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Emma Kate Lidbury defends her Ironman Mallorca 70.3 title in style
Emma-Kate Lidbury is a true star of British middle distance racing and further cemented this opinion by defending her first Ironman 70.3 title here in Mallorca. Lidbury led pretty much the whole way to take the title in a time of 4:39:05. The other stunning news of note was the performance of British age-grouper, Georgie Rutherford who came 6th overall.
The men’s race headlines will be dominated by the news that Raelert turned up and smashed the field in a time of 3:57:08. The first British male through the line was Jon Hotchkiss, in 14th.
Read on to find out how Emma-Kate Lidbury, Tamsin Lewis, Jon Hotchkiss, Ben Howard, Mark Threlfall and Alun Woodward fared in Mallorca.
Weekend Preview: Ironman Mallorca 70.3 and Swashbuckler
The big race on the international circuit is Ironman Mallorca 70.3 - which features some of the best European middle distance triathletes - as well as plenty of British stars.
On domestic shores is The Swashbuckler, a middle distance triathlon in the New Forest - the perfect preperation for those tackling Forestman later this year.
British triathletes dominate at Tristar Mallorca
Sounds like there was some amazing racing going on at Tristar Mallorca - with the big results going to some of the British Middle distance stars - and one name flew straight under the radar to take 2nd in the men’s race.
Read more to find out how Mullan, Collins, Lewis, McCrystal, Jameson and a whole heap of other British racers fared in Mallorca.
Race preview: Challenge Fuerteventura and Tri-Star Majorca
Ignore the wet and windy conditions outside your window - the action this week is in Spain! Two big races have attracted plenty of British pro’s in search of nice prize pots and top racing action.
The Challenge series comes to Fuerteventura for a middle distance race and has attracted 7 professionals from British shores - including the comeback race for our most decorated long course athlete.
Tristar Majorca, has attracted a large crowd including 9 professionals.
TriStar Majorca lineup announced
Tristar Majorca has anounced its line-up for the 2012 race and there is plenty of long-distance British stars in the mix.
The race takes place on April 15th, and the pro’s will be competing for a 10,000 Euro prize pot and the winners trophy.
Competitors will be racing over the unique long(ish) distance of 1km swim, 100km bike and 10km run, in what is a key early season European race for many of the professionals. Find out who is competing below.