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Defending champion Blummentfelt wins Ironman in Frankfurt
Norway's Kristian Blummenfelt wins the Ironman European Championship, completing the 3.86 km swim, 180 km bike ride, and 42.195 km marathon run. Thomas Frey/dpa
Defending champion Kristian Blummentfelt of Norway retained his crown as he won the Ironman European Championships in Frankfurt on Sunday.
Blummentfelt completed the 3.8 kilometres of swimming, 178 km of cycling and 42.195 km of running in 7 hours 25 minutes 57 seconds.
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Second place went to Kristian Hogenhaug of Denamark, who was 2:35 minutes behind while Casper Stornes was the second Norwegian on the podium in third.
World Champion Patrick Lange of Germany was only seventh. He did well in the swimming portion, but, plagued by stomach problems, he struggled on the bike.
"It's a total shame. There's something wrong with me and this race," he said.
