The World Triathlon Multisport Championships in Townsville, Australia, concluded last night (European time) with the World Championships Long Distance. In a race covering 3 kilometers of swimming, 114 kilometers of biking and 30 kilometers of running, the win– and hence the world title– went to Antonio Benito Lopez (SPA) and Charlene Clavel (FRA).
In a race with not that lots of individuals and where the majority of the huge names were missing out on, Antonio Benito Lopez began the race really strong right now: with a swim time of 37:51, he emerged from the water in a prominent group of 6. The next shuffling then occurred on the bike, as just Steven McKenna, Dylan Magnien and Charlie Quin were then able to join him. Belgian Louis Naeyaert was one minute quicker on the bike, however had actually currently left the water more than 2 minutes behind. Naeyaert did make sure he got an excellent position when the run began.
Throughout that run, Benito Lopez– with a run time of 1:43:06– was next-level. He was minutes much faster than all his rivals and ultimately went to the world title in a time of 5:02:54. McKenna was 2nd in 5:06:03 and Naeyaert 3rd in 5:07:29.
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Antonio Benito Lopez wins the Long Distance World Championship (Picture: World Triathlon)
In the ladies’s race, it was Julie Iemmolo who took a four-minute lead over her very first pursuers with a swim time of 41:37 minutes, and she likewise taped the fastest time on the bike. Charlene Clavel was the very best to follow, however when going into T2 her space had actually grown to practically 5 minutes.
That a lot can still take place throughout thirty kilometers of running shown when Clavel was no less than 10 minutes quicker than Iemmolo and hence turned her deficit into a big lead. Clavel won the race in 5:45:14. Poland’s Marta Lagownik, who likewise passed Iemmolo throughout the run, was 2nd in 5:47:16 and Iemmolo ultimately completed third in 5:51:04.
Protecting champs Clement Mignon and Marjolaine Pierre did not begin.