German triathlete Michael Raelert smashed the Ironman 70.3 World championships course record in a time of 3:34:04 to win the 2009 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater, Florida.
He was followed by Italian Daniel Fontana in 2nd place and American Matthew Reed in 3rd place.
On the women's side of the race it was British triathlete Julie Dibens who easily won the race leading both on the bike and on the run and smashing the course record in a time of 3:59:33.
Dibens now adds the 70.3 Championship to her already impressive resume as the current Xterra World Champion.
She was followed by another Boulder, Colorado based triathlete Mary Beth Ellis, who managed to come in third just ahead of Canadian triathlete Magali Tisseyre.
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Top 10 Men
1 3:34:04 76 Raelert, Michael Drage DEU
2 3:36:44 2:40 15 Fontana, Daniel Monzoro, Milano ITA
3 3:37:50 3:46 10 Reed, Matthew Boulder CO USA
4 3:38:02 3:58 24 Sudrie, Sylvain Villenave D Orn FRA
5 3:38:19 4:15 8 Gambles, Joe Boulder CO GBR
6 3:40:16 6:12 79 Collington, Kevin Orlando FL USA
7 3:40:16 6:12 23 Bell, Luke Cardiff CA AUS
8 3:40:19 6:15 13 Casadei, Alberto Mestre ITA
9 3:40:31 6:27 45 Griffin, Leon Glenroy VI AUS
10 3:41:37 7:33 81 Fleischmann, Brian Colorado Spring CO USA
Top 6 women
1 3:59:33 103 Dibens, Julie Boulder CO GBR2 4:03:49 4:16 101 Ellis, Mary Beth Boulder CO USA
3 4:05:27 5:54 118 Tisseyre, Magali St-Sauveur QC CAN
4 4:05:33 6:01 124 Steffen, Caroline Cham CHE
5 4:07:39 8:07 149 Bennett, Laura North Palm Beac FL USA
6 4:08:17 8:44 136 Jones, Michellie Carlsbad CA AUS
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