Findlay will definitely benefit from the LCB penalty. They may end up starting the run together to track down Perez.

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Was just wondering how this dynamic could shape up. Will be fun to watch.

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ya but we put a flag in that...it's ours!

She was penalized for passing on the left. They are supposed to pass on the right.

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For the current top 5, here are Thorsten's predicted run splits at trirating.com:


Sara Perez Sala unrated
Lucy Charles-Barclay 1:04:42
Paula Findlay 1:04:31
Jodie Stimpson 1:03:44
Fenella Langridge 1:06:40


I have watched Lucy run extremely well for the 1st hour at Ironman....The penalty she just incurred will likely mean her & Paula exit T2 very close together. Jodie hasn't had a great ITU race in a few years so I would question the faster run split estimate.


@Kid

I'm no bike fitter - but Paula looks like she's riding a road bike. It's clearly working fine for her, but she looks closer to a sail than an arrow

Judge's ruling - fun factor ZERO. :P

We overtake on the right ...

Think Perez swinging so far to the right through the corner gave Lucy little choice unless she sat up and waited for Perez to come back onto a half decent line. Shes basically been penalised for taking a better line through the corner.

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A quick ITU search puts it as...should be an interesting race!

Ran well in the Hamburg worlds - 1:15 behind GTB, but other results are 3-4 minutes slower than the fastest runs over 10k so...it's going to be interesting!

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So I assume she can serve the penalty at any point on the bike? Should she be hammering a bit more to try and get as big of a lead as possible then take the penalty or is she confident enough in her run to maintain the current pace and catch back up during the run?

Exactly what i said on the FB feed. It’s technically against the rules but its also a moronic rule when you have roads this wide.

Interesting how much they're getting out of the aero position.

Just got back from my run so didn't see the beginning.

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this is what i mean when i talk about the growing pains at challenge. again, i'm a big fan of what they're doing here, but i still think some of the logistics need to worked out. a non-draft multi-lap race with a big pro field is recipe for these kinds of issues . . .

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i don't have the livestream, but they've been putting up the odd update on the twitter feed here if you want to get caught up:

https://www.challenge-family.com/now/

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How come Holly Lawerence isn’t racing?

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On a such a short multi-lap courses where you will have people on 3 or even 4 different laps, all at the same place at the same time, having a pass on the right rule seems reasonable from a safety standpoint. If the rider you are approaching swings really wide on a turn like that, Lucy really should have let up and then passed on the right. I can't conceive of just ignoring that rule and guaranteeing yourself a penalty. Maybe she was just staring a few meters ahead of her front wheel and didn't realize Perez went wide?

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LCB will have 2 minute penalty at run, she'll even with with Findlay and two others trying to put that 2mins into Perez. Should be a good showdown if those 4 can push each other to catch Perez.

Checked the in stride viewership: 5300.

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Washed up footy player turned Triathlete.

i assume lucy's play is to hammer a bit harder on the bike now, take her 2-minutes in T2, and then hit the run. it might actually be interesting to see her chasing, for once . . .

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Plus I wouldn't overlook Hering floating just back there either - she's got a hell of a run.

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Another ITU athlete suffering from cramps. You'd imagine they'd have learned watching Daytona...

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Perez cramping.

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Just tuned in. Has Perez Sala had such a high cadence the whole time? Stark difference between her and LCB, who is grinding in comparison.

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Yeah. Pretty much.

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She lost what, 10 seconds, just a bit less of a lead on the run after the 2 min penalty. Run should be awesome to watch.