domingo, 31 de maio de 2009

W.C.S. Madrid 09









Hewitt out sprints Norden at Madrid WCS

Andrea Hewitt of New Zealand out sprinted Lisa Norden of Sweden and Jessica Harrison of France to win the second round of the ITU World Championship Series in Madrid, Spain Sunday.

Hewitt, the 2005 ITU Under 23 World Champion, edged Norden, the 2007 Under 23 World Champion, in a nerve-wracking dash in the finishing chute as both recorded the same finishing time of 2:05:57 on a hot, windless day in Madrid Spain. Harrison, the British-born French citizen, was just a second behind for third. Christiane Pilz of Germany was 4th, five seconds back while the USA’s Sarah Haskins was seven seconds back in 5th.

Five-time Madrid ITU World Cup winner Vanessa Fernandes of Portugal, the 2008 Olympic silver medalist and 20-time ITU World Cup winner, was a late scratch due to a recent leg injury. Emma Snowsill of Australia, the 2008 Olympic Champion and 3-time ITU World Champion, who won the 2009 ITU World Championship Series Round 1 in Tongyeong, South Korea, passed up this race to focus on Round 3 next month in Washington D.C.

2009 ITU World Championship Series 2
Madrid, Spain
May 31, 2009
S 1.5k/ B 40k/ R 10k

Results

Women

1. Andrea Hewitt (NZL) 2:05:58
2. Lisa Norden (SWE) 2:05:58
3. Jessica Harrison (FRA) 2:05:59
4. Christiane Pilz (GER) 2:06:02
5. Sarah Haskins (USA) 2:06:04
6. Magali di Marco Messmer (SUI) 2:06:18
7. Samantha Warriner (NZL) 2:06:45
8. Daniela Ryf (SUI) 2:06:52
9. Sarah Groff (USA) 2:07:25
10. Ai Ueda (JPN) 2:07:31
16. Helen Jenkins (GBR) 2:08:36
17. Mary Beth Ellis (USA) 2:08:54
35. Jure Ide (JPN) 2:18:06

Brownlee stuns field at Madrid WCS



Alistair Brownlee, the 21-year-old student from Leeds, Great Britain, devastated the field with a sizzling, race-best 30:30 10km run to take the second round of the 2009 ITU World Championship Series in Madrid Spain by 47 seconds over runner-up Courtney Atkinson of Australia. Javier Gomez of Spain, the 2008 ITU World Champion still recovering from an ankle injury that hampered him at the 2008 Olympics, rounded out the podium, five seconds back of Atkinson.

Brownlee, the 2007 ITU Junior World Champion and 2008 ITU Under 23 World Champion who led the 2008 Olympic triathlon before fading to 12th, hung tough with an 11-man bike breakaway that put 1:42 on the rest of the field led by Olympic champion Jan Frodeno, ITU World Championship Series Round 1 runner-up Brad Kahlefeldt of Australia, and Jarrod Shoemaker of the United States. After parking his bike, Brownlee took off on the run like a rocket-propelled grenade. Showing recent running form that produced a 29:30 10km road race a month ago, Brownlee left Gomez, an 11-time ITU World Cup winner and Atkinson, a 7-time ITU World Cup winner who won both the Mooloolaba and Ishigaki World Cup races earlier this year, in his dust.

“It was a dream race,” said Brownlee, who had not previously won an ITU World Cup race.

Kahlefeldt was the best of the chase pack, running a second-best on the day 31:04 10km to out lean fellow chaser Frodeno, bike front packer James Seear of Australia, and the USA’s Shoemaker for 9th.

2009 ITU World Championship Series 2
Madrid, Spain
May 31, 2009
S 1.5k/ B 40k/ R 10k

Results

Men
1. Alistair Brownlee (GBR) 1:51:27
2. Courtney Atkinson (AUS) 1:52:14
3. Javier Gomez (ESP) 1:52:19
4. Maik Petzold (GER) 1:52:32
5. Ivan Vasiliev (RUS) 1:52:39
6. Alexander Brukhankov (RUS) 1:52:45
7. Dimitry Polyansky (RUS) 1:53:08
8. Christian Prochnow (GER) 1:53:17
9. Brad Kahlefeldt (AUS) 1:53:18
10. Jan Frodeno (GER) 1:53:19
12. Jarrod Shoemaker (USA) 1:53:20

21 Pais Bruno POR 01:54:53 00:18:31 00:01:10 01:02:19 00:00:27 00:32:25
36 Marques Duarte Silva POR 01:57:53 00:18:40 00:01:10 01:02:16 00:00:27 00:35:20

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