Kyle Smith took a chunk out of the course record with a dominating display in Šamorín, as the New Zealander took a well deserved win at The Championship.
Up against a top field, Smith chased down Frederic Funk over the first lap of the run before pulling away, in the end beating the German by 2 minutes.
Rounding out the podium, Denmark’s Kristian Hogenhaug finished in third after a strong run to pick up his second podium of the season.
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The Championship Men’s Full Results:
Here is the full finishing order with times from Slovakia:
- 1. Kyle Smith (NZL) – 3:27:10
- 2.Frederic Funk (GER) – 3:29:24
- 3. Kristian Hogenhaug (DEN) – 3:29:56
- 4. Kacper Stepniak (POL) – 3:30:21
- 5. Jan Stratmann (GER) – 3:31:55
- 6. Rico Bogen (GER) – 3:32:12
- 7. Filipe Azevedo (POR) – 3:32:35
- 8. Jesper Svensson (SWE) – 3:32:52
- 9. Ondrej Kubo (SVK) – 3:35:51
- 10. Josh Lewis (GBR) – 3:36:06
- 11. Thomas Davies (GBR) – 3:36:38
- 12. Joe Skipper (GBR) – 3:36:45
- 13. Will Draper (GBR) – 3:37:45
- 14. Kurt McDonald (AUS) – 3:37:59
- 15. Jack Hutchens (GBR) – 3:38:50
- 16. Jonathan Wayaffe (BEL) – 3:39:30
- 17. Samuel Bottinger (GER) – 3:40:46
- 18. Finn Grobe-Freese (GER) – 3:41:32
- 19. Dries Matthys (BEL) – 3:41:47
- 20. Marc Dubrick (USA) – 3:41:52
- 21. Bastian Peitersen (DEN) – 3:42:01
- 22. Alessandro Fabian (ITA) – 3:43:33
- 23. Dieter Comhair (BEL) – 3:44:01
- 24. Antonio Limoli (ITA) – 3:45:16
- 25. Nicholas Chase (USA) – 3:46:25
- 26. Kit Walker (GBR) – 3:52:11
- 27. Franck Guyon (FRA) – 3:58:35
- 28. Amir Alfie (ISR) – 4:25:03
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