Catch up on the results of British Athletes competing across the globe.
Jump to: British Paratriathlon Championships | IRONMAN Lanzarote | IRONMAN Brazil | Welsh Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships | Darley Moor May Duathlon
British Paratriathlon Championships, Eton Dorney
(Photo Credit: Mark Fountain)
Paratriathlon returned to Eton Dorney a year on from the Para World Cup event, with Arctic One hosting it Paratriathlon Festival now for a 6th consecutive year. The event welcomed Britain's best paratriathletes alongside developing talent and the grassroots of the sport.
Both Claire Cashmore (PTS5) and Joseph Townsend (PTWC) retained their British title after close races with Lauren Steadman (PTS5) and Bret Crossley (PTWC) respectively, whilst Stuart Meikle (PTS2) upgraded his 2018 silver medal to gold.
Dave Ellis was guided competitively for the first time by Tim Don, with the reigning PTVI World Champion finishing well clear of the field despite a lost shoe mounting the tandem out of T1 causing a slight loss of time as the new pairing get to grips with racing together. Their were further titles for Jade Jones-Hall (PTWC), Steven Crowley (PTS4), George Peasgood (PTS5) and Andrea Logan (PTVI) as well as many fine performances from talent athletes and fresh faces to the sport.
Extended report to follow
| Category | Male British Champion | Female British Champion |
|---|---|---|
| PTWC | Joseph Townsend | Jade Jones-Hall |
| PTS2 | Stuart Meikle | - |
| PTS3 | - | - |
| PTS4 | Steven Crowley | - |
| PTS5 | George Peasgood | Claire Cashmore |
| PTVI | Dave Ellis | Andrea Logan |
IRONMAN Lanzarote
She takes #IMLanzarote in 9:59:10 thanks to a great performance, 58:35 swim/ 5:38:00 bike/ 3:14:52 run @NikkiBartlett1 pic.twitter.com/xWdCHSyB86
— IRONMANLive (@IRONMANLive) May 25, 2019
Nikki Bartlett had a golden day in Lanzarote taking the win by over four minutes over Maja Stage Nielsen (DEN) to be the third British female winner of this event in the past three years.
It was a disappointing day however for Emma Pallant who pulled out on the bike, revealing on social media that she now intends to focus on 70.3 racing on the advise of her team. Philip Graves finished 25th in the Men's Pro race.
IRONMAN Brazil
Waking up exhausted but very happy this morning. Time to sit on a plane for 12hr and figure out what's next... pic.twitter.com/ryHBQDOweS
— Will Clarke (@Theclarke) May 27, 2019
William Clarke secured his place for the Kona Ironman World Championships with a second place finish in Brazil behind American Andrew Potts.
Welsh Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships
The SWYD sprint triathlon around Barry Island was also ITU Draft legal qualifier for the 2020 Edmonton ITU Sprint Distance Triathlon World Championships. Liam Lloyd continued his domestic winning streak to top the men's overall podium by over four minutes from James Hodgson and Ross Simpson who were seperated by just two seconds. Hannah Dodwell took the tape in the women's race in a time of 1:13:10 ahead of Lauren Turvey and Eloise Crowley.
Darley Moor May Duathlon (2020 European Age-Group Qualifier)
The 2020 ETU Sprint Distance Duathlon qualifier organised by Crazy Legs Events took place this weekend. Ross Broomfield (Walden Tri) and Eden Schiller (Newcastle Tri Club (Staffs)) took the overall top spot on the podium in the men's and women's race respectively.
