Just a couple of days to go until the first ITU World Championship of 2008. The world’s best winter triathletes will gather in Freudenstadt, Germany for the 12th edition of the ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships. Close to 20 countries will be represented as athletes will compete in elite, under23, junior, and age-group categories.
Defending World Champion Arne Post of Norway and Austrian Sigi Bauer, the 2004 and 2005 World Champion headline a strong elite men’s field. Three of the last four world Championships have been won by either Post or Bauer and went 1-2 last year in Flassin, Italy. The two will face tough opposition with two-time European Champion Andreas Svanebo of Sweden and Russian Konstantin Lavrentyev, last year’s under23 World Champion who will make his elite debut in Freudenstadt.
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In the elite women’s field, it will be a tall order for any woman to unseat Sigrid Mutscheller’s bid for a record sixth World Championship. Mutscheller, who’s coming off her seventh European title earlier this month in Gaishorn am See in Austria, will have plenty of crowd support. In 2003 when Winter Triathlon World Championships were last held in Germany, Mutscheller (then Lang) settled for silver. But two years later at the European Championships held in Freudenstadt, she was back on top of the podium. Her stiffest competition will likely come from Austrian Carina Wasle who has twice finished runner-up to Mutscheller at the European Championships. American Heather Best was recently crowned Pan American and U.S. National Champion and will look to derail Europe’s dominance in the event.
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Despite warm weather in Freudenstadt, the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) has produced over 900 cubic meters of technical snow, ensuring a proper course for the world championships. Located approximately 90 kilometers southwest of Stuttgart, Freudenstadt has previously hosted Winter Triathlon World Cups in 2007 and 2006 and the European Championships in 2005.
2008 Freudenstadt ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships
Elite & Under23: 7.5-kilometer run, 12-kilometer mountain bike, 10-kilometer cross-country ski
Junior: 5-kilometer run, 9-kilometer mountain bike, 7-kilometer cross-country ski
Team Relay: 2.5-kilometer run, 3-kilometer mountain bike, 3-kilometer cross-country ski by each team member
Schedule (all times Central European Time UTC +1):
Friday February 22, 2008
18:00 Opening Ceremonies
Saturday February 23, 2008
10:00 Elite & Under23 Women
12:00 Elite & Under23 Men
14:00 Junior Women & Men
Sunday February 24, 2008
11:00 Elite Men and Women Team Relay, Junior Team Relay
13:00 Age-Group World Championship
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Click here for results from last year’s ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships from Flassin, Italy
Elite women’s medalists from the 2007 Flassin ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships
Medallistas de la élite femenina de los Campeonatos del Mundo de Triatlón ITU 2007 de Flassin
Elite men’s medalists from the 2007 Flassin ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships
Medallistas de la élite masculina de los Campeonatos del Mundo de Triatlón ITU 2007 de Flassin
Tan sólo queda una semana para los primeros Campeonatos del Mundo ITU 2008. Los mejores triatletas de invierno del mundo se darán cita en Freudenstadt, Alemania para la duodécima edición de los Campeonatos del Mundo de Triatlón de Invierno ITU. Cerca de 20 países estarán representados por los atletas que competirán en las categorías élite, Sub23, junior y grupos de edad.
El defensor del Campeonato del Mundo Arne Post de Noruega y el austriaco Sigi Bauer, Campeón del Mundo en el 2004 y 2005 hacen que la categoría masculina sea muy competida. Tres de los cuatro últimos campeones del mundo han sido ganados por Post o Bauer y fueron primero y segundo el año pasado en Flassin, Italia. Los dos tendrán la dura competencia del dos veces Campeón de Europa, Andreas Svanebo de Suecia y del Campeón del Mundo del año pasado Sub23, el ruso Konstantin Lavrentyev quien hará su debut en la élite en Freudenstadt.
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En la categoría de la élite femenina, será complicado para cualquier mujer dejar a Sigrid Mutscheller sin un record seis Campeonatos del Mundo. Mutscheller, que viene de conseguir su séptimo título Europeo a principios de este mes en Gaishorn am See en Austria, tendrá el apoyo de la afición. En el 2003, cuando se albergaron los últimos Campeonatos del Mundo de Triatlón de Invierno en Alemania, Mutscheller (entonces Lang) se tuvo que conformar con la plata. Pero dos años más tarde en los Campeonatos de Europa albergados en Freudenstadt, se subió a lo más alto del podium. Su competencia más dura vendrá seguramente de la austriaca Carina Wasle que ha terminado dos veces segunda en los Campeonatos de Europa. La americana Heather Best recientemente coronada Campeona Pan Americana y Nacional Estadounidense intentará terminar con el dominio europeo en la competición.
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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 |