Al-Sultan and Berasategui superb in Germany
Faris Al-Sultan led the 2008 Ironman 70.3 Germany in Wiesbaden from start to finish and held off hard charging Enrico Degasperi. Uwe Widmann finished third. Virginia Berastagui won the women's race and thus defended her 2007 title. Andrea Brede and Meike Krebs were second and third respectively.
Ironman 70.3 Germany / Wiesbaden, Germany / August 10, 2008
Top 10 men
1. Faris Al-Sultan (GER) 4:10:26
2. Alessandro Degasperi (ITA) 4:11:17
3. Uwe Widmann (GER) 4:14:01
4. Michael Göhner (GER) 4:17:01
5. Markus Forster (GER) 4:19:27
6. Enrico Knobloch (GER) 4:20:11
7. Florian Lambert (GER) 4:22:58 *
8. Florian Greckl (GER) 4:25:50
9. Rolf Lautenbacher (GER) 4:28:42
10. Markus Tomschke (GER) 4:28:47 *
Top 10 women
1. Virginia Berasategui (ESP) 4:43:38
2. Andrea Brede (GER) 4:49:26
3. Meike Krebs (GER) 4:55:48
4. Ina Reinders (GER) 4:57.58
5. Nadine Baks (GER) 5:02:41 *
6. Katrin Esefeld (GER) 5:03:13 *
7. Josephine Clausen (GER) 5:06:02 *
8. Wenke Kujala (GER) 5:06:13
9. Iris Tiedeken (GER) 5:06:25
10. Nicole Best (GER) 5:08:53 *
* = AG athlete
