Great Britain’s paratriathletes produced strong performances to win two gold, four silver and a bronze medal in the final World Paratriathlon Series (WPS) race of the season in Edmonton, Canada. Gold medals came from Iraq veteran, Steve Crowley, and former England Cerebral Palsy footballer, Ryan Taylor from Derby.
2017 Edmonton ITU World Paratriathlon Series RESULTS:
PTWC Men
| 1. | Geert Schipper H2 | NED | 01:06:07 |
| 2. | Joseph Townsend H2 | GBR | 01:08:36 |
| 3. | Alexandre Paviza H1 | FRA | 01:11:12 |
PTS2 Women
| 1. | Liisa Lilja | FIN | 01:27:10 |
| 2. | Hailey Danz | USA | 01:29:05 |
| 3. | Fran Brown | GBR | 01:32:59 |
PTS3 Men
| 1. | Ryan Taylor | GBR | 01:13:39 |
| 2. | Joaquin Carrasco | ESP | 01:20:56 |
PTS4 Men
| 1. | Steven Crowley | GBR | 01:07:44 |
| 2. | Hideki Uda | JPN | 01:12:34 |
| 3. | Joel Rosinbum | USA | 01:13:02 |
PTS5 Men
| 1. | Stefan Daniel | CAN | 01:00:04 |
| 2. | George Peasgood | GBR | 01:05:51 |
| 3. | Carlos Rafael Viana | BRA | 01:07:06 |
PTS5 Women
| 1. | Grace Norman | USA | 01:10:44 |
| 2. | Lauren Steadman | GBR | 01:12:12 |
| 3. | Kate Doughty | AUS | 01:13:56 |
| 4. | Claire Cashmore | GBR | 01:14:08 |
PTVI Men
| 1. | Aaron Scheidies B2 | USA | 01:04:09 |
| 2. | David Ellis B3 | GBR | 01:06:08 |
| 3. | Arnaud Grandjean B3 | FRA | 01:10:22 |
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In his first WPS event, Steve Crowley, led from gun to tape to win gold in the men’s PTS4 category. Crowley commented: “It feels great to have taken part in my first World Series race and, more importantly, to have secured the win. Hopefully the points will help to secure an automatic start for the World Championships later this year.”
It feels great to have taken part in my first World Series race and, more importantly, to have secured the win.
It was also gold for Rio Paralympian, Ryan Taylor, now competing in the PTS3 category. After a period of illness a couple of months ago, Taylor was delighted to take the victory in Edmonton: “I had one of my best swims in a triathlon and pushed hard on the bike on a tough course. I had a controlled run and so I am very happy to take the gold medal.”
In the women’s PTS5, Paralympic silver medallist, Lauren Steadman, took silver behind Paralympic Champion, Grace Norman from the USA. Four women exited T1 together, including Steadman and Rio Paralympic champion swimmer, Claire Cashmore. Steadman entered the transition from bike to run in the lead before the fast running Norman pulled away.
Cashmore fought hard on the run to finish fourth, just 12 seconds behind bronze in her first WPS event after taking up paratriathlon earlier this year.
There were also silver medals for Rio Paralympians, George Peasgood (PTS5) and Joe Townsend (PTWC), who both finished behind the Paralympic silver medallists in their respective categories.
Dave Ellis and his guide, Jack Peasgood won Great Britain’s fourth silver medal in the PTVI category. Despite a strong swim, Ellis and Peasgood were unable to match the bike power of American, Aaron Scheidies, who is unbeaten in ITU competition since Ellis won the World Championships in 2013.
Also making her WPS debut for Great Britain, Fran Brown took the bronze medal in the women’s PTS2 category.
