{"id":959165,"date":"2026-11-05T10:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T10:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/959165\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T10:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T10:44:11","slug":"which-pro-cyclist-has-clocked-the-fastest-marathon-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/959165\/","title":{"rendered":"Which pro cyclist has clocked the fastest marathon time?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tom Dumoulin<\/a> impressed last Sunday with a personal marathon record in New York. On the streets of the Big Apple, the Dutchman clocked a time of 2 hours and 27 minutes, placing him among the top former cyclists who have taken on the legendary distance of 26.2 miles (41.16 km). <\/p>\n

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Dumoulin ran a blistering NYC marathon on Sunday<\/p>\n

Plenty of marathon runners from the peloton on Sunday\u00a0Dumoulin wasn’t the only former cyclist<\/a> to run a marathon on Sunday. Alexandr Vinokourov (3 hours and 5 minutes) and Steve Chainel (3 hours and 26 minutes) also competed in New York, <\/a>while Michael Boogerd ran the same distance in The Hague. Boogerd\u2014along with his brother Rini\u2014finished in 4 hours and 39 minutes in his hometown.Recently, Frenchman Alexys Brunel<\/a> also made a name for himself. He rode for TotalEnergies last season, but clocked a time of 2 hours and 26 minutes in Lille. The 28-year-old Brunel was 22 seconds faster than Dumoulin, who did, however, run the New York Marathon, which is generally considered more challenging, as it is a hilly course.<\/p>\n

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Former pro competes against living legend Kipchoge<\/p>\n

The undisputed king, however, is James Whelan. The 30-year-old Australian retired from cycling with Pinarello-Q36.5 at the end of 2024, but quickly found a new passion in running. Last year in Valencia, he ran an impressive half marathon with a finishing time of 1 hour and 1 minute, but a few weeks ago he also competed in his first full marathon.<\/p>\n

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Whelan kept up with Kipchoge for plenty of miles<\/p>\n

Whelan did this on purpose in his hometown of Melbourne, where he made a big impression. The Australian ran at the front for a long time alongside Eliud Kipchoge, the man who became the first ever to run under 2 hours in Vienna. In the end, however, Whelan pushed himself a bit too hard<\/a>, which ultimately led him to finish fifth. He did so in a time of 2 hours and 17 minutes\u2014a full 10 minutes faster than Dumoulin.The former cyclist, who is now a \u201cprofessional runner\u201d representing Salomon, is far from satisfied with that time. He believes he can do much better and plans to devote himself entirely to that goal in the coming years. \u201cIt\u2019s just the beginning, \u201d he wrote on social media right <\/a> after his first marathon.<\/p>\n

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James Whelan met Eliud Kipchoge.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Who else has dared to run a marathon?In any case, we see a lot of former cyclists putting their fitness to use in marathons. Lance Armstrong<\/a> tried it right after he retired for the first time, clocking a time of 2:46 in New York.<\/p>\n

Well-known former pros such as Laurent Jalabert (2:45 in Barcelona), Rolf Aldag (2:42 in Hamburg), and Abraham Olano (2:39 in San Sebasti\u00e1n) were also among the early adopters.<\/p>\n

Even active cyclists did it. Michal Kwiatkowski ran a 4:11 in New York last year, while Adam Yates<\/a> broke the 3-hour mark in Barcelona right after the season ended.<\/p>\n

Armstrong is still an avid enjoyer of running and fitness\u00a0<\/p>\n