liverpool mens jersey<\/a><\/p>\nHowever the chasing pack were pushing hard and by the time Romain got to T2, having lost 7 minutes, it was apparent that he wasn\u2019t feeling well. Despite a considerable\u00a0lead and enthusiastic crowds leading him out of T2, Romain was overhauled by Thomschke and Kotsegarov as the leading duo, with Danielson looking like a firm bronze contender, as Guillaume\u00a0quickly withdrew from the race.<\/p>\n
The leading pair tussled together to the half way point, when Kotsegarov\u00a0made his move on a tiring Thomschke, to win in 08:41.13 and claiming his 3rd Ironman win. Thomschke\u00a0held onto 2nd place finishing in 8:50:03. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
But the drama wasn\u2019t over as Andrej Vistica (CRO), who had exited T2 over 17 minutes behind the leader, made a surprise surge and the race was on for the final podium spot. Producing a blistering 02:53:00 marathon run, Vistica\u00a0his way up the field, overtaking Danielson\u00a0at the 33km marker to take a worthy bronze in 08:58:50.\u00a0<\/p>\n
GB\u2019s Harry Wiltshire came 5th in a time of 09:05:35<\/p>\n
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\u00a0\u201cIt was fantastic to improve on my 3rd place performance in 2014,\u201d said Kotsegarov.\u00a0\u201cThat\u00a0was a very tough bike but I was able run well. The crowds were amazing and a huge help to have their support.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n
Women<\/strong><\/p>\n1.<\/p>\n
Gossage, Lucy<\/p>\n
GBR<\/p>\n
00:56:13<\/p>\n
05:15:04<\/p>\n
03:08:20<\/p>\n
09:26:05<\/p>\n
2.<\/p>\n
Deckers, Tine<\/p>\n
BEL<\/p>\n
00:55:19<\/p>\n
05:20:00<\/p>\n
03:22:28<\/p>\n
09:45:21<\/p>\n
3.<\/p>\n
Konschak, Katja<\/p>\n
GER<\/p>\n
00:54:02<\/p>\n
05:53:44<\/p>\n
03:14:44<\/p>\n
10:13:18<\/p>\n
4.<\/p>\n
Godesky, Alyssa<\/p>\n
USA<\/p>\n
00:58:45<\/p>\n
05:57:12<\/p>\n
03:18:44<\/p>\n
10:23:42<\/p>\n
5.<\/p>\n
Gill, Vicky<\/p>\n
GBR<\/p>\n
01:07:21<\/p>\n
06:04:39<\/p>\n
04:55:14<\/p>\n
12:16:25<\/p>\n
Men<\/strong><\/p>\n1.<\/p>\n
Kotsegarov, Kirill<\/p>\n
EST<\/p>\n
00:51:19<\/p>\n
04:52:35<\/p>\n
02:50:09<\/p>\n
08:41:13<\/p>\n
2.<\/p>\n
Thomschke, Markus<\/p>\n
GER<\/p>\n
00:51:21<\/p>\n
04:52:38<\/p>\n
02:59:13<\/p>\n
08:50:03<\/p>\n
3.<\/p>\n
Vistica, Andrej<\/p>\n
CRO<\/p>\n
00:53:25<\/p>\n
05:04:50<\/p>\n
02:53:36<\/p>\n
08:58:50<\/p>\n
4.<\/p>\n
Danielsson, Karl-Johan<\/p>\n
SWE<\/p>\n
00:51:14<\/p>\n
04:56:46<\/p>\n
03:05:32<\/p>\n
08:59:48<\/p>\n
5.<\/p>\n
Wiltshire, Harry<\/p>\n
GBR<\/p>\n
00:45:35<\/p>\n
05:11:19<\/p>\n
03:03:05<\/p>\n
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