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Ronnie Schildknecht wants to catch up Sunday at 6:40 am at Ironman Switzerland in Zurich, which he clearly missed in 2017: at home race to run for the tenth time as the winner.
Ronnie Schildknecht aims for a tenth victory at the Ironman Switzerland in Zurich (Image: KEYSTONE / SIGGI BUCHER)
(nda) [19659006] This would be his twelfth victory at an Ironman.
Schildknecht was feeling in good shape the year before the race, but dropped the track after ten kilometers because of calf problems. The problems for Zurich's record winner with the left calf had already started in swimming. However, Schildknecht could hardly have avoided his first Ironman title by Nick Kastelein
"Overbiker" Detritus Cameron at the start
It seems almost certain that Schildknecht, 38, will not be the first to go to the race track. With the Ironman, the athlete Cameron, almost 35 years old, former cyclist and professional rower, participated in the windy and hilly Big Bike race last October. Iceland is 180 km in 4:12:54 hours. As a result, he pushed the previous record of Normann Stadler (2006) by almost five and a half minutes
However, unlike Stadler, the rubbish in Hawaii did not win, but after the marathon at the 17th place. Läuferisch completely underestimate is litter but not. After all, he won the demanding Ironman Wales last September. Schildknecht place Sunday, however, two of his compatriots, the third Jan van Berkel from the previous year and Olympic medalist Sven Riederer, as a potentially strong rival in the fight for victory. Victory.
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Last year, Annabel Luxford (36), from Australia, is the favorite of the women's category. From the Swiss point of view, Martina Kunz (34), coached by Czech star trainer Lubos Bilek under the name Schildknecht, wants to get involved in the battle for a top-level position
. merging race tracks. Excited we can be on another local hero. Nina Derron (25 years old), formed by Brett Sutton, made her Ironman debut
Ryf on short distance Saturday
The outstanding athlete Daniela Ryf and the second Ruedi Wild of the year. Ironman will face Saturday on the Olympic distance, For triple world champion Ironman Ryf, it's the first form test three weeks after their impressive Ironman title in Frankfurt.
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