Marino Vanhoenacker of Commerzbank Tri Team wins Antwerp Ironman 70.3

Marino Vanhoenacker’s string of victories continues: The Belgian wins Antwerp Ironman 70.3 for a
third time in a row
 
Marino Vanhoenacker celebrated his third consecutive victory today at Antwerp Ironman 70.3 in 3:41:45
hours, followed by the Australian Paul Matthews and Bert Jammaer from Belgium. The titleholder of the
Commerzbank Triathlon Team took the lead on the bike course and his persecutors were not able to close
the gap until the finish line. In the end, he was more than three and a half minutes faster than the second-
placed Paul Matthews.
 
This season, Marino Vanhoenacker was the man to beat so far: He participated in four races and won
three of them. In the fourth race, he finished second. “At the moment everything’s perfect”, said the Belgian
after his success. “And it’s always special to win at home.” The 33-years-old had won Ironman Austria just
four weeks ago: “I’m happy about this performance so soon after the Ironman Austria. But I’m going to
boost even more at the World Championship in October. In Hawaii, I want to show the race of my life.”