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In autumn the last big races and competitions of the season took place. Time for us to summarize the highlights of the second half of the season. Athletes worldwide have been very successful riding on Continental bicycle tires, may it be Race, Triathlon or Mountainbike.
Race
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Triathlon
Ironman World Championships – Hawaii: Jan Frodeno World Champion, Sebastian Kienle 2nd
ITU World Triathlon Series - General Classification: Mario Mola Diaz World Champion
Ironman 70.3 World Championships - Australia: Sebastian Kienle 2nd
Olympic Games: Alistair Brownlee (Gold), Jonathan Brownlee (Silver)
Challenge Roth: Jan Frodeno 1st & New world record long distance
Ironman European Championships – Frankfurt: Sebastian Kienle European Champion
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MTB
UCI XCO World Cup Overall: Julien Absalon (BMC) 1st, Best Team: BMC MTB Racing Team
British Downhill Series – Overall: Manon Carpenter (Madison-Saracen), British Downhill Champion
FMB World Tour - General Classification: Nicholi Rogatkin, FMB World Champion
PERSKINDOL SWISS EPIC: Lukas Flückiger & Reto Indergand (BMC), Overall winner
UCI Trial World Championships: Kenny Belaey, Bronze
Swiss Bike Cup: Reto Indergand (BMC) 1st, Lukas Flückiger (BMC) 2nd
Leadville 100: Sally Bigham (Topeak-Ergon Racing Team), Overall winner
Craft BIKE Transalp (Mixed): Sally Bigham & Ben Thomas (Topeak-Ergon Racing Team), Overall winner
German MTB XCO National Championships: Markus Schulte-Lünzum (Focus), German XCO Champion
French MTB XCO National Championships: Julien Absalon (BMC), French XCO Champion
UCI MTB World Championship XCO: Julien Absalon (BMC), Bronze
UCI MTB World Championships XCM: Alban Lakata 2nd, Kristian Hynek 3rd