Thomas Hellriegel (born 14 January 1971) a.k.a. "Hell on Wheels" is a German

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. His biggest achievement is winning the 1997

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. Hellriegel was also second in the event in 1995 (to

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) and 1996 (to

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). Hellriegel set the bike course record at the 1996 championship race with a time of 4:24:50; which had stood for 11 years, until

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finished the bike course in a new record time at 4:18:23.

References

External links

Thomas-Hellriegel website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hellriegel, Thomas Ironman world champions German male triathletes 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Karlsruhe (region) People from Bruchsal