For the women, Sarah True – the only athlete in the top 100 of the rankings – set off fiy
Sanders has had a superb season so far, winning his first two races at IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside and IRONMAN 70.3 Mont Tremblant, followed by third place last time at IRONMAN Lake Placid.
And he made a solid start when IRONMAN Canada belatedly got under way, opening up a lead of 43 seconds on his rivals by the first checkpoint after 24km.
Lionel Sanders took his sixth title at IRONMAN 70.3 Mont-Tremblant.
Victory on Sunday in Penticton would be a fitting high-profile story for the last edition of an event where the first North American IRONMAN triathlon
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