KLAGENFURT, Austria (AP) — Marino Vanhoenacker has won the Ironman Austria triathlon for a fifth straight year.
The 33-year-old Belgian finished in 7 hours, 52 minutes, 5 seconds Sunday — the fourth best time ever recorded at an Ironman event.
Vanhoenacker came out of the water fourth but soon took the lead in the cycling stage.
Dennis Devriendt made it a Belgian 1-2 finish. He trailed Vanhoenacker by 20:46.
Michael Weiss of Austria was third in 8:14:50.
