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Ernst van Dyk wins the Chicago Marathon─── 10:24 Tue, 15 Oct 2013
Morgan Piek
Bloemfontein - South African paralympian Ernst van Dyk beat Australia's Kurt Fearnley by a second to win the 2013 Chicago Marathon men's wheelchair race.
By his own admission, Van Dyk said it was a tough race as he considers himself a “down-hill racer" instead of a flat racer.
Following the race, Van Dyk said he had to find a little something extra to win the cat-and-mouse game between himself and Fearnley.
Van Dyk who has won the Boston Marathon nine-times said his first Chicago Marathon win is something special.
Ernst van Dyk speaking after his win:
