La classica ciliegina su una stagione da incorniciare: medaglia d’argento conquistata da Anna Barbaro con la sua guida Charlotte Bonin nel Mondiale di Paratriathlon disputatosi il 5 novembre 2021 ad Abu Dhabi! (Guarda qui la sua intervista di Passione Triathlon). Gli altri azzurri in gara: Giovanni Achenza è 4°, Federico Sicura (guidato da Dario Chitti) 7°, mentre Veronica Yoko Plebani non ha completato la sua gara.
Nella stessa giornata, ultima tappa World Triathlon Championship Series del 2021 con le vittorie della campionessa olimpica Flora Duffy (BER), davanti alle britanniche Georgia Taylor-Brown e Sophie Coldwell, e Jelle Gens (BEL), che ha battuto Vincent Luis (FRA) e Bence Bicsák (HUN); 18^ Verena Steinhauser, caduta in bici e ritiro per Alice Betto, 27^ e 29^ piazza per Alessandro Fabian e Gianluca Pozzatti.
Di seguito, i video, i post dei protagonisti azzurri e le classifiche complete dei due eventi di Abu Dhabi.
Foto: Tommy Zaferes / World Triathlon
HIGHLIGHTS PARATRIATHLON
HIGHLIGHTS ELITE WOMEN
HIGHLIGHTS ELITE MEN
CLASSIFICHE
PARATRIATHLON
PTWC MEN
1 Jetze Plat H2 1991 NED 121 00:56:15 00:09:50 00:01:22 00:29:38 00:00:55 00:11:24
2 Geert Schipper H2 1977 NED 122 00:57:33 00:10:50 00:01:35 00:29:21 00:00:55 00:11:46
3 Florian Brungraber H2 1984 AUT 124 00:57:44 00:10:32 00:01:41 00:30:12 00:00:59 00:11:14
4 Giovanni Achenza H1 1971 ITA 127 01:00:28 00:11:57 00:01:50 00:31:56 00:01:07 00:13:39
PTS2 WOMEN
1 Hailey Danz 1991 USA 204 01:17:21 00:12:49 00:02:38 00:35:04 00:01:50 00:25:02
2 Fran Brown 1984 GBR 206 01:18:17 00:12:48 00:02:21 00:33:28 00:01:38 00:28:03
3 Liisa Lilja 1992 FIN 203 01:23:45 00:13:50 00:02:26 00:38:43 00:01:57 00:26:50
DNF Veronica Yoko Plebani 1996 ITA 202 DNF 00:13:54 00:02:17 00:38:45 00:01:51 00:00:00
PTVI MEN
1 Dave Ellis B3 1986 GBR 626 00:58:29 00:09:50 00:01:09 00:26:26 00:00:50 00:16:56
2 Héctor Catalá Laparra B2 1988 ESP 627 00:59:47 00:10:31 00:01:04 00:26:44 00:00:43 00:17:26
3 Kyle Coon B1 1991 USA 631 01:01:19 00:12:42 00:01:17 00:26:51 00:01:09 00:19:23
7 Federico Sicura B2 1985 ITA 632 01:02:33 00:11:26 00:01:08 00:27:16 00:00:48 00:18:36
PTVI WOMEN
1 Susana Rodriguez B1 1988 ESP 606 01:06:26 00:12:46 00:01:25 00:29:56 00:01:00 00:21:21
2 Anna Barbaro B1 1985 ITA 607 01:09:25 00:12:40 00:01:27 00:30:53 00:01:04 00:23:23
3 Alison Peasgood B2 1987 GBR 609 01:09:40 00:11:53 00:01:27 00:30:13 00:00:59 00:21:21
Distances: Swim 750 m (1 lap); Bike 19.88 km (conection + 3 laps); Run 5 km (3 laps)
Water Temperature 30.5ºC; Air temperature 24ºC. Wetsuits not allowed.
Staggered start: B2 and B3 athletes started the race 03:48 after B1 athletes. The total time of B2 and B3 athletes is the addition of the five splits plus 03:48
Athletes #607 Barbaro/ITA and #614 Maccombe/IRL served a 10 second penalty during the run segment.
ELITE DONNE
1 Flora Duffy 1987 BER 31 00:55:41 00:09:38 00:01:02 00:28:19 00:00:27 00:16:12
2 Georgia Taylor-Brown 1994 GBR 39 00:55:53 00:09:37 00:01:03 00:28:20 00:00:26 00:16:25
3 Sophie Coldwell 1995 GBR 30 00:56:11 00:09:30 00:01:05 00:28:25 00:00:25 00:16:45
4 Jessica Learmonth 1988 GBR 33 00:56:27 00:09:30 00:01:03 00:28:25 00:00:26 00:17:02
5 Taylor Knibb 1998 USA 29 00:56:35 00:09:43 00:01:05 00:28:10 00:00:29 00:17:06
6 Cassandre Beaugrand 1997 FRA 38 00:57:24 00:09:41 00:01:04 00:29:58 00:00:23 00:16:16
7 Beth Potter 1991 GBR 34 00:57:28 00:09:51 00:01:05 00:29:44 00:00:24 00:16:22
8 Non Stanford 1989 GBR 32 00:57:31 00:09:56 00:01:03 00:29:40 00:00:28 00:16:22
9 Rachel Klamer 1990 NED 41 00:57:34 00:09:56 00:01:06 00:29:36 00:00:26 00:16:27
10 Vicky Holland 1986 GBR 36 00:57:38 00:09:39 00:01:04 00:29:56 00:00:28 00:16:29
18 Verena Steinhauser 1994 ITA 8 00:58:19 00:10:02 00:01:04 00:29:35 00:00:26 00:17:10
DNF Alice Betto 1987 ITA 5 DNF 00:10:00 00:01:04 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00
ELITE UOMINI
1 Jelle Geens 1993 BEL 24 00:52:20 00:09:15 00:00:59 00:26:58 00:00:22 00:14:44
2 Vincent Luis 1989 FRA 21 00:52:25 00:08:43 00:01:02 00:27:27 00:00:22 00:14:49
3 Bence Bicsák 1995 HUN 38 00:52:28 00:09:02 00:01:01 00:27:07 00:00:25 00:14:51
4 Pierre Le Corre 1990 FRA 41 00:52:34 00:08:56 00:01:00 00:27:15 00:00:21 00:15:00
5 Antonio Serrat Seoane 1995 ESP 5 00:52:37 00:09:17 00:00:58 00:27:00 00:00:22 00:14:59
6 Tyler Mislawchuk 1994 CAN 30 00:52:41 00:09:01 00:01:01 00:27:10 00:00:24 00:15:04
7 Vasco Vilaca 1999 POR 45 00:52:46 00:09:03 00:00:58 00:27:09 00:00:23 00:15:11
8 Hayden Wilde 1997 NZL 23 00:52:54 00:09:18 00:00:58 00:26:56 00:00:24 00:15:15
9 Kenji Nener 1993 JPN 31 00:52:58 00:08:53 00:01:02 00:27:16 00:00:21 00:15:23
10 Gábor Faldum 1988 HUN 37 00:53:03 00:09:13 00:01:02 00:27:00 00:00:22 00:15:25
27 Alessandro Fabian 1988 ITA 39 00:54:24 00:09:04 00:01:01 00:27:47 00:00:25 00:16:06
29 Gianluca Pozzatti 1993 ITA 42 00:54:34 00:09:01 00:01:02 00:27:50 00:00:24 00:16:15