The first day of age group competition at the ITU World Duathlon Championships saw spectacular results for the GB Masters. In the morning Caroline Wickham won bronze in 40-44, Chris Mawer won gold in 45-49, Josie Heffernan won gold in 50-54 and Elaine Statham won gold in 55-59. In the afternoon, with a freshening wind and light showers at the far end of the bike course, Tom Davies won gold in 40-44, and Julian Goater won gold in 45-49. In the final section of the day which started with a significant shower and gusting winds and saw several crashes in the early part of the bike, Cyril Leigh won gold in 60-64 with Dave Gardner taking silver in the same category. It is currently unconfirmed but we believe that Eric Barber won bronze in the 65-69 category.



Jasmine Flatters, GB Age Group Team Manager described it as "a great day at the office!". Tomorrow sees the Elite athletes taking to the course with hopes lying on Steph Forrester, reigning women's champion.



Updates tomorrow as the races unfold.