Germany's Michael Raeleart wins Laguna Phuket Triathlon

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Germany's Michael Raeleart wins Laguna Phuket Triathlon

Phuket Gazette

 

The top three winners in the men's and women's categories 23rd annual Laguna Phuket Triathlon. Photo: Laguna Phuket

 

PHUKET: -- German athlete Michael Raelert finished first at the 23rd annual Laguna Phuket Triathlon yesterday, completing the 1.8km swim, 50km bike race and 12km run in 2 hours, 19 minutes and 13 seconds – beating his own record by 11 minutes, which he set when he won the contest last year.

In second and third places in the men’s category were France’s Antony Costes (02:21:18) and Australian Brad Kahlefeldt (02:23:21). 

The first across the line in the women’s category, 17 minutes after Raelert, was New Zealander and Laguna Triathlon first timer Amelia Rose Watkinson, who crossed the finish line in 2 hours, 36 minutes and 29 seconds. Yesterday’s win for Ms Watkinson was her ninth out of 10 races this year. 

Ms Watkinson dropped by the Gazette Radio studio to talk about the LPT on Saturday, and you can hear that interview again today in the News Room from 6pm. 

Second in the women’s division was World Duathlon Champion Emma Pallant from Great Britain (02:42:30), followed by Radka Vodickova of the Czech Republic (02:43:22), who has won three Laguna Phuket Triathlons before.

 

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