Sunday, October 22, 2006

Rutger finishes fourth again!

Finally, we are back online. At 12.15 pm today the server for our blog went down.
Just to bring you up to speed of what happened since then, we give a short overview of the final part of the race.
Rutger kept his 10th position during the bike leg. During most of the 180km, he was biking all alone. He came into the transition 16 minutes after Stadler, 10 minutes after Lieto and 4.30 minutes after a group of 7, including Brown, Al-Sultan, Vanhoenacker, McCormack, Llanos, Evans and Bell. Rutger started running very well. It took a while but in the end he started passing most of the people in the group. Finally he ended 4th after Stadler, McCormack and Al Sultan. Rutger finished with a full marathon in 2hours and 48 minutes!!!!
Obviously he was quite happy with the result. More information later.

12 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Congratulations Rutger, that was a fantastic race.

1:14 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

VAN HARTE GEFELICITEERD. HOED AF!!!!

3:47 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Grote klasse, had niet verwacht dat je na toch wat pech dit jaar zo hoog kon finishen. Toch weer de best Belg, proficiat en geniet ervan.
Freddy Rosink van ironmannews.com

6:34 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi Rutger,

great result!!!
Next year you will have - for sure - one place on the podium ... and I hopefully will have started as well in Hawaii (I try to qualify at the Frankfurt Ironman 2007).

Cheers,
Simon-Peter (Arinso Germany)

8:26 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Congratulations Rutger!!
I was confident you would do a wonderful race, as you finally did.
Next year see you in the podium!!
Greeting from Vasque Country!

10:32 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Congratulations on your result!It's seems like quite a serious challenge and you made us all proud:)

Elizabeth
ARINSO UK

10:55 AM

 
Blogger Martin said...

180 km fietsen in 4 u 30 min is nog altijd 40 km per uur!

Het fietsen ging niet vooruit zeg
je dan bij de finish.

Schitterende prestatie

3:24 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

WAT EEN VECHTLUST!
PURE RECLAME VOOR DEZE ONDERGEWAARDEERDE SPORT!

BEDANKT

4:31 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Rutger,
proficiat,
Wim.

10:04 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Knap hoor! RESPECT!!! Een voorbeeld van volharding voor vele mindere goden...

2:23 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Klasse Rutger,

Ondanks het feit dat je niet de superbenen had bij de eerste fietskilometers een heel sterke prestatie! En alles op de fiets alleen moeten doen tov. andere toppers, sommigen zaten echt in een zetel... En dan zo'n scherpe marathon en dicht eindigen!

Volgend jaar sta je hier op het hoogste schavotje!

Succes.
Michael

7:51 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Congratulation Rutger !!!
We were happy to see you runon to the 4th. Place! Hope to see you also next year in St.Moritz, for the preperation to reach the podium!
Daniel,INN Sport, St.Moritz

9:22 PM

 

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