DAVAO CITY: Germany’s Markus Rolli emerged as the new champion in the men’s pro division while Czech Republic’s Radka Kahlefeldt retained her women’s pro crown in the 2019 Alveo Ironman 70.3 Davao that started and ended at the Azuela Cove here.

The 27-year old Rolli never skipped a beat under scorching heat and amid the loud cheers, breaking away right from the bike leg of the 1.9K swim-90K bike-21.1K run race en route to finishing in three hours, 49 minutes and 29 seconds for his first Ironman 70.3 title in the country and second overall.

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