Sophie Goos and Bart Aernouts come out on top of Ironman Antwerp 70.3 Results 2011 for a Belgium sweep once again and both retain their Ironman Antwerp crowns.
It was a Belgium sweep for the men and women pros in 2010 but it may be difficult to repeat as there are some very good pros who will challenge for the top spot in the Ironman Antwerp 70.3 results 2011.
It's great to see Natascha Badman entered in the race. It has been a long road back since she crashed out on the Queen K. Highway during Iroman Hawaii 2007. 
It just goes to show you how fit and strong triathlon can make a person.
After the accident she hears "your triathlon days are over" from doctors yet here she is. I would love to see her on the podium.
Here are last years winners and as you can see Bart Aernouts and Sophie Goos have both returned to defend their Antwerp 70.3 titles.
PRO MEN--2010 TOP THREE1. BART AERNOUTS............BEL..........3:43:382. MARINO VANHOENACKER......BEL............+1:303. DIRK BOCKEL..............LUX............+2:17
PRO WOMEN--2010 TOP THREE1. SOFIE GOOS................BEL...........4:13:402. REGINA JOYCE..............GBR.............+2:453. EMMA KATE LIDBURY.........GBR.............+6:16
MALE PROS ENTERED IN ANTWERP 70.3 2011 (tentative)Bart Aernouts...........BELMarkus Fachbach.........GERRomain Guillaume........FRAJerzy Kasemier..........NETIan Leitch..............GBRSebastian Pedraza.......ITAMarkus Resslet..........AUTDmitry Rostyagaev.......RUSEdo Van Der Meer........NETWard Munoz..............DENPeter Nicholas..........DENOllie Whistler..........AUSChris Wichert...........USAAxel Zeebroek...........BELIvan Risti..............ITAPavel Simko.............SVKJurgen Stilgenbauer.....GERManuel Wyss.............AUTSean Donnelly...........GERTim Brydenbach..........BEL
FEMALE PROS ENTERED IN ANTWERP 70.3 (tentative)Sofie Goos..............BELConny Dauben............GERSophie De Groote........BELMary Beth Ellis.........USADebbie Verstraeten......BELNatascha Badmann........SWICorinne Abraham.........WALMichelle Vesterby.......DEN
THE RACE
There was a big difference in the way the male and female pro swim splits turned out. For the men it was a tightly bunched group that headed out on the swim course together.ALEX ZEEBROEK held a 4 second lead coming out of the water.
THE TOP FIVE MEN IN THE SWIM IRONMAN ANTWERP 70.3 RESULTS 20111. ALEX ZEEBROEK.........21:58 2. SEAN DONNELLY.........22:02 3. EDO VAN DER MEER......22:04 4. IVAN RISTI............22:05 5. PAVEL SIMKO...........22:09
For the women it was a far different story. MICHELLE VESTERBY came out of the water over 2 minutes ahead of race favorite and 2010 champion SOFIE GOOS. The rest of the field was split up with fifth place NATASCHA BADMANN being over 7 minutes behind.
THE TOP FIVE WOMEN IN THE SWIM IRONMAN ANTWERP 70.3 RESULTS 20111. MICHELLE VESTERBY.....23:56 2. SOFIE GOOS............26:10 3. SOPHIE DE GROOTE......27:34 4. DEBBIE VERSTRAETEN....31:00 5. NATASCHA BADMANN......31:02
THE FIRST BIKE SPLIT FOR THE MEN
When the pro men reached the first bike split things were shaken up a bit. The two leaders coming out of the water ALEX ZEEBROEK and SEAN DONNELLY were still together, but OLLIE WHISTLER was catching up to them and BART AERNOUTS and ROMAIN GUILLAUME were falling off the pace.
1. ALEX ZEEBROEK.........1:13:28 2. SEAN DONNELLY.........1:13:30 3. OLLIE WHISTLER........1:13:43 4. BART AERNOUTS.........1:15:53 5. ROMAIN GUILLAUME......1:15:55THE FIRST BIKE SPLIT FOR THE WOMEN
The top three women were in the same order as they were leaving the swim/bike transition, but were much more closely bunched with MICHELLE VESTERBY sharing the lead with SOFIE GOOS who had made up over 2 minutes already. NATASCHA BADMAN had worked her way into 4th spot.1. MICHELLE VESTERBY.....1:24:16 2. SOFIE GOOS............1:24:17 3. SOPHIE DE GROOTE......1:25:15 4. NATASCHA BADMAN.......1:30:38 5. CORRINE ABRAHAM.......1:33:06
As the bike split progresses it's not long before BART AERNOUTS the 2010 Antwerp champion begins to make his move toward the front
On the women's side SOFIE GOOS is beginning to take charge and pulls away from MICHELLE VESTERBY and SOPHIE DE GROOTE.
THE RUN
ALEX ZEEBROEK, BART AERNOUTS, MARKUS FACHBACH, ROMAIN GUILLAUME, and IAN LEITCH were the first five out on the run course with Bart still holding the lead, but only 4 minutes separated the top four places so at this point anyone of them had a shot at winning and topping the Ironman Antwerp 70.3 results 2011.
The lead for Alex begins to decrease and 6km into the run defending champion Bart Aernouts was only 1:30 behind.
For the women SOFIE GOOS is out on the run course by herself and has a good chance of beating this field of women pros and taking her second consecutive Ironman Antwerp 70.3 title in her home country.
However she will have to fight off a few challenges. Sofie Goos leads her compatriot Sophie De Groote by 1:18. Vesterby is third at 2:51, Badmann fourth at 5:56 at the first check-point in the run.
BART AERNOUTS has come on strong and takes over the lead late in the run over his countryman ALEX ZEEBROEK. One thing is certain now. A Belgium will win this race as the rest of the field has fallen off the pace and third place is 4 minutes away from the leaders.
BART AERNOUTS and SOFIE GOOS are on top of the Ironman Anwtwerp 70.3 race results 2011 as they both win once again!
Bart Aernouts wins Ironman Antwerp in a time of 3 hours 45 minutes and 47 seconds. Zeebroek is second in 3:48:24, Fachbach third in 3:54:30, and Guillaume was fourth in 3:55:11.
FINAL FINISH TIMES PRO MEN1.Bart Aernouts......BEL..3:45:37 2.Axel ZEEBROEK......BEL..3:48:25 3.Markus FACHBACH....GER..3:54:314.Romain GUILLAUME...FRA..3:55:125.Sean DONNELLY......GER..3:55:40 6.Ollie WHISTLER.....AUS..3:58:27 7.Ivan RISTI.........ITA..3:58:32 8.PavelSIMKO........SVK..4:01:52 9.Tim BRYDENBACH.....BEL..4:06:15 10.Edo VAN DER MEER..NED..4:07:25
FEMALE PROS FINAL TIMES1.Sofie GOOS..........BEL..4:21:24 2.Sophie DE GROOTE....BEL..4:22:40 3.Natascha BADMANN....CHE..4:26:44 4.Michelle VESTERBY...DEN..4:27:38 5.Corinne ABRAHAM.....GBR..4:29:23 6.Debbie VERSTRAETEN.BEL..4:42:46 7.Conny DAUBEN........GER..5:02:09
Great to see that Natascha Badmann is on her way back. The ironmen of the world have a way of making doctors wrong. No Natasha...your career is not finished.
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