Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Jalabert makes strong Ironman debut


Former cycling great Laurent Jalabert has made a strong Ironman debut. The sprinter and Classics French star, with a palmarès that includes a Milano-Sanremo win, Tour de France points and mountains jerseys, and the Vuelta a España overall, finished 21st overall in the Swiss Ironman.

His time of nine hours, 12 minutes and 30 seconds was aided by a strong run (3:11'38") and bike (4:39'16") leg. The race winner was Swiss Ronnie Schildknecht with a time of 8:25'00".

The 38 year-old will now focus on his work as a France2 commentator for the next month at the Tour de France, a race where he has won four stages. His next race will be the 2007 Ironman World Championship in Hawaii.

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