Lantau 70: 3rd home win for Hamlin as Rodarte takes 2nd of the season!

Mexico's Kose Rodarte from Hong Kong's own Gone Running Team won his second ATM Qualifier race in a month at Lantau 70 last weekend.After the 9 Dragons 50km race, he prevailed in the classic race on Lantau island in a finishing time of 7h14'35" . It was a close battle with KC Chan, but the latter had to let go in the final 16km, finishing in 7h26. Good for his first ever ATM race podium, though.

Nepal's Santosh Tamang took third place on the podium in the end. Santosh moved up the leaderboard in the second half of the race, finishing in 7h55. Based in Hong Kong, Santosh Tamang already took fourth place in Ultra Fish N Sheep last October, giving him a solid points total in the rankings for qualification in the Season 11 Championship Final in Vietnam in October. France's Jean Christophe Monnerville was fourth, finishing right behind Tamang. And another minute later, America’s Anthony Lee took fifth place. Numbers six and seven were Daniel Crisp and Arnaud Mauduit, followed by former ATM Champion Alessandro Sherpa. The Italian was running in podium contention for a long time, but the humidity - never his friend - caused him to struggle home. Mark Iandoli finished close behind him in 9th place.

In the women’s race, local Lantau hero Katrina Hamlin won the race for a third time. She caught and passed the fading early race leader Kanako Edamoto from Japan in the final section to the finish at Mui Wo! She crossed the line in 8h04, in the end over 21 minutes ahead of Edamoto, the winner of last year’s 9 Dragons 50/50 stage race. Hamlin, part of Hong Kong’s T8 team, is in the best shape ever.

9 Dragons 50k winner Celine Loubiere arrived in third, giving her real prospects to qualify for this season’s ATM Final in October. Second podium in a month for the HK-based French woman. In four we had Wong Ki Chun, followed by Emma Phipkin and Pak Lai Shan in sixth.