Sigi Bauer - World Champion once again.

by World Triathlon Admin on 07 Feb, 2005 12:00

2005 ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships - Elite Men

As the men approached the startline, the weather in Strbske Pleso worsened,   with the sun disappearing and the temperature dropping. However, the expected   snow storm never arrived, so the athletes began the race in fair conditions.

From the start, Heinz Planitzer (AUT) took the lead and, together with local   matador Patrik Kuril (SVK), the two managed to build a small gap between themselves   and the chase group - wihich included reigning World Champion Sigi Bauer, Stefan   Frank (GER), Arne Post (NOR) and Daniel Antonioli (ITA). The top two continued   to increase their lead, and had built it to over a minute into transition 1.

Kuril then launched himself superbly into the bike leg, and managed to take   the lead from Planitzer in the first lap. Through Lap 2, the crowd of spectators   began to see great drama unfold. However, after technical problems with his   bike which cost him at least 3 minutes, Kuril relinquished the lead to Planitzer   and the rest of the field. He almost gave up on the race, before managing to   repair his bike and continuel. After Planitzer pulled out, a new drama took   shape: Sigi Bauer, Stefan Frank, Daniel Antonioli and bike expert Thomas Schrenk   all pushed for the lead a various times.

Through transition 2, and into the ski leg, a real thriller began to unfold   in front of the wildly enthusiastic spectators. The top group fought hard to   forge a decisive gap between each other, with local hero Patrik Kuril moving   his way back up the leaderboard with a tremendous ski., Sigi Bauer then took   over, and moved away from his opponents. It remained tight right to the finish,   but Bauer hung on to win the World Championships, ahead of Frank, Schrenk, and   Kuril - all crossing the finish line within 6 seconds of each other. Italy’s   Daniel Antonioli took the U23 title, with Christian Frommelt of Liechtenstein   second, and and Giuseppe Lamastra of Italy third

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Related Event: 2005 Strbske Pleso ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships
05 - 06 Mar, 2005 • event pageall results
Results: Elite Men
1. Sigi Bauer AUT 01:13:23
2. Stefan Frank GER 01:13:33
3. Thomas Schrenk GER 01:13:35
4. Patrik Kuril SVK 01:13:38
5. Peter Barton SVK 01:13:39
Results: Elite Women
9. Tamara Kozulina UKR 01:45:19
1. Sigrid Mutscheller GER 01:18:15
2. Marianne Vlasveld NED 01:19:34
3. Maria Kalnas NOR 01:20:04
4. Sarka Grabmullerova CZE 01:22:22
Results: U23 Men
1. Daniel Antonioli ITA 01:13:12
2. Manfred Rieser LIE 01:16:20
3. Giuseppe Lamastra ITA 01:18:07
4. Tomas Jurkovic SVK 01:18:59
5. Jan Hove Pedersen NOR 01:20:19
Results: U23 Women
1. L'Ubomira Kalinova SVK 01:23:00
2. Lydia Weydahl NOR 01:23:13
3. Carina Wasle AUT 01:23:57
4. Andrea Hruzova SVK 01:30:31
5. Kristina Lapinova SVK 01:46:39
Results: Men Relay
1. Team I Norway NOR 01:19:59
2. Team I Germany GER 01:20:01
3. Team I Slovakia SVK 01:20:30
Results: Women Relay
1. Team I Germany GER 01:32:14
2. Team I Norway NOR 01:33:07
3. Team I Czech Republic CZE 01:38:26
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