Ibiza 2018: GB Age-Group medals, Euro Cross Duathlon Championships

Ibiza ETU Multisport European Championships Festival Update

ETU Cross Duathlon European Championship News

Having raced on the road over Sprint (Saturday) and Standard distance (Sunday) formats, the final run-bike-run discipline of the Ibiza ETU Multisport European Championships Festival took place on Tuesday. Off-road and mountian bikes this time for the ETU Cross Duathlon European Championships – with Cross TRIathlon to follow on Thursday – the event was held at Puerto de Sant Miquel de Balansat, with the transition area, start and finish on the beach.

Second at the ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships in Fyn, Denmark earlier this year, it would not be a good day for British Elite athlete, Nicole Walters. Well off the pace and sixth at the finish, she’s got 48 hours to put that behind her and come back stronger in her preferred swim-bike-run format. After a good season including wins on the XTERRA Tour, she has the ability to do that.

The British Age-Group team added a further 10 medals to the huge haul already collected in the road format. The fastest British female Age-Grouper, Kim Baptista (18-19), added Gold in Cross Duathlon to her Silver on Saturday in the Sprint Duathlon. That makes her the first Brit – so far – to collect two medals at the Festival.

Silver for Kim Baptista in the European Duathlon Champs in Spain pic.twitter.com/7GBbqcSSIv

— TeamTorelli (@TeamTorelli) October 21, 2018

All of the reports and news from Ibiza:

• Age-Group Duathlon (Sprint Distance)
• Age-Group Duathlon (Standard Distance)
• Cross Duathlon (Age-Group and Elite)
• Aquathlon (Age-Group and Elite)
• Cross Triathlon (Age-Group and Elite)
• Middle Distance Triathlon (Age-Group and Elite)
• Age-Group Aquabike

Ibiza ETU Cross Duathlon European Championships – Sunday 21st October 2018
6.3km / 18km / 4.2km

ELITE MEN

1st – Tim Van Hemel (BEL) – 1:19:48
2nd – Camilo Puertas Fernandez (ESP) – 1:20:44
3rd – Andreas Silberbauer (AUT) – 1:20:57

13th – Doug Hall (GBR) – 1:27:50

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¡Ya tenemos campeón de Europa de Duatlón Cros Élite! ¡Felicidades a Tim Van Hemel! Plata el español Camilo Puertas y Bronce el austríaco Andreas Silberbauer. We already have European champion of Duathlon Cross Elite! Congratulations to Tim Van Hemel! Silver the spaniard Camilo Puertas and Bronze the austrian Andreas Silberbauer. #ETUIbiza

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ELITE WOMEN

1st – Kristina Lapinova (SVK) – 1:36:59
2nd – Daria Rogozina (RUS) – 1:38:01
3rd – Sanne Broeksma (NED) – 1:38:23

6th – Nicole Walters (GBR) – 1:42:37

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Some days you just have to suck it up at the back of the race. . This is me absolutely hating life in the duathlon…. . Massive thanks to all the GB 🇬🇧 support out on the course, not sure I'd have finished if it wasn't for all the encouragement!! . No time to dwell, less than 48 hours to recover and for my legs to not be shit. Roll on the triathlon. I ♥️ 🏊!!! . 📷@joe_ricciardi #duathlon #etuchampionships #run #MTB #run #sand #beach #offroad #dontbeshit

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FASTEST BRITISH AGE-GROUP ATHLETES OVERALL

MEN

1st – Jim Mcconnel (45-49) – 1:29:53
2nd – Richard Long (25-29) – 1:33:32
3rd – Rob Parry (35-39) – 1:33:55

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ETU Cross Duathlon Euros age group race report: fast start left the rest of us being ushered into a long convoy, tricky run course in places on some steep rocky paths, and this energy-sapping soft sand which was like running through treacle. Bike was 3 laps of a long rough climb, some fast fire-roads and a balls out road descent down switchbacks. Road shoes for the second run with tired legs had me struggling to stay upright, and finished 3rd Brit home and 6th in age group. Good training race in the end and a sharpener for the Cross Triathlon on Thursday #ibizamultisport2018

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WOMEN

1st – Kim Baptista (18-19) – 1:47:52 – second fastest overall
2nd – Kirsty Prior (45-49) – 1:54:54
3rd – Amanda Whitehouse (40-44) – 1:57:55

GB AGE-GROUP MEDALS (10)

GOLD (4)

Kim Baptista – 18-19 Female AG
Nicola Dinsdale – 30-34 Female AG
Kirsty Prior – 45-49 Female AG
Nicola Dick – 55-59 Female AG

SILVER (1)

Colin Hunt – 65-69 Male AG

BRONZE (5)

Kelly-Marie Briggs – 35-39 Female AG
Amanda Whitehouse – 40-44 Female AG
Julie Bratton – 45-49 Female AG
Jim Mcconnel – 45-49 Male AG
William Hammerton – 70-74 Male AG