Still , Gomes , 29 , won impressively over a deep field that included the 2002 New York champion Rodgers Rop of Kenya -LRB- fifth in 2:11:24 -RRB- ; the 2004 Olympic champion Stefano Baldini of Italy -LRB- sixth in 2:11:33 -RRB- ; and Ramaala -LRB- ninth in 2:13:04 -RRB- .