2001 NZ CHAMPIONSHIP AND SELECTION RACES
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* Oct or Nov - Long Course Duathlon Champs - Applications now open
* Dec - Sprint Champs for 2001/02 season  - Applications now open

National Secondary School Championships
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* July 14th - Duathlon - Nelson
* Sept 29th - Multisport - Tauranga
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RUN AWAY VICTORIES IN NEW ZEALAND DUATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS
from Ian Hepenstall

Christchurch’s Mark Bailey and Wellington’s Catriona Morrison were run away
winners at the New Zealand duathlon championships in Palmerston North on
Sunday.

Competitors enjoyed ideal conditions - fine with no wind.
Bailey defended his title in the 10km run 40km bike 5km run event by
recording the fastest split for the opening run and was again quickest on
the bike.  Bailey finished more than five minutes clear of veteran Rotorua
athlete Graeme Pearson.

The Canterbury duathlete was the only competitor to break two hours,
clearing out to win in 1:55.15, with Pearson second, two minutes ahead of
Australian David Brown.

Morrison was equally dominate in claiming her first national duathlon title
in 2.12.42, four and a half minutes ahead of Taupo's Anna Tyler with
Aucklander Sue Clark, the former Ironman New Zealand winner in third place.

Junior titles went to Gisborne's Michelle Hyland, 2.26.30 and Auckland's
Simon Kristiansen in 2.04.55

Results:
Men:
1  Mark Bailey (Christchurch) 1.55.15
2  Graeme Pearson (Rotorua) 2.00.39
3  David Brown (Australia) 2.02.02
4  Brodie Madgwick (Te Aroha) 2.03.37
5  Nic Kay (Westport) 2.04.27

Women:
1  Catriona Morrison (Wellington) 2.12.42,
2  Anna Tyler, (Taupo) 2.17.09
3  Sue Clark (Auckland) 2.18.55
4  Denise Allen , (Paraparaumu) 2.24.42
5  Samanatha Warriner (Whangarei) 2.25.56
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KIWI WINS LATEST WORLD CUP

Cantabrian Craig Watson has won his first ITU World Cup Triathlon in Rennes
France.  Watson's win was in front of an estimated 30,000 crowd of
spectators.

Little separated the field of 73 athletes  during the swim.  A breakaway
group of 16 cycled to a 2 minute lead into the second transition.  The lead
group included Craig Watson (NZL), Frederic Belaubre (FRA), Ivan Rana (ESP),
Reto Hug (SWI), Kris Gemmell (NZL), Trent Chapman (AUS) and the French
Bignet brothers. It was Ukrainian Andrey Glushenko, who led the riders into
the second transition.

Glushenko, Watson, Hug, Gemmell and Chapman started well in the run, with
Spain’s Rana making up ground with every stride. However the pace soon took
its toll on Gemmell and Glushenko as they fell off the pace - leaving a
leading pack comprising Hug, Watson, Johns, Poulat and Rana with a
stranglehold on the final lap.

Watson eventually finished a comfortable winner, with Andrew Johns claiming
second for Britain. Hug beat off a late challenge from
Rana to take third.

American Siri Lindley won the women's event ahead of Michelle Dillion (GBR).
Third went to German Joelle Franzmann.