Lionel Sanders (CAN) came into the race as the man to beat and he lived up to all the pre-race expectations. Exiting the water only 2:40 down to the leaders was considered a win for the stealthy Canadian. Within 25 kms of the bike, Sanders was in the lead and steam rolled into T2 with a six-minute advantage on his closet challenger. Appearing to not be required to go all out on the run, Sanders put in a comfortable race-best run of 1:14:01 to grab the win at the IRONMAN 70.3 Mont-Tremblant.
Reigning IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion Holly Lawrence (GBR) used her patented knock-out swim and bike combination to set herself up for another half distance win of the year in Quebec. The Brit established an insurmountable eight-minute gap to second place coming off the bike and held off a late charge from behind put together by double Olympian and ITU star Sarah True (nee Groff) to take the victory.
Top 5 Pro Men
1 Sanders, Lionel CAN 0:26:21…2:01:53…1:14:01…3:46:04
2 Reid, Taylor CAN 0:23:53…2:10:15…1:14:27…3:52:18
3 Beals, Cody CAN 0:24:35…2:10:10…1:15:37…3:54:26
4 Laundry, Jackson CAN 0:23:57…2:10:00…1:19:32…3:57:25
5 Jolicoeur Desroches CAN 0:23:41…2:11:56…1:20:25…3:59:39
Top 5 Pro Women
1 Lawrence, Holly GBR 0:24:35…2:19:30…1:26:18…4:14:24
2 True, Sarah USA 0:24:36…2:28:24…1:21:25…4:18:21
3 Tisseyre, Magali CAN 0:26:32…2:25:20…1:23:03…4:19:17
4 Spieldenner, Jennifer USA 0:24:39…2:27:41…1:27:21…4:23:53
5 Ferreira, Amber USA 0:27:50…2:28:14…1:28:53…4:30:03