Jan Frodeno proved a lot of people wrong at the PTO Tour US Open in Milwaukee on Friday – including some of the people trying to take his crown as the greatest triathlete on the planet.
The German superstar came home in front of a stellar field to claim a sensational victory, with Jason West second (via an incredible 56:22 run split) and a cramp-affected Kristian Blummenfelt third.
Frodeno’s brilliance, coming back after an injury-ruined 2022 season, was emphasises by the fact this was one of the finest middle-distance fields in living memory. Blummenfelt, Magnus Ditlev et al. He put them all to the sword.
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PTO Tour US Open full results
Here is the full finishing order with times from Milwaukee on Friday:
- 1. Jan Frodeno (Ger) – 3:14:12
- 2. Jason West (USA) – 3:14:40
- 3. Kristian Blummenfelt (NOR) – 3:14:50
- 4. Mathis Margirier (FRA) – 3:15:45
- 5. Sam Long (USA) – 3:17:27
- 6. Daniel Baekkegard (DEN) – 3:18:17
- 7. David McNamee (GBR) – 3:18:53
- 8. Bradley Weiss (RSA) – 3:19:23
- 9. Gregory Barnaby (ITA) – 3:19:33
- 10. Sam Appleton (AUS) – 3:19:43
- 11. Lionel Sanders (CAN) – 3:20:00
- 12. Thor Bendix Madsen (DEN) – 3:20:15
- 13. Frederic Funk (GER) – 3:20:38
- 14. Matthew Marquardt (USA) – 3:21:42
- 15. Josh Amberger (AUS) – 3:22:31
- 16. Marc Dubrick (USA) – 3:22:45
- 17. Aaron Royle (AUS) – 3:23:08
- 18. Chris Leiferman (USA) – 3:23:21
- 19. Florian Angert (GER) – 3:23:34
- 20. Tim O’Donnell (USA) – 3:25:21
- 21. Braden Currie (NZL) – 3:26:12
- 22. Matt Sharpe (CAN) – 3:27:18
- 23. Ben Kanute (USA) – 3:27:50
- 24. Miki Moerck Taagholt (DEN) – 3:29:27
- 25. Justin Metzler (USA) – 3:30:02
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