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Feb. 11 early start of the season opens the first round of the World Cup race in Cape Town. This year's World Cup program includes over twenty races, a new record in the triathlon. A competition program covers all continents and starts in February and lasts until November, inclusive! Also, there is a parallel to the World Cup, when a weekend pass at once two stages on different continents. Race in Cape Town early start is different and this is the first serious start in the elite this year. Therefore, contenders for victory were a few.
Men race was won by Richard Murray who played the victory with his compatriots - Henrш Schoeman and Wian Sullwald. The very outcome of the race was decided on the run and a trio of South Africans were ready for such an outcome. Behind the hosts stayed strong triathletes such as Rafael Montoya, Lucas Pertl, Lucas Hollaus, Mark Austin, Thomas Springer, Erwin Vanderplanke, Grant Shelden and Anthony Pujades. The riders showed high competition and willingness beginning of the season. And before the first race of the World Series five more weeks, and already we are seeing such rapid results!
Women have played an English victory - Lucky Hall and Jessica Learmonth. Japanese woman Ai Ueda leaders lost half a minute at the finish. The top-10 finish Rachel Klamer, Jolanda Annen, Chelsea Burns, Margot Garabedian, Juri Ide, Erin Dolan and Yurie Matsuda. Mistress of the competition could not compete in the race.
Elite Men
1 Richard Murray RSA 00:51:33
2 Henri Schoeman RSA 00:51:41 0:00:08
3 Wian Sullwald RSA 00:51:56 0:00:23
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4 Raphael Montoya FRA 00:52:05 0:00:32
5 Lukas Pertl AUT 00:52:08 0:00:35
6 Lukas Hollaus AUT 00:52:11 0:00:38
7 Marc Austin GBR 00:52:15 0:00:42
8 Thomas Springer AUT 00:52:17 0:00:44
9 Erwin Vanderplancke BEL 00:52:21 0:00:48
10 Grant Sheldon GBR 00:52:22 0:00:49
11 Matthew Sharpe CAN 00:52:25 0:00:52
12 Anthony Pujades FRA 00:52:25 0:00:52
13 Liam Lloyd GBR 00:52:27 0:00:54
14 Marco Van Der Stel NED 00:52:29 0:00:56
15 Antonio Serrat Seoane ESP 00:52:38 0:01:05
16 Makoto Odakura JPN 00:52:42 0:01:09
17 Drew Box AUS 00:52:47 0:01:14
18 Bob Haller LUX 00:52:50 0:01:17
19 Simon De Cuyper BEL 00:52:54 0:01:21
20 Jonas Schomburg ITU 00:52:55 0:01:22
21 Alois Knabl AUT 00:52:59 0:01:26
22 Jesus Gomar ITU 00:53:08 0:01:35
23 Jean-Paul Burger NAM 00:53:08 0:01:35
24 Menno Koolhaas NED 00:53:17 0:01:44
25 Premysl Svarc CZE 00:53:25 0:01:52
26 Jorik Van Egdom NED 00:53:51 0:02:18
...+5%...
27 Nicholas Quenet RSA 00:54:30 0:02:57
28 Dylan Nortje RSA 00:54:52 0:03:19
29 Jumpei Furuya JPN 00:54:58 0:03:25
30 Omri Bahat ISR 00:55:43 0:04:10
31 Noah Servais BEL 00:55:49 0:04:16
32 Fergus Roberts GBR 00:55:59 0:04:26
33 Rinaldo Morgia RSA 00:57:45 0:06:12
34 Marc Greyling RSA 00:58:21 0:06:48
35 Jonathan Zipf GER DNF
36 Ron Darmon ISR DNS
Elite Women
1 Lucy Hall GBR 00:59:34
2 Jessica Learmonth GBR 00:59:35 0:00:01
3 Ai Ueda JPN 01:00:04 0:00:30
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4 Rachel Klamer NED 01:00:15 0:00:41
5 Jolanda Annen SUI 01:00:31 0:00:57
6 Chelsea Burns USA 01:00:50 0:01:16
7 Margot Garabedian FRA 01:00:51 0:01:17
8 Juri Ide JPN 01:00:59 0:01:25
9 Erin Dolan USA 01:01:04 0:01:30
10 Yurie Matsuda JPN 01:01:16 0:01:42
11 Julia Hauser AUT 01:01:20 0:01:46
12 Sandra Dodet FRA 01:01:24 0:01:50
13 Emilie Morier FRA 01:01:37 0:02:03
14 Aoi Kuramoto JPN 01:01:41 0:02:07
15 Anel Radford RSA 01:01:53 0:02:19
16 Kirsten Nuyes NED 01:02:01 0:02:27
17 Julie Nimmo GBR 01:02:52 0:03:18
18 Jeanine Kocken NED 01:03:10 0:03:36
19 Carlyn Fischer RSA 01:03:29 0:03:55
20 Vicky Van Der Merwe RSA 01:03:49 0:04:15
21 Cindy Schwulst RSA 01:04:11 0:04:37
...+8%...
22 Celeste Renaud RSA 01:04:50 0:05:16
23 Hannah Howitt GBR 01:05:05 0:05:31
24 Jodie Berry RSA 01:05:16 0:05:42
25 Jayme-Sue Vermaas RSA 01:05:16 0:05:42
26 Shanae Williams RSA 01:07:14 0:07:40
27 Cassandre Beaugrand FRA DNF
28 Alexandra Quenet RSA DNF
29 Maude Elaine Le Roux RSA DNF |
