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Triathlon: Peter Hemric wins Knokke Half Ironman!
Sometime after the World Ironman’s demonstration, in a nice one, when he left, Pieter Heemeryck returned to the next day, in Knokke, in the middle of the Ironman (1.9 km from the site, 90 km to the distance, 21 km). By foot). Twelve years after Bart Earnots, Brabanson added his name in Antwerp to the prestigious list of winners of the event with the title of “Ironman”, finally returning to Belgium.
Sorti of the water in September position, at 1’22 from the Allemand Manner, Pieter a premature ultra-rapid transition effect, rattrapant the moisture of his son retard on the Sud-Africain Quennet, also leader, at the moment of the month on His bike. After 30 km, on a flat and fast track, our compatriot already led a group of five competitors with the New Zealander Smith and the German Hirsch.
The Heemeryck-Smith duo engaged in a nice hand-kick during the first ten kilometers on foot, but the New Zealander collapsed and saw the Belgian fly wide. Coming from behind, Hirsch was only about twenty seconds behind, forcing Peter Hemmerick to push to the finish on the embankment between Duinbergen and Knokke-Heist.
Peter arrived safely, and finished the race in 3:39.45 h, ahead of the German Hirsch (3:40.54 h) and the British Palmer (3 h 43.08 h).
Iron Man returns to Belgium, in… Knock, with Peter Hemerick
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