This event will be kept in memory for long times!!!

bad conditions turned the triathlon into a duathon 4 days before race start!

run track had to be shortened hours before the start because of floodings on the run-track; and on top of this: race had to be canceled during the race because of a landslide!! – unbelievable occurences – in the end we are all very happy that nobody got injured..

Although all this happened, enjoy my day-report of a 3k-run-35k-bike-race:

rain rain rain

one of the first dry places a reached at my arrival in Rapperswil

Diners Club Arena – prepared for Ironman

pro athletes to come..

cold but not rainy race morning

Mike in good mood :-) [Mike Aigroz CH]

Sofie well focused on last preparations [Sofie Goos BEL]

IM Lanzarote winner Kristin Moeller DE can´t wait to start race..

Axel checked in bike right in time – not willing to spend as much as necessary time in the muddy t1 [Axel Zeebroek BEL]

Team U-Place riding BMC

one of the big stars in Switzerland: Ronnie Schildknecht CH – minutes before racse start

1st discipline: a to appr. 3k shortend run-course due to some floods on the course

transition director and Kai Walter organizing the start

BMC IM70.3 Rapperswil starts for men pro field

women field at the startline: left side Anja Beranek DE, Madison McKenzie USA, right outside: Sofie Goos BEL

transition director and Kai Walter organizing the start

BMC IM70.3 Rapperswil starts for women pro field

2.300 agegroupers starting in follwing start waves

leading runners: Jan van Berkel CH and Ronnie Schildknecht – close together

Ronnie starting bike race

following athlete: Axel Zeebroek BEL

following athlete: Sylvain Rota BEL

first women out of transition: Kristin Moeller DE

following athletes Anja Beranek DE..

and Sofie Goos BEL

Madison McKenzie on a cold rainy bike course

Anja Beranek DE on the way to leading postion

Sofie Goos in perfect position in the leading group

mountained bike course – challenge for well trained leg muscles

Kristin Moeller DE focused on the race

high-tech material to support athletes to show best performance

Sofie came from Belgium in order to fight for the Rapperswil crown..

very close women pack in one of the climbs

Axel Zeebroek BEL in short distance to the leading group around Boris Stein DE, Jan van Berkel CH and Ronnie Schildknecht CH

Mike Aigroz fighting against cold, wetness and distance to leading group..

rear-wheel disc at work..

Sylvain Rota close to Mike chaising group

Axel very close to the end of race at the landslide

race directors and police judging situation..

while pros had to confess, that this situation has been unique yet in their carrer

the landslide – police and agegroupers in the background on the opposite side of the track

no big discussion: police canceled the whole race due to more danger for all participants

rolling home on an alternativ track

drafting allowed :-)

leading group has been stopped by police: Ronnie Schildknecht CH

Jan van Berkel CH…

Axel Zeebroek BEL…

and the race course leading athlete until cancelation: Boris Stein DE

on the way back to starting area weather changed again and rain came back

dissapointed agegroupers waiting for the decision of race direction how to proceed.. too bad for about 2.300 athletes!!!

Ronnies machine during decision process

press-conference with police director and management of IM70.3 Rapperswil Nico Aeschimann