Argentina’s Oscar Galindez and American Tyler Stewart were the champions in a rain-swept Ironman 70.3 Cancun event. Stewart took charge of the race during the latter stages of the ride, but Galindez would need a dominant half-marathon run to claim the men’s race over a stacked field.
Elite Men:
1) Oscar Galindez 3:49:10
2) David Thompson 3:51:19
3) Luke McKenzie 3:51:49
4) Simon Lessing 3:53:31
5) Richie Cunningham 3:56:20
6) Paul Ambrose 3:57:37
7) Gabriel Pertusati 4:02:23
8 ) Kirk Nelson 4:05:42
9) Mike Caiazzo 4:06:42
10) Alan Villanueva Flores 4:09:06
Elite Women
1) Tyler Stewart 4:26:37
2) Abigail Bayley 4:33:51
3) Laura Tingle 4:40:23
4) Sally Meyerhoff 4:42:18
5) Karen Melliar Smith 4:45:41
