How big a factor is Bart Aernouts from Belgium going to be this year in Kona? Let’s start with the fact that he improved from 11^th place in 2012 to 8^th place in 2013, and last October he had the fastest marathon of the day in Kona with a 2:44:03. The former top duathlete has gone from an hour for the swim in 2012 to 57:26 last year and he’s hoping to be in the 54 or 55 minute range this time around. His training partner and Uplace-BMC teammate Ronnie Schildknecht feels that Bart is the very best in the sport when it comes to running off the bike.  The big question: Can Bart Aernouts get off the bike close enough to the front to become the third Belgian to win the most important race in the sport?

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