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Ukranian Victor Zyemtsev
moments after taking out the number one place.
OVERALL PLACE TOTAL TIME, LAST NAME FIRST
1st 08:33:32 ZYEMTSEV, VICTOR MPRO 1/21
2nd 08:34:34 EVANS, TOM MPRO 2/21
3rd 08:40:39 LOVATO, MICHAEL MPRO 3/21
4th 08:46:11 BLAKE, JASPER MPRO 4/21
5th 08:46:38 RHODES, BRYAN MPRO 5/21
6th 08:53:43 MCKENZIE, LUKE MPRO 6/21
7th 08:56:53 JENSEN, ADAM MPRO 7/21
8th 09:06:40 VANCE, JIM MPRO 8/21
9th 09:14:41 SUNDBERG, SWEN MPRO 9/21
10th 09:16:09 EDWARDS, BILLY MPRO 10/21
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Close on 2200 participants line the shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene prior to the event start. Of all the starters 95% would go on to complete the Ironman, including nearly 1,000 first timers.
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A female elite pro looks over the lake in anticipation to the start of a big day.
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Contenders enter the choppy water of lake Coeur d'Alene.
Rough water conditions prompted race organizers to offer contestants the option to skip the swim and do a duathlon.
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William Wren of Virginia, finishing the first lap of the swim course.
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Julie Lorio of Georgia, USA in lap two of the bike course.
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Michael Egan from Florida approaching downtown Coeur d'Alene and the end of lap one.
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Victor Zyemtsev transitioning from bike with a 8:00 deficit to make up from the first off the bike. He would go on to win the event for the second time.
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Michael Lovato making a hasty transition from bikes. Lovato came back from a six-minute deficit on swim and 5th fastest bike to take third in the 2007 Coeud d'Alene.
Lovato won the race in 2003.
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Billy Edwards of Virginia.
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Ukranian Victor Zyemtsev took the race in the last mile from Canadian Tom Evans.
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Michael Lovato from Boulder Colorado took out 3rd in 8hr:40:39. |
All photo's on this event page were taken by Mike Bullington from www.outdoorwest.com .
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