Thompson, Norton extend Ultraman leads on Day 2
Richard Thompson of Australia used his ace in the hole to post the second day’s fastest 8:20:03 bike split for the 171.4 miles – 14:29 better than defending champion and chief rival Rob Gray of South Africa. Thompson thus finished with an accumulated race time of 15:13:02, which gave him a 21:27 lead going into the Day 3 double marathon run from Hawi to Kailua Kona Sunday. Petr Vabrousek of the Czech Republic posted a second-fastest 8:28:04 Day 2 bike split to secure an overall third place time of 15:58:46 – 45 minutes back of Thompson and 24 minutes back of Gray.
Struggling against strong winds and an adapted new course that cut a Z-pattern across the breadth of the Big Island, Tara Norton of Canada led the women’s field with a 10:27:55 bike split that was 17:53 faster than her chief rival Mary Knott of Gilbert, Arizona. Her Day 1 and Day 2 combined time was 18:44:46 which gave her a 32:50 lead on Mary Knott of Gilbert, Arizona. Cynthia Bartus of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania ride the 171.4 mile Day Two bike leg in 10:58:06 which gave her third place overall, 2:04 behind Norton and 1:31 behind Knott going into the final day double marathon.
Ultraman Triathlon World Championship
Day Two – B 171.4 mi.
The Big Island of Hawaii
Kailua-Kona to Hawi
Results
Men
1. Richard Thompson (AUS) S 2:47:47 B1 4:05:10 DAY 1 TOT 6:52:57 B2 8:20:03 Day 2 TOT 15:13:02
2. Rob Gray (RSA) S 2:44:04 B1 4:15:53 DAY 1 TOT 6:59:57 B2 8:34:32 Day 2 TOT 15:34:29
3. Petr Vabrousek (CZE) S 3:13:43 B1 4:16:59 DAY 1 TOT 7:30:42 B2 8:28:04 Day 2 TOT 15:58:46
4. David Hainish (CAN) S 3:17:01 B1 4:32:47 Day 1 TOT 7:49:48 B2 8:46:54 Day 2 TOT 16:36:42
5. Gary Kelly (GBR) S 3:19:15 B1 4:41:18 Day 1 TOT 8:00:33 B2 9:31:51 Day 2 TOT 17:32:54
6. Travis “Trout” Wayth (AUS) S 3:24:22 B1 4:37:19 Day 1 TOT 8:01:41 B2 9:45:37 Day 2 TOT 17:47:18
7. Juan Bautista Castilla Arroyo (ESP) S 3:38:15 B1 5:06:47 Day 1 TOT 8:45:02 B2 10:00:50 Day 2 TOT 18:45:52
8. Michel Subrt (CZE) S 3:41:10 B1 5:00:28 Day 1 TOT 8:41:38 B2 10:04:19 Day 2 TOT 18:45:57
9. Miro Kregar (SLO) S 3:34:58 B1 5:21:15 Day 1 TOT 8:56:13 B2 9:5y:40 Day 2 TOT 18:53:53
10. Marc Siques LLagostera (ESP) S 3:21:41 B1 5:21:45 Day 1 TOT 8:43:26 B2 10:43:05 Day 2 TOT 19:26:31
Women
1. Tara Norton (CAN) S 3:06:42 B1 5:10:09 Day 1 TOT 8:16:51 B2 10:27:55 Day 2 TOT 18:44:46
2. Mary Knott (Gilbert, Arizona) S 2:56:03 B1 5:35:45 Day 1 TOT 8:31:48 B2 10:45:48 Day 2 TOT 19:17:36
3. Cynthia Bartus (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) S 4:15:35 B1 5:37:48 Day 1 TOT 9:50:53 B2 10:58:06 Day 2 TOT 20:48:59
4. Fiona Siemelink (Houston, Texas) S 4:40:54 B1 6:09:09 Day 1 TOT 10:50:03 B2 11:55:41 Day 2 TOT 22:45:41
Rest of women competitors DNF
