Paratriathletes brillant in Duathlon at the Sarasota World Cup

by Chelsea White on 14 Oct, 2018 06:20 • Español
In the seventh ITU Paratriathlon World Cup of the season, elites lined up in Sarasota-Bradenton to race a sprint-distance Duathlon course after water conditions changed the format from the original triathlon course.

In the seventh ITU Paratriathlon World Cup of the season, elites lined up in Sarasota-Bradenton to race a sprint-distance Duathlon course after water conditions changed the format from the original triathlon course.

PTWC
The PTWC sport class began the day as the first wave of athletes to take on the Sarasota Duathlon course, which included seven men and five women in the field. First doing one-lap of 2.5km on the run before making it into the first transition to change into bike mode, Aussie Nic Beveridge and Fernando Aranha (BRA) earned the early lead on the men’s side.

That lead held up and Beveridge maintained his leader status through the bike and onto the final longer 5-kilometre lap in the second run leg. He finished as the first Paratriathlon Sarasota Champion of the day. Coming in second was Aranha, while bronze went to Jan Tomanek (CZE), who had the fastest bike split time of the race.

On the women’s side, Jessica Ferreira (BRA) won her first World Cup race from her blistering bike speed out on the course. Second went to Kendal Gretsch (USA) and third to Brenda Osnaya Alvarez (MEX).

PTS5
Only the men raced in the PTS5 class and it was Mexican Juan Carlos Cano Espinoza who led from start to finish with the fastest split times in his category. He took gold, with Antoine Besse (FRA) coming in second and Keiichi Sato (JPN) finishing off the podium in third.

PTS4
The PTS4 sport category had as the largest class of the day with three women and 11 men racing. On the women’s side however, only two of the women finished as Kelly Elmlinger (USA) claimed victory and Kelly Worrell coming in second.

In the men’s race, Ireland’s Andrew Nicholson was down after the first run leg, but then made up for it in the bike to become the new leader. He then would carry that lead right into the finish line to win. The silver was given to Jiachao Wang (CHN) and bronze to Brice Marmonnier (FRA).

PTS2
Another male only event was the PTS2 class in Sarasota. With five men on the roster, it was the Americans vs the Colombians. USA’s Adam Popp showed his strength in the run to grab the gold, despite having one of the slowest bike splits. While Alberto Almeida Arciniegas (COL) finished second and Cahin Perez collecting third.

PTVI
The visually impaired athletes were the largest category in the field of the day, with strong contenders in the mix such as South Africa’s David Jones who was guided by ITU Triathlon World Champion Conrad Stoltz.

In the men’s race, Yuichi Takahashi of Japan claimed gold and his first World Cup win. Second place went to Kyle Coon of USA and then the bronze was from Japanese compatriot Satoru Yoneoka.

On the women’s side, while the field was much smaller, it was an American sweep as Elizabeth Baker won the title, with Amy Dixon coming in second and Eliza Cooper in third.


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Related Event: 2018 Sarasota-Bradenton ITU Paratriathlon World Cup
14 Oct, 2018 • event pageall results
Results: PTWC Men
1. Nic Beveridge H1 AUS 00:53:47
2. Fernando Aranha H2 BRA 00:56:08
3. Jan Tomanek H1 CZE 00:56:58
4. Howie Sanborn H1 USA 01:00:19
5. Nathan Dewalt H1 USA 01:04:09
Results: PTWC Women
1. Jessica Ferreira H1 BRA 01:01:44
2. Kendall Gretsch H2 USA 01:02:00
3. Brenda Osnaya Alvarez H1 MEX 01:07:49
4. Naiver Mercedes Ome Ramos H1 COL 01:21:33
DNF. Mary Catherine Callahan H1 USA DNF
Results: PTS2 Men
1. Adam Popp USA 01:15:05
2. Alberto Almeida Arciniegas COL 01:16:27
3. Cahin Perez USA 01:22:57
4. Maikol Monsalve USA 01:47:39
DNF. Julian Andres Caicedo Arbelaez COL DNF
Results: PTS4 Men
1. Andrew Nicholson IRL 01:00:10
2. Jiachao Wang CHN 01:00:48
3. Brice Marmonnier FRA 01:03:38
4. Joel Rosinbum USA 01:05:01
5. Antonio Franko CRO 01:06:55
Results: PTS4 Women
1. Kelly Elmlinger USA 01:14:46
2. Kelly Worrell USA 01:24:25
DSQ. Elizabeth Borges ARG DSQ
Results: PTS5 Men
1. Juan Carlos Cano Espinoza MEX 00:53:24
2. Antoine Besse FRA 00:56:28
3. Keiichi Sato JPN 00:56:45
4. José Abraham Estrada Sierra MEX 00:58:26
5. Pablo Pomata ARG 01:04:55
Results: PTVI Men
1. Yuichi Takahashi B1 JPN 00:57:59
2. Kyle Coon B1 USA 00:58:47
3. Satoru Yoneoka B1 JPN 00:59:05
4. Brad Snyder B1 USA 01:00:28
5. Donnacha Mc Carthy B1 IRL 01:02:09
Results: PTVI Women
1. Elizabeth Baker B3 USA 01:07:12
2. Amy Dixon B3 USA 01:07:40
3. Eliza Cooper B1 USA 01:10:23
4. Rachel Weeks B3 USA 01:23:03
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