ITU Triathlon World Cup Tiszaújváros
Renée Tomlin (Ocean City, N.J.) defended her 2016 title at ITU Triathlon World Cup Tiszaújváros in Hungary on Sunday, the seventh stop of 15 on this season’s ITU World Cup circuit. The race featured a semifinal format, with qualifying heats on Saturday and finals on Sunday. Both the semifinal and final courses consisted of a 750-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike and 5-kilometer run course. The top 30 men and top 30 women after the semifinal heats advanced to the Sunday final.
Tomlin, Erin Dolan (Bentonville, Ark.) and Tamara Gorman (Rapid City, S.D.) easily secured spots in the women’s final after strong races on Saturday. Tomlin ultimately broke the tape in 1 hour, 45 seconds, followed by Leonie Periault of France in second and Maaike Caelers of the Netherlands in third. Dolan placed 11th in 1:01:36, with Gorman five seconds behind in 12th.
What an atmosphere! Thanks to the crowds who make this event so special πππΌππΌ https://t.co/3I3MY0AX55
— Renée Tomlin (@ReneeTomlin) July 24, 2017
For full results from the ITU Triathlon World Cup Tiszaújváros, visit triathlon.org.
Challenge Iceland
Justin Metzler (Boulder, Colo.) earned the first overall win of his professional career at Challenge Iceland on Sunday. Metzler covered the 1500m swim, 90k bike and 21.1k run in 3:56:21. Trevor Wurtele was the runner-up in 3:58:45, and Jesper Svensson of Sweden rounded out the top-three 3:59:25. Jordan Rapp (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) was fourth overall, less than three minutes off the podium in 4:02:10. In the women’s race, Jeanni Seymour of South Africa took the win with a time of 4:18:02, followed by Heather Wurtele of Canada in 4:18:22 and Sarissa de Vries of the Netherlands in 4:37:03.
For complete results from Challenge Iceland, visit challenge-family.com/results.
IRONMAN Lake Placid
Two U.S. men reached the podium in the professional field at IRONMAN Lake Placid on Sunday, a race in which race winner Brent McMahon of Canada broke the course record. McMahon, a two-time Olympian, covered the 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and 26.2-mile run in 8:13:53. His finishing time was nearly 10 minutes faster than the previous course mark set in 2004 by British triathlete Simon Lessing. Andy Potts (Colorado Springs, Colo.) crossed the line second in 8:37:46, recording a race-leading 50:10 swim split in the process. Justin Daerr (Boulder, Colo.) completed the podium in 8:45:40.
For complete results from IRONMAN Lake Placid, visit IRONMAN.com.
IRONMAN 70.3 Calgary
U.S. women took the top two spots at IRONMAN 70.3 Calgary on Sunday, with Heather Jackson taking the win in 3:57:20 and Jennifer Spieldenner (Findlay, Ohio) coming second in 4:03:57. Svenja Thoes of Germany placed third in 4:05:02.
A huge thanks to @WattieInk for all his β€+support, my coach @joegambles + all of my sponsors!!So grateful. And congrats to all racers today! pic.twitter.com/ZDbFy6aH9k
— Heather Jackson (@hjacksonracing) July 23, 2017
Fast day at #703calgary πβοΈπ΄βοΈπβοΈ Happy to finish 2nd behind the tough as nails @hjacksonracing ππͺ pic.twitter.com/0UY4gB1233
— Jen Spieldenner (@spielder) July 23, 2017
Jonathan Shearon (Tuscon, Ariz.) was the top American in the men’s pro race, crossing the line third in 3:45:59. Australians Josh Amberger (3:35:07) and Kieran Roche (3:44:56) placed first and second, respectively.
For complete results from IRONMAN 70.3 Calgary, visit IRONMAN.com.
IRONMAN France
Nicole Valentine (Boulder, Colo.) stepped onto the IRONMAN pro podium for the first time in her career on Sunday, placing third at IRONMAN France. Valentine covered the course in 10:21:53. Carrie Lester and Annabel Luxford, both representing Australia, took the top two spots in 9:27:53 and 9:38:31, respectively.
For complete results from IRONMAN France, visit IRONMAN.com.
#TriWeek Race Days
Triathletes across the country celebrated National Triathlon Week last week, culminating in Race Days on Saturday and Sunday. Competitors of all ages raced in roughly 162 events throughout the weekend, including 55 youth races.
Some @TeamRWB Eagles soared today... well Ok swam, cycled and ran @NJStateTriathlon #TriWeek pic.twitter.com/VOZ364sRLe
— Ray Weeks (@411marine) July 23, 2017
First triathlon as a team. Izzi was competing in her 2nd tri and was 1st 19u; 6 members completed their first tri. #triweek @usatriathlon pic.twitter.com/pgpxAtNVrI
— BWHS Triathlon Club (@Bwhstri) July 23, 2017
For more information about National Triathlon Week, visit usatriathlon.org/triweek.