Ertel wins 1st World Cup in Cancun
By Gareth Davies on 04/11/07 at 12:00 am
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2007 Cancun World Cup - Women
Reigning Pan Am Games gold medalist Julie Ertel of the United States has won her first career world cup today in Cancun, highlighting a gold-bronze finish for the Americans. France’s Carole Peon celebrated her birthday with a fantastic sprint finish to edge out Sarah Haskins for the silver and her first career world cup podium.
“I am absolute ecstatic. Training was very good this fall and then two weeks before this race we had terrible fires in California and I started my taper much earlier then normal,” said the recently married Ertel, formerly Swail, who’s husband was in Cancun. “My husband was so supportive. Every lap he yelled at me, ‘I’m so proud of you’. Although he would have yelled that if I was last too.”
On a blustery morning in Cancun, 41 elite women ran into the warm waters of the Playa Langosta for the non-wetsuit swim. The windy conditions coupled with the long shallows created tough swim conditions for the women and benefited the strong American contingent. The first five women out transition one were from the United States led by Jasmine Oeinck, silver medalist from this year’s Under23 world championships.
“I expected to be out with the first group at the end of the swim and I was surprised to see we got gapped just as we rounded the last buoy,” recalled Ertel. “When I got on the bike I had a decision to make. ‘Do I really throw it out and try to catch the group ahead.’ And we did.”
Out onto the flat 40-kilometer bike course, a lead group of ten women materialized. That pack included defending champion Anja Dittmer of Germany, Carole Peon of France, and a pair of Brits, Jodie Swallow and Kerry Lang. World number three Samantha Warriner was relegated to the chase pack after a tough swim and struggled to make up time on the bike. After the second lap, the chase was already facing a 2-minute deficit that ballooned to more than four minutes when they headed into T2.
After a fast transition, Peon was the first to head out onto the 10-kilometer run course with Bennett close behind. After taking the initial lead, Bennett faded back in the second lap as Ertel surged ahead and never relinquished the lead. Ertel adds the Cancun title to her breakthrough year in which she also was crowned U.S. National Champion. In all the United States placed five in the top ten.
“We had our strongest team here,” said bronze medalist Haskins. “’I believe this is the first time in a long time that there have been two American women on the podium.”
“I’m really proud of the entire American team. It was a great team effort,” said Ertel.
2007 Cancun BG Triathlon World Cup - Women’s Results:
Gold – Julie Ertel (USA) 2:03:22
Silver – Carole Peon (FRA) 2:03:34
Bronze – Sarah Haskins (USA) 2:03:37
4 – Jodie Swallow (GBR) 2:03:39
5 – Laura Bennett (USA) 2:04:14
6 – Sarah Groff (USA) 2:04:18
7 – Anja Dittmer (GER) 2:04:37
8 – Kerry Lang (GBR) 2:04:42
9 – Jasmine Oeinck (USA) 2:07:22
10 – Juri Ide (JPN) 2:07:55
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La actual medallista de oro de los Juegos Pan Americanos Julie Ertel de los Estados Unidos ha ganado hoy su primera copa del mundo en Cancún, en la que destaca el oro y el bronce final para las americanas. La francesa Carole Peon celebró su cumpleaños con un fantástico sprint final superando a Sarah Haskins y conseguir así la plata y su primer podium en la copa del mundo de su carrera.
En una mañana tempestuosa en Cancún, las 41 mujeres de la Élite corrieron para introducirse en las aguas templadas de la Playa Langosta para los 1500 metros del segmento de natación sin neopreno. Las condiciones del viento, junto con los largos tramos poco profundos crearon unas condiciones duras en la natación de las mujeres y beneficiaron a las fuertes nadadoras americanas. Las primeras cinco mujeres en salir de la primera transición eran de los Estados Unidos lideradas por Jasmine Oeinck, la medallista de plata Sub 23 en los campeonatos del mundo. También en ese paquete de cabeza estaba Laura Bennett, una de las favoritas a priori y Ertel.
Al inicio de los 40 kilómetros del plano circuito de la bicicleta, un grupo líder de diez mujeres comenzó a materializarse. Ese paquete incluía a la defensora del campeonato Anja Dittmer de Alemania, Carole Peon de Francia y un par de británicas, Jodie Swallow y Ferry Lang. La número tres del mundo Samantha Warriner fue relegada al paquete perseguidor tras una dura natación dura y las dificultades que encontró para mejorar su tiempo en la bicicleta.
Tras una rápida transición, Peon fue la primera en encabezar los 10 kilómetros del segmento de la carrera con Bennett por detrás. Después de la ventaja inicial, Bennett se descolgó en la segunda vuelta y Ertel se situó delante y nunca abandonó la cabeza.
“En la carrera estaba segura y luego yo encontré una oportunidad a mitad de carrera para hacer mi jugada, la hice y funcionó,” dijo Ertel.
Ella añade el título de Cancún a su año de ruptura en el cual ella también ha coronado el Campeonato Nacional estadounidense. Estados Unidos situó a cinco mujeres en los diez primeros puestos.
2007 Cancun BG Triathlon World Cup – Resultados no oficiales Femeninos:
Oro – Julie Ertel (USA) 2:03:22
Plata – Carole Peon (FRA) 2:03:34
Bronce – Sarah Haskins (USA) 2:03:34
4 – Jodie Swallow (GBR) 2:03:39
5 – Laura Bennett (USA) 2:04:14
6 – Sarah Groff (USA) 2:04:18
7 – Anja Dittmer (GER) 2:04:37
8 – Kerry Lang (GBR) 2:04:42
9 – Jasmine Oeinck (USA) 2:07:22
10 – Juri Ide (JPN) 2:07:55
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