A Punta Umbria, in Spagna, il francese Benjamin Choquert ha confermato la sua leadership in Europa, bissando il titolo continentale di duathlon sprint vinto lo scorso anno.

Tra le donne è stata l’austriaca Lisa Perterer a salire sul gradino più alto del podio.

Un campionato europeo, questo, che si è corso sulle canoniche distanze di 5K di corsa, 20K di ciclismo e 2.5K di corsa e che ha schierato al via i migliori duatleti ma anche diversi fuoriclasse del triathlon, complice l’annullamento della WTS in programma ad Abu Dhabi i prossimi 28-29 marzo a causa dell’emergenza coronavirus.

E così, dopo Choquert (00:52:12) al traguardo è arrivato il canadese Tyler Mislawchuk (00:51:18) e – dopo l’under 23 Krilan Le Bihan (00:52:20) – l’asso della triplice Alistair Brownlee (00:52:21).

Il campione francese ha agguantato il titolo proprio negli ultimi 300 metri, quando ha cambiato marcia e si è allontanato dai tre diretti avversari, suoi “compagni” di gara fino a quel momento.

Fuori dai giochi “europei” Mislawchuk, Le Bihan e Brownlee si sono giocati argento e bronzo in volata, con il primo che ha avuto la meglio sul secondo.

Tra le donne, Perterer (00:58:45) ha preceduto l’anglosassone Beth Potter (00:58:54) e la spagnola Jocelyn Daniely Brea Abreu (1:00:01).

PINTANEL RAYMUNDO E LE BIHAN TRA GLI UNDER 23

E’ ancora la Marsigliese a suonare alle premiazioni della gara maschile Under 23 grazie all’eccezionale prova di Krilan Le Bihan (00:52:20), terzo assoluto.

Il “galletto” è stato più veloce del belga Arnaud Dely (00:52:36) e dell’ucraino Vitalii Vorontsov (00:52:38), rispettivamente ottavo e nono assoluto.

In campo femminile, la spagnola Marta Pintanel Raymundo (1:00:44, ottava assoluta) ha avuto la meglio sulla belga Laura Swannet (1:00:56, nona assoluta) e sulla connazionale Marina Muñoz Hernando (1:03:16).

LA SPAGNA SUGLI SCUDI TRA GLI JUNIOR

Gli atleti di casa Carla Domínguez Torner (1:02:34) e Jose Ignacio Galvez Ponce (00:56:14) si sono aggiudicati il titolo europeo di categoria.

Dominguez Torner ha terminato la sua fatica davanti alla connazionale María Casals Mojica (1:02:56) e l’olandese Kim Van ‘T Verlaa (1:03:28).

Galvez Ponce ha preceduto il portoghese Alexandre Silva (00:56:49) e l’altro spagnolo Nicolás Heredero Carazo (00:57:03).

AZZURRI CON L’ARGENTO VIVO ADDOSSO

Dalle cinque maglie azzurre in gara sono arrivati tre argenti. Ottimo bottino quindi per l’Italia rappresentata dagli Age Group Lucia Soranzo (F70-74), Huber Rossi (M40-44), Stefano Ziliani (M45-49) e Pietro Carrara (M50-54); e dal paratleta Alessandro Carvani Minetti (PTS2).

La prima medaglia è arrivata da Soranzo (1:19:46), sabato 7 marzo nel duathlon sprint, protagonista di un esaltante duello, durato fino a quasi al traguardo, con la britannica Mary White (1:19:02), medaglia d’oro.

Gli altri due argenti – di domenica 8 – hanno la firma di Carvani Minetti (1:14:16, su distanza sprint) e Rossi (1:45:47, su distanza standard). Infuocata la gara di Rossi, che si è arreso al portoghese Rui Narigueta (1:45:33) e ha preceduto l’irlandese Marc Flavin (1:45:50). I tre sono divisi da 17 secondi soltanto!

A completare la “classifica” targata Italia sono stati Carrara (1:51:54), quarto, e Ziliali (2:09:49), trentaduesimo, entrambi impegnati sulla distanza standard.


Il podio femminile Elite dei Campionati Europei di duathlon 2020.

7-8 marzo 2020
ETU Duathlon European Championship
Punta Umbria, ESP
Duathlon Sprint, 5 – 20 – 2.5K (Elite, Under 23, Junior, Paratriathlon, Age Group)
Duathlon Standard, 10 – 40 – 5K (Age Group)

CLASSIFICHE COMPLETE

ELITE

TOP 10

DONNE
1 Lisa Perterer AUT 00:58:45 00:15:44 00:00:21 00:33:43 00:00:22 00:08:34
2 Beth Potter GBR 00:58:54 00:15:27 00:00:21 00:34:18 00:00:20 00:08:27
3 Jocelyn Daniely Brea Abreu ESP 01:00:01 00:15:27 00:00:18 00:35:33 00:00:22 00:08:19
4 Garance Blaut FRA 01:00:12 00:15:47 00:00:18 00:35:16 00:00:22 00:08:27
5 Sandrina Illes AUT 01:00:24 00:15:44 00:00:24 00:35:34 00:00:24 00:08:18
6 Sonia Bejarano ESP 01:00:31 00:15:48 00:00:20 00:35:36 00:00:23 00:08:22
7 Marion Legrand FRA 01:00:39 00:15:48 00:00:20 00:35:32 00:00:20 00:08:36
8 Laura Swannet BEL 01:00:56 00:16:39 00:00:20 00:34:42 00:00:21 00:08:51
9 Marina Muñoz Hernando ESP 01:03:16 00:16:40 00:00:20 00:36:32 00:00:21 00:09:21
10 María Varo Zubiri ESP 01:01:05 00:15:50 00:00:18 00:35:33 00:00:20 00:09:02

UOMINI
1 Benjamin Choquert FRA 00:52:12 00:13:30 00:00:16 00:31:14 00:00:17 00:06:54
2 Tyler Mislawchuk CAN 00:52:18 00:13:29 00:00:18 00:31:10 00:00:19 00:06:59
3 Krilan Le Bihan FRA 00:52:20 00:13:29 00:00:19 00:31:10 00:00:19 00:07:00
4 Alistair Brownlee GBR 00:52:21 00:13:30 00:00:22 00:31:05 00:00:19 00:07:03
5 Vincent Bierinckx BEL 00:52:29 00:13:37 00:00:1 00:31:04 00:00:21 00:07:07
6 Angelo Vandecasteele BEL 00:52:31 00:13:32 00:00:17 00:31:10 00:00:19 00:07:12
7 Yohan Le Berre FRA 00:52:35 00:13:29 00:00:16 00:31:11 00:00:19 00:07:18
8 Arnaud Dely BEL 00:52:36 00:13:30 00:00:22 00:31:07 00:00:21 00:07:15
9 Vitalii Vorontsov UKR 00:52:38 00:13:33 00:00:18 00:31:09 00:00:20 00:07:16
10 Mark Buckingham GBR 00:53:06 00:13:30 00:00:19 00:31:01 00:00:23 00:07:51

UNDER 23

TOP 5

DONNE
1 Marta Pintanel Raymundo ESP 01:00:44 00:15:50 00:00:20 00:35:32 00:00:20 00:08:40
2 Laura Swannet BEL 01:00:56 00:16:39 00:00:20 00:34:42 00:00:21 00:08:51
3 Marina Muñoz Hernando ESP 01:03:16 00:16:40 00:00:20 00:36:32 00:00:21 00:09:21
4 Marta Romance ESP 01:03:45 00:17:19 00:00:21 00:36:07 00:00:22 00:09:35
5 Madeleine Henderson GBR 01:08:31 00:18:19 00:00:22 00:38:28 00:00:21 00:11:00

UOMINI
1 Krilan Le Bihan FRA 00:52:20 00:13:29 00:00:19 00:31:10 00:00:19 00:07:00
2 Arnaud Dely BEL 00:52:36 00:13:30 00:00:22 00:31:07 00:00:21 00:07:15
3 Vitalii Vorontsov UKR 00:52:38 00:13:33 00:00:18 00:31:09 00:00:20 00:07:16
4 Thomas Cremers NED 00:53:55 00:14:16 00:00:18 00:31:07 00:00:20 00:07:52
5 Axel Badia Celma ESP 00:54:04 00:14:03 00:00:20 00:31:18 00:00:19 00:08:02

JUNIOR

TOP 5

DONNE
1 Carla Domínguez Torner ESP 01:02:34 00:16:27 00:00:23 00:36:46 00:00:21 00:08:35
2 María Casals Mojica ESP 01:02:56 00:16:27 00:00:23 00:36:47 00:00:20 00:08:57
3 Kim Van ‘T Verlaat NED 01:03:28 00:17:36 00:00:22 00:35:38 00:00:20 00:09:30
4 Marilena Kuster SUI 01:03:49 00:17:26 00:00:31 00:35:39 00:00:21 00:09:50
5 Carla Guisande Vieito ESP 01:04:56 00:17:13 00:00:20 00:37:57 00:00:21 00:09:03

UOMINI
1 Jose Ignacio Galvez Ponce ESP 00:56:14 00:14:29 00:00:18 00:32:58 00:00:23 00:08:04
2 Alexandre Silva POR 00:56:49 00:14:29 00:00:20 00:34:00 00:00:22 00:07:35
3 Nicolás Heredero Carazo ESP 00:57:03 00:14:30 00:00:18 00:34:02 00:00:21 00:07:51
4 Olaf Jan Bosscher NED 00:58:22 00:15:32 00:00:19 00:33:19 00:00:20 00:08:50
5 Joan Reixach Abril ESP 00:58:41 00:15:03 00:00:19 00:33:58 00:00:22 00:08:58

I CAMPIONI EUROPEI AGE GROUP DI DUATHLON SPRINT

DONNE

F16-19
Lucy Bednall GBR 01:04:25 00:18:01 00:00:40 00:34:10 00:00:33 00:11:00

F20-24
Besaide Astobiza Sanchez ESP 01:04:22 00:17:54 00:00:40 00:34:19 00:00:40 00:10:48

F25-29
Megan Powell GBR 01:04:27 00:18:00 00:00:38 00:34:09 00:00:38 00:10:59

F30-34
Olga Kowalska POL 01:03:55 00:17:07 00:00:49 00:34:53 00:00:35 00:10:28

F35-39
Judit Cuevas Diaz ESP 01:04:14 00:18:08 00:00:40 00:34:04 00:00:35 00:10:46

F40-44
Marie Brush GBR 01:04:26 00:17:42 00:00:42 00:34:45 00:00:32 00:10:43

F45-49
Claire Hall GBR 01:06:57 00:17:58 00:00:38 00:36:24 00:00:47 00:11:08

F50-54
Nikki Weatherley GBR 01:07:24 00:18:58 00:00:52 00:35:41 00:00:38 00:11:13

F55-59
Trish Barton GBR 01:09:50 00:19:32 00:01:10 00:36:11 00:01:02 00:11:53

F60-64
Ann Cook GBR 01:12:31 00:20:12 00:01:03 00:37:31 00:00:58 00:12:44

F65-69
Susan Watson GBR 01:26:56 00:26:32 00:01:12 00:41:23 00:01:05 00:16:41

F70-74
1 Mary White GBR 01:19:02 00:23:35 00:01:15 00:39:04 00:01:18 00:13:49
2 Lucia Soranzo ITA 01:19:46 00:23:36 00:00:58 00:39:18 00:01:14 00:14:39
3 Margaret Huyton GBR 01:27:39 00:26:34 00:01:03 00:43:04 00:01:24 00:15:31

UOMINI

M16-19
Daniel Martinez Diaz ESP 00:56:53 00:15:22 00:00:34 00:30:29 00:00:33 00:09:53

M20-24
Henry Hart GBR 00:55:13 00:14:48 00:00:28 00:30:31 00:00:27 00:08:57

M25-29
Jonatan Perez Lopez ESP 00:55:22 00:14:49 00:00:32 00:30:24 00:00:30 00:09:05

M30-34
Cristobal Valenzuela Guerrero ESP 00:54:30 00:14:20 00:00:30 00:30:19 00:00:32 00:08:46

M35-39
Santiago Javier Muros RamÍrez ESP 00:55:31 00:14:55 00:00:29 00:30:42 00:00:25 00:08:58

M40-44
Angel Gutierrez Calzado ESP 00:56:48 00:15:17 00:00:38 00:31:26 00:00:33 00:08:53

M45-49
Daniel Aguirre Moreno ESP 00:57:32 00:15:33 00:00:30 00:31:22 00:00:33 00:09:32

M50-54
Josep Viladoms Bellart ESP 00:58:53 00:16:11 00:00:35 00:32:13 00:00:35 00:09:16

M55-59
Antonio Fernando Horta POR 00:59:43 00:16:39 00:00:33 00:31:56 00:00:29 00:10:03

M60-64
Aeneas Appius SUI 01:03:44 00:17:52 00:00:31 00:33:10 00:00:46 00:11:24

M65-69
Fermín Rodríguez García ESP 01:05:58 00:18:47 00:00:52 00:34:19 00:00:49 00:11:09

M70-74
Serafin Torres Terresano ESP 01:10:19 00:20:25 00:00:41 00:35:57 00:00:55 00:12:19

M75-79
Carlos Leite POR 01:15:12 00:21:18 00:01:18 00:38:44 00:01:00 00:12:51

M85-89
Rubén Nicieza Rodriguez ESP 02:35:36 00:51:25 00:02:48 01:04:08 00:01:42 00:37:13

I CAMPIONI EUROPEI AGE GROUP DI DUATHLON STANDARD

DONNE

F20-24
Madeleine Nutt GBR 02:07:35 00:39:08 00:00:49 01:03:47 00:00:48 00:23:02

F25-29
Lucy Davies GBR 01:57:39 00:35:57 00:00:46 01:00:26 00:00:39 00:19:50

F30-34
Ana MarÍa Gago GuillÉn ESP 02:05:49 00:38:31 00:00:38 01:04:28 00:00:37 00:21:34

F35-39
Rocio Espada Vazquez ESP 02:03:03 00:37:35 00:00:40 01:03:33 00:00:38 00:20:34

F40-44
Monica Falgueras Velazquez ESP 02:05:15 00:38:49 00:00:43 01:02:54 00:00:44 00:22:03

F45-49
Claire Hall GBR 02:05:52 00:38:44 00:00:39 01:04:18 00:00:45 00:21:24

F50-54
Karen Murphy GBR 02:08:22 00:37:49 00:00:57 01:07:15 00:00:49 00:21:30

F55-59
Siobhan Kennedy IRL 02:11:13 00:41:14 00:01:04 01:04:42 00:01:08 00:23:03

F60-64
Teresa Willcox GBR 02:19:56 00:44:33 00:00:42 01:07:44 00:00:55 00:26:00

F65-69
Sue Clarke GBR 02:31:26 00:44:05 00:01:03 01:17:16 00:02:48 00:26:13

F70-74
Elspeth Knott GBR 02:31:00 00:49:52 00:01:12 01:09:54 00:01:03 00:28:59

UOMINI

M18-19
Luke Lynds GBR 01:52:56 00:33:36 00:00:37 00:57:31 00:00:38 00:20:32

M20-24
Jacob Shannon GBR 01:46:27 00:31:31 00:00:43 00:55:15 00:00:39 00:18:17

M25-29
Sebastià Mascaró Rigo ESP 01:49:02 00:32:53 00:00:35 00:55:46 00:00:38 00:19:08

M30-34
Cedric Labadens FRA 01:46:08 00:30:19 00:00:47 00:57:13 00:00:38 00:17:09

M35-39
Bruce Raeside GBR 01:46:08 00:30:21 00:00:37 00:57:23 00:00:33 00:17:12

M40-44
1 Rui Narigueta POR 01:45:33 00:31:26 00:00:39 00:55:10 00:00:34 00:17:42
2 Huber Rossi ITA 01:45:47 00:31:19 00:00:37 00:55:21 00:00:37 00:17:51
3 Marc Flavin IRL 01:45:50 00:32:20 00:00:37 00:54:14 00:00:48 00:17:48

M45-49
1 Ignacio Javier Moron Gonzalez ESP 01:48:17 00:32:32 00:00:36 00:56:57 00:00:57 00:17:14
32 Stefano Ziliali ITA 02:09:49 00:39:45 00:01:02 01:05:55 00:01:00 00:22:05

M50-54
1 Josep Viladoms Bellart ESP 01:50:17 00:33:20 00:00:35 00:56:50 00:00:44 00:18:47
2 Chris Nicoll GBR 01:51:23 00:33:58 00:00:40 00:57:24 00:00:38 00:18:40
3 Francisco Blazquez Hernandez ESP 01:51:53 00:33:38 00:00:36 00:56:45 00:00:54 00:19:58
4 Pietro Carrara ITA 01:51:54 00:34:16 00:00:40 00:56:03 00:01:04 00:19:50

M55-59
Angel Lencina Alonso ESP 01:55:52 00:35:43 00:00:43 00:58:47 00:00:48 00:19:49

M60-64
Aeneas Appius SUI 02:01:54 00:37:58 00:00:35 01:00:52 00:00:43 00:21:45

M65-69
Jörg Stehle GER 02:04:22 00:38:53 00:01:09 01:01:07 00:00:46 00:22:25

M70-74
Hjalmar Schiøtz NOR 02:19:43 00:44:11 00:01:20 01:07:53 00:01:03 00:25:15

M75-79
Vernon Thomas GBR 02:36:42 00:54:00 00:01:32 01:10:16 00:01:06 00:29:46

PARATRIATHLON

(i risultati degli azzurri)

UOMINI

PTS2
1 Geoffrey Wersy FRA 01:03:55 00:18:53 00:01:06 00:31:24 00:00:46 00:13:05
2 Alessandro Carvani Minetti ITA 01:14:16 00:21:09 00:01:07 00:38:28 00:01:37 00:14:39
3 Salvador Jimenez Luna ESP 01:17:53 00:25:20 00:01:33 00:36:02 00:01:53 00:15:29