British Age-Group success at The Championship

In addition to the win of Lucy Charles in the Pro race, there were plenty of British Age-Group athletes on the podium at The Championship in Samorin
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Which Brits collected trophies in Samorin?

As well as a fine Pro race (report HERE), Age-Group racing at The Championship was very competitive on Sunday and, I predict, will continue to get even tougher over the next couple of years as awareness of this gem of a race increased.

Several British names, including Kona podium finishers and ITU / ETU Champions were attracted to Slovakia this year, which resulted in a total of 11 British athletes stepping on to the podium on Sunday evening at the prize presentation.

For more details on the race, visit www.thechampionship.de.

The Championship, Samorin, Slovakia – Sunday 3rd June 2018
1.9km / 90km / 21.1km

BRITISH AGE-GROUP PODIUMS

1st – F25-29 – Ruth Purbrook – 4:35:15
1st – F30-34 – Laura Fidler – 4:43:27
2nd – F30-34 – Tara Grosvenor – 4:44:26
2nd – F45-49 – Jane Hansom – 5:00:13
3rd – F55-59 – Valerie Place – 5:32:49

2nd – M25-29 – Josh Holman – 4:08:56
1st – M35-39 – Chris Standidge – 4:06:16
1st – M40-44 – Mark Livesey – 4:13:14
2nd – M40-44 – Tony Cullen – 4:17:59
1st – M65-69 – David Patten – 5:11:38
3rd – M70-74 – Michael Winstanley – 7:01:03

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John Levison
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TRI247's Chief Correspondent, John has been involved in triathlon for well over 30 years, 15 of those writing on these pages, whilst he can also be found commentating for events across the UK.
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