The Men’s Elite race once again saw Philip Wylie leading the way from a British perspective. Bronze medal winner for the past two years at this championship, Philip headed a strong leading group at the end of the opening 10km run, but it was Jorik Van Egdom (NED) who set the pace over the 40km bike leg. World and European Junior Champion in 2013, the Dutch athlete held strong on the final run to earn both the Under-23 and Senior titles ahead of the French pairing of Benoit Nicolas and Yohan Le Berre. In his first start at Elite level, Carl Avery finished 17th, whilst Philip Wylie finished in 8th position. 

 

The Elite Women’s event saw a new Senior champion in Giorgia Priorone (ITA), where Great Britain’s Gillian Palmer finished 11th.

 

In the Elite Junior races, Hannah Hobbs (sixth) and Serena O’Connor (seventh) were the British pairing in a race won by home athlete Lisa Tertsch. It was a German double in the Junior Men’s race won by Moritz Horn, where Will Crudgington (eighth) and Lewis Byram (11th) were our British entrants.

 

In the Paraduathlon event, the small team of four starters returned three Silver medals, through Mark Conway (M-PT1), Richard McLeod (M-PT3) and Steven Crowley (M-PT4). Adrian Howden (M-PT4) completed the team in sixth.

 

Attention now turns to the off-road format with the ETU European Cross Duathlon Championships taking place in Romania next weekend.

 

 

2016 ETU Standard Distance Duathlon European Championships: Great Britain Age-Group Team Standard Distance Medals (18)

 

Gold Medals – Standard Distance (7)

 

Tasmin Boam -18-19 Female

Benjamin Hindley - 18-19 Male

Jordan Skelly - 20-24 Male

David Thomas - 35-39 Male

Kate Morris - 50-54 Female

Jan Forrester - 60-64 Female

Elspeth Knott - 65-69 Female

 

Silver Medals – Standard Distance (5)

 

Jo Wilkie - 35-39 Female

Nicholas Latimer - 35-39 Male

Joanne Clark - 40-44 Female

Louella O'Herlihy - 45-49 Female

Paul Miller - 45-49 Male

 

Bronze Medals – Standard Distance (6)

 

Zachary Pywell - 20-24 Male

Hannah Priest - 30-34 Female

Nicolas Pillinger - 35-39 Male

Philip Kruse - 40-44 Male

Ronald Mcwilliam - 45-49 Male

Eleanor Robinson - 65-69 Female

 

2016 ETU Sprint Distance Duathlon European Championships: Great Britain Age-Group Team Medals (44)

 

Gold Medals – Sprint Distance (16)

 

Diana Chalmers – 16-19 Female AG Sprint

Sebastian Gary – 16-19 Male AG Sprint

Lauren Evans – 20-24 Female AG Sprint

David Cole – 25-29 Male AG Sprint

Adam Labbett – 30-34 Male AG Sprint

Sally Turner – 35-39 Female AG Sprint

Fiona Kesteven – 40-44 Female AG Sprint

Cathy Dawson – 45-49 Female AG Sprint

Richard Hancock – 45-49 Male AG Sprint

Joanne Bolton – 50-54 Female AG Sprint

Wayne Aylesbury – 50-54 Male AG Sprint

Carole Page – 55-59 Female AG Sprint

Sue Clarke – 60-64 Female AG Sprint

Margaret Jagan – 65-69 Female Sprint

Mick Anglim – 65-69 Male Sprint

Michael Smallwood – 70-74 Male Sprint

 

Silver Medals – Sprint Distance (13)

 

Amy Chalmers – 16-19 Female AG Sprint

Harrison Smith – 16-19 Male AG Sprint

Kayleigh Adams – 20-24 Female AG Sprint

Nicola Noble – 25-29 Female AG Sprint

Claire Steels – 30-34 Female AG Sprint

Sara Eames – 35-39 Female AG Sprint

Jonathan Hoggett – 35-39 Male AG Sprint

Karolyn Brown – 40-44 Female AG Sprint

Harry Walker – 45-49 Male AG Sprint

Janice Mcwilliam – 55-59 Female Sprint

Andrea Sanders Reece – 60-64 Female Sprint

David Butt – 60-64 Male Sprint

Jeanette Susan Graves – 65-69 Female Sprint
Maurice Young – 80+ Male AG Sprint

 

Bronze Medals – Sprint Distance (15)

 

Jemima Walker – 16-19 Female AG Sprint

Ben Cockburn – 20-24 Male AG Sprint

Lydia Newton – 25-29 Female AG Sprint

Cameron Keast – 25-29 Male AG Sprint

David Sharman – 30-34 Male AG Sprint

Caz Kay – 35-39 Female AG Sprint

Matthew Turnbull – 35-39 Male AG Sprint

Kirsty Prior – 40-44 Female AG Sprint

David Mole – 40-44 Male AG Sprint

Rachel Lightfoot – 45-49 Female AG Sprint

Michael Buchallet – 45-49 Male AG Sprint

Sarah Gill – 50-54 Female AG Sprint

David Bagge – 50-54 Male AG Sprint

Wendy Read – 60-64 Female AG Sprint

 

 

Full results: http://www.triathlon.org/results/event/2016_kalkar_etu_duathlon_european_championships

 

Photo courtesy of Twitter/ @SkellyJordan