Triathlon

Kienle, again, Ironman European champion

Sebastian Kienle is his favorite role to secure victory for the second Time at the Triathlon European Championships in Frankfurt am Main. The best time of last year’s winner Jan Frodeno, he’s not cracked but.

The German triathletes dominated at the 15. Edition of the Ironman in Frankfurt am Main. Sebastian Kienle won on Sunday, just ahead of Andreas Böcherer and celebrated after 2014, his second championship Triumph. Kienle needed for the 3.8 km Swimming, 180 km Cycling and a final Marathon of 42,195 kilometres, 7:52:43 hours. Second, Andreas Böcherer (57,0 seconds back). “I have the feeling that I’ve just knocked on the gate of heaven. I hate myself,” said Kienle, given its high initial speed. Böcherer said in the hr-TV: “The second place hammer GeIL. I am so excited, it has brutally made fun of.” Third, the Spaniard Eneko Llanos (+16:25 minutes).

Jan Frodeno is missing voluntarily

The decision about the victory, fell at the final Marathon, the offset to the beginning of rather a few. Shoulder-to-shoulder burned Kienle and Böcherer the first Kilometer along the main shore, but the Ex-world champion, forced the pace and Böcherer let had to tear it down. His final attack was not enough. Defending champion Jan Frodeno was not there. The Beijing Olympic champion, was charged last year in the banking metropolis with a track record for the title, voluntarily renounced his title defense. The 34-Year-old starts in two weeks at Challenge Roth, where he is targeting a world best time on the long-distance Triathlon.

Surprise in the women’s

The women all looked to be the start to a commanding victory in the Swiss world champion Daniela Ryf. The 29-Year-old dominated the Swim, then lost on the bike at the beginning but a lot of time and had to completely give up chilled even in the race. The Australian Melissa Hauschildt, used in 9:01:17 hours to victory in front of the two German Katja Konschak (+8:41 minutes) and Daniela Sämmler (+ 12:06).

og/sw (sid, dpa)