World class fields lined up in
Samorin, Slovakia, to chase world titles and medals in the 2022 World Triathlon
Long Distance Championships. The event was part of the 2022 World Triathlon
Multisport Championships Samorin which encompassed the Collins Cup and
Professional Triathlon Organisation (PTO) Age-Group races.
Pierre Le Corre (FRA) has earned the
World Triathlon Long Distance title in Samorin with an astonishing run to earn
the gold medal. Germany’s Florian Angert displayed a strong swim and bike
set-up and maintained a solid second position on the run to claim the silver
medal in the Long Distance Championships. It was a brilliant day for Germany
with Frederic Funk crossing the line to take bronze.
Lucy Charles-Barclay returned to
racing today after injury and showcased the perfect race to take the tape and
was crowned World Triathlon Long Distance champion in Slovakia. Emma
Pallant-Browne showed her class on the run to chase down second position and
was awarded the silver medal in the World Championships in Samorin. 2021 World
Triathlon Long Distance champion Sarissa de Vries took bronze in Samorin today.
Review the full results. https://triathlon.org/results/result/2022_world_triathlon_long_distance_championships_samorin/552892
Men’s report
In the men’s race Frenchman Pierre Le
Corre and South Africa’s Jamie Riddle opened up a gap in the 2km swim, to exit
the water ahead of the field. Le Corre and Riddle were the first of the elite
men through the first transition of the day and onto the 80km bike course in
the 2022 World Triathlon Long Distance Championships.
Across the early stages of the fast
and flat bike course Germany’s Florian Angert, who won here at the same race
venue in 2021 The Championship race, pushed through to take the lead, Le Corre
rode in second position and Riddle was sitting in third. The young South
African showed fantastic form across the swim and the early stages of the bike
to ride with the likes of Le Corre and Angert. Germany’s Frederic Func moved
into third position with Gregory Barnaby of Italy in fourth. Frenchman Clement Mignon
was hunting the leaders in fifth position. Belgium’s Christophe De Keyser and
Denis Chevrot of France were in sixth and seventh place respectively.
At the midpoint of the bike segment,
Sweden’s Robert Kallin was eighth and Riddle was holding onto ninth, in a
stacked field of experienced long-distance athletes.
Australia’s Tim Reed, who is a
champion long course athlete, was forced to retire from the race, due to a
mechanical at the commencement of the bike course.
Angert showed exceptional form on the
bike to enter the final transition of the day in the lead.
Le Corre, who earned silver in the
individual race in the European Championships in Munich last weekend, commenced
the 18km run in second however caught Angert by the fourth kilometre to take
the lead. The French elite triathlete looked a force to be reckoned with out on
the run course in Samorin.
Experienced Angert was running strong
in second, attempting to chase down the Frenchman for the world long-distance
title. Germany’s Func ran through from the seventh position up to third
position on the final stage of the run with Italy’s Gergory Barnaby in fourth.
On the final portion of the run Le
Corre increased his stride to run away with victory in Samorin and crowned the
2022 World Triathlon Long Distance champion, on debut at this distance, at a
World Championship level.
“I am so happy to win today, that was
a really hard race, especially on the bike. I tried to hold the German guys,
they were pushing big power. I was in the front for the first 15-kilometres but
I couldn’t follow on the last 25-kilometre. I tried to stay consistent. I knew
I at the end of the bike, I had 55-seconds so I knew I could make it today.”
“I was not feeling so great on the
run, I was a bit worried that I had some cramps so I was trying to pace myself.
I was really happy to take the lead at 4-kilometre, it’s amazing.”
“I really like this kind of distance,
I really want to try and make a start at the PTO tour if I can. I want to stay
at the Olympic distance too, I want to do both,” said Le Corre.
Angert of Germany, who led for most
of the bike leg, crossed the line in second and was awarded the silver in the
long-distance championships.
“It’s maybe the toughest
middle-distance race you could ever do, it’s just so demanding.”
“I tried to be consistent on the run
and happy to get silver here,” Angert said.
It was a fantastic day for Germany
with a delighted Frederic Func, who displayed a striking run to claim bronze in
the 2022 World Triathlon Long Distance Championships Samorin.
“I am really happy with the bronze
medal, I made the best out of my day.” said Func.
Review the full results.
Replay the race on-demand at
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Results: Elite Men
1.Pierre Le Corre FRA 03:11:15
2.Florian Angert GER 03:13:29
3.Frederic Funk GER 03:15:40
4.Gregory Barnaby ITA 03:16:21
5.Clement Mignon FRA 03:17:53
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