What a weekend of tri racing! Beginning with Felt's
David Thompson (USA-left) taking his 3rd consecutive Philly Tri,
Michellie Jones (AUS) making the podoium in Atlanta, ending with Felt athletes
Emma Snowsill (AUS),
Daniela Ryf (SUI) and
Jan Frodeno (GER) being present in every event at the Hy-Vee ITU World Championship Series event in Des Moines, it was simply spectacular. Of particular note was the finish in the men's event in Des Moines which came down to a 3-man sprint finish!
Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon June 28, 2009, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1.5K swim/40K bike/10K run
1.
David Thompson (Saint Paul, MN) 1:49:52
2. Andrew Yoder (Columbia, PA) 1:50:52
3. John Kenny (Philadelphia, PA) 1:53:05
4. Greg Remaly (San Francisco, CA) 1:53:32
5. Derek Oskutis (Hummelstown, PA) 1:54:16
Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon Team World Championships June 28, 2009, West Des Moines, Iowa
25K swim/6.6K swim/1.6K run
Mixed team relay 4x 1. Switzerland -- 1:20:56 (di Marco, Wild,
Ryf, Salvisberg)
2. Australia I -- 1:21:05 (Moffatt, Atkinson,
Snowsill, Kahlefeldt)
3. Canada I – 1:21:31 (Groves, McMahon, Tremblay, Whitfield)
4. USA – 1:21:53 (Bennett, Shoemaker, Haskins, Reed)
5. Canada II – 1:22:31 (Findlay, Jones, Hogan, McCartney)
Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon Elite Cup June 27, 2009, West Des Moines, Iowa
1.5K swim/40K bike/10K run
Elite Women 1. Emma Moffatt (AUS) - 1:59:46
2.
Emma Snowsill (AUS) - 2:01:19
3. Lauren Groves (CAN) - 2:01:31
4. Magali di Marco Messmer (SUI) - 2:01:48
5. Liz Blatchford (GBR) - 2:02:04
Elite Men
1. Simon Whitfield (CAN) - 1:49:43
2. Brad Kahlefeldt (AUS) - 1:49:44
3.
Jan Frodeno (GER) - 1:49:44
4. Kris Gemmell (NZL) - 1:49:45
5. Jarrod Shoemaker (USA) - 1:49:47
Irongirl Atlanta
June 28, 2009, Atlanta, Georgia
1/3M swim/18M bike/3M run
1. Mirinda Carfrae (AUS) 1:13:55
2. Pip Taylor (AUS) 1:14:56
3. Michellie Jones (AUS) 1:18:06
4. Sam McGlone (CAN) 1:20:11
5. Kate Major (AUS) 1:21:41