Ben Dijkstra and Bethany Cook both narrowly missed out on medals at Europe Triathlon Cup events as they finished fourth at their respective Premium Cup and Junior Cup events in Hungary.
Closer to home, there were British champions crowned in both paratriathlon and aquathlon, while the latest event in the Welsh Triathlon Super Series was also held.
Europe Triathlon Premium Cup Tiszaujvaros (16-17 July)
Ben Dijkstra was the highest placed British athlete at Europe Triathlon Premium Cup Tiszaujvaros as he repeated his fourth-place finish from Holten two weeks ago to round-off another strong performance and earn a large haul of continental cup points.
Chris Perham and Hamish Reilly both joined Dijkstra in the men’s final after successfully progressing through the semi-finals, with the racing in Hungary split over two days with the semi-finals on Saturday and then the final on Sunday – both contested over the sprint distance.
The semi-finals included a race win for Reilly and top-three spots for Dijkstra and Perham, while Jack Stanton-Stock missed out on a final place after finishing 20th in his semi-final.
In the final, Dijkstra led the British athletes in fourth, eight seconds off third, with Chris Perham crossing the line 13th and Hamish Reilly 19th.
Annabel Morton was the sole British competitor in the women’s race and, after securing her place in the final with a 10th place finish, Morton was unfortunately disqualified in the final.
Europe Triathlon Junior Cup Tiszaujvaros (16-17 July)
Bethany Cook was again in the medal hunt as she finished fourth at Europe Triathlon Junior Cup Tiszaujvaros.
Cook, who was part of the recent world silver medal winning Junior/U23 mixed relay team in Montreal, crossed the line fourth, 17 seconds behind third, to follow-up her bronze medal finish from the Europe Triathlon Junior Cup in Quarteira earlier this year.
Nathan Coy placed 22nd on his international debut in the junior men’s final, while fellow Great Britain debutant Michael Gar finished 13th in his semi-final and wasn’t able to join Coy in Sunday’s final.
British Paratriathlon Championships (16 July)
This year’s British Paratriathlon champions were crowned as a mix of experienced and new paratriathlon talent was on display at Eton Dorney where 10 British titles and multiple medals were awarded at the 2022 British Paratriathlon Championships.
Gold medallists included Dave Ellis, guided by Luke Pollard, and Katie Crowhurst, guided by Jess Fullagar, who won the British PTVI titles ahead of representing Team England at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
There was another British title for women’s PTS5 world and European champion Claire Cashmore, who was one of four athletes to successfully defend their British title, along with Bret Crossley (men’s PTWC), Chris Arthey (men’s PTS2) and Michael Salisbury (men’s PTS5).
British Aquathlon Championships (16 July)
It was a busy Saturday morning at Eton Dorney with the British Aquathlon Championships also held at the London 2012 rowing lake where British titles were won in each age group across the swim-run format.
Chloe Dooley was the quickest female across both the swim and run legs to cross the line as the first female finisher and also win her first British title in the female 20-24 age group.
The honour of being the fastest male was earned by Will Atkinson who also became British champion in the male 25-29 age group. They were two of many noteworthy performances across the day including Donald Brooks in the 45-49 age group who added the British aquathlon title to the golds he has in duathlon, sprint and standard distance triathlon already this year.
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Welsh Triathlon Super Series (16 July)
The Bluestone Pembrokeshire Coast Triathlon in Broad Haven was where the latest event in this year’s Welsh Triathlon Super Series was held.
The standard distance event was the fourth stage of this year’s Welsh Triathlon Super Series with the rankings from each event counting towards the overall Super Series standings.
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