Blummenfelt chose Cozumel, Mexico, to make his Ironman debut. After winning the gold medal in Tokyo last summer, he began preparing to take on the full Ironman distance. Previously, the Norwegian had focused on sprint and Olympic distance events. In addition to his Olympic victory in Japan, Blummenfelt also won the 2021 World Triathlon Championship, which took place in Edmonton, Canada.
In Cozumel, the 27-year-old got off to a fast start, completing the swim at the front of the field, just 2 seconds behind leader Paul Schuster of Germany. From there, Blummenfelt broke things wide open with a dominating performance on the bike. Riding with a CADEX WheelSystem combo of a 4-Spoke Aero front wheel and a 65 rear wheel, along with CADEX Race tubeless tires, he blitzed the 112-mile distance in 4:02:40, by far the fastest bike split.
That set Blummenfelt up to run away with the win. Racing the marathon distance for the first time, the Norwegian was unstoppable on the 26.2-mile run, leaving the competition behind with a time of 2:35:24. His record-setting time pace gave him a winning margin of 15:23 over second-place finisher Ruedi Wild of Switzerland. Schuster finished third, 20:20 behind.
Blummenfelt Wins Ironman Cozumel with World Record Time!
måndag 22. november 2021
CADEX-sponsored triathlete Kristian Blummenfelt made his first-ever full-distance Ironman race one to remember. The Olympic champion won Ironman Cozumel with a time of 7:21:12, setting a new world record time for a full-distance event covering a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and 26.2-mile run.
Blummenfelt made his first-ever full-distance Ironman count, earning the win and a new world record. @lalobadillo_ photo
The Norwegian smashed the bike split with the fastest time, 4:02:40. @lalobadillo_ photo
Blummenfelt chose the CADEX 4-Spoke Aero front wheel and a CADEX 65 rear wheel to give him an edge on the 110-mile bike leg. @lalobadillo_ photo