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Rémi Bonnet smashes Matt Carpenter’s 30-year-old record at Pikes Peak

Everyone thought the record was unbeatable, especially due to the weather conditions and a thick layer of snow that had fallen the day before on the upper reaches of the course route. But, Rémi Bonnet (Salomon/Red Bull, Switzerland) had the resources no one was expecting! 1h58’30 on the clock and the Swiss rounded the very last bends of the legendary Pikes Peak climb. A final burst of acceleration and the stopwatch revealed: 2h00’20, 46 seconds faster than Matt Carpenter’s time.
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Boulder’s Knibb defends her title at the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship

American Olympian Taylor Knibb captured her second VinFast IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship title in Lahti, Finland, on Saturday. After exiting the ROKA swim course in the top-3, Knibb quickly gained the lead on the FULGAZ bike course and never looked back. Putting in a dominating performance, Knibb successfully defended her title as World Champion and did so with a new IRONMAN 70.3 best time of 3:53:02, beating out the previous best time of 3:53:03 set by Germany’s Laura Phillip in 2022.
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Colorado’s Middaugh wins XTERRA USA Championship

Sullivan Middaugh (USA) and Lesley Paterson (GBR) captured the 22nd annual XTERRA USA Championship off-road triathlon elite titles on a picture-perfect blue sky day at Beaver Creek Resort near Avon, Colorado on Saturday, August 26, 2023.
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Boulder’s Mannhard and Giblin win Leadville Trail 100

Celebrating its 40th year, the world-famous Leadville Trail 100 Run presented by La Sportiva race returned to Leadville, the pinnacle finale event of the 2023 Leadville Race Series. The event welcomed a field of more than 700 runners ranging in age from 18 to 72 years old, representing 49 states and 30 countries.
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