Vincent Luis Wins Ironman World Title on Debut and Retires in Mic Drop Moment - Triathlon Magazine Canada
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In the lead-up to this year’s Ironman World Championship in Kona, no one had Vincent Luis in their podium predictions. (Well, no one except for training partner Marten Van Riel, who publicly named him as one of his podium picks early in the week.)
When we ran into Luis at the pro athlete briefing, we asked him about that: why Van Riel was betting on him, and whether he was betting on himself.
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