Morrison, Aernouts Take Duathlon World Titles

Scotland’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’s race took place in Edinburgh’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.

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Morrison, the heavy favourite entering the race, finished the gruelling course in 2:02:47, to top France’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’s Felecity Sheddy-Ryan finished a distant third in her first-ever Duathlon World Champs, rounding out the podium in 2:06:14.

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The men’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’s the biggest result of the 26-year-old’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’s podium, finishing six seconds behind Woestenborghs.

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Results

1
Sophie Coleman
GBR
02:15:02
2
Lois Rosindale
GBR
02:15:56
3
Alice Capone
ITA
02:20:41
4
Ami Haishima
JPN
02:24:12
5
Romana Slavinec
AUT
02:25:51
1
Etienne Diemunsch
FRA
01:53:33
2
Matthew Gunby
GBR
01:54:27
3
Oscar Vicente
ESP
01:56:01
4
Felix Duchampt
ROU
01:57:23
5
Ritchie Nicholls
GBR
01:57:43
1
Uxio Abuin Ares
ESP
01:03:52
2
Michael Gosman
AUS
01:04:02
3
Jose Luis Cordova
MEX
01:04:08
4
José Veiga
POR
01:04:16
5
Hugo Alves
POR
01:04:21
1
Sofie Hooghe
BEL
01:12:44
2
Marjon Van Der Wansem
NED
01:13:32
3
Liis-Grete Arro
EST
01:16:15
4
Elinor Thorogood
GBR
01:16:55
5
Cindy Schwulst
RSA
01:21:50

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