Russians sprint to victory on a hot day in Holten.
The fifth round of the ITU World Cup took place in the Netherlands on Saturday. With water temperature at a balmy 22 degrees the athletes faced uncomfortable heat for all three disciplines. The men’s race saw Russian Ivan Tutukin win the race with an explosive sprint in the dying moments, beating fellow countryman Yulian Malyshev and Joao Pereira of Portugal. Just three seconds separated the podium-winning competitors.
Puncture takes the wind of out Peirsol’s sails.
In the women’s world cup race Hayley Peirsol had a commanding 45 second lead as she left T1 thanks to a powerful swim but a flat tyre laid waste to her surge. The Australian Erin Densham took the lead early in the 10km run, holding on for first place, followed by Annamaria Mazzetti of Italy in second and Radka Vodickova of the Czech Republic in third.
Source: http://www.triathlon.org/news/article/russian_men_aussie_women_on_top_in_holten/
Spirig still European champion.
On Saturday the 3rd of July the ITU European Triathlon Championships were held in Athlone, Ireland. Nicola Spirig successfully defended her title of European Champion, taking the top podium spot as she did last year in Holten, The Netherlands. The swiss triathlete climbed from the tail end of the lead pack in the cycle leg to take the title with a burst of speed in the last kilometre of the run. She put 12 seconds between herself and Carole Peon who took second, the third podium place was taken by Lisa Norden of Sweden showing excellent form considering she is recovering from a slipped disc.
Source: http://www.220triathlon.com/news/spirig-makes-it-back-back-european-titles-athlone
Brownlee takes title from Gomez
Alastair Brownlee relieved Javier Gomez of the title of European Champion in the Men’s race with his second high profile win since his return from a stress fracture injury. The Spaniard came in 40 seconds behind the young Brit, Frenchman David Hauss completing the top three.
Source: http://www.triathlon.org/news/article/brownlee_untouchable_at_european_champs/
Great Britain’s Age Group Team win big in Athlone.
With 87 medals in the sprint and standard events combined, 32 of which were gold, the GE Great Britain Age Group Team showed inspiring excellence, and demonstrated they have a wealth of talent in both the competition and coaching. Jenny Latham was the fastest woman over the sprint distance, whilst in the men’s race Nick Dunn came second in his age group and third overall. Rhian Roxburgh won the 35-39 age group category in the women’s standard distance race with a commanding 4 minute lead over the second place triathlete. Julian Hatcher was the fastest man over the standard distance, finishing in 1:55:13.
Source: http://www.britishtriathlon.org/news/article.php?id=10749
Tune in to see Top class Triathletes at Hyde Park.
The Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship London, presented by Tata Steel, takes place in Hyde Park on July 24 and 25. This race will see Alastair Brownlee take on Javier Gomez yet again in the midst of a high-calibre field including two Olympic champions (Emma Snowsill of Australia and Jan Frodeno of Germany) all six of the triathletes that make up the top 3 Men and Women in the ITU world rankings (Men: Alexander Brukhanov of Russia, Dmitry Polyansky of Poland and Courtney Atkinson of Australia and Women: Barbara Rivero Diaz of Chile, Mariko Adachi of Japan and Daniela Ryf of Switzerland). The BBC will televise the event live, but the exact programming schedule is yet to be determined, check here for updates.
Source: http://www.britishtriathlon.org/news/article.php?id=10744
Major and Bozzone take top podium slots in Amica 70.3.
While much of the world sat down for a world cup football final, Rhodes Island hosted a qualifier for the 70.3 Foster Grant Ironman World Championship race to be held this November in Clearwater, Florida. Both the winners of this years Rhodes Island race, Terenzo Bozzone of New Zealand (first place in the Men’s race), and (Kate Major took the top slot in the Women’s race) won the Championship in 2008.
Mr Avil follows daughter’s footsteps.
Hollie Avil’s dad Mark Avil competed in the Ripon Triathlon 2010 this weekend, keen to show his daughter he’s made of tough stuff. Mark made his Olympic Distance debut in the 50+ Veteran category, showing that its never too late to give Tri a try . The event is a fantastic, well-organised event set in the rolling Yorkshire hills around the cathedral city of Ripon, with family entertainment from face-painting to Black Sheep Ale and Barbeques.
Source: http://www.nyptri.freeuk.com/home.htm
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