New Zealand's Terenzo Bozzone waited until the run to stamp his authority on the Ironman 70.3 Miami today.
 Terenzo Bozzone(Photo: Sports Media NZ; click to enlarge) |
Bozzone, who was runner-up in the Ironman 70.3 World Championships recently, was with the bunch that trailled Australian Todd Skipworth (AUS) out of the water.
American Ben Collins inched his way to the front to build a 90-second lead over a large pack midway through the 90km bike but by the end Bozzone and German Nils Frommhold had reeled in all but 40 seconds of Collins' lead, with the chase pack then two minutes back.
Unleashing his run prowess early, Bozzone grabbed the lead within the first 2kms of the run. The New Zealander managed to keen Filip Ospaly (CZE) and Frommhold in check throughout the run, never allowing the pair to get closer than 20 seconds through the first half. Over the closing kilometres, Bozzone stretched out his lead and Ospaly and Frommhold were left to fight for second.
Bozzone closed out the race with the fastest run of the day (1:11:16) to take the title in 3:41:17 from Ospaly and Frommhold.
It was the Kiwi's race in the USA, returning to compete in two Ironman 70.3 races in Australia next month.
Results: Ironman 70.3 Miami
Pro Men
| Name | Swim | Bike | Run | Total | |||||
| 1. | Terenzo Bozzone | 24:09 | 2:03:33 | 1:11:16 | 3:41:17 | ||||
| 2. | Filip Ospaly | 24:04 | 2:05:19 | 1:11:42 | 3:43:12 | ||||
| 3. | Nils Frommhold | 24:10 | 2:03:29 | 1:14:00 | 3:44:15 | ||||
| 4. | Leon Griffin | 24:21 | 2:05:07 | 1:12:21 | 3:44:29 | ||||
| 5. | Ben Collins | 24:04 | 2:02:51 | 1:16:22 | 3:45:55 |
