Overview
- Lucy Charles-Barclay won the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in 4:14:54, with Taylor Knibb second in 4:17:55 and Tanja Neubert third in 4:22:07.
- Neubert climbed from 10th out of the water and roughly 6½ minutes down off the bike, making up about three minutes on the run and benefiting from Katrina Matthews’ withdrawal to secure bronze.
- The victory is Charles-Barclay’s second 70.3 world crown after 2021, coming a month after both she and Knibb overheated and did not finish at the full Ironman worlds in Kona.
- Germany’s other results included Bianca Bogen in 13th, Caroline Pohle in 23rd after bike issues, and Laura Jansen as a DNF.
- Neubert, born in Erlangen, said she will continue to focus on shorter formats with an eye on the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.