"I pulled it out in the last mile and won by two bike lengths."

Competitors were required to ride in single file and to follow no closer than four bike lengths except while passing.

Sarron is in third a couple of bike lengths behind, and Wayne Gardner passes Magee for fourth spot.

Schwantz takes the win from Lawson by a few bike lengths, and Rainey comes in third.

Even though the 120-mile bike length of the Ironman was difficult, it still felt like cheating to her.

He won by half a bike length, or three feet, over Sven Teutenberg of Germany and the United States Postal Service team.

The pair collaborated well together during the last kilometers to keep the chasers at bay during the descent and Sánchez lost the sprint by half a bike length.

He won by three bike lengths - about 18 feet - for the biggest victory of his career.

He fell briefly to third place as the sprint began, but exploded in the last lap to overtake Rousseau by more than a bike length.

It came down to a final 800 meters of sprinting, and Richard beat Sorensen by two bike lengths, or 12 feet.