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By Rob Slade\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 12 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Three-time Ironman world champion Jan Frodeno<\/a> has today announced that he won\u2019t be racing at Kona in October and that 2023 will probably be his last year competing as a pro triathlete.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaking in a video he posted to Instagram, the German explained he\u2019s had to step back from Kona after having a bike crash a couple of weeks ago, which has subsequently resulted in an infection to the tissue around the trochanter in his hip.<\/p>\n

It means he\u2019ll need between 2-5 surgeries to treat the condition and he\u2019ll face a spell on the sidelines while he recovers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had my first surgery on Thursday,\u201d explained Frodeno. \u201cSo far things are going well, but of course this puts an end to my Kona dreams for 2022 and it\u2019s given me a stop to what\u2019s been a very tricky few months, and a chance to reset, restart and plan for what will be I think my final 14 months in the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n

But that doesn\u2019t mean anyone should write him off just yet. \u201cI\u2019m very much still burning, I\u2019m still passionate, still loving it too much and I don\u2019t think I\u2019m the next old guy who just can\u2019t find the step to jump off,\u201d Frodeno continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually truly still love the game, and [Challenge] Roth has shown me that my performance can still be up there and I\u2019d like to do it in a nice way. I\u2019d like to be able to train, I\u2019d like to stand there at full potential and there\u2019s just been too many rocks in the road.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to take some time off, recover properly from this, see how the surgeries go and then come and recharge with and around my family, and get settled in to the new home we have in Andorra.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are just a lot of things going on, a lot of things I\u2019m looking forward to exploring and the final chapter in the sporting career is the positive that I take from this.\u201d<\/p>\n

The news comes after a tricky few months for Frodeno. He had to pull out of the 2021 Ironman World Championship<\/a><\/strong> in May after suffering a partial tear to his Achilles tendon and has attempted to recover and manage that injury ever since.<\/p>\n

He lined up to race Challenge Roth on 3 July and was on course for victory<\/a><\/strong>, but it just wasn\u2019t meant to be and Frodeno pulled out 3km into the run after sensing trouble with his Achilles once again.<\/p>\n

Top image credit:<\/strong> Tom Pennington\/Getty Images for Ironman<\/p>\n

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