American Taylor Knibb wins women’s Ironman World Championship
Knibb finished in 8:36:29 and became only the third woman to win the Ironman World Championship and Ironman 70.3 title in the same year.
- On Saturday, American triathlete Taylor Knibb won the women's Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, breaking a streak of American losses dating to 2022.
- Knibb's victory followed a painful loss last year when defending champion Solveig Lovseth overtook her late in the race, but this year she applied that hard lesson to stay composed.
- With a mile remaining, Lovseth held a lead before suffering a dramatic collapse, allowing Knibb to pass her; German Laura Philpp took second as the Norwegian finished eighth.
- In the men's race, The Frenchman Vincent Luis claimed victory on his debut, holding off Norwegian Gustav Iden, while American Matthew Marquardt finished third on the podium.
- Knibb secured a rare double, winning the 140.6-mile Ironman title alongside her 70.3 victory earned earlier this year, becoming the first American woman to claim both championships in one season.
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The Norwegian triathlete was the champion of the Ironman world and was on her way to the second consecutive title in Hawaii when her body failed, just over a mile from the finish line. A year after winning the mode that involves making nearly 226 kilometers between swimming, pedaling and running (with a strategy based on kindness to herself), Solveig saw her escape a victory that seemed right
A kilometer and a few meters, to be precise: from reigning champion and after 3.8 kilometers per swim, 180 by bike and over 40 running
A mile from the finish line, Solveig Lovseth had the world title practically in his pocket: a minute and 28 seconds of advantage and legs that, until then, seemed intact. Minutes later he was sitting on one side of the road, watching the others pass by. The Norwegian triathlete, 27 years old and ... Continue reading "I was going to win Ironman World and plummeted to a mile of goal: fell three times, did not surrender and was 8th"
American Taylor Knibb wins women’s Ironman World Championship
By Field Level Media Oct 11 (Field Level Media) - Despite the event being held frequently on American soil, no American had won the women's Ironman World Championship since 2022. In Kona, Hawaii on Saturday, that streak was broken, as Taylor Knibb ove...
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cedarnews.netSolveig Løvseth was on her way to victory in Hawaii when her legs gave out. Finland's Emma Rainio took silver in the 18-24 age group.
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