IN THIS ISSUE
UCAN2 - Sunday May 20th
KIWI GETS SECOND IN MADERIA
KIWI GETS SECOND IN ST KITTS
KIWIS GET SECOND, SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH IN NOUMEA
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FOUR WORLD CHAMPIONS IN NEW ZEALAND TRIATHLON TEAM
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JOHN HELLEMANS TALKS ABOUT CRAIG WATSON
ENDURANCE SPORT MAGAZINE
PARKSEY WORKS WONDERS IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
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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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UCAN2 - Sunday May 20th
Sydenham Motor Group UCAN2 Duathlons
400m r/800m b/400m r ( for the little kids)
1k r/4k b/1kr ( for the bigger ones and novices)
2.2kr/7kb/2.2k r (for the relaxed athlete & older students )
3.3k r/14k b/3.3k r ( for the run of the mill triathlete/duathlete )
plus fun runs, walks, scooter -
Yatton Park, Tauranga starts 10am
PhoneCommunity Sport 07 5787025 - enter on the day
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KIWI GETS SECOND IN MADERIA
from Bevan Docherty

Just to let you know that I did the ITU points race in Maderia last weekend.
I had a good strong race in Maderia, finishing 2nd to Carl Blasco in a very
tight spring finish.  A group of 6 of us got away on the bike including
Blasco and Spencer Smith.  Smith dropped back to the second group after
suffering a mechanical problem with his bike.  It was always going to come
down to the run as Blasco and I ran shoulder to shoulder the whole way
setting up an exciting dash for the line. Unfortunately Blasco had the
quicker legs on the day and crossed the line 1 second in front.

I was still happy with my performance, and now look towards my next race in
Forte de Marmi, Italy this weekend.
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KIWI GETS SECOND IN ST KITTS
Matt Reed also earned some useful ITU ranking points when he finished second
in the St Kitts international triathlon in the Carribean over last weekend.
The lanky Queensland-based Kiwi was beaten by top Czechoslovakian
representative martin Krnavek, who was 13th at the Sydney Olympics.

Reed clocked 2.11.59 in hot conditions over the Olympic distance to finish
1min 30sec clear of American Abe Rogers.

Fellow Kiwi Stephen Sheldrake (Gisborne), building up for his major aim of
the world Ironman championships in Kona in October, finished a strong sixth,
a minute clear of Aucklander Peter Clode with Tauranga’s Dean Jagusch 20th.
Ironman New Zealand champion Cameron Brown did not finish after feeling ill
on the bike, as did Ironman Malaysia winner Bryan Rhodes, both suffering
after last weekend’s demanding half Ironman at St Croix in the Virgin
Islands.

May 13, 2001, St. Kitts, U.S. Virgin Islands
1.5K swim -- 40K bike -- 10K run

MEN
1 KRNAVEK Martin CZE 2:11:12
2 REED Matt NZL 2:11:59
3 ROGERS Abe USA 2:13:26
4 GONZALEZ Gilberto VEN 2:14:10
5 BENNET Greg AUS 2:14:23
6 SHELDRAKE Stephen NZL 2:15:02
7 CLODE Peter NZL 2:16:07
8 LEES Marc AUS 2:16:31
9 GUEST Kelly CAN 2:17:03
10 VILLANUEVA Allan MEX 2:18:07

WOMEN

1 STENSLAND Jessi USA 2:35:42
2 MACEL Tereza CAN 2:37:56
3 DONELLY Sharon CAN 2:38:42
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The latest issue of NZ Multisport magazine is now out in bookstores.   Heaps
of race coverage and a brilliant article about first time Ironman finisher
and hero to many Rose Sandison.  Worth getting to read Rose's incredible
story if for no other reason
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KIWIS GET SECOND, SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH IN NOUMEA

Shane Reed, brother of Matt, finished second to outstanding French prospect
Laurent Jeanselme, while Waikanae’s Evelyn Williamson finishes second in the
women’s race.

It was a morale boosting performance for Williamson in her first competition
since injuring an elbow in a crash leading up to the first round of the ITU
World Cup in Japan last month.   She finished a minute behind talented young
Australian Nikki Egyed, and ahead of fellow New Zealanders Heather Evans and
her older sister Megan Hall, both of Wellington.
After missing the first five rounds of the world cup, Williamson will now
have to reset her sights on the next round in Toronto on July 7. Her ranking
has dropped to 49 and she may drop out of the crucial top 50 following the
weekend, below the cut for automatic qualification for the world
championships in Edmonton, Canada two weeks following the Toronto race.

Triathlon International Noumea
13 May, Noumea, New Caledonia1.5k S, 40k B, 10k
Men -
1. Laurent Jeanselme FRA 1:47:32(19:45, 55:02, 32:45)
2. Shane Reed        NZL 1:48:55(19:40, 55:42, 33:33)
3. Craig Alexander    AUS 1:49:14(20:10, 56:36, 32:28)Triathlon
International Noumea
Women -
1. Nikki Egyed       AUS 2:02:52(24:26, 1:01:18, 37:08)
2. Evelyn Williamson NZL 2:03:47(21:57, 1;03:25, 38:25)
3. Heather Evans      NZL 2:04:31(22:03, 1;03:57, 38:31)
4. Megan Hall        NZL 2:05:16(21:59, 1:03:56, 39:21)
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FOUR WORLD CHAMPIONS IN NEW ZEALAND TRIATHLON TEAM
from Ian Hepenstall

FOUR world champions have been selected in the New Zealand triathlon team to
compete in the world championships in Edmonton, Canada on July 21-22.

A team of 52 athletes have been selected, with the elite men and women to be
finalised next month.

Taupo’s Anna Tyler will defend her age-group title won in Montreal last
year, while other world champions in the team include two-time winner Cindy
Taylor (Te Puke), five-time winner Bob Goddard (Hamilton) and three-time
winner Tiare Lund (Kumeu).

Outstanding, prospect Terenzo Bozzone has been selected for the elite junior
team subject to dispensation from the International Triathlon Union (ITU).
The 16-year-old will need dispensation for the elite junior division that
has a minimum age of 17 years. He was granted dispensation to compete in the
world duathlon championships in France last year, where he finished 19th,
and recently won the Oceania under-20 championships in Queensland.

The elite juniors compete over the same multi-lap non-drafting format as the
professionalism while junior age-group take part in the traditional
non-drafting race over a different course.

The team is (all Auckland unless noted):
Elite junior:
Terenzo Bozzone, Kieran Doe (Feilding), Graham O’Grady (Hamilton); Kirsty
Whiting, Debbie Tanner.
Age Group Junior:
Daniel Clout (Palmerston North), Andrew Dorreen, Clark Ellice (New
Plymouth), James Elvery, Scott Larsen, Oliver Tompkins, Greg Weatherall
(Queensland), Jonathan Collett (Blenheim), Jennifer Cooper, Brooke Pattle,
Catherine Wall (Christchurch), Fiona Loan (Taupo), Claire Mandeno, Taryn
Beattie (Queensland).

20 – 24 years:
Adrianne Ngawati (Whangerei).
25 – 29 years:
Paul Angland, Robin Cameron-Jones (Upper Hutt), Thomas Farr, Samantha
Warriner (Whangerei).
30 – 34 years:
Mike Cornaga (Wanganui), Ian Paulin (Dunedin).
35 - 39 years:
Mike Candy (Taupo), Murray Doughty (Upper Hutt), Anna Tyler (Taupo).
40 – 44 years:
Malcolm Mead, Josie Sinclair, Cindy Taylor (Te Puke)
45 – 49 years:
Shorty Clark (New Plymouth), Richard Justice, Lee Dawe (Tauranga), Lynne
Pattle, Julie Rooney (Ashburton), Nola Smitheram (Ashburton).
50 – 54 years:
Owen Cleverton (Napier), Bob Loan (Napier), Paul Smith (Wellington), Brian
Woodcock (Wellington), Alison McQueen (Christchurch), Shirley Rolston
(Christchurch).
55- 59 years:
Peter Waterhouse, Tiare Lund (Kumeu).
65 – 69 years:
Garth Barfoot, Robert Goddard (Hamilton), Alec Hill, Ian Robinson (Waihi
Beach), Anthony Sepie (Christchurch), Joseph McCallum,
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HELLEMANS ON WATSON
from Christchurch Press article May 15th

Craig Watson could surpass Hamish Carter as New Zealand's top triathlete
this year, according to John Hellemans, Watson's training adviser.

Watson, the highest placed of New Zealand's three triathletes at last year's
Sydney Olympics, had his first World Cup win at Rennes, France, last weekend
He beat Andrew Johns of Great Britain by 15 seconds and finished ahead of
some accomplished triathletes including the world's second ranked competitor
Dimitry Gaag of Kazakstan, and Ivan Rana of Spain.

Watson of Christchurch -- who was ranked seventh before the race -- will
move further up the ladder after the win.

``This win is a long time coming,'' said Hellemans. ``It will not be a
surprise to a few insiders because Craig has been so close to a win so many
times.

``He deserves it. He works so hard. He is very diligent and has been
improving and improving every year. It's fantastic.

``I think he is on the way to being our top dog -- to surpassing Hamish
Carter (still ranked No 1 in the world). He has had better results over the
last year or so.''

Hellemans said the 29-year-old had a tremendous work ethic, which was his
big strength.

Watson's first place follows a second by 2sec to Rana in the Ishigaki World
Cup race in Japan last month, and a seventh in Gamagori, Japan two weeks
ago.
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PARKSEY WORKS WONDERS IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
An extract from a note from Blair Brinkley on Kiwi  Graham Park

After just five weeks of training with Graham Park, we sent a squad of 17
athletes to St Anthony's  triathlon for a bit of test run in our build up to
the Worlds in July. Despite an intense load over the previous 5 weeks with
Graham and very little in the way of a taper, all but two of the development
squad  managed  personal best times.  Over the previous years Cayman had
only managed one  top ten placing in any age group and this year we managed
to secure a total  of 6 top ten placings including two less than a minute
outside of the top  ten overall.  We are very happy with the results and
look forward to the  next couple of months of   focussed training under
Graham's guidance, and  what it will bring.    He has certainly done more
for our  athlete development program in five weeks then we have been able to
achieve  over the last couple of years.

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TRI UPDATE NOTES
It was two years ago that Graham did a Triathlon Level one coaching course.
TriNZ level 1 triathlon coaching courses are run periodically perhaps you
should think about doing one you never know where it may lead you.
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Next issue we will have a note from Peter Clode, an update on the 2003 World
Tri Champs in Christchurch as well as some info on the length of NZ race