The Olympic champion, three-time Ironman world champion and Roth course record holder was back, choosing what is considered by many to be the fastest long-distance course in the world to mark his return after a long spell on the sidelines with an Achilles injury<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n But it was a young Danish pretender to the crown who broke local hearts in only his second-ever long-distance race; Magnus Ditlev, 24, clocking a 7:35:48, missing Frodeno\u2019s 2016 course record<\/strong><\/a> by an agonising nine seconds, to take the win.<\/p>\n Frodeno, meanwhile, succumbed to his old injury, pulling out after just 3km of the 42.2km run.<\/p>\n Defending men\u2019s champion, and two-time Ironman world champion, Lange was second in 7:44:52, while Reinaldo Colucci from Brazil was third in 7:52:36.<\/p>\n Defending women\u2019s champion Anne Haug put on an epic display to snatch the win from GB\u2019s Fenella Langridge halfway through the run and cruise to the finish after 8:22:42. Judith Corach\u00e0n from Spain took third place.<\/p>\n Giving the local crowd and global digital audience what it came for, Frodeno led out of the non-wetsuit swim in the Main-Danube Canal Right with Lange, who like his compatriot had been recovering from a serious injury over spring, in fourth place and a full 90 seconds behind.<\/p>\n In the women\u2019s race, Fenella Langridge (GB) and Rebecca Clark from New Zealand led after the swim, while 2019 world Ironman champion Haug<\/strong><\/a>, who started as the favourite, had a seven-minute deficit to bridge by T1.<\/p>\n By the end of the 180km bike course, the race still seemed well within Frodeno\u2019s grasp despite Ditlev smashing the course bike record with a 4:01:56. Frodeno, whose 4:03:07 was also under the previous course record, was right behind him, and thanks to a speedier T2 hit the marathon course in first place.<\/p>\n Meanwhile Haug, who despite suffering a bee sting on her neck, put the power down to \u00a0gradually reduce the gap to Langridge. After T2 she was in second place but was chewing up the miles so that by the half-marathon point, she was able to overtake and run clear to the line.<\/p>\n But at 3km, the dream was over for the German superstar, pulling up with his Achilles injury and handing the reins to Ditlev, who ran unchallenged to the finish line, and almost into the record books. Lange ran in for second, Colucci third.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n A post shared by Jan Frodeno (@janfrodeno)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\nWhat happened in the 2022 Challenge Roth swim leg?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>What happened in the 2022 Challenge Roth run leg?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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