Tre giorni intensi e spettacolari in Canada con la tappa di World Triathlon Championship Series di Montreal, svoltasi dal 13 al 15 agosto 2021.
Venerdì 13 le qualifiche e i ripescaggi e sabato 14 le finali del nuovo Eliminator che hanno incoronato campioni Flora Duffy (BER) e Dorian Coninx (FRA), con la nostra Verena Steinhauser che conquista l’8° posto.
Domenica 15 la Mixed Relay con l’Italia di Beatrice Mallozzi, Gianluca Pozzatti, Alice Betto ed Alessandro Fabian che conquista il primo podio WTCS alle spalle di USA e Nuova Zelanda.
WTCS MONTREAL ELIMINATOR
Tutte e quattro le azzurre, Alice Betto, Beatrice Mallozzi, Angelica Olmo e Verena Steinhauser, conquistano la finale a 30.
Betto cade in T1 e viene eliminata insieme a Mallozzi, Olmo non supera il 2° round, mentre Steinhauser conquista con autorevolezza la finale e chiude all’ottavo posto.
La campionessa olimpica Flora Duffy doma la scatenata statunitense Taylor Knibb, con al terzo posto l’altra portacolori USA Taylory Spivey.
Tra gli uomini, Gianluca Pozzatti e Alessandro Fabian passano il turno con la batteria di ripescaggio, ma non riescono a conquistare la qualifica dopo il 1° dei 3 round della finale.
Splendida tripletta francese con Dorian Coninx che precede Vincent Luis e Leo Bergere, in testa fino a 100 metri dal traguardo.
TOP TEN
DONNE
1 Flora Duffy 1987 BER 3 00:23:07 00:04:06 00:01:31 00:10:26 00:00:36 00:06:31
2 Taylor Knibb 1998 USA 1 00:23:14 00:04:11 00:01:31 00:10:20 00:00:35 00:06:39
3 Taylor Spivey 1991 USA 8 00:23:24 00:04:06 00:01:33 00:10:22 00:00:32 00:06:53
4 Katie Zaferes 1989 USA 7 00:23:33 00:04:11 00:01:33 00:10:48 00:00:34 00:06:30
5 Leonie Periault 1994 FRA 9 00:23:37 00:04:08 00:01:36 00:10:49 00:00:33 00:06:33
6 Laura Lindemann 1996 GER 2 00:23:39 00:04:06 00:01:35 00:10:51 00:00:31 00:06:38
7 Sophie Coldwell 1995 GBR 10 00:23:56 00:04:04 00:01:36 00:10:52 00:00:32 00:06:54
8 Verena Steinhauser 1994 ITA 14 00:24:00 00:04:13 00:01:32 00:10:48 00:00:33 00:06:57
9 Nicole Van Der Kaay 1996 NZL 11 00:24:11 00:04:10 00:01:33 00:10:50 00:00:34 00:07:06
10 Non Stanford 1989 GBR 5 00:24:28 00:04:11 00:01:33 00:11:08 00:00:35 00:07:03
UOMINI
1 Dorian Coninx 1994 FRA 6 00:22:08 00:03:51 00:01:24 00:10:48 00:00:28 00:05:38
2 Vincent Luis 1989 FRA 7 00:22:09 00:03:40 00:01:31 00:10:53 00:00:28 00:05:39
3 Léo Bergere 1996 FRA 4 00:22:11 00:03:50 00:01:25 00:10:49 00:00:28 00:05:41
4 Marten Van Riel 1992 BEL 3 00:22:16 00:03:48 00:01:25 00:10:51 00:00:28 00:05:45
5 Antonio Serrat Seoane 1995 ESP 18 00:22:18 00:03:50 00:01:24 00:10:51 00:00:29 00:05:46
6 Hayden Wilde 1997 NZL 10 00:22:24 00:03:54 00:01:21 00:10:50 00:00:28 00:05:54
7 Jacob Birtwhistle 1995 AUS 2 00:22:31 00:03:52 00:01:25 00:10:48 00:00:29 00:05:58
8 Tayler Reid 1996 NZL 16 00:22:41 00:03:42 00:01:29 00:10:53 00:00:29 00:06:09
9 Seth Rider 1997 USA 28 00:22:57 00:03:45 00:01:28 00:10:49 00:00:28 00:06:31
DNF Kevin McDowell 1992 USA 5 DNF 00:03:49 00:01:23 00:10:51 00:00:32 00:00:00
WTCS MONTREAL MIXED RELAY
Lotta l’Italia, dall’inizio alla fine sempre nelle primissime posizioni: alla fine il quartetto azzurro, con nell’ordine Beatrice Mallozzi, Gianluca Pozzatti, Alice Betto e Alessandro Fabian, riesce a conquistare il suo primo podio Mixed Relay nella WTCS.
I più veloci sono gli Stati Uniti che precedono la Nuova Zelanda; solo quarta la Germania che chiude alle spalle dell’Italia, ai piedi del podio.
TOP TEN
1 United States USA 4 01:25:27 00:22:21 00:20:10 00:22:51 00:20:03
1 Taylor Spivey USA 00:22:21 00:03:53 00:01:37 00:10:09 00:00:31 00:06:14
2 Seth Rider USA 00:20:10 00:03:39 00:01:26 00:09:03 00:00:28 00:05:36
3 Kirsten Kasper USA 00:22:51 00:04:01 00:01:40 00:10:17 00:00:34 00:06:22
4 Chase Mcqueen USA 00:20:03 00:03:40 00:01:28 00:09:27 00:00:30 00:05:02
2 New Zealand NZL 3 01:25:32 00:22:19 00:20:29 00:22:27 00:20:14
1 Nicole Van Der Kaay NZL 00:22:19 00:03:57 00:01:33 00:10:09 00:00:31 00:06:12
2 Dylan Mccullough NZL 00:20:29 00:03:42 00:01:24 00:09:05 00:00:30 00:05:51
3 Ainsley Thorpe NZL 00:22:27 00:04:01 00:01:31 00:10:08 00:00:32 00:06:18
4 Saxon Morgan NZL 00:20:14 00:03:49 00:01:23 00:09:30 00:00:32 00:05:04
3 Italy ITA 6 01:25:46 00:22:27 00:20:15 00:22:30 00:20:32
1 Beatrice Mallozzi ITA 00:22:27 00:04:01 00:01:34 00:10:05 00:00:31 00:06:18
2 Gianluca Pozzatti ITA 00:20:15 00:03:38 00:01:24 00:09:02 00:00:30 00:05:44
3 Alice Betto ITA 00:22:30 00:04:06 00:01:33 00:10:07 00:00:33 00:06:14
4 Alessandro Fabian ITA 00:20:32 00:03:49 00:01:28 00:09:29 00:00:32 00:05:18
4 Germany GER 5 01:26:06 00:22:45 00:20:22 00:22:42 00:20:15
5 Switzerland SUI 8 01:26:40 00:22:34 00:20:21 00:23:30 00:20:14
6 Australia AUS 2 01:27:00 00:23:22 00:20:56 00:23:03 00:19:37
7 Czech Republic CZE 10 01:27:09 00:22:29 00:20:42 00:23:15 00:20:41
8 Canada CAN 7 01:28:08 00:22:46 00:21:14 00:23:32 00:20:35
DNS France FRA 1 DNS 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00
LAP Japan JPN 9 LAP 00:24:11 00:21:19 00:24:23 00:00:00
