Tomas Rodriguez Hernandez made history at IRONMAN Texas this weekend, as he became the first Mexican to win an IRONMAN and qualify for the IRONMAN World Championship.
Breaking the run course record on the way to remarkable victory, Rodriguez beat two-time IRONMAN World Champion Patrick Lange, who finished in second and now leads the IRONMAN Pro Series.
In third, Frenchman Clement Mignon picked up a first podium since joining Team BMC, with the Nice native racing strongly across the swim, bike and run to pick up a well deserved podium.
IRONMAN Texas Men’s Full Results
Here is the full finishing order with times from Texas on Saturday:
- 1. Tomas Rodriguez Hernandez (MEX) – 7:42:38
- 2. Patrick Lange (GER) – 7:44:14
- 3. Clement Mignon (FRA) – 7:48:37
- 4. Matthew Marquardt (USA) – 7:49:10
- 5. Robert Kallin (SWE) – 7:51:25
- 6. Paul Schuster (GER) – 7:53:23
- 7. Matt Hanson (USA) – 7:56:24
- 8. Chris Leiferman (USA) – 7:58:53
- 9. Stenn Gietstouwers (BEL) – 8:02:40
- 10. Tomasz Szala (POL) – 8:04:19
- 11. Andre Lopes (BRA) – 8:06:12
- 12. Ognjen Stojanovic (SRB) – 8:06:50
- 13. David Plese (SVK) – 8:08:35
- 14. Samuel Huerzeler (SUI) – 8:10:01
- 15. Nick Thompson (AUS) – 8:10:47
- 16. Pamphiel Pareyn (BEL) – 8:14:14
- 17. Jonas Hoffman (GER) – 8:16:18
- 18. Strahinja Trakic (SRB) – 8:19:29
- 19. Colin Szuch (USA) – 8:22:18
- 20. Piotr Lawicki (POL) – 8:23:11
- 21. Finn Arentz (GBR) – 8:23:24
- 22. Mattia Ceccarelli (ITA) – 8:25:14
- 23. John Killeen (USA) – 8:25:38
- 24. Florian Angert (GER) – 8:27:46
- 25. Timo Schaffeld (GER) – 8:29:42
- 26. Adam Feigh (USA) – 8:45:57
- 27. Thomas Davies (GBR) – 8:48:25
- 28. Erik Olsson (SWE) – 8:51:07
- 29. Joshua Monda (USA) – 8:54:32
- 30. Kevin Vabaorg (EST) – 8:56:36
- 31. Brice Williams (USA) – 8:58:21
- 32. Andrew Horsfall-Turner (GBR) – 9:05:04
- 33. Nick Cosman (CAN) – 9:15:18
- 34. Sven Wieś (GER) – 9:17:21
- 35. Klodian Mitri (USA) – 9:26:04
- 36. Alexander Frank (USA) – 9:33:49
- 37. Simon Shi (USA) – 9:36:48
- 38. Adam Goulet (USA) – 9:40:38
- 39. Liam Lloyd (GBR) – 9:42:05
- 40. Jonathan Staton (USA) – 10:49:28
- 41. Joaquin Pereda (MEX) – 11:21:32
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