Making the toughest race in Canada look … well, not so tough
He probably took part in the race as a favorite. A few weeks ago, Timdon, who once claimed the world’s fastest Iron Man time (after 7:40:23 in Iron Man Brazil in 2017), withdrew from the Canadian Men / Women Xtri event and made a list of all Canada. Created One of the favorites of this year’s race – Defending Men’s Champion Sylvain La France, Winner of the first three editions of the race Jerome Bresson, Iron Man Specialist Antoine Jolicourt Des Roche, Defending Ultraman World Champion Jordan Briden. When both Lafrance and Bresson had to withdraw, it left as a logical man to monitor Jolicoeur Desroches and Bryden.
After all, there was no duel for victory – Jolicoeur Desroches was so dominant that day, so the only question of the day was how much he set a new course record. He was on the course so fast that officials continued to reach various checkpoints more than an hour faster than expected and were scrambling to catch up.
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And it’s the same with a 12-minute stop on the bike when Jolicourt Des Roche is stopped by train while riding Lac-Mégantic. Briden also broke Bresson’s old course record of 10:59:57 in 2018, but noticed that he was an hour behind at the finish line set at the observatory at the top of Mont Megantic. Probably. Nick Cosman of Kingston, Ontario, ran hard to get to Jordan within minutes, but had to settle in third at 10:57:04. He also enjoys almost perfect weather conditions to break the old course. record.
No professional women registered for the women’s race. Roxanne Letourneau, Chambly, Quebec, was the first woman to cross the line at 15:37:57 and finished ahead of the hometown hero Sylvie Roy who came across the line at 16:01:12. Brazil’s Danielle Cribellaro smiled throughout the day and finished third overall.
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