7 hours, 35 minutes and 39 seconds; on Sunday 17 July at Challenge Roth Jan Frodeno made triathlon history by destroying the previous long distance world record. Eclipsing the 2011 mark set by Andreas Raelert by an incredible margin of nearly six minutes, the German triathlete led through nearly the entire 226 km course in a breathtaking performance between him and the clock. Adding the world record to his 2008 Olympic gold medal and 2015 World Championship titles at both the short and long distances, the 34-year-old Frodeno asserted his dominance over the sport of triathlon.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI am incredibly happy that I got the record and just thankful that I didn\u2019t break\u201d, said Frodeno after the race, \u201cbut there wasn\u2019t any other option except to risk it all and give everything I had. The time should hold for the next two or three years.\u201d<\/p>\n
#Project740: Take a Look Behind the Scenes of Frodeno\u2019s World Record Performance<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The Fastest Bike<\/p>\n
Finishing the swim in first place in a time of 45:22, Frodeno quickly went to work defending his reputation as pre-race favourite and laid the foundation for his incredible wire-to-wire victory. During the bike ride, the Hawaii champion demonstrated his superiority with a 4:08:07 clocking that would remain the fastest bike split of the day. The deal was sealed in the final leg as Frodeno ran the marathon in a blistering 2:39:18 which brought him in a staggering 20 minutes ahead of the second place finisher. \u201cThe last kilometre of the marathon the pain was unbelievable, but the feeling at the finish of getting the world record was worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Video: Speedmax CF SLX. System Complete.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Shaving Seconds with the Speedmax CF SLX<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n In an assault on a world record every second counts, so the engineers at Canyon wanted to make sure that Frodeno\u2019s Speedmax CF SLX was up to the challenge. The handlebars were designed specifically for this race to place the World Champion in an extra aerodynamic position that would encourage him to shave seconds. A new hydration system was also created specifically to the triathlete\u2019s preferences as well as custom tires which were made to have the least possible amount of rolling resistance and best possible aerodynamics in side winds. Every piece of the setup, from Frodeno\u2019s position on the bike to his hydration system, helmet and speed suit, were all newly optimised through rigorous wind tunnel testing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n