anybody know where/when results will be posted? I did see a few pics of my husband while I looked at race photos, but no results anywhere
I have a buddy over there and was hoping to track him but nothing available…bummer.
now the website says “results should be available soon”
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Hoping M Simpson did great!
NAME DIFFERENTIAL Final Standings - Male Elite 1. Reinaldo COLUCCI 3:49:59 2. Ronnie SCHILDKNECHT 3:50:39 3. Stephen BAYLISS 3:54:37 4. Andrew JOHNS 3:55:24 5. Aaron FARLOW 3:56:56 6. Mathias HECHT 3:57:31 7. Peter LOVERIDGE 4:03:42 8. Justin GRANGER 4:05:13 9. Oyvind JOHANNESSEN 4:07:01 10. Uwe WIDMANN 4:11:32
Women’s Leaderboard: Singapore Ironman 70.3 
NAME DIFFERENTIAL Final Standings - Female Elite 1. Belinda GRANGER 4:11:23 2. Mirinda CARFRAE 4:17:17 3. Chrissie WELLINGTON 4:19:18 4. Ali FITCH 4:23:03 5. Yvonne VAN VLERKEN 4:24:34 6. Yukako INOUE 4:31:27 7. Maxine SEEAR 4:45:42
Anybody knows what happened to Craig Alexander, he did not finish the race due to ‘bike problems’.
Also, I saw plenty of riders getting flats… i guess thats the compromise between fast tires with low puncture resistance and ‘slower’ tires that actually get you through the race huh?, or is it just plain bad luck.
I saw him on the side of the road just after the stadium. He had a flat. Belinda Granger has got to be a serious threat in Kona this year. Something is obviously working very well with her training.
There were some amazing performances, 35-39 AG won in 4:10 or so. I have some work to do!
The race was good, well done to the organisers. Some teething problems, like no results up yet!
And well done to Cannibal for getting our race suits here on Friday!
I saw him on the side of the road just after the stadium. He had a flat.
The race was good, well done to the organisers. Some teething problems, like no results up yet!
So do Elite’s don’t bother changing a flat because they feel they won’t win anymore, so not worth it or why didn’t he change the flat and just go, anyways I heard people can change a tubular lightning fast!.
I think the race was well done, the weather helped on the bike as no rain and partly cloudy, so not as hot. I did think they could have done some parts of the bike route a bit safer, there were some very sharp and narrow turns in which I saw at least 2 falls in front of me.
And yep, no results yet!
I believe the problem with changing his tire may have been the result of…Too much glue! 
Thats actually true I’ve heard. Craig was unable to get the tire off and was basically forced to DNF.
Besides, He has Kona coming up and if a pro that stands a chance in Kona (as I believe he does) is this close to Kona, and has some mechanical difficulties that keep him out of the top 3 it would be to his disadvantage to bust ass to the finish. Not to say finishing an event is to be taken as “nothing” but given the circumstances…
Gotta keep your eye on the prize.
Thats just my opinion though
That is what he said when a few of us saw him at the finish. Overdid the glue.
That is what he said when a few of us saw him at the finish. Overdid the glue.
What!, no razorblade taped under the seat as ST’ers advise?.
I heard some dude from a third world country won it…
Results available here:
http://www.ironman703singapore.com/index.php?page=news-023
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agghhh. server for that url down for resuls update. I talked with husband who’s now back in Korea with access to phone and cheaper internet. he said it was a good race. took them 2 hours to get their bags back after the race, lots of drafting–apparently unavoidable in most cases due to the bike course and not too hot except his first lap on the run. plus, doesn’t suck to be in Singapore whatever the reason
For those humans who don’t live on the equator it was freaking hot on the run. I would say there was some drafting when unavoidable but for the most part when there was room people were behaving reasonably well and there were marshals on the course. For me the swim has to have been the nastiest swim I have ever been a part of; from the water quality to the chop to the longest stretch being directly into the sun. And did anyone see the guy in the 30-34 wave that was drowning that they barely got to as the people on the jet ski were watching something else? The run for those of us from a northern climate was unbelievably hot and they ran out of sponges on my second loop and at times the aid stations seemed overwhelmed by the number of people on my second loop, which also some peoples first. The bags and bike area did take some time and was a bit confusing as well. But all that said this was a first time race with 1300 people in a major metro downtown. I hope they can move the swim to the start/finish area next time as that looks much nicer and would provide a pretty kicking spectator location (people spectating had a rough go getting back to town from the swim). Not sure I will be back to do this unless works calls again at the same time (even then it is a bit warm for my taste ) but I know the interest will be there from the people and I assume it can only get better the next go around - they seem a bit starved for races over here!
My 2 penneth…
They did, for a first-time race, some things very well. They did other things less well but all told it was a great event.
The course worked well. The split transition was fine, especially as the organisers shipped bikes out for you. At least it makes it a bit different. There was less drafting than I thought I’d see on a 4-lap flat course. In fact, the worst offenders were the lead pro’s who came steaming through at one point. Why?
The long part of the swim was right into the rising sun - that might have been planned better simply by having the course swum clockwise instead of anti, but maybe the water currents militated against that?
The bike course was flat, fast, not too scenic (unless you like cycling through cityscapes) but safe. There were some tricky bits but by and large it was fine.
There was one aid station on the bike course but it was long and came just after a complete U-turn so most riders were riding slowly when they approached it. Given the stress on “No Littering” that the race organisers made, and the fact that you were only supposed to be discarding empty bidons/any litter within the bike aid staion zone, they could have cleared the discarded bidons better but that is nit-picking.
The run was tough, but that was just me!! It was flat, apart from a few steps over a bridge. They ran out of sponges but there were plenty discarded that you could have picked up and used later. Loads of water, electrolyte, flat coke etc. It was hot on the run, but not stifling and not too much of it was in direct sunlight.
The rain at the end was most welcome. The wait for bags back from T1 was unfortunate but if that was the worst of things, i’d be a happy race organiser.
All told, a thumbs up from me, and I’ll try and get back next year given that we are “starved” over here.
Chris.
I thought it was a well done event as well. However, I thought the bike course was pretty difficult/technical with lots of turns. Maybe it is just becaused I crashed. In case anyone missed it, I was the guy with blood dripping from his right elbow for the last 2/3 of the race.
Hopefully this will become an annual event.
my husband said the elites he saw on the bike were blatantly drafting, “riding wheel to wheel”. he must have liked the swim…he was first in his AG
They might well have been, but they were going so fast it was hard to tell!!
Well done your husband, that was a difficult sea swim.
Great race and well organized!
Race report can be found: http://www.teamtbb.com/?option=com_content&task=view&id=214
teamTBB Year To Date Race Results 2007: http://www.teamtbb.com/forum/index.php/topic,331.0.html
See you next year in Singapore for an even further improved version of Asia’s first ever IM 70.3
Congrats to Graeme, Nick and Adrian + their team and all the 300 volunteers!!
Bokkie