The World Cup season continued today in the sport-loving city of Miyazaki, Japan, for another dose of world-class triathlon action. Athletes lined up to compete over an Olympic distance format, featuring a 750m swim (2-laps), 40lm bike (7-laps) and finished with a 10km run (4-laps). Stacked fields lined up on the scenic beach and were faced with wavy and fairly humid race day conditions.
Defending champion Ai Ueda from Japan produced a striking performance, to run away with the gold medal and maintain the title on home soil while USA’s Matthew McElroy showcased powerful race form to earn back to back wins in Tongyeong last weekend and today in Miyazaki.
Elite women’s race report
The women’s field was packed with experience and world class competition with the likes of Belgium’s Claire Michel, Japan’s Yuko Takahashi, defending champion and silver medallist in Tongyeong Ai Ueda and Olympic champion Nicola Spirig.
Japan’s Takahashi led the field of women through the first lap of the swim course, followed by Portugal’s Helena Carvalho, renowned ocean swim specialist Emma Jeffcoat from Australia and USA’s Kirsten Kasper. Olympic Champion Spirig was 42-seconds down on the leaders after lap 1 and Michel was a further 20-seconds back.
Takahashi continued to find rhythm throughout the 1.5km swim and was the first woman out of the water and to head out onto the 40-km bike course. A strong group of women charged out behind her including Jeffcoat, Kasper, Carvalho, the Hedgeland sisters from Australia and Spain’s Anna Godoy.
Valerie Barthelemy from Belgium took turns in the front seat as the 14-women led across the bike course in Miyazaki and Edda Hannesdottir from Iceland also took a turn to lead. The chase group was 36-seconds down on the leaders and being driven by Spirig.
By the third lap on the bike the chase group closed the gap on the leaders and one group was formed. The group featured 19 elite women and Italy’s Verena Steinhauser, Spirig, Kasper, Takahashi, Barthelemy were putting the pressure on the group with their powerful bike strength.
On the final stage of the bike race, Spirig was sitting in the middle of the lead group, Macarena Salazar from Chile was also well-placed in the mix. Miriam Casillas from Spain and Michel were still in touch. Ueda was tucked in and riding well with the leaders. The chase group were over 1-minute down on the leaders with Kaidi Kivioja from Estonia driving it.
Off the bike and through the final transition of the day saw Japan’s Takahashi and USA’s Kasper out first, to commence the 10-km run portion of the World Cup race in Miyazaki.
On the second lap of the run Ueda made an impact to move into the lead and showcased the powerful run stride that she is known for. Michel was running in second and Takahashi in third at this point of the race. The leaders were being chased down by Spirig, Amelie Kretz from Canada and Barthelemy from Belgium, the trio appeared to have found momentum, moving well together.
On the final lap there was no stopping Ueda from Japan who was dominating the run. The experienced Japanese triathlete glided across the course to run her way to victory and earn the gold medal once again in Miyazaki. Today was a special day for Ueda as she defending the title in front of a home-crowd while also celebrating her birthday.
“This is a big comeback for me and it took me a long time to get back to where I am today. I am so happy to win here in Miyazaki. This gives me the push to continue and I will race the next World Cup in Lima,” said Ueda.
Michel powered across the finish line to earn the silver medal and her fellow Belgian counterpart and training partner Barthelemy rounded the elite women’s podium with the bronze medal.
“I knew that the swim was going to be very important. The whole race I tried to focus on moving up as much as possible. I knew that Nicola Spirig was going to be very strong on the bike, she’s always a game-changer. On the run I did my best and Ai was just too strong for me today. This is the end of the season here for me, it’s time for a break and a reset,” said Michel.
“I knew Nicola (Spirig) was going to be the toughest to beat so I tried to stay focussed until the last sprint. It was important for me to finish the season on a strong note,” said Barthelemy.
Olympic champion Spirig finished in fourth place and Japan’s Takahashi in fifth.
Results: Elite Women
1.Ai Ueda JPN 01:59:32
2.Claire Michel BEL 01:59:39
3.Valerie Barthelemy BEL 02:00:09
4.Nicola Spirig SUI 02:00:15
5.Yuko Takahashi JPN 02:00:20
Elite men’s race report
The elite men lined up on the beach in Miyazaki in fine conditions with the official water temperature reading 23.7 degrees Celsius and the air a balmy 27 degrees Celsius.
The field was stacked with a mix of Olympians, World Cup experience and emerging triathlon talent, vying for success in Miyazaki and racing for valuable points as part of the Olympic qualification process.
Japan’s Takumi Hojo, Slovakia’s Richard Varga, Australia’s Aaron Royle and Matthew Sharpe from Canada were the first men through the initial 750m swim and onto the second lap. Out of the 1500m swim it was Varga, Royle, Sharpe and Hungary’s Mark Devay who produced quick first transitions to commence the bike portion of the standard-distance race in Miyazaki.
Over the first few laps of the 40-km bike course, a group of twelve athletes were forcing the pace to establish a 20-seconds gap on the men chasing. Devay, USA’s William Huffman, Hojo, Jumpei Furuya from Japan, Royle, Sharpe and Mexico’s Irving Perez featured in the leading mix.
Brandon Copeland from Australia was driving the massive group who were riding 28-seconds down on the leaders and Mexico’s Rodrigo Gonzalez was sitting on front of the third group chasing.
The leading group of men which included Hojo, Furuya, Devay, Royle, Max Stapley (ITU), 2018 silver medallist in Miyazaki Eli Hemming (USA), Sharpe, Varga, Gianluca Pozzatti from Italy and Perez maintained the speed across the final stage of the bike course, each doing their part to take turns in front seat.
Hemming, Sharpe and Royle powered out of the second transition of the day, to commence the 10-km run in steamy conditions. Perez and Pozzatti were trailing the leaders in fourth and fifth place.
At the halfway mark McElroy surged to overtake Hemming and lead the race. Hemming continued to stride out in second place. Royle and Sharpe dropped off the pace and Perez and Pozzatti moved to the front of the chase group.
A surprising acceleration saw Belgium’s Geens move into third place on the run.
On the final stage of the race McElroy showed no signs of stopping or shifting focus from the front. The American triathlete, who claimed the gold medal in Tongyeong last weekend, dominated the run to take the tape and win once again in Miyazaki, commemorating back to back World Cup success.
“I am absolutely emotional right now, believing in myself and keeping such a positive mindset the last two weeks has been key. I had to work really hard on the bike to close the gap. We didn’t close the gap and it came down to the run,” said McElroy.
Fellow American Hemming crossed finish line to earn the silver medal, producing a powerful race set-up across all three disciplines today.
“I am happy with second but I am even happier that my training partner Matt got first. I knew I needed as much time as I could, I have been working hard at my transitions. I tried to go out and hold the pace and see if I could stay away,” Hemming said.
Geens, who was forced to retire out of last weekend’s World Cup in Tongyeong, capped his season with the bronze medal in the 2019 Miyazaki World Cup.
“It was a bit of a struggle on the beginning of the run, this week I thought I better not go too fast. First lap I took it under control but then after 5km I felt pretty good, I saw the podium running and it got me motivated. I am happy that I can finish on the podium today. It was a great season, I think I still need to find some consistency but I am hoping for some good winter training to set that up well.” said Geens.
Mexico’s Perez produced an impressive performance to finish in fourth place and Denmark’s Andreas Schilling in fifth.
Results: Elite Men
1.Matthew McElroy USAUSA 01:47:13
2.Eli Hemming USAUSA 01:47:40
3.Jelle Geens BELBEL 01:47:58
4.Irving Perez MEXMEX 01:48:03
5.Andreas Schilling
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The International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Cup season continues this weekend in the sport-loving city of Miyazaki, Japan, the idyllic location for another dose of world-class, standard-distance triathlon action, featuring some of the sport’s top athletes and two packed fields, racing for World Cup success and valuable Olympic points.
Elite men’s preview
Belgium’s Jelle Geens will headline Saturday’s World Cup in Miyazaki. Geens led the field onto the line in last weekend’s World Cup in Tongyeong however the Belgian was disappointed with his performance where he was forced to retire from the race.
“Well I had a hard few days where I felt really tired. It’s been a long season and the last 2 weeks have been pretty hard. This week, I didn’t do so much and just tried to recover. I’ll see how I feel on Saturday and might race a bit more tactical. I do think my shape is still great but I slightly overdid it last week before traveling to Asia. I hope after this easy week I’m back at my full potential,” said Geens.
2019 Tongyeong World Cup champion Matthew McElroy from the USA will be among the men to watch come Saturday. McElroy has produced a strong season where he claimed the bronze medal in the Nur-Sultan World Cup and a career-defining silver medal result in Leeds World Triathlon Series race.
McElroy’s fellow American and training partner Eli Hemming will also line-up and be among the World Cup action in Japan. Hemming has had a consistent season with a World Cup win in Tiszaujvaros and crossed the line in fifth position in the recent Tongeyong World Cup. Portugal’s Joao Pereira is among the top-seeded men starting n Miyazaki.
Australian Olympian Aaron Royle is looking for a notable World Cup result in Japan, to support his 2020 Olympic campaign and maintain his position within the top-30 elite men on the World Triathlon Series rankings. Fellow Australian and Olympian Ryan Bailie joins Royle as a contender to deliver across the standard-distance course.
Antonio Serrat and David Castro from Spain as well as Mexico’s Rodrigo Gonzalez are on the hunt for Olympic points and will be aiming to produce strong race combinations in Japan.
Castro produced an impressive silver medal performance and stepped onto the World Cup podium in Tongyeong last weekend.
With beach start to commence the standard-distance race in Miyazaki, the renowned swim specialists including Richard Varga from Slovakia and Mark Devay from Hungary will be motivated to establish an early lead on the field, across the 1500m open-water course.
Delian Stateff, representing Italy, claimed the bronze medal in Miyazaki in 2018. Stafeff posted a top ten finish in Tiszaujvaros earlier in the World Cup season and will be looking for redemption in the World Cup battle.
FOLLOW THE ATHLETES AND RACE LIVE
62 elite men will line up at 11.45am (local time) on Saturday, 26 October, on www.TriathlonLIVE.tv
Review the elite men’s start list https://www.triathlon.org/events/start_list/2019_miyazaki_itu_triathlon_world_cup/338938?mc_cid=d8fb699544&mc_eid=6139649918
Elite women’s preview
Belgium headlines both race fields in the World Cup in Miyazaki with Claire Michel at the top of the elite women’s start list. Michel, posting a consistent series of top-ten performances in Series races across 2019, earned World Cup bronze last weekend in Tongyeong and is a fixed favourite heading into Miyazaki. The race on Saturday will close the long season of triathlon competition for the Belgian.
“With the beach start and the waves, it can be a hard swim so with many fast swimmers in the field it will be important to stay focussed and maintain as close contact as I can to front group. I will be doing the best as I can to get as close the podium as possible,” Michel said.
Defending champion Ai Ueda, from Japan, returned from injury with an encouraging race performance in Tongyeong last week, which saw her claim the bronze medal. Ueda is a serious contender for the podium heading into Saturday’s World Cup and claims to be “eager and ready to defend her title”.
Fellow triathlete Yuko Takahashi will wear number two in Miyazaki. Takahashi trains in Europe for the majority of the year, in the same high performance triathlon squad as Michel and will want to perform well in front of a home crowd in Japan.
Olympic champion Nicola Spirig will line up once again on a World Cup starting line. Spirig dominated the bike portion of the World Cup race in Tongyeong and finished in fifth position in a field of strong sprint specialists. Saturday will likely tell a different race tale, as the Swiss triathlete tests her striking form across the Olympic distance race format.
USA triathlete Tamara Gorman (USA) is another woman eager to make an impact on the race. Gorman has delivered a consistent season, posting multiple World Cup podium finishes.
Fellow American triathlete Kirsten Kasper is another strong contender on the starting line in the elite women’s race. Kasper is yet to step onto a podium in 2019 so is extremely motivating leading into Saturday’s race with valuable Olympic points on the line.
Sandra Dodet from France lines up in Miyazaki following a confidence boosting performance in Tongyeong, where she was awarded the gold medal.
Miriam Casillas from Spain, silver medallist in the recent Weihai World Cup, is eager to cap her season with another podium result. Italy’s Verena Steinhauser, bronze medallist in Weihai, is another experienced athlete who, if she is tactical with her set-up, could run her way into podium contention. The aim of these women will be to establish an early lead on the likes of Spirig and Ueda, to avoid having to fight for placement with the masses.
After almost a year off with injury in 2018, New Zealand’s Anneke Jenkins produced an encouraging performance in Tongyeong to race into sixth position and will line-up to race once again in Miyazaki.
FOLLOW THE ATHLETES AND RACE LIVE
The field is stacked with 50 talented and experienced elite women, vying for World Cup success in Miyazaki. Race start will be at 9.30am (local time) on Saturday, 26 October.
Review the elite women’s start list.
https://www.triathlon.org/events/start_list/2019_miyazaki_itu_triathlon_world_cup/338939?mc_cid=d8fb699544&mc_eid=6139649918
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The Spanish coastal city of Valencia has been added to the ITU World Cup circuit for the 2020 season, with a standard distance race that will take place on May 2.
Valencia hosted in 2019 the Paratriathlon and U23 European Championships, as well as a European Cup, and it will welcome this time top athletes from across the world in one of the last events included in the Olympic Qualification period.
ETU Calendar
The European Triathlon Union (ETU) has also approved its 2020 calendar, with a year that will see the Winter Triathlon World Championships, Multisport World Championships, Long Distance Duathlon World Championships and two events of the World Triathlon Series taking place in the Old Continent.
For ETU, the season will start in February when winter triathletes will head again to Cheile Gradistei (Romania) for the Winter Triathlon European Championships.
Starting in March, the European triathletes will have a really busy season ahead, with 12 European Championships along the season, from Duathlon in Punta Umbria (Spain) to the Cross Tri one in Targu Mures (Romania) or the Aquathlon and Middle Distance Triathlon in Walchsee in Austria. The 2020 ETU European Championships will take place in Tartu (Estonia) in July, with the Sprint Championships taking place in Malmo (Sweden) in August.
The backbone of the annual racing calendar for European athletes is the series of European Cup events that will reach in 2020 all corners of the Old Continent. With the season starting in March in Huelva (Spain) and six more events in the calendar, and the Juniors having 11 European Cups in the calendar for the season.
2020 will also see the Baltic Championships in Riga (Latvia) and the Mediterranean Championships in Sine (Portugal), among other events.
PATCO Calendar
The season will also be long and busy for the American triathletes, with the PATCO calendar for 2020 just being released, and with two legs of the World Triathlon Series taking place in America, as well as the 2020 World Triathlon Grand Final.
The Panamerican Cup will be comprised of 18 events in 2020, including elite and junior events, distributed all across the Continent, with the first race taking place in February in Brasil to finish the season in Santiago de Chile in late November.
The South American Championships will be hosted in Lima in May, while Santo Domingo in June will play host of the Panamerican Championships. Athletes will move to Sucre, in Bolivia, to compete at the Bolivarian Games and the Mixed Relay PATCO Championships will be organized in Brasilia in April.
The Asian calendar will be announced shortly as well as some additional events may be added in the coming weeks also for the other 4 continents.
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