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>says...
>>Since I didn't see the results of the Ironman in Almere appear,
>>here they are (at least the men's results):
>>1.Jan van de Marel 8:01:14
>Van der Marel reported that the bike course was 1km too long, which puts his
>time sub-8 hours. He also reported that the Roth bike course was 3km too
>short. Thus, if we can believe the "Flying Dutchman", he should have the only
>sub 8-hour race ever.
Well, the race-organisers sort of claimed a world-record, but I don't think
Jan van de Marel did. He just mentioned what his bike-computer indicated after
the race. He said that times don't mean that much to him, because you cannot
compare courses. He participated in Roth, had a good race there, but ended
up 3rd in the race where Lothar Leder got the world record. According to
van de Marel, Leder had an incredible run.
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> Is he a dark horse for Kona? Is it just posturing?
Who knows? He is in shape now, but will he still be in shape in October?
He has a daytime job, and the racing season in the Netherlands ends by sept. 15.
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> Or was Almere mostly downhill with the wind?
Well, conditions were ideal for biking, almost no wind, and the course
is very fast, 5 loops on a motorway.
Ceriel Jacobs
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