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  IRONMAN Texas is just around the corner... Saturday 28th April my 2018 season starts here.   After a quite long winter break I'll start my season in the US. The North American Championship is known as a fast and high quality race which explains m...

  Another win in France ... IRONMAN 70.3 Vichy   Last Saturday, around 06:50h AM, I started in Vichy. A half distance (70.3) race to check on my actual form and speed. With this performance and result I can say that everything is fine for now.   ...

  This Saturday, 26th of August, it's time for my next race: 70.3 IRONMAN Vichy. With 7 weeks to go till the IRONMAN World Championships in Hawaii and 5 weeks after my latest victory in France, this race fits perfectly in my schedule and my build u...

  IRONMAN Nice, what a race, atmosphere, course, spectators, … I’m extremely happy to win this once again.   From the start of the swim the pace was high. This year’s swim was without a wetsuit, so the field was more stretched out. Exiting t...

  Sunday my next big goal of the season is planned, IRONMAN France. I was able to win this race 3 times before. It goes without saying that I look forward and worked really hard towards this race. The last training weeks have been good, includin...

  I'm really pleased with my 4th place at IRONMAN 70.3 Barcelona. Racing some of the best in our sport, on a very demanding but beautiful course, was not meant to be easy. For me, only 7 weeks after IRONMAN South Africa and 7 days after my 3rd plac...

    Today I achieved a satisfying 3rd place. 6 weeks after a complete IRONMAN, racing a half distance event is never easy. With this nice podium spot I can build further towards next races.   I came out of the water as 6th, about 1 min after the ...

  Next Sunday, May 14th, I'll race IRONMAN 70.3 Pays d'Aix in France. A good opportunity to test my fitness level after the full distance race in South Africa. In 2014 I also participated in this race which resulted in a 4th place.    A hill...