Shrink back Gran Canaria 2023 results: Haug a class apart in ladies folk’s flee

Anne Haug of Germany took a dominant gather at Anfi Shrink back Mogán-Gran Canaria to fabricate it her 2nd victory of the season, as she is restful the in-compose athlete of 2023.

Haug, who’s recede prowess is neatly recognized, has impressed with equally solid bike power over her past two races in Lanzarote and Gran Canaria.

Within the wait on of her, Diede Diederiks of the Netherlands took 2nd jam, as Brit Megan McDonald impressed across the board to claim third.

Swim – Pohle first out of the water

German Caroline Pohle became the foremost expert feminine out of the water, as the PTO World #91 proved to be the correct at no longer finest getting via the 1.9km swim leg but additionally navigating via the plump age-workers fields on her 2nd lap of the 2-lap swim route.

Italian Margie Santimaria became next out of the water, over a minute in the wait on of Pohle, earlier than a series of small teams began to filter via. At +1:30, McDonald became in handsome firm, as she exited alongside the overwhelming pre flee favourite Haug.

A extra 30 seconds in the wait on of Haug and McDonald, closing 12 months’s IRONMAN Israel winner Ruth Astle came out of the water +2:00 from the entrance, alongside German athlete Svenja Thoes. Thoes, who closing 12 months received IRONMAN France, IRONMAN Ireland and IRONMAN Italy, travelled to Gran Canaria wanting for a serious gather in 2023.

Bike – Haug puts her foot down

Over the foremost lap of the bike, Haug rapidly in the reduction of down the deficit to Pohle up entrance. Interior a lap, the primitive IRONMAN World Champion had whittled her compatriot’s lead down to handsome 30 seconds, with Thoes and McDonald additionally consuming to inner a minute of the early leader.

Haug, by midway, had made her formulation to the entrance and as the bike went on, the latest IRONMAN 70.3 Lanzarote winner extended her profit to +2:30 over McDonald, who became using excellently in 2nd, and early leader Pohle.

Extra wait on, Santimaria saved the stress on the entrance three, with Astle additionally handsome off the tempo. Diederiks, who misplaced time on the swim, made her formulation to the entrance 5 by the third lap and put herself in a great put apart of dwelling to be in rivalry for the podium on the recede.

By T2, Haug had a immense gap on the leisure of the discipline, with the gather almost a undeniable wager as she stepped out on to the recede. Within the wait on of her, Astle had made colossal growth over the final quarter of the bike leg, as she came into transition in 2nd jam.

Trip – Haug dominates

After the foremost lap of the recede, Haug had a 5 minute profit over McDonald, who persisted to ticket as she moved up past Astle into 2nd. Sitting 20 seconds in the wait on of McDonald in third, Astle had a the same gap to Diederiks, with Pohle and Santimaria additionally inner a minute.

Having struggled with a working damage right via the last couple of weeks main into the flee, Astle became working off tiny quantity, with the Brit inserting in tricky for the podium over the foremost lap or so. On the other hand, she couldn’t preserve Diederiks at bay for prolonged, as she made her formulation into third, with the Dutch athlete taking a be taught able to working her formulation into 2nd jam, with Haug by now too a long way up the road by the midway level.

Haug, as anticipated, came home with ease to rob the gather. The 40 12 months primitive, who has now received two from two to date this season, will undoubtedly hotfoot into the PTO European Originate as a immense contender for the gather. With such colossal working pedigree, and the bike energy to compare, Haug would perhaps also neatly anxiousness the likes of Ashleigh Subtle if she gets to the entrance of the flee.

 Anfi Shrink back Mogán-Gran Canaria 2023 Results

Saturday April 22, 2023 – 1.9km / 90km / 21km

PRO Ladies folk

• 1. Anne Haug (GER)
• 2. Diede Diederiks (NED)
• 3. Megan McDonald (GBR)
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