“The operation went perfectly,” the 35-year-old told Hessischer Rundfunk: “I have been full of training again for a week. Seven weeks after the operation was clearly before the schedule. So I’m Mega Happy. “
He would “get shape to do this beautiful sport in Roth with full throttle”. Last year he won in 7:19:19 hours. At best, he wanted to complete a short or medium distance as a form test before the long-distance race in Roth.
The injury had suffered a long time at the end of February, so he had to fit on Saturday at the first World Cup in St. George/Utah.
In general, it is “the fire more than ever,” said the Hawaii champion from 2017 and 2018: “There are still many good years ahead of me, triathlon sports are becoming more interesting every year. to measure with the growing talents. “
During the regular World Cup edition in Hawaii on October 8, he aimed at his third triumph. “We think about how to beat Jan Frodeno. It will be difficult. He is one of the greatest that sport has ever seen. I prepare for a horny battle,” said Lange: “I think that I can beat him. “