Lurz touched home in 1 hour 58min 16sec, followed closely by Reichert in 1:58:17 and Ho in 1:58:18, while China's Zhang Zi Bing missed a podium spot by just 0.75sec.

As the overall winner of the men's heat in the 2011 World Cup Series, Lurz now has no less than 17 victories to his name in the competition, claiming one win in 2007, two in 2008, nine in 2009, two in 2010 and three this year.

Following her triumph in Shantou, China, Emily Brunemann again claimed the women's top spot, finishing the race in 2:10:59:95.

The American faced a strong challenge from Olympian Angela Maurer and her fellow German Nadine Reichert, who crossed the finish line in 2:11:02 and 2:11:08, respectively.

This latest set of results sees Maurer claim the overall gold in the women's World Cup 2011 Series.

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