Lima ITU Triathlon World Cup
Three U.S. athletes cracked the top-five in their respective pro categories at the Lima ITU Triathlon World Cup Sunday in Peru. In the final stop of the 2019 ITU Triathlon World Cup season, Sophie Chase (Burke, Va.) led the American women with a fourth-place finish — just 10 seconds off the podium. It was a thrilling finish for the top three spots, as Japan’s Ai Ueda (gold medal), Ukraine’s Yuliya Yelistratova (silver) and Ecuador’s Elizabeth Bravo (bronze) all finished with identical times of 59 minutes, 12 seconds.
In the men’s race, Kevin McDowell (Phoenix, Ariz.) and Morgan Pearson (Boulder, Colo.) came in fourth and fifth to lead the U.S. Brazil’s Manoel Messias broke the tape, while Switzerland’s Florin Salvisberg took second and Felix Duchampt rounded out the podium.
Distance: 750-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike, 5-kilometer run
Elite Women’s Podium
1. Ai Ueda (JPN), 59:12
2. Yuliya Yelistratova (UKR), 59:12
3. Elizabeth Bravo (ECU), 59:12
Elite Men’s Podium
1. Manoel Messias (BRA), 52:30
2. Florin Salvisberg (SUI), 52:32
3. Felix Duchampt (ITU), 52:32
Click here for full results from the Lima ITU Triathlon World Cup.
IRONMAN 70.3 South American Championship
An American stood on top of the podium in both the men’s and women’s races at the IRONMAN 70.3 South American Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Sunday. Chelsea Sodaro (Poway, Calif.) dominated in route to victory in the women’s race, beating her next closest competitor by more than 10 minutes. Brazil’s Pamella Oliveira and Canada’s Tamara Jewett rounded out the podium in second and third.
Fellow U.S. athlete Rudy Von Berg (Boulder, Colo.) broke the tape in the men’s race, edging silver medal-winner Pablo Dapena González of Spain by just over a minute. Brazil’s Igo Amorelli got the bronze.
Distance: 1.9k swim, 90k bike, 21.1k run
Elite Women's Podium
1. Chelsea Sodaro (Poway, Calif.), 4:07:17
2. Pamella Oliveira (BRA), 4:17:30
3. Tamara Jewett (CAN), 4:17:41
Elite Men's Podium
1. Rudy Von Berg (Boulder, Colo.), 3:37:38
2. Pablo Dapena González (ESP), 3:38:46
3. Igor Amorelli (BRA), 3:43:30
Find complete results from the IRONMAN 70.3 South American Championship here.
IRONMAN 70.3 Los Cabos
While her brother broke the tape in Argentina, Olympia Von Berg (Boulder, Colo.) took fourth place to lead all American women at IRONMAN 70.3 Los Cabos in Mexico. In her first race as a pro, Von Berg — sister of Rudy Von Berg — finished just two minutes shy of the podium. Australia’s Miranda Carfrae got the victory, while Poland’s Ewa Komander took silver and Mexico’s Adriana Carreno Cruz came in third. Fellow American Elizabeth Nyitray (Alpharetta, Ga.) took fifth.
Robbie Deckard (Boulder, Colo.) made the podium in the men’s race, taking third behind Canada’s Lionel Sanders, who came in first, and Mexico’s Francisco Serrano — the runner-up. U.S. athlete Nicholas Chase (St. Petersburg, Fla.) came in fifth, while Eric Lagerstrom (Portland, Ore.) took sixth.
Distance: 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, 13.2-mile run
Elite Women’s Podium
1. Miranda Carfrae (AUS), 4:31:36
2. Ewa Komander (POL), 4:36:13
3. Adriana Carreno Cruz (MEX), 4:42:18
Elite Men’s Podium
1. Lionel Sanders (CAN), 3:44:06
2. Francisco Serrano (MEX), 3:54:01
3. Robbie Deckard (Boulder, Colo.), 3:54:36
Click here for complete results from IRONMAN 70.3 Los Cabos.
IRONMAN Florida
After taking fourth at the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona a few weeks earlier, Ben Hoffman (Boulder, Colo.) landed on the podium in second place on Saturday at IRONMAN Florida in Panama City Beach. Hoffman turned in the fastest run in the history of the course on his way to silver.
Fellow American Andrew Starykowicz (Wauconda, Ill.) also had a great day, rounding out the podium in third. Great Britain’s Joe Skipper crossed the finish line two minutes ahead of Hoffman to break the overall course record and take the win.
Distance: 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, 26.2-mile run
Elite Men’s Podium
1. Joe Skipper (GBR), 7:46:28
2. Ben Hoffman (Boulder, Colo.), 7:48:29
3. Andrew Starykowicz (Wauconda, Ill.) 7:56:32
Click here for full results from IRONMAN Florida.