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CHALLENGE

not for now. But the youngest
pro managed to hang onto third
(8:04:53) despite several walking
and stopping breaks, «I had to go
through hell,» he said.

He was overtaken by Joe
Skipper, who had a similar
racing strategy as Aernouts: mid
pack in the water, strong on the
bike, fleet of foot on the run. His
finish time could have been 30
seconds faster but he stopped
to take selfies with family and
friends just before the finish
line!

Not only the top three received
standing ovations in the
Challenge Roth stadium. The
fourth was especially emotional:
Timo Bracht, 41, finished his
professional career at the finish
line. «I had a super race,» he said.
In the last race of his career he
even achieved a personal best
performance on the bike route.

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