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One of the most dangerous triathletes in this year's Ironman world championship field is Denmark's Magnus Ditlev. His results have plotted a steady progression -- eighth in his Kona debut in 2022, a podium in Nice last year, and now the owner of the fastest iron-distance time with his eye-popping 7:23:24 at Challenge Roth in July.

Not only is Ditlev once of the strongest overall triathletes in the sport, but he's one of the ones who can impact the way the entire race plays out for all of his competition. With a scary-fast bike and a sometimes-unpredictable swim, the question after an hour of racing this weekend in Kona will be: Where is Ditlev?

Like fellow superbiker/supertriathlete Sam Laidlow, he also loves to push the limits of bike setup, and nowhere is that more obvious than the setup of his Scott Plasma RC.

In the video below, Ditlev discusses the "illegal" bike that Ironman wouldn't approve for this year, some of the crazy features on the light version he'll be racing on, and more. Keep reading for the details of his build.

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Magnus Ditlev will be riding a custom-painted Scott Plasma RC with a ton of interesting features.

On race day Ditlev will be using a monstrous single 64T Digirit chainring on a super-narrow carbon 3T crankset.

Ditlev's drivetrain is 12-speed Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 with a CeramicSpeed OSPW pulley system and a HED Jet 180 rear wheel with Schwalbe Pro One tires.

Here we get a closer look at Ditlev's sleek and aero CeramicSpeed pulley cage.

Up front, Ditlev is using a HED Vanquish Pro V84 wheel, also with Schwalbe Pro One tires.

Ditlev's cockpit boasts a very unique setup with a super-tall stack, custom-molded extensions, and an XLab Gorilla Grip bottle cage for between-the-arms hydration.

Here we get a closer look at the carbon layup that molds Ditlev's extensions together.

Though we saw it more on bikes in Nice, Ditlev has super-grippy basebar tape.

Here we take a closer look at Ditlev's between-the-arms hydration bracket and high aerobar risers.

Though not currently installed, Ditlev's Scott Plasma RC has integrated hydration with a drink tube and hydration storage in the top tube.

Here we see one of the many custom touches on Ditlev's Scott.

Located in the bottom of the frame's triangle, Ditlev has 400mL of storage for gel or other viscous nutrition.

(Photo: Brad Kaminski/Triathlete)

In the rear, Ditlev's Scott Plasma has storage for tools and spare tubes.

Like many other pros, Ditlev is using the versatile Wove V8 saddle. But unlike other pros, Ditlev is running three XLab Gorilla Grip cages.

Ditlev is one of the only pros who will be storing three water bottles in his behind-the-saddle configuration, with the help of three Wove Bottle Retention Loops.