{"id":7591,"date":"2021-03-14T01:47:56","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T01:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=7591"},"modified":"2021-03-14T01:47:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T01:47:56","slug":"ali-brownlee-wins-ironman-70-3-in-dominating-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=7591","title":{"rendered":"Ali Brownlee wins Ironman 70.3 in dominating style"},"content":{"rendered":"

He\u2019s back! Ali Brownlee from Great Britain has put last year\u2019s hip problems behind him and has set down his intent for the season with a masterclass at Ironman 70.3 Dubai today. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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In 2016, he hinted at what he was capable of with two wins at middle-distance racing (including an emphatic win at 70.3 St. George) before hip surgery curtailed his hopes of lifting the Ironman 70.3 World champ title. Could 2018 be his year?<\/p>\n

The signs are there that he could. Conditions in the United Arab Emirates\u00a0were good, sunny and warm but not blustery like previous years.<\/p>\n

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Leading men are out of the water \u2013 @AliBrownleetri leads the race #IM703Dubai pic.twitter.com\/cGg3fDUjtF<\/p>\n

\u2014 IronmanLIVE.com (@IRONMANLive) February 2, 2018<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Finishing the one-lap swim in the Arabian Gulf in the lead side-by-side with Johann Ackermann, in a time of 22:36, Brownlee set out on the 90km bike course at a blistering pace and dominated from the start. By 22km he had over a minute lead over\u00a0Sven Riederer in second place, which he had extended to almost 3mins by 45km.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Dynamic, strong \u2013 and pulling away from the rest: @AliBrownleetri has a lead of almost 3 minutes at km 45 \u2013 thx for the clip @TalbotCox Talbot Cox #IM703Dubai pic.twitter.com\/AKNasH3tiK<\/p>\n

\u2014 IronmanLIVE.com (@IRONMANLive) February 2, 2018<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Finishing the bike leg with the best split of the day in 1:58:51,\u00a0he set out on the mainly flat, three-lap, run leg along\u00a0Jumeirah Public Beach with a\u00a03:59 lead over Riederer and it wasn\u2019t a lead he was going to relinquish easily. He ran the first 10.3km in 31:28 minutes and had extended the gap to almost 5mins. This pace continued and he also clocked up the fastest run split of the day with a time of\u00a01:09:36.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n

His overall winning time was 3:35:32, with\u00a0a\u00a06:35 minute margin over Riederer who finished second.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt did go over smoothly,” says Brownlee. “Didn\u2019t feel great on the swim, had a couple of bad patches on the bike but on the run I just felt great, I was in control and I actually really enjoyed the last 10-18K. I was just kind of soaking it in, enjoying the cheers. Obviously it\u2019s so fantastic to be back after too much time spent at the gym the past six months,\u201d says Ali. What will the rest of the season hold for him?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Ironman 70.3 Dubai is\u00a0<\/strong>first race of the Nasser Bin Hamad Triple Crown series, with the other two being\u00a0Ironman\u00a070.3\u00a0Middle East Championship Bahrain and the Ironman\u00a070.3\u00a0World Championships. If an athlete wins all three races they will take home<\/strong>\u00a0$1,000,000 in prize money – could Ali Brownlee win it in 2018?<\/strong>
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The top 10 in Dubai\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1.<\/strong> 3:35:30 \u00a0 \u00a0Alistair Brownlee\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0
2.<\/strong> 3:42:05\u00a0 \u00a0 Sven Riederer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0
3.<\/strong> 3:42:42\u00a0 \u00a0 Ruedi Wild\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0
4.<\/strong> 3:43:38\u00a0 \u00a0 Maurice Clavel\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0
5.<\/strong> 3:44:19\u00a0 \u00a0Nicholas Kastelein\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0
6.<\/strong> 3:45:35\u00a0 \u00a0Ilia Prasolov\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0
7.<\/strong> 3:45:41\u00a0 \u00a0Jesper Svensson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0
8.<\/strong> 3:47:08\u00a0 \u00a0Ronnie Schildknecht\u00a0 \u00a0
9.<\/strong> 3:47:10\u00a0 \u00a0Bertrand Billard\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0
10.<\/strong> 3:47:53\u00a0 \u00a0Kevin Maurel\u00a0<\/p>\n

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