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Bahrain Victorious 13 superstar Vincent Luis from France and team alumnus Georgia Taylor-Brown from Britain have been crowned champions for the second straight year in a hugely exciting Ironman 70.3 Bahrain, held today morning.
Luis took the professional men’s win ahead of teammate Vasco Vilaca from Portugal, who was making his debut in a middle-distance race, to complete a sensational Bahrain Victorious 13 one-two. Pieter Heemeryck from Belgium came third.
Former Olympic and world champion Taylor-Brown then triumphed amongst the professional women to maintain her perfect record so far in the kingdom, powering to victory on her second participation.
India Lee, also from Britain, claimed third place amongst the pro women, putting all three participating Bahrain Victorious 13 athletes on their respective podiums. Natalie Van Coevorden from Australia was the runner-up.
Nearly 500 triathletes, both men and women, of various ages and nationalities took part in this year’s Ironman 70.3 Bahrain, which was held under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister.
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