Will Clarke takes a fantastic 3rd place in the North American Championship Ironman in Texas; Chris Leiferman fights epic battle and takes 2nd in IM70.3 Marbella. Will Clarke took an outstanding 3rd place finish at the Ironman North American Championship in Texas. The BMC-Vifit Sport athlete played things smart all race long to run his way onto the podium in the final 10k of the closing marathon. He finished the race in 7:45:22 to post another sub-8 hour finish. Matt Hanson (USA; 7:39:25) won the race and saw Ivan Tutukin (RUS; 7:39:57) cross the line in 2nd. The day after, his team mate, Chris Leiferman crossed the line in 2nd place in IM70.3 Marbella in a millimeter sprint finish against David McNamee (GBR; 3:57:47). Leiferman came really close to the win after an epic battle decided by the tiniest of margins. He finished the race in the same time as the winner 3:57:47. Andreas Dreitz (GER; 3:58:43) completed the podium.
read more...Bart Aernouts finished 4th in Challenge Gran Canaria, his first race of the season. Charging his way through the field after the swim, the Belgian crossed the line in 4:02:32, just missing out on a podium spot. Pablo Gonzalez (SPA; 4:00:25) won the race, Andi Böcherer (GER; 4:00:42) came home in 2nd as Ironman World Champion Patrik Lange (GER; 4:01:17) completed the podium. Unfortunately for Patrik Nilsson, it wasn't his day and he had to withdraw from the race after the 2nd loop of the bike.
read more...MAURICE CLAVEL TAKES BRONZE IN THE IRONMAN AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIP. TEAM MATE RONNIE SCHILDKNECHT 5TH.
read more...Emma Pallant takes 2nd place at IM70.3 South Africa
read more...2018: new milestone for the team as BMC continues its title sponsorship and FrieslandCampina’s sports nutrition brand Vifit Sport becomes the new name sponsor; • BMC-Vifit Sport Pro Triathlon Team powered by Uplace outlines ambitious targets and presents team roster for 2018 • 8 athletes confirmed, 7 nations represented, one new face, first US athlete in the team • Medal at the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii
read more...Amelia Watkinson finished 3rd at Asian Pacific Championship IM70.3 in Western Sydney, Liz Blatchford celebrated comeback with 5th place. Emma Pallant 4th at Middle East Championship IM70.3 in Bahrain, Ronnie Schildknecht 7th.
read more...Romain Guillaume took the victory at IM Malaysia after a dominating performance. The BMC-Etixx athlete broke away at the start of the bike to finish the race in 8:32:54, breaking both the overall course and the bike record. Jens Petersen-Bach (DEN; 8:36:44) and Roman Deisenhofer (GER; 8:40:45) crossed the line in 2nd and 3rd.
read more...Patrik Nilsson claims a fantastic 8th place finish at the Ironman World Championship in Kona. In his debut year, he finished the race in 8:18:21. His BMC-Etixx teammate Bart Aernouts crossed the line in 8:26:28 to secure 12th place after setting the 6th fastest run split of the day. Ronnie Schildknecht fought his way to 30th position in a time of 8:50:30.
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