{"id":8254,"date":"2021-05-07T20:31:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T20:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=8254"},"modified":"2021-05-07T20:31:17","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T20:31:17","slug":"ironman-70-3-staffs-2015-javier-gomez-leaves-it-to-the-run-for-winning-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=8254","title":{"rendered":"Ironman 70.3 Staffs 2015: Javier Gomez leaves it to the run for winning move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p ><strong>All eyes were on reigning world champ Javier Gomez (ESP) today for the 7am start of Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire, and he didn\u2019t disappoint \u2013 though he didn\u2019t take the lead until the run.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>    Advertisement<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p >Gloriously bright conditions at Chasewater Reservoir were a relief after the sogginess of yesterday, and after a short delay of around 10mins the pro men including GB\u2019s Will Clarke, Gomez and Nick Kastelein (AUS) entered the water.<\/p>\n<blockquote  lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">They\u2019re off! @IM703STAFFS pic.twitter.com\/HxUSA4vUEY<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 220Triathlon (@220Triathlon) June 14, 2015<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p >Kastelein led Gomez out of the 1.9km swim with a 23:33min split, and Will Clarke was around 40secs back in third position. But disaster struck for Kastelein moments later, as he tweeted us:<\/p>\n<div    >\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote  lang=\"en\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">@220Triathlon unfortunately that\u2019s where it ended. Flatted in first km of bike. @IM703STAFFS<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nicholas Kastelein (@NickKastelein) June 14, 2015<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p >There were more surprises further into the bike \u2013 Germany\u2019s Markus Thomschke took up the lead and managed to establish a 90sec lead over Gomez and Romain Guillaume (FRA), with Will Clarke around 6mins behind the leader.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p >Thomschke, who placed second at Wimbleball 2012 and sixth at Ironman UK last year, extended his lead over Gomez to 2:30mins coming out of T2, with Guillaume and Clarke around 22secs behind Gomez.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote  lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The first pros are on the run course! #IM703Staffs pic.twitter.com\/XvjIwd9PoN<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRONMAN 70.3 STAFFS (@IM703STAFFS) June 14, 2015<\/p>\n<p>Click Here: <a href='https:\/\/www.wieseldesign.com' title='rapid prototype service'>rapid prototype service<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p >Yet more drama followed on the run: Thomschke started to fall back and Gomez took up the lead, establishing a 1min margin by the halfway point. Clarke was still within 10mins of the lead at this point, in fourth position behind BMC-Uplace teammate Romain Guillaume.<\/p>\n<p >From here there could only be one winner, with Gomez near-unbeatable in this kind of position \u2013 and so it proved to be, as he crossed the line in 4:02:13, ahead of Markus Thomschke and Romain Guillaume. Will Clarke finished fourth in 4:11:10.<\/p>\n<p>    Advertisement<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p >1 Gomez, Javier (ESP) +00:00 04:02:13<br \/>2 Thomschke, Markus (GER) +05:20 04:07:33<br \/>3 Guillaume, Romain (FRA) +06:54 04:09:07<br \/>4 Clarke, Will (GBR) +08:57 04:11:10<br \/>5 Schilling, Alexander (GER) +15:26 04:17:39<br \/>6 Fox, Michael (AUS) +16:42 04:18:55<br \/>7 Simon, Oliver (GBR) +17:53 04:20:06<br \/>8 Harrison, Stephen (GBR) +20:13 04:22:26<br \/>9 Williams, Brad (USA) +21:06 04:23:19<br \/>10 Cseik, Marton (HUN) +28:00 04:30:13<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All eyes were on reigning world champ Javier Gomez (ESP) today for the 7am start of Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire, and he didn\u2019t disappoint \u2013 though he didn\u2019t take the lead until the run. 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