Catch up on a successful weekend for British Athletes at home and abroad

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ETU European Paratriathlon and U23 Championships

Lauren Steadman and Claire Cashmore continued their winning form in the PTS5 category with yet another one-two podium in the unusually stormy streets of Valencia. Fran Brown added to Great Britain’s medal tally with a convincing 1^st place finish (01:19:16). Melissa Reid continued the success with a silver medal in the PTVI.

Andy Lewis fought hard to secure silver after crossing the line just 15 seconds behind the French victor Jules Ribstein in PTS2. For the PTVI, Dave Ellis recorded the fastest swim (00:10:51) and run (00:16:35) of the entire race which allowed him to chart in 11^th after a damaging puncture during the bike section.

In the Under 23 Championships, Ben Dijkstra managed to push to gold after a highly competitive run which saw him end on a time of 00:51:18. James Teagle crossed the line less than 30 seconds later to place 8^th, with Harry Leleu coming closely behind in 12^th.

The mixed relay on Sunday saw Great Britain’s gold medal be decided by the 5 seconds separating 1^st and 2^nd place. The podium was shared with Germany and Spain.

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IRONMAN Wales

Great Britain dominated the female IRONMAN with Simone Mitchell poling 1^st and setting a course record of 09:41:52 with her first ever IRONMAN victory. Mitchell was followed by a sub 10-hour run from Laura Siddall to secure 3^rd and rounded off with a 4^th place finish from Lucy Gossage.

Philip Graves achieved a strong swim time of 00:50:52 for a 9^th place finish in his division. Other GB athletes include Joe Skipper who, after passing leader Dylan McNeice, suffered a flat during the bike stage and a subsequent DQ.

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2019 Zagreb ETU Triathlon Junior European Cup

The technically challenging course situated just outside of the Croatian capital offered plenty of tests for both Forbes Jackson and Ben Bishop as they crossed the line 33^rd and 36^th respectively.

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Photo Credit: FETRI Spanish Triathlon Federation