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8 October 2000
Tri Digest Subscribers,
Switzerland's Reinhard Standke (mailto:reinhard_standke@csi.com), the press
relations officer for TriSuisse, has kindly provided some results and
insights out of the ITU World Duathlon Championships in Calais, France. He
writes: "Just some notes while heading back to Paris after a 10-hour day of
duathlon in Brittany." Thanks, Reinhard!
Elite Men -
Millon and Vansteelant run together in the first 10 km. The Belgian broke
away on the seventh and last of the bike laps and secured 66 sec on the
line ahead of best runner and two-time champ Millon. (Millon won in 1999
and 1998, and took silver in 1997).
1. Benny Vansteelant (BEL), 1:46:05
2. Yann Millon (FRA), +1:06
3. Huub Maas (NED), +1:35
4. Jürgen Dereere (BEL), +1:39
5. Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL), +1:47
6. Javier Garcia (ESP) 1:50
7. Armand van der Smissen (NED), +1:55
8. Daniel Fekl (CZE), +1:57
9. Felix Martinez (ESP), +2:03
10. Chad Kozak (CAN), +3:59
11. Alessandro Allessandri (ITA), +4:02
Elite Women -
Again, a sprint between Forrester and Lindley, while weather changed to dry
but more windy. Soeder made it third. Best bike split for Soeder - she was
40 seconds back after the first run - and soon joined the leading six in a
pack.
1. Steph Forrester (GBR), 2:02:02
2. Siri Lindley (USA), +0:01
3. Christian Soeder (GER), +0:12
4. Fiona Lothian (GBR), +0:19
5. Edwige Pitel (FRA), +0:27
6. Irma Heeren (NED), +0:30
7. Erika Csomor (HUN), +1:39
8. Fiona Docherty (NZL), +4:33
9. Agnes Eppers (BOL), +4:37
10. Dolorita Fuchs (SUI), +4:54
Did not start: Australia's Jackie Gallagher and Emma Carney (the 1-2
finishers in 1999).
Junior Men -
Again, the decision fell on the second run lap with the defending Brazilian
champ, Alves, out of T2 first.
1. Santiago Alves (BRA), 1:54:21
2. Brent McMahon (CAN), +0:26
3. Xavier Fanovard (FRA), +1:18
Junior Women -
The three medalists rode together. Spirig lost 7 sec in T2 but quickly re-joined
the two. She and Paterson got away, but 18-year-old Spirig could only leave
the Brit behind in the rain when sprinting the final 700m. (Britain's
Henrietta Freeman didn't race after one week after taking 2nd place in
London triathlon, she said).
1. Nicola Spirig (SUI), 2:06:3
2. Lesley Paterson (GBR), 2:06:53
3. Jessica Mayon (BEL), 2:07:33
4. Maria Bravo (ESP), 2:10:43
5. Celine Rositano (BEL), 2:11:01
6. Catherine Hare (GBR), 2:11:06
TRI UPDATES COMMENTS
Awesome effort Fiona - well done best placed Southern Hemisphere athlete
Great to see regular NZ Visitor and Tri Update reader Siri Lindley claim the
silver
Sorry Have not seen any age group results and no info on Elites Cope and
Bailey as yet.