<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Duathlon247</title><link>http://www.duathlon247.com/index.html</link><description>Latest news from Duathlon247</description><item><title><![CDATA[Powerman Zofingen: Sutz and Csomor]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.duathlon247.com/article_5751.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[The winners of the 22nd Powerman  Zofingen are the same as two years ago: Andy Sutz from Schaffhausen, Switzerland and Erika  Csomor from Hungary, who won for the seventh consecutive time. The pair become  World Champion on the Duathlon Long Distance of the I.P.A (International  Powerman Association). Great results for the local athletes too: Jacqueline  Uebelhart, born in Welschenrohr and living in Aarwangen finished second, Lukas  Baumann from Zofingen seventh. In front of the eyes of Councillor Ueli Maurer, almost  1300 athletes competed over the weekend. 
The 22nd Powerman Duathlon World  Championships Zofingen were a success in all regards. Sunny weather, huge numbers of  spectators and as many participants as Zofingen had in the year 2000. This was possible despite the fact that the event  in Zofingen and the Short Distance  World Championships of the ITU (International Triathlon Union) took place  on the  same day. Joerie Vansteelant who last year has won the I.P.A. Word Championships  Long Distance raced this weekend in Edinburgh and not in Zofingen. The  Belgian has set a new course record last year (6 hours 11 minutes 35 seconds), and was  16 minutes ahead of the Swiss athlete Andy Sutz. On the 4th September 2011 will be  the next showdown of this two top athletes, as Vansteelant has promised  the  organisers of Powerman Zofingen that he will race in Zofingen for the next five years.
Sutz wins again
Andy Sutz is  looking forward to that battle with Joerie in 2011. The man from Schaffhausen has won in Zofingen for the second  time this year, having previously won in 2008. &amp;quot;This perspective is a big motivation for  me.&amp;quot; Sutz did not speak of a easy victory: &amp;quot;the victory two years ago was  wonderful because it was the first one. Today&#039;s victory makes me happy, because  I put myself under pressure willing to win.&amp;quot; Sutz didn&#039;t start very fast. Like  a rocket, the French athlete Thibaut Humbert took off from the gun. After 17.5 kilometers of the last 30  running kilometers Sutz took over the lead and finished just 54 seconds ahead of Humbert. Another Frenchman, Anthony Le Duey, finished third as he had in 2009. Lukas Baumann was very very happy with his  seventh place: &amp;quot;that&#039;s world class and it is my best result ever so far.&amp;quot;  
Csomor Rules
Overall winner was Andy Sutz who  in the end was nine minutes ahead of Erika Csomor at the finishing line. Sutz  started with a handicap of 53 minutes. The man from Schaffhausen could take back  home besides his victory award of 9,000 US-dollars, an additional amount of  2,000 US-dollars as first athlete across the line. The total amount of prize money in Zofingen is 50,000  USD. 
That she didn&#039;t win the overall title did not much bother Erika  Csomor who won in Zofingen for the seventh time in a row.&amp;quot;The last three victories where the best for me.&amp;quot; At  the beginning it didn&#039;t look like an other success for the Hungarian was on the cards.  Martina Kr&amp;auml;henb&amp;uuml;hl from M&amp;uuml;nsingen/SUI was leading. The winner of the  Swiss Duathlon Cup races in Marbach and in Spiez fell down after five  kilometers of running and went on with a bleeding knee. With more than 25 kilometers  more to run ahead, she then has given up the race at the Heitere. Erika Csomor:  &amp;quot;I expected that she couldn&#039;t go on racing with the same speed till the end.&amp;quot;  Jacqueline Uebelhart had the  same thoughts and had the race of  her life. &amp;quot;12 minutes after Csomor becoming second is a great result, the best  I&#039;ve ever had so far in my career.&amp;quot; Third place went to Camilla Lindholm from Sweden, finishing a further four minutes back. 

  
    Pos
    Men
    Women
  
  
    1
    Andy Sutz (SUI) 6:19.03,0
    Erika Csomor (HUN) 7:20.52,5
  
  
    2
    Thibaut Humbert (FRA) 6:19.57,3
    Jacqueline Uebelhart (SUI) 7:32.44,0
  
  
    3
    Anthony Le Duey (FRA) 6:27.56:2,6
    Camilla Lindholm (SWE) 7:37.08,0
  
  
    4
    Soren Bystrup (DEN) 6:32.20,0
    Maja Jacober (SUI) 7:39.18,9
  
  
    5
    Esben Kaczmarek (DEN) 6:39.24,1
    Victoria Beck (NZL) 7:47.58,8
  
  
    6
    Karl Prungraber (AUS) 6:41.31,7
    Susanne Svendsen (DEN) 7:51.37,5
  
  
    7
    Lukas Baumann (SUI) 6:45.33,9
    Bev Thomas (AUS) 8:00.00,9
  
  
    8
    Marc Widmer (SUI) 6:46.59,1
    Carolin D&amp;uuml;r (AUT) 8:12.51,7
  
  
    9
    Sebastian Retzlaff (GER) 6:49.16,5
    Angela Mueller (SUI) 8:19.31,9
  
  
    10
    Kenneth Poulsen (DEN) 6:51.38,3
    Annamaria Halasz (HUN) 8:29.53,5
  
]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ITU World Champs: Morrison and Aernouts secure titles]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.duathlon247.com/article_5753.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[The GE 2010 Edinburgh ITU Duathlon World  Championship is now a wrap, and Sunday&#039;s elite races resulted in the hoped for conclusion of a Scottish World Champion in the shape of Catriona Morrison. It was no run-away victory however, as 2009 silver medal winner Sandra Levenez from France stuck with her through the entire bike leg, as the pairing reached T2 together. While Cat forced the pace from the first step, there was drama - unseen at the time - as Cat had over-run the bike dismount line and been issued with a 15 second penalty to be served out on the run course. So, temporarily at least Morrison was relegated to second before retaking the lead, and finishing to by far the loudest fanfare of the three day festival.
The magnificent Belgian men took every spot on the men&#039;s podium, while Team GB picked up three medals in the elite Under-23 races, including a &#039;three-peat&#039; from Sophie Coleman. 
So much more I would like to write, but - for now at least - here is the post event ITU report and summary of today&#039;s results. A second straight 12-hour day of commentary duties has left me in need of a quick &#039;refuel&#039; before the weekend results process begins. Edinburgh, you were magnificent! 

Scotland&#039;s Catriona  Morrison thrilled the crowd on hand to watch the 2010 ITU Duathlon World  Championship in Edinburgh today, winning on home soil to take the fourth ITU  Duathlon World Title of her illustrious career. Morrison won the ITU Long  Distance Duathlon World Championship in 2007 and 2008, after winning Duathlon  Worlds at the standard distance in 2006. 
Today&#039;s race took place in Edinburgh&#039;s historic Holyrood Park, which served up  one of the most challenging Duathlon World Champs courses of all time. The  relentlessly hilly course consisted of a 10K run, followed by a 38.4K bike, and  finished with a 5K run. 
Morrison, the heavy favourite entering the race, finished the gruelling course  in 2:02:47, to top France&#039;s Sandra Levenez by 18 seconds. It was the second  year in a row that Levenez finished in the runner-up spot at the Duathlon World  Championship, having finished second to Czech Vendula Frintova in Concord,  North Carolina, USA last season. Australia&#039;s Felecity Sheddy-Ryan finished a  distant third in her first-ever Duathlon World Champs, rounding out the podium  in 2:06:14. 
The men&#039;s Elite competition was all about the Belgians, who pulled off an  unprecedented podium sweep, with Bart Aernouts taking top honours in 1:50:22.  It&#039;s the biggest result of the 26-year-old&#039;s career, after finishing third at  the 2008 Duathlon World Champs. Aernouts topped countryman Rob Woestenborghs by  22 seconds. Fellow Belgian Joerie Vansteelant, younger brother of the late  Benny Vansteelant (four-time ITU Duathlon World Champion), rounded out the  men&#039;s podium, finishing six seconds behind Woestenborghs. 
Click here for a video of  the women&#039;s finish
Click here for a video of  the men&#039;s finish
  
  Edinburgh ITU Duathlon World Championship
  Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain - 5 Sept 2010
10K run, 38.4K bike, 5K run
Elite Women
  1. Catriona Morrison (GBR) 2:02:47
  2. Sandra Levenez (FRA) 2:03:05
  3. Felicity Sheedy-Ryan (AUS) 2:06:14
  4. Jenny Schulz (GER) 2:06:20
  5. Ana Burgos (ESP) 2:06:42
  6. Katie Ingram (GBR) 2:07:10
  7. Andrea Steyn (RSA) 2:07:58
  8. Ruth Van der Meijden (NED) 2:08:37
  9. Stefanie Bouma (NED) 2:10:53
10. Inmaculada Pereiro (ESP) 2:10:59
Elite Men
  1. Bart Aernouts (BEL) 1:50:22
  2. Rob Woestenborghs (BEL) 1:50:24
  3. Joerie Vansteelant (BEL) 1:50:30
  4. Victor Manuel del Corral Morales (ESP) 1:51:06
  5. Sergio Silva (POR) 1:51:46
  6. Damien Derobert (FRA) 1:52:58
  7. Adam Bowden (GBR) 1:53:38
  8. Sean Jefferson (USA) 1:53:54
  9. Ramos Herrera (MEX) 1:54:13
10. Richard Hobby (GBR) 1:54:16
U23 Women
  1. Sophie Coleman (GBR) 2:15:02
  2. Lois Rosindale (GBR) 2:15:56
  3. Alice Capone (ITA) 2:20:41
  4. Ami Haishima (JPN) 2:24:12
5. Romana Slavinec (AUT) 2:25:51
U23 Men
  1. Etienne Diemunsch (FRA) 1:53:33
  2. Matthew Gunby (GBR) 1:54:27
  3. Oscar Vicente (ESP) 1:56:01
  4. Felix Duchampt (FRA) 1:57:23
5. Ritchie Nicholls (GBR) 1:57:44
Junior Women (5K run, 21.2K bike, 2.5K run)
  1. Sofie Hooghe (BEL) 1:12:44
  2. Marjon van der Wansem (NED) 1:13:32
  3. Liis-Grete Arro (EST) 1:16:15
  4. Elinor Thorogood (GBR) 1:16:55
5. Cindy Schwulst (RSA) 1:21:50
Junior Men (5K run, 21.2K bike, 2.5K run)
  1. Uxio Abuin Ares (ESP) 1:03:52
  2. Michael Gosman (AUS) 1:04:02
  3. Jose Luis Cordova (MEX) 1:04:08
  4. Jose Veiga (POR) 1:04:16
  5. Hugo Alves (POR) 1:04:21
Click here for complete  results]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ITU World Champs: Age Group results & report]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.duathlon247.com/article_5752.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Well, day two of the GE 2010 Edinburgh ITU World Duathlon Championships is a wrap - and once again, Holyrood Park provided both a stunning backdrop AND some amazing weather. This truly is a stunning venue, and blue skies and sunshine just add even further to make a wonderful backdrop for sport. That such a site is literally a stones throw from the bustling heart of Edinburgh is difficult to believe - notably by several visiting US athletes I spoke to, who were highly impressed!
Friday saw the Paraduathlon events, while today it was the turn of the Age Groupers, and thus the busiest day of the weekend with 800+ athletes spread across three waves starting at 8am, and with the final finisher in at around 6.30pm. It was a long, tiring, but massively fun day on commentary duty for me, with some exciting racing, some great stories and a whole lot of fun - with the athletes racing in great spirits.
Summarising the day in a few words is difficult, but in the words of one athletes Facebook page; &amp;quot;Edingburgh you have just been Gilfillaned!!!&amp;quot;
Fastest athlete overall on the day - and the only finisher to break two hours on the tough 10km / 41.6km / 5km course - was James Gilfillan (M3034), who just a few minutes before his start had seen and heard sister Ceris Styler finish second overall, and silver medal winner in F3034. A fantastic day for a talented family.
Fastest female overall, and the only athlete ahead of Ceris was Victoria Gill (also F3034), who races for Thames Turbo. Victoria is a relatively recent convert to multipsports from a strong running background, but today she had, in my opinion, the best bike ride of her life to manage to exit T2 around 30 seconds behind Ceris, who produced - as you would expect from a former Olympic cyclist - a powerful display of the challenging bike section. With just 2km to go, Vicky had closed that gap back to regain the lead she held at the end of the first run, and pulled away to a great victory in what was a hard fought, and very exciting event to watch. 
James had no such issues - second out onto the bike section, by the end of lap one he was clear in the lead, and then just extended that lead every single lap. By T2 he was - at a conservative estimate - a full five minutes clear, and could readily have strolled home to win. Of course, he didn&#039;t, and kept the pressure on for a totally dominant and well deserved victory. Sister Ceris was there to welcome him at the finish, and the sight of a microphone and an interview 10 seconds later appeared to be the only time of the whole day he showed any visible signs of stress - it was a stunning performance from an athlete on top form. 
Ian Cardy (35-39) and Jeremy Tomlinson (50-54) both retained the titles that they won last year in Concord, while Kenny Riddle (45-49) brought home a win for Scotland - and lots more too. Here is a quick run down of the (provisional) medal winners:
FULL RESULTS

  
    Category
    Gold
    Silver
    Bronze
  
  
    F2024
    Marie Noel Labrecque (CAN) 
    Nadia Pretorius (RSA) 
    Kelly-Anne Speight (IRL) 
  
  
    F2529
    Danielle Stewart (GBR) 
    Katrin Beyer (GER) 
    Ellis Connery (IRL) 
  
  
    F3034
    Victoria Gill (GBR) 
    Ceris Styler (GBR) 
    Joanna Walker (GBR) 
  
  
    F3539
    Juliette Minter (GBR) 
    Esther Evans (GBR) 
    Samantha Boswell (GBR)  
  
  
    F4044
    Christine Howard (GBR) 
    Anja Heijnan (NED) 
    Mel Varvel (GBR) 
  
  
    F4549
    Ann Davidson (USA) 
    Juliet Vickery (GBR) 
    Claudia Hille (GER) 
  
  
    F5054
    Marion Hoffmann (GER) 
    Margaret Ritchie (CAN) 
    Stacey Creamer (USA) 
  
  
    F5559
    Hilary Ross (GBR) 
    Anne Mitchell (USA)
    Betsy Henderson (USA) 
  
  
    F6064
    Elspeth Knott (GBR) 
    Barbara Leverett (GBR) 
    Terry Miffleton (USA) 
  
  
    F6569
    Lynda Lemon (CAN) 
    Ann Bould (NZL)
    Barb Morgan (USA) 
  
  
    F7074
    Frieda Metz (GER) 
    Marge Rajczewski (USA) 
    Gabriele Pelz (GER) 
  
  
    F7579
    Pat Fossum (GBR) 
    &amp;nbsp;
    &amp;nbsp;
  
  
    M1819
    Christian Preece (GBR) 
    Daniel Bailey (GBR) 
    Matthew Halliday (GBR) 
  
  
    M2024
    Gregory Grosicki (USA) 
    Craig Dale (GBR) 
    James Ratcliffe (GBR) 
  
  
    M2529
    Rene Herdmann (GER) 
    Ciaran Dougherty (GBR) 
    Hugh Mackenzie (GBR) 
  
  
    M3034
    James Gilfillan (GBR) 
    Harold Harnish (GER) 
    Ross Muir (GBR) 
  
  
    M3539
    Ian Cardy (GBR) 
    Richard Phillips (GBR) 
    Lee Piercy (GBR) 
  
  
    M4044
    David Frake (CAN) 
    Didier Virvaleix (FRA)
    Marcel Montag (GER) 
  
  
    M4549
    Kenny Riddle (GBR) 
    Alan Rowe (GBR) 
    Paul Hone (GBR) 
  
  
    M5054
    Jermey Tomlinson (GBR) 
    Peter Wheddon (GBR) 
    Dave Riffe (USA) 
  
  
    M5559
    David Field (CAN) 
    Mogens Busk Sorensen (DEN)
    Dino Beretta (ITA)
  
  
    M6064
    Raymond  Schmitt (FRA)
    Miroslav  Krsek (CZE)
    Steve Ruckert (USA)
  
  
    M6569
    Bert Streumer (NED) 
    Carlos Leite (POR) 
    Giorgia Alemmani (ITA) 
  
  
    M7074
    Roberto De Marcellis (ITA)
    George Black (GBR)
    John Wood (NZL)
  
  
    M7579
    Wolfgang Funk (GER)
    Roger Brockenbrough (USA)
    Arnott Kidd (GBR)
  
  
    M80+
    Edwin Bixenstine (USA)
    Edward Maruna (USA)
    &amp;nbsp;
  
]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh set for 2010 GE Edinburgh ITU Duathlon World Championships]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.duathlon247.com/article_5750.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[The 2010  GE Edinburgh ITU Duathlon World Championships are set to take place this  weekend (3-5 September) in Scotland, UK. World titles will be contested at  Edinburgh&#039;s iconic, and very hilly, Holyrood Park &amp;ndash; one of the most challenging  courses ever used for an ITU Duathlon World Championships, as confirmed by  those athletes already at race site. 
The Edinburgh crowd will be  hopeful of a home win from former World and European Champion, Catriona  Morrison, who lives and trains in Broxburn, a few miles away from Holyrood  Park. She has scored victories on the Ironman circuit this season, including  Ironman Lanzarote &amp;ndash; where she won despite stopping to help a fellow athlete who  had dangerously crashed and then waiting forty minutes by the roadside after  her chain snapped.
Morrison will have to overcome the  European Champion, Ruth Van der Meijden (NED) and runner-up Katie Ingram (GBR)  from the ETU Duathlon European Championships in Nancy, France (1 May, 2010).  Van der Meijden was also 4th at the ITU Duathlon World Championships in  Concorde, USA, last year.
The 2009 defending champion,  Vendula Frintova (CZE), is not racing this year, but runner up, Sandra Levenez  (FRA) will be. The women&#039;s line up also includes Gwen Jorgensen (USA), an  exceptionally fast runner and one to watch. She was second earlier this year at  the World University Games Triathlon.
In the elite men&#039;s event Sergey  Yakovlev (RUS) starts as number one based on his current world number one  ranking. Manuel Del Corral Morales (ESP) is number two and was second at the  ETU Duathlon European Championships this year in Nancy (FRA).
Damien Derobert (FRA) won silver  behind the USA&#039;s Jarrod Shoemaker last year in Concord. Shoemaker is not racing  as he will contest the ITU World Championships Grand Final in Budapest.
Bryan Keane will carry Ireland&#039;s  hopes, the former professional cyclist turned triathlete was seventh at the  recent ITU World Sprint Championships in Lausanne.
Joerie Vansteelant features in a  strong Belgian team. Although the distance might not suit him, the former World  Long Distance Duathlon champion will be one of the best known international  names at the event. His late older brother, Benny, was one of the best  duathletes the world has ever known.
The GE Great Britain men&#039;s team  features Adam Bowden, who has successfully converted from athletics to  triathlon through British Triathlon&#039;s trigold programme and recorded a second  place finish at the 2010 Geneva ITU Triathlon European Cup (15 August). 
Local Scottish athlete, Ritchie  Nicholls will race for the GE Great Britain team in the Under 23 event. He is a  former European Under 23 triathlon champion, having beaten Alexander Brukhankov  (RUS) in 2007.
The elite races will be preceded  on Friday by the elite Paraduathletes race and on Saturday by amateur athletes  racing for world duathlon titles in their age group. Scotland and Great Britain  will be well represented alongside athletes from Spain, Argentina, Brazil,  Canada, New Zealand and the USA.
]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kat Grimmett retires from Duathlon]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.duathlon247.com/article_5749.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Coming up this weekend in Edinburgh is the 2010 ITU World Duathlon Championships (www.edinburghduathlon2010.com).
One member of a strong GB ladies team was due to be ETU European Championship bronze medal winner Kat Grimmett, who made such an impact on the sport in 2009, and but for an unfortunate crash in sight of T2 last year  could well have been the defending ITU World Champion this week.
However, Kat has now decided to retire from the sport of duathlon slightly earlier than planned, and focus fully on her running career, where success over the marathon distance is her ultimate aim.
You can read more about Kat&#039;s decision HERE on our sister site www.run247.com. 
]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Duathlon: 12th September 2010]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.duathlon247.com/article_5748.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[The  London Duathlon offers racing on traffic free roads within the confines of  London&#039;s largest Royal Park 

  Ultra Distance (20km Run &amp;gt; 80km Bike &amp;gt; 10km Run) 
  Challenge Distance&amp;nbsp;(10km       Run &amp;gt; 20km Bike &amp;gt; 5km Run) both with a team relay option, 
  Fun Distance&amp;nbsp;(5km Run &amp;gt; 10km Bike &amp;gt; 5km Run)

  10km Run Only Option  
We have added a 10km Run only option which will slot into the middle of the  days racing, to give people the opportunity to enjoy running in the park while  we have the benefit of the traffic-free environment.  
With Kids event for 3 years upwards, there is a racing for the whole family  available in one of London&#039;s most scenic locations.   
If  you haven&#039;t already signed up then there is still an opportunity to sign up for  The London Duathlon&amp;nbsp; (Fun, Challenge or Ultra), the 10K run or get your  children onto the kids event.   
For  more information on The London Duathlon please go to&amp;nbsp;www.thelondonduathlon.co.uk
]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over 300 GB Age Group Duathletes to compete In Edinburgh]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.duathlon247.com/article_5747.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[On Saturday 4 September, at the 2010  GE Edinburgh ITU Duathlon World Championships in Holyrood Park, over 300  leading British amateur duathletes will compete in one of the largest GE Great  Britain Age Group Teams to represent Great Britain at an ITU Duathlon World  Championships.  211 men and 111  women (246 from England and 76 from Scotland) aged between 18 and 76 will  compete in 23 age categories.   
The GE Great Britain Age Group Team  will race over a standard international duathlon course - 10km run followed by  a 40km cycle and a 5km run, all completed as a continuous activity.   
Edinburgh&#039;s course, consisting of  multiple laps around Holyrood Park and Arthur&#039;s Seat (six times in total by  foot, and a further five times on the bike), will be one of the most  challenging ever used on the international circuit. 
Craig Dale, a 4th year medical  student at Edinburgh University, will be amongst the favourites to win gold in  his category having won the 20-24 Age Group at the ETU Triathlon European  Championships in Athlone, Ireland in July.   Dale said: &#039;For me, multisport events present a challenge that an  individual sport just can&#039;t match.  I  love the variety of training and how easy it is to avoid the monotony of one  sport alone.  I am really looking  forward to competing in Edinburgh in such a prestigious event - painful on the  legs, beautiful on the eyes but a race I&#039;ll never forget!&#039; 
Twenty-year-old Angus Killean, from  Edinburgh, is the youngest member of the British team and local hero Arnott  Kidd is the most senior Scottish athlete at 75. Kidd was second in his age  group last year at the 2009 Concord ITU Duathlon World Championships, and has  won the European title for the last three years in a row.  He has high hopes of winning the  World title on home soil. 
Britain&#039;s top paraduathletes will  also race in the elite international event on Friday 3 September with the  elite, under-23 and juniors all racing on Sunday 5 September. 
The 2010 GE Edinburgh ITU Duathlon  World Championships is the most prestigious duathlon competition ever to be  staged in the UK and offers the perfect opportunity for Edinburgh residents,  visitors to the city and running, cycling and multisport enthusiasts to watch  the best duathletes in the world for free.  
In September the 2010 GE Edinburgh  ITU Duathlon World Championships will join two other major international  sporting events - the IFSC World Youth Championships for Climbing and the  (FITA) Archery World Cup Final - In Edinburgh&#039;s Super September of sport - and  will welcome thousands of competitors and spectators to the city. 
For more information on the 2010 GE  Edinburgh ITU Duathlon World Championships and an event schedule for go to - http://www.edinburghduathlon2010.com/ ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weyer ready for Powerman Austria]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.duathlon247.com/article_5746.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Extreme athlete Ussher joins the race favourites 
Powerman Duathlon Austria is ready for take-off. 600 staff members are mobilised and waiting for the excellent field of athletes. Weyer and its surrounding communities are well prepared for a star-studded event, where the male challengers first are: national favourite Karl Prungraber (AUT), Andy Sutz (SUI) and Anthony LeDuey (FRA). Organisers are geared up for them as well as for all other pros, age groupers and all other athletes. Eagerly awaited is also the attractive women&#039;s field: Erika Csomor (HUN) contests with Michelle Parsons (GBR) and Victoria Beck (NZL) for the title on the long distance. Furthermore, a very interesting athlete decorates the women&amp;rsquo;s field: Elina Ussher, native-born Finn, was a cross-country skier once. She lives in New Zealand at the moment and is looking forward
  to the challenge which is waiting for her in Upper Austria.
Austrian top favourite Karl Prungraber was asked five questions with regard to the upcoming race:
Powerman: Weyer is almost a home race for you as you are living in Linz. What are you most of all looking forward at?
Prungraber: To the great atmosphere here! A lot of people know me here, they are cheering me and giving me strength!
Powerman: How are you preparing for the race?
Prungraber: I did the course several times in the run-up to the race to get sure that I know every stone and every unevenness. I prepared especially for the hilly parts, the difficult bike course.

Powerman: How do you estimate your chances at the Powerman Austria Duathlon?
Prungraber: My goal is to get top three. Then I would really be satisfied. I do not speculate with winning, there are other candidates.
Powerman: Who would be&amp;hellip;
Prungraber: My favourite is Andy Sutz from Switzerland. He has been on the podium already often in Weyer. He is ripe for winning.
Powerman: You are doing duathon besides your profession as a chemical worker. Also, you are having a family who wants to spend time with you. How do you unite those different interests?
Prungraber: It&#039;s not easy, time is lean. But I have an exactly calculated training schedule. And I try to utilize good the time that remains. Let&amp;rsquo;s see. I really would love to come on the podium next weekend. And the next goal would be a top-result at the Ironman K&amp;auml;rnten next year. Then I would have reached my most important goals&amp;hellip;]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Powerman Belgium report]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.duathlon247.com/article_5745.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Never  was a Powerman race so unpredictable till the end as this years Powerman  Belgium in Geel.
Mens race
Many  of the top Powerman World Ranking athletes lined up at the start at 15:00 hours.
After  the first lap of 2.5km of the 10km first run, Anthony Le Duey (FRA) and Joerie  Vansteenlant (BEL) lead the field. But after the second a leading  pack of around eight men had formed.
Heading into the final lap, after 7.5 km, there were two groups of four within only six  seconds.
Both  groups came together in transition: leading Anthony Le Duey (FRA); Joerie  Vansteelant(BEL) and closely followed by Armand van der Smissen (NED); Julien  Brazy and J&amp;eacute;r&amp;eacute;my Bologne (FRA); Jochem Neyrinck (BEL); Soren Bystrup (DEN)  and Matt Moorehouse (GBR).
For  J&amp;eacute;r&amp;eacute;my Bologne(FRA) and Julien Brazy(BEL)  it was proving tough. Several times Anthony Le Duey (FRA) and Joerie  Vansteelant (BEL) tried to make a gap, but never with success. The remaining  top six athletes stayed close to each other and kept the minimum 10 meters non- drafting distance, closely watch by the referees. The Belgian head referees were  very positive about this after the race!
The  final 10 km Run.
After   km the young Belgium Athlete Jochem Neyrinck accelerated and one-by-one the rest had to let him go. A big surprise for all was that Anthony  Le Duey (FRA) and Joerie Vansteelant (BEL) were the first to struggle and that  only Soren Bystrup(DEN) and master (!) Armand van der Smissen (NED) were able to  follow and possibly close the gap. However, on the final lap Jochen  Neyrinck (BEL) was even able to increase his lead to gain his first  big international Powerman victory. Soren Bystrup (Den) came 16 seconds later to finish second with  Armand van der Smissen taking third

Ladies Race
From  the start it would be a race between Jacqueline Uebelhart (SUI), Susanne  Svendson (DEN) and Ulrike Schwalbe (GER). All three had showed good form this year.
Suzanne  Svendsen (DEN) proved this by recording the fastest run splits over both 10km runs.

Ulrike  Schwalbe (GER) lost only four seconds in the first run, and showed on the bike to be the  best today, holding a two minute lead at transition two. Jacqueline Uebelhart (SUI)  finished third and felt she had a good race in line with her plans for  World Championship Powerman in Zofingen on September 5th
For  more information: www.powerman.be  / www.powerman.org
Results: 

  
    Pos
    Men
    Women
  
  
    1st
    2:40:46  Neyrinck Jochen (BEL)
    3:02:49  Schwalbe Ulrike (GER)
  
  
    2nd
    2:41:02  Bystrup S&amp;oslash;ren (DEN)
    3:04:24 Svendsen  Susanne (DEN)
  
  
    3rd
    2:41:31  Van der Smissen Armand  (NED)
    3:07:36 Uebelhart  Jacqueline (SUI)
  
  
    4th
    2:42:08  Vansteelant Joerie (BEL)
    3:09:47 Geldhof  Ilse (BEL)
  
  
    5th
    2:42:35  Le Duey Anthony (FRA)
     3:10:14 Dupont Anne-Marie (BEL)
  
  
    6th
    2:43:12  Moorhouse Matt (GBR)
    3:15:49 Jacobi  Birgit (GER)
  
  
    7th
    2:43:42  Boulogne J&amp;eacute;r&amp;eacute;my (FRA)
    3:19:40 Van Hoolandt Martine (BEL)
  
  
    8th
    2:44:49  Brazy Julien  (FRA)
    3:24:36 Vandewaetere Kim (BEL)
  
  
    9th
    2:44:57 Piercy Lee  (GBR)
    3:25:00 Maas Marlot - (BEL)
  
  
    10th
    2:47:37 Mccarthy  Daniel (GBR)
    3:25:26 Platteeuw Veronique (BEL)
  
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