On a wet and windy day, Marten Van Riel conquered the elements and his competition at the San Francisco T100 to take a maiden victory on the T100 Triathlon World Tour.
The Belgian, who had been widely regarded as one of the firm favourites ahead of the race, prevailed in a three-way sprint finish with Kiwi Kyle Smith and reigning IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion Rico Bogen of Germany.
Further back, Olympic medalists and triathlon icons Alistair Brownlee and Javier Gomez struggled to find their feet after solid starts, eventually finishing in 14th and 16th respectively.
San Francisco T100 Full Results
Here is the full finishing order with times from San Francisco on Saturday:
- 1. Marten Van Riel (BEL) – 3:18:21
- 2. Kyle Smith (NZL) – 3:18:21
- 3. Rico Bogen (GER) – 3:18:24
- 4. Magnus Ditlev (DEN) – 3:19:38
- 5. Mika Noodt (GER) – 3:19:43
- 6. Mathis Margirier (FRA) – 3:19:51
- 7. Rudy von Berg (USA) – 3:20:05
- 8. Sam Long (USA) – 3:20:31
- 9. Clement Mignon (FRA) – 3:20:54
- 10. Pieter Heemryck (BEL) – 3:21:24
- 11. Frederic Funk (GER) – 3:23:38
- 12. Ben Kanute (USA) – 3:25:05
- 13. Menno Koolhaas (NED) – 3:25:23
- 14. Alistair Brownlee (GBR) – 3:26:10
- 15. Jackson Laundry (CAN) – 3:28:27
- 16. Javier Gomez (ESP) – 3:28:53
- 17. Jason West (USA) – 3:29:47
- 18. David McNamee (GBR) – 3:35:46
- 19. Bradley Weiss (RSA) – 3:39:04
- DNF. Aaron Royle (AUS)
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