{"id":2028703,"date":"2023-09-11T23:06:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T03:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ironman-wisconsin-competitor-dies-after-he-fell-ill-during-the-bike-portion-of-sundays-triathlon\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T23:06:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T03:06:34","slug":"ironman-wisconsin-competitor-dies-after-he-fell-ill-during-the-bike-portion-of-sundays-triathlon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ironman-wisconsin-competitor-dies-after-he-fell-ill-during-the-bike-portion-of-sundays-triathlon\/","title":{"rendered":"Ironman Wisconsin competitor dies after falling ill during bike portion of triathlon."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fironman-wisconsin-competitor-dies-after-he-fell-ill-during-the-bike-portion-of-sundays-triathlon%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2028703&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Tragedy Strikes at Ironman Wisconsin<\/h2>\n<p>CROSS PLAINS, Wis.\u2014A \u200bman competing in\u200d Ironman Wisconsin fell ill Sunday during the bike portion of the grueling\u2064 triathlon and later\u200d died at a\u2063 hospital, officials said\u200b Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Ironman Wisconsin said\u2064 in a statement posted on Facebook that\u2062 the competitor, whose name was \u2062not released, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-county-d-a-gascons-office-drops-death-penalty-for-couple-charged-with-murdering-torturing-10-year-old-boy\/\" title=\"L.A. County D.A. Gasc\u00f3n\u2019s Office Drops Death Penalty For Couple Charged With Murdering, Torturing 10-Year-Old Boy\">needed medical attention<\/a> during the bike\u2064 portion and died at a local hospital after being assisted by a race staff member \u2064and\u200d an off<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/viral-video-boy-holding-gun-attempts-to-steal-car-owner-body-slams-him\/\" title=\"VIRAL VIDEO: Boy Holding Gun Attempts To Steal Car; Owner Body-Slams Him\">-duty police officer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Dane County Sheriff\u2019s Office said the man who died was a 51-year-old from Madison, Wisconsin, who had suffered \u201ca medical event\u201d in the town of Cross Plains.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/man-dies-after-driving-vehicle-over-cliff-during-police-pursuit-in-southern-california-5488739\">Man Dies After Driving Vehicle Over Cliff\u2064 During \u2062Police Pursuit in Southern \u2064California<\/a><br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/8\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/health\/finding-peace-before-you-die-what-matters-most-5278215\">Finding Peace Before You Die: What Matters \u200bMost<\/a><br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/8\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ironman Wisconsin expressed gratitude to the event\u2062 personnel and first \u200dresponders \u2062who worked \u200dtirelessly to provide the \u200dathlete with medical support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe share our\u200b deepest condolences with the family and friends of the\u200d athlete and will continue to offer them our unwavering support as they navigate\u200b through this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-rapper-dmx-dies-aged-50-one-week-after-heart-attack-according-to-family-a-warrior-who-fought-till-the-very-end\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Rapper DMX Dies Aged 50, One Week After Heart Attack, According To Family. \u2018A Warrior Who Fought Till The Very End\u2019\">incredibly difficult time<\/a>,\u201d Ironman Wisconsin added.<\/p>\n<p>The full 140.6-mile Ironman contested Sunday included a 2.4-mile swim, a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ironman-wisconsin-competitor-dies-after-he-fell-ill-during-the-bike-portion-of-sundays-triathlon\/\" title=\"Ironman Wisconsin competitor dies after falling ill during bike portion of triathlon.\">112-mile bike ride<\/a>, and a 26.2-mile run.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2062a tragic reminder of the dangers of the sport, two athletes lost their lives in 2019 after being\u2064 pulled from Lake Monona during the swim portion of the Ironman 70.3 Wisconsin triathlon.\u2062 This race was only half of the full 140.6-mile Ironman contested on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>hospital. The man fell ill during Ironman Wisconsin&#8217;s bike portion and sadly passed away at the hospital. 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