Triathlon Digest: A Service for the Sport Sunday, August 24, 2003: Vol. 7, No. 36 Published by
Katherine Williams ("][email hidden])
What the triathlon world is talking about on Sunday:
1. Aug 24 Subaru Ironman Canada: Winners are South Africa's Raynard Tissink, Canada's Lisa Bentley
2. Aug 24 Accenture Chicago Triathlon: Winners are Australia's Craig Walton and USA's
Barb Lindquist
3. Aug 24 Triathlon International de Genève/ITU Points Race: Winners are Australia's Simon
Thompson, Austria's Kate Allen
4. Aug 23 XTerra Netherlands: Winners are the Netherlands' Rob Barel, USA's Jamie Whitmore (from
Hans Geerts, Netherlands)
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5. IRONMAN CANADA: From race publicist Shane Facteau ():"][email hidden]):
South Africa's Raynard Tissink and Canada's Lisa Bentley won Sunday's fire-threatened Subaru Ironman
Canada in Penticton, British Columbia.
Early in the week there was question whether or not the event would take place, as forest fires
threatened the nearby communities of Kelowna and Okanagan Falls, on opposite ends of Penticton. But
despite smoky conditions on race day and last-minute course changes, the full event took place.
Bentley, who claimed her fifth career Ironman title, used a superb run of
5:1:56 to win her first Ironman Canada title. The 34-year-old finished second to fellow Canadian
Lori Bowden one year ago. Bentley's winning time of 9:21:18 was more than 25 minutes faster than
Gillian Bakker (9:47:09), the 2001 Ironman Canada winner.
The USA's Andrea Fisher (9:51:20) led throughout the day, posting the fastest swim among the women
and leading off the bike, but faded on the run to finish third in 9:51:20.
The men's race really hit home for much of the Okanagan Valley that was suffering with major fires,
as Naramata's Tom Evans led throughout most of the event. Evans's home in the nearby community was
on evacuation alert due to the Kelowna wildfire that has claimed more than 250 homes. Despite that,
Evans raced and wasn't passed by Tissink until late on the run. Tissink (8:35:11), the 2002 Ironman
Korea winner, was less than two minutes faster than runner-up Evans (8:37:01).
More than 1,950 athletes from 40 countries competed in the 21st event.
Subaru Ironman Canada Triathlon Sunday, 24 August, Penticton, BC, Canada
6.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, 26.2-mile run
MEN:
7. Raynard Tissink RSA 8:35:11 (49:37, 4:50:17, 2:52:31)
8. Tom Evans CAN 8:37:01 (46:37, 4:49:52, 2:57:54)
9. Gordo Byrn CAN 8:46:57 (53:55, 4:59:42, 2:49:42)
10. Faris Al-Sultan GER 8:48:45 (46:30, 5:00:46, 2:58:03)
11. Garrett MacFadyen CAN 8:51:40 (1:03:14, 4:42:03, 3:03:03)
12. Chuck Veylupek USA 8:54:11
13. Don King CAN 8:55:01
14. Mike Neill CAN 8:58:34
15. Steve Chrapchynski USA 9:00:27
16. Nick Saunders AUS 9:02:38
17. Gerrit Heusinkveld CAN 9:05:57
18. Chann McRae USA 9:07:07 (51:29, 5:00:40, 3:12:09)
19. Peter Traylor USA 9:07:46
20. Kevin Cutjar CAN 9:12:39
21. Curt Chesney USA 9:13:20
22. Michael Tymoff USA 9:14:40
23. Masayuki Matsumaru JPN 9:14:44
24. Murray McCutcheon CAN 9:17:02
25. Eduard Korat USA 9:19:05
26. Richard Chalverat SUI 9:20:30 Also:
27. Tim Sheeper CAN 9:31:09
28. Romuald Lepers FRA 9:38:52
29. Billy Contreras USA 9:44:44
30. Didier Curtet FRA 9:54:22
31. Brett Armstrong CAN 9:58:30 DNFs: Bryan Rhodes (NZL), Juan Mutti (ARG), Jeff Beech (CAN), Clive
Asplen (NZL), Ben Travis (USA), Bobo Anderson (USA).
WOMEN:
32. Lisa Bentley CAN 9:21:18 (54:59,. 5:23:16, 2:59:56)
33. Gillian Bakker CAN 9:47:09 (57:39, 5:20:57, 3:24:35)
34. Andrea Fisher USA 9:51:20 (49:24, 5:21:18, 3:37:19)
35. Deanna Frank USA 9:53:17 (57:36, 5:26:22, 3:24:53)
36. Barbara Scatchard CAN 9:56:16 (1:00:42, 5:27:04, 3:26:01)
37. Barbara Buenahora ARG 10:05:08 (58:21, 5:32:04, 3:30:25)
38. Catherine Phillips USA 10:05:11
39. Charlene Waldner CAN 10:09:35
40. Pauline Li CAN 10:09:43
41. Pamela Ens CAN 10:14:19
42. Esther Wolsey CAN 10:16:02 DNFs: Lori-Lynn Leach (CAN), Cherie Cooper (CAN), Sophie Delemer
(FRA), Julie Pittsinger (USA), Leslie Dittrich (USA), Cailla Patterson (CAN).
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43. ACCENTURE CHICAGO TRIATHLON: Australia's Craig Walton and the USA's Barb Lindquist made for a
pair of repeat winners in the Chicago Triathlon, which had Accenture as a first-year sponsor on
Sunday. Greg Remaly of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, was the lone American in the men's top-10,
which was loaded with international athletes who make the USA's triathlon hot-spots (Boulder,
northern San Diego) their summer training base.
With more than 9,000 triathletes registered across many races, distances and relays, Chicago is the
world's biggest triathlon--by several thousand.
Accenture Chicago Triathlon Sunday, 24 August, Chicago, Illinois (USA)
44.5k swim, 40k bike, 10k run
MEN:
45. Craig Walton AUS 1:47:07
46. Simon Lessing GBR 1:48:57
47. Craig Alexander AUS 1:51:36
48. Conrad Stoltz RSA 1:52:39
49. Ben Buchholz AUS 1:54:41
50. Chris Moffat GBR 1:55:11
51. Greg Remaly USA 1:56:38
52. Matthew Reed NZL 1:58:36
53. Matthew Clark AUS 2:00:04
54. Marc Lees AUS 2:01:04
WOMEN:
55. Barb Lindquist USA 2:01:01
56. Nicole DeBoom USA 2:02:43
57. Becky Lavelle USA 2:03:00
58. Julie Swail USA 2:07:44
59. Heather Gollnick USA 2:08:43
60. Lauren Jensen USA 2:09:11
61. Evelyn Williamson NZL 2:09:49
62. Heather Jorris USA 2:17:36 DNF: Joanna Zeiger (USA).
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63. TRIATHLON DE GENEVA/ITU POINTS RACE: From the TriSuisse website:
Triathlon International de Genève/ITU Points Race Sunday, 24 August, Geneva, Switzerland
64.5k swim, 40k bike, 10k run
MEN:
65. Simon Thompson AUS 1:58:38 (19:25, 1:04:02, 35:10)
66. Brad Kahlefeldt AUS 2:00:28 (19:28, 1:06:48, 34:10)
67. Didier Brocard SUI 2:00:35 (20:10, 1:06:11, 34:14)
68. Andrew Johns GBR 2:01:15 (19:35, 1:07:11, 34:27)
69. Steffen Justus GER 2:01:24 (19:26, 1:07:17, 34:40)
70. Andreas Raelert GER 2:01:37
71. Maik Petzold GER 2;01:37
72. Tony Moulai FRA 2:01:59
73. Vincent Yohann FRA 2:02:02
74. Sylvain Sudrie FRA 2:02:24
75. Laurent Vidal FRA 2:02:49
76. Patrick Vernay FRA 2:03:10
77. Dominik Rechsteiner SUI 2:03:50
78. Nicolas Becker FRA 2:04:00
79. Raymond Lotz NED 2:04:11
80. Jasper Blake CAN 2:04:29
81. Guillaume Dechavanne FRA 2:04:47
82. Cyrille Mazure FRA 2:05:30
83. Marek Jakolska POL 2:05:42
84. Bertrand Boulch FRA 2:05:46 Also:
85. Simon Kennedy GBR 2:05:55
86. Danny McKeating GBR 2:06:44
87. Reto Hug SUI 2:06:54
88. Derek Kite USA 2:07:28 DNFs: Edward Dyer (GBR), Anthony Parish (AUS), Gavin Noble (IRL), Adam
Campbell (CAN), Richard Allen (GBR), Daniele Fiorentini (ITA), Andrew Fargus (GBR).
WOMEN:
89. Kate Allen AUT 2:13:53 (21:52, 1:14:08, 37:52)
90. Melissa Ashton AUS 2:16:00 (21:45, 1:14:20, 39:54)
91. Joelle Franzmann GER 2:16:46 (20:45, 1:15:14, 33:47)
92. Simone Bürli SUI 2:17:06
93. Brigit McMahon SUI 2:17:30
94. Virginie Jouve FRA 2:18:29
95. Wendy DeBoer NED 2:18:37
96. Tanja Allen GBR 2:19:21
97. Lisbeth Kristiansen DEN 2:21:25
98. Delphine Py FRA 2:25:53
99. Jane Kargotich AUS 2:27:41
100. Cornelia Bourgadel FRA 2:28:52
101. Charlotte Kolters DEN 2:28:53
102. Caroline Kearney IRL 2:30:21
103. Julie Gigault FRA 2:31:40
104. Manon André FRA 2:32:22
105. Ryane Layhee USA 2:34:29
106. Carine Esbri FRA 2:35:16
107. Amory Rowe USA 2:36:01
108. Cécile Lemesle FRA 2:41:40 DNFs: Pip Taylor (AUS), Sybille Matter (SUI), Magalie Satre Buisson
(FRA), Catriona Morris (GBR), Victoria Seay (CAN).
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109. XTERRA NETHERLANDS: From Hans Geerts:
XTERRA is the Formula One of multisport. The similarity is not as much in the maximum speeds, but
all the more in the importance of a good choice of tires. XTERRA Netherlands 2003 (August 23) was
the proof of that. Before as well as after the race, there was much discussion going on about which
tires were the best choice for this particular course. Before the race, the general opinion was that
semi- slick tires would be the best choice. But the weather conditions on race day demanded another
choice of tires. The beach sands were not as hard as expected, and thus a wide and slick beach tire
eventually became the best choice.
In the men's race, the choice of tires most probably was determinative for the win. Rob Barel had
chosen slick beach tires, his opponent Royce Kortekaas had 'Fast Fred' semi-slicks. In the more
technical parts of the course, Kortekaas indeed was faster than Barel, but on the beach Kortekaas
could not follow the old master. The 20-second gap at the end of the bike was enough for Barel to
bring home is third consecutive victory in XTERRA Netherlands. Former winter triathlon world
champion Marc Ruhe from Liechtenstein came back from an anonymous 50th position after the swim to a
third position after the bike. Alongside Machiel Ittmann he started the run, three minutes after
Barel. Eric van der Linden followed them about one minute later. With a fenomenal run (the fastest
run split of the day) Van der Linden easily passed Ittmann and Ruhe and took third place.
In the women's division, US athlete Jamie Whitmore was once again way better than the competition.
She also made an extensive study of the choice of tires. After consulting Ned Overend (third place
finisher in 2002), she bought the widest downhill tires, and her husband Courtney scraped off most
of the profile in the middle. Three days of testing the tires on the beach gave her enough
confidence. Ingrid van Lubek, who was the second woman to exit the water, had to allow that Whitmore
passed her on the bike and she battled with Ute Schäfer for second place. With a solid run she shook
off the multiple German champion in order to secure second place. Only winter triathlon world
champion Marianne Vlasveld rode faster than Whitmore during the race. She knew that biking on the
beach is quite similar to biking over soft snow, something she has tons of experience in. Her strong
bike brought her back from bhe backfield after the swim to sixth woman after the bike. She gained
another two places with a strong run.
Thanks to his second place in Den Haag / Kijkduin, Royce Kortekaas is strengthening his position for
the XTERRA European Tour. With one race to go (Titisee, Germany, on September 13th) he has taken a
considerable lead on his main contestant, Marc Ruhe. Jamie Whitmore did the same in the women's
division. With two wins in two races, who is going to threaten her in Germany?
XTERRA Netherlands Saturday, 23 August, Den Haag (Kijkduin), Netherlands 1500 m swim, 28 km MTB, 10
km trail run
MEN:
110. Rob Barel NED 2:08:50 M45
111. Royce Kortekaas NED 2:09:40
112. Eric van der Linden NED 2:10:27
113. Marc Ruhe LIE 2:13:04
114. Machiel Ittmann NED 2:13:20
115. Ronny Dietz GER 2:14:12
116. Cees Colijn NED 2:17:49
117. Frans van Heteren NED 2:19:00
118. Brad Storm RSA 2:20:20
119. Chris Volley GBR 2:20:50
WOMEN:
120. Jamie Whitmore USA 2:30:37
121. Ingrid van Lubek NED 2:34:04
122. Ute Schäfer GER 2:34:48
123. Marianne Vlasveld NED 2:35:38
124. Riikka Kelja NED 2:36:04
125. Ariane Gutknecht SUI 2:37:24
126. Joke Keuning NED 2:41:26 F40
127. Katrin Helmcke GER 2:42:28
128. Melissa Thomas USA 2:44:42
129. Jenette Tolhoek NED 2:45:05
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