It was all about the bike at the 2009 Ford Ironman Cozumel.
After an exceptionally fast swim for the top professional athletes, it was the bike portion of the race that determined the eventual winner.
Rutger Beke took control of the race on his Ridley Dean and never looked back. On the men's side of the race Beke easily won over Victor Zyemstev with a comfortable 10-minutes lead.
Top 3 athletes in this Iron Man secured a place in next years Iron Man in Hawaï
Top 3 Men
* RUTGER BEKE (#13). at 8:18:40
* VIKTOR ZYEMTSEV (#37) at 8:29:10
* SEBASTIAN PEDRAZA (#32) at 8:33:28
Pictures : File Photo and VRT