The irrepressible Sigrid Mutscheller of Germany has won the ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships for a record sixth time. She delighted the home crowds by leading a gold-silver sweep for the home team. Mutscheller won with a time of 1 hour, 51 minutes and 4 seconds, almost a full 90 seconds ahead of her closest competitor. Her team mate Anke Kullman won her first World Championship medal, taking the silver while Austrian Carina Wasle, last years runner-up, came across for the bronze.
In the opening leg, a 7.5-kilometer run in the city, Wasle got out to a quick start. Her 18-second lead after the first lap became an 80-second lead on Mutscheller after the third lap. But Wasle was slow out of T1, enabling the German to shave close to 20 seconds off the lead.
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Out onto the hilly and challenging 15-kilometer mountain bike course, Wasle was still at the front. She was a comfortable 1:50 ahead of the chase pack but Mutscheller was making up ground and closing in fast. By the second of four laps, Wasles lead was cut to 30 seconds. They rode into T2 side-by-side and the battle for the World Championship would be decided on the tough 10-kilometer cross-country ski course.
From the beginning of the final leg, Mutscheller took command and stole the lead from Wasle for the first time in the race. After the first lap the defending champion opened up a 30-second gap, then parlayed that into a 90-second lead. From there, Mutscheller never looked back and the final result was inevitable, the same result the sport had seen at five previous World Championships. The battle was now on for silver and bronze. Wasle wasnt able to hold off Kullman, another charging German who surged past for the silver while Wasle settled for the bronze.
It was an extremely hard race in extremely hard conditions,” said Wasle. “I liked the run course, it was uphill and downhill and I was able to get a good lead. During the bike it was very hard. Sigrid caught me. In the cross-country ski leg, it was extremely hard, there was a lot of dirt on the course and it was extremely hard. Im very happy to win the bronze medal.”
Im really happy. It was such a challenge for me to win this in my hometown. I was very, very nervous before the race. During the race it was so hard for me on the bike to overtake Carina (Wasle) but Im so happy I did, said Mutscheller. There were no tactics, I just gave all I had. I had a very good ski leg and throughout the race I gave it my best.
Mutscheller enters the history books as the only athlete in ITU history to win six elite World Championships. She was previously tied with Great Britains Simon Lessing and the late Benny Vansteelant who each owned five elite World Championships. Mutscheller has dominated Winter Triathlon since the sports beginning in 1997, having medalled in ten of the 12 World Championships. Shes also been on the podium for every European Championship since 1998, winning seven times in all.
2008 ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships Final Womens Results
7.5-km run, 12-km mountain bike, 10-km cross-country ski
Gold - Sigrid Mutscheller (GER) 1:51:04
Silver - Anke Kullman (GER) 1:52:25
Bronze - Carina Wasle (AUT) 1:53:20
4 - Camilla Hott Johansen (NOR) 1:54:01
5 - Pia Sundstedt (FIN) 1:54:16
6 - Rebecca Dussault (USA) 1:55:57
7 - Sarka Grabmullerova (CZE) 1:57:54
8 - Giuliana Lamastra (ITA) 1:58:58
9 - Anne Haug (GER) 1:59:59
10 - Klaudia Meisterhofer (AUT) 2:00:04
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The Under23 womens race was also contested at the same time as the elite women and it was an absolutely dominating performance by Norwegian Marthe Myhre. She decimated the field by more than 13 minutes. Italy took silver while Estonia came through for the bronze.
2008 Freudenstadt ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships - Under23 Womens final results
7.5-km run, 12-km mountain bike, 10-km cross-country ski
Gold - Marthe K Myhre (NOR) 1:58: 17
Silver - Germaine Roullet (ITA) 2:11:23
Bronze - Helen Schmidt (EST) 2:12:00
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Sigrid Mutscheller wins her 6th World Championship in her hometown
Sigrid Mutscheller ganadora de su 6 Campeonato del Mundo en su ciudad natal
La imparable atleta alemana Sigrid Mutscheller ha ganado los Campeonatos del Mundo de Triatln de Invierno por sexta vez. Deleit a la aficin local liderando el barrido oro-plata del equipo anfitrin. Mutscheller gan con un tiempo de 1 hora, 51 minutos y 4 segundos, casi con 90 segundos de ventaja sobre su inmediata perseguidora. Su compaera de equipo Anke Kullman gan su primera medalla en los Campeonatos del Mundo consiguiendo la plata mientras que la austriaca Carina Wasle subcampen el ao pasado se hizo con el bronce.
En el segmento de apertura, 7.5 kilmetros de carrera en la ciudad, Wasle se escap en un rpido inicio. Los 18 segundos de ventaja despus de la primera vuelta llegaron a se 80 segundos despus de la tercera vuelta.
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Al inicio de los 15 kilmetros del montaoso y competitivo circuito de la bicicleta de montaa, Wasle estaba todava en cabeza. Ella tena una cmoda ventaja de 1:50 sobre el grupo perseguidor, pero Mutscheller estaba recortando tiempo de manera rpida. En la segunda de las cuatro vueltas, la ventaja de Wasle era recortada a 30 segundos. Ellos llegaron a la segunda transicin codo con codo por lo que la lucha por el Campeonatos del Mundo se decidira en el resistente recorrido de 10 kilmetros de esqu campo a travs.
Desde el inicio del ltimo segmento, Mutscheller tom el mando y le quit el liderato a Wasle por primera vez en la carrera. Tras la primera vuelta el defensor del campeonato abri un hueco de 30 segundos, que luego aumentara a 90 segundos. Desde aqu, Mutscheller nunca mirara atrs y el resultado final era inevitable, el mismo resultado que el triatln de invierno haba visto en los cinco ltimos Campeonatos del Mundo. La lucha era ahora por la plata y el bronce. Wasle no fue capaz de seguir a Kullman, otra alemana que consigui la plata mientras que Wasle se conform con el bronce.
Ha sido una carrera extremadamente dura y en condiciones sumamente complicadas, dijo Wasle. Me ha gustado el recorrido de la carrera, eran subidas y bajadas y he sido capaz de conseguir una buena ventaja. La bicicleta fue muy complicada. Sigrid me cogi. El segmento de esqu campo a travs ha sido extremadamente duro. Estoy muy feliz con la medalla de bronce.
Estoy realmente feliz. Era un desafo para m ganarlo en mi ciudad natal. Estaba muy, muy nerviosa antes de la carrera. Durante la carrera ha sido muy difcil para m en el segmento de la bicicleta alcanzar a Carina (Wasle) pero estoy tan feliz de lo que he hecho, dijo Mutscheller. No haba ninguna tctica, simplemente di todo lo que tena. Tuve un muy buen segmento de esqu y en todas partes de la carrera di de m lo mejor.
Mutscheller entra en la historia de los libros como el nico atleta en la historia de la ITU en ganar seis Campeonatos del Mundo lite. Anteriormente estaba empatada con en britnico Simon Lessing y el difunto Benny Vansteelant, los cuales poseen cinco Campeonatos del Mundo. Mutscheller ha dominado el Triatln de Invierno desde el inicio del deporte en 1997, obteniendo medalla en diez de los doce Campeonatos del Mundo. Ella tambin ha estado en el podium en cada Campeonatos de Europa desde 1998, ganndolo en siete ocasiones.
Campeonatos del Mundo de Triatln de Invierno ITU 2008 ITU Resultados Finales Femeninos
7.5-km carrera, 12-km bicicleta montaa, 10-km esqu campo a travs
Oro - Sigrid Mutscheller (GER) 1:51:04
Plata - Anke Kullman (GER) 1:52:25
Bronce - Carina Wasle (AUT) 1:53:20
4 - Camilla Hott Johansen (NOR) 1:54:01
5 - Pia Sundstedt (FIN) 1:54:16
6 - Rebecca Dussault (USA) 1:55:57
7 - Sarka Grabmullerova (CZE) 1:57:54
8 - Giuliana Lamastra (ITA) 1:58:58
9 - Anne Haug (GER) 1:59:59
10 - Klaudia Meisterhofer (AUT) 2:00:04
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La carrera femenina Sub23 se dio al mismo que la carrera de la lite femenina y ha estado dominada totalmente por la noruega Marthe Myhre. Ella venci con una ventaja de ms de 13 minutos. Italia se llev la plata mientras que Estonia se hizo con el bronce.
Campeonatos del Mundo de Triatln de Invierno ITU 2008 Freudenstadt Resultados Finales Femeninos Sub23
7.5-km carrera, 12-km bicicleta de montaa, 10-km esqu campo a travs
Oro - Marthe K Myhre (NOR) 1:58: 17
Plata - Germaine Roullet (ITA) 2:11:23
Bronce - Helen Schmidt (EST) 2:12:00
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Related Event: 2008 Freudenstadt ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships
Results: Elite Men | |||
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1. | Arne Post | NOR | 01:37:30 |
2. | Nicolas Lebrun | FRA | 01:39:16 |
3. | Andreas Svanebo | SWE | 01:39:39 |
4. | Heinz Planitzer | AUT | 01:40:09 |
5. | Alessandro De Gasperi | ITA | 01:40:44 |
6. | Werner Uran | AUT | 01:41:14 |
7. | Falk Gopfert | GER | 01:41:28 |
8. | Florian Holzinger | GER | 01:41:42 |
9. | Victor Lobo Escolar | ESP | 01:42:04 |
10. | Silvio Wieltschnig | AUT | 01:42:14 |
Results: Elite Women | |||
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1. | Sigrid Mutscheller | GER | 01:51:04 |
2. | Anke Kullmann | GER | 01:52:25 |
3. | Carina Wasle | AUT | 01:53:20 |
4. | Camilla Hott Johansen | NOR | 01:54:01 |
5. | Pia Sundstedt | FIN | 01:54:16 |
6. | Rebecca Dussault | USA | 01:55:57 |
7. | Sarka Grabmullerova | CZE | 01:57:54 |
8. | Giuliana Lamastra | ITA | 01:58:58 |
9. | Anne Haug | GER | 01:59:59 |
10. | Klaudia Meisterhofer | AUT | 02:00:04 |
Results: Junior Women | |||
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1. | Anita Dalen | NOR | 01:29:36 |
2. | Kairi Schmidt | EST | 01:37:03 |
3. | Monika Kadlecova | SVK | 01:37:30 |
4. | Beatrice Wondratschek | GER | 01:38:51 |
5. | Marine Besson | FRA | 01:53:35 |
DNF. | Jana Pastuchova | SVK | DNF |
Results: Junior Men | |||
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1. | Rudy Molard | FRA | 01:19:37 |
2. | Vit Zahula | CZE | 01:19:45 |
3. | Felix Waldhuber | AUT | 01:19:54 |
4. | Anton Ryabchikov | RUS | 01:21:03 |
5. | Alessio Nardellotto | ITA | 01:21:38 |
6. | Siim Kauge | EST | 01:22:44 |
7. | Alois Knabl | AUT | 01:23:19 |
8. | Julian Langer | AUT | 01:24:31 |
9. | Filippo Blanc | ITA | 01:25:56 |
10. | Benoit Chanal | FRA | 01:28:09 |
Results: U23 Women | |||
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1. | Marte Katrine Myhre | NOR | 01:58:17 |
2. | Germaine Roullet | ITA | 02:11:23 |
3. | Helen Schmidt | EST | 02:12:00 |
4. | Yuliya Barabash | RUS | 02:14:12 |
Results: U23 Men | |||
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1. | Peter Viana | ITA | 01:44:40 |
2. | Gjermund Nordskar | NOR | 01:45:40 |
3. | Peter Mosny | SVK | 01:46:49 |
4. | Julian Mutterer | GER | 01:48:34 |
5. | Florian Moser | AUT | 01:49:56 |
6. | Thomas Miretti | FRA | 01:50:32 |
7. | Baptiste Turrel | FRA | 01:52:12 |
8. | Christopher Hettich | GER | 01:53:02 |
9. | István Muskatal | HUN | 01:55:46 |