Cheruiyot wins Milan men's marathon

MILAN, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Kenya's Evans Kiprop Cheruiyot won the Milan men's marathon on Sunday in a time of two hours nine minutes and 15 seconds.

Favourite Pamela Chepchumba of Kenya claimed the women's race in 2:25:37.

The 25-year-old Cheruiyot, who finished third in the world road running championship half marathon in Udine in October, narrowly avoided a spectator who jumped over a barrier onto the final straight before being dragged away by stewards.

Compatriot John Birgen, who won this race in 2003, was second and South Africa's Norman Dlomo third in a race run in cold temperatures and on a flat course, albeit over Milan's many cobbled streets. (Reporting by Mark Meadows; Editing by Rex Gowar)

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