Andrew Lewis ends Paratriathlon season in style in Sarasota

by Adam Bailey for the IPC on 10 Oct, 2017 10:21 • Español
Andrew Lewis ends Paratriathlon season in style in Sarasota

The ITU Sarasota Paratriathlon World Cup might have been a triathlon turned duathlon, but it didn’t stop Great Britain’s Andrew Lewis from ending his season in style.

High levels of algae in the water at Nathan Benderson Park, FL, USA, meant the final Para World Cup of the season was contested over the duathlon format of a 2.5km run, 18km bike and a 5km run. But, despite the change in course and stifling heat, the British Paratriathlete was still able to continue his dominance in the PTS2 category.

Trialling a new blade and bike set-up in Sarasota, Lewis proved too quick for the rest of the field, completing the course in a time of 1:11:50, to claim his fourth win of 2017.

The European, world and Paralympic champion held off a strong American challenge, with the USA’s Allan Armstrong (1:13:01) and Adam Popp (1:16:08) finishing second and third respectively.

In the women’s PTS2 race, Paralympic bronze medallist Melissa Stockwell (1:46:20) took silver in her first international event since giving birth in August as Japan’s Yukako Hata secured the victory in a time of 1:33:45.

Germany’s Benjamin Lenatz (58:19) was victorious in the men’s PTWC race, pulling away from the rest of the field on the 2.5km run. Australia’s Alex Welsh cut the deficit on the bike, before Lenatz finished strongly to win by over two and half minutes.

Welsh (1:00:54) was next to cross the line to claim the silver medal, followed by Italy’s Pier Alberto Buccoliero (1:04:07), who completed the podium.

Sixteen-year-old Ahalya Lettenberger continued her impressive start to her Paratriathlon career as she beat Mexico’s Brenda Osnaya Alvarez in a thrilling head-to-head battle in the women’s PTWC event.

Lettenberger passed Alvarez on the final run to win by 31 seconds in a time of 1:19:15. Her win marked the US Paratriathlete’s first podium in international competition after finishing fourth at the World Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, last month.

Austria’s Oliver Dreier celebrated the win in the men’s PTS4 race, but there was just 21 seconds separating the top four Paratriathletes heading into transition one. Dreier pulled away on the bike, before extending his advantage on the final 5km run to win in a time of 1:05:05. The silver medal went to Ireland’s Tojo Lazzari (1:06:47) and bronze went to Denmark’s Hávard Vatnhamar (1:09:23).

Mexico’s Jose Abraham Estrada Sierra (1:05:55) claimed his first international win of his career in the men’s PTS5 event. He finished ahead of Ireland’s Aidan McGlynn (1:08:39) and Argentina’s Pablo Pomata (1:12:11) respectively.

It was a successful international debut for France’s Charles Edouard Catherine (1:11:00) as he secured victory in the men’s PTVI race. David Rangel Uzcategui of Venezuela (1:14:09) finished second, while Brandon Adame of USA (1:20:13) rounded off the podium.

US Paratriathlete Amy Dixon (1:20:44) earned her second World Cup win of the year as she saw off her compatriot Ashley Eisenmenger (1:26:01) in the women’s PTVI event.

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Related Event: 2017 Sarasota ITU Paratriathlon World Cup
08 Oct, 2017 • event page • all results
Results: PTWC Men
1. Benjamin Lenatz H1 GER 00:58:19
2. Alex Welsh H1 AUS 01:00:54
3. Pier Alberto Buccoliero H2 ITA 01:04:07
4. Andrea Meschiari H1 ITA 01:08:33
5. Zach Young H1 USA 01:08:36
Results: PTWC Women
1. Ahalya Lettenberger H2 USA 01:19:15
2. Brenda Osnaya Alvarez H1 MEX 01:19:46
Results: PTS2 Men
1. Andrew Lewis GBR 01:11:50
2. Allan Armstrong USA 01:13:01
3. Adam Popp USA 01:16:08
4. Maikol Monsalve USA 02:03:32
Results: PTS2 Women
1. Yukako Hata JPN 01:33:45
2. Melissa Stockwell USA 01:46:20
Results: PTS4 Men
1. Oliver Dreier AUT 01:05:05
2. Tojo Lazzari IRL 01:06:47
3. Hávard Vatnhamar DEN 01:09:23
4. Gianfilippo Mirabile ITA 01:10:12
5. Shingo Kuboyama JPN 01:14:31
Results: PTS4 Women
1. Andrea Walton USA 01:26:28
Results: PTS5 Men
1. José Abraham Estrada Sierra MEX 01:05:55
2. Aidan McGlynn IRL 01:08:39
3. Pablo Pomata ARG 01:12:11
Results: PTS5 Women
1. Ruth-Ann Reeves USA 01:22:44
Results: PTVI Men
1. Charles Edouard Catherine B1 FRA 01:11:00
2. David Rangel Uzcategui B3 VEN 01:14:09
3. Brandon Adame B1 USA 01:20:13
DSQ. Juan Carlos Villarroel B1 CHI DSQ
Results: PTVI Women
1. Amy Dixon B3 USA 01:20:44
2. Ashley Eisenmenger B2 USA 01:26:01
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