his way to 30th overall in 8:30:34.

Josh Amberger (AUS)
Felt IA FRD Disc

Amberger led much of the way with a top swim and a 4:18:42 bike split before dropping out at T2.

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