After 14 medals in the Cross Triathlon on Saturday, the off-Road athletes were back in action on Tuesday at the Târgu Mures ETU Multisport European Championships Triathlon Festival, where the third event of the schedule was the ETU Cross Duathlon European Championships.
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113 athletes from 12 nations raced with, once again, the Brits by far the biggest percentage of those with 53. 21 podiums was the result, with four of them Gold.
After winning her 16-19 category on the road in the Sprint Duathlon Champs on Sunday, Kim Baptista added another Gold medal off-road, this time by also being the fastest female AG athlete overall.
FASTEST BRITISH AGE-GROUP ATHLETES OVERALL
Men
1st – Stuart Nash (40-44) – 1:56:12 – 7th fastest AG athlete overall
2nd – Rob Parry (35-39) – 1:58:30
3rd – Lee Imrie (35-39) – 1:59:31
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Women
1st – Kim Baptista (18-19) – 2:19:05 – Fastest AG athlete overall
2nd – Samantha Toop (35-39) – 2:26:20 – 3rd fastest AG athlete overall
3rd – Kelly-Marie Briggs (35-39) – 2:29:26 – 5th fastest AG athlete overall
First AG woman!
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Târgu Mures ETU Cross Duathlon European Championships – Tuesday 3rd July 2019
7km / 23.4km / 3.5km
GB Age-Group Medals (21)
Gold (4)
- Kim Baptista – 18-19 Female AG
- Joe Brooks – 18-19 Male AG
- Samantha Toop – 35-39 Female AG
- Nick Percival – 55-59 Male AG
Silver (8)
- Nicole Beck – 25-29 Female AG
- Anna Wilding – 30-34 Female AG
- Kelly-Marie Briggs – 35-39 Female AG
- Rob Parry – 35-39 Male AG
- Clare Smith – 40-44 Female AG
- Renske Bouwens – 45-49 Female AG
- Gwynedd Jones – 45-49 Male AG
- John Risby – 60-64 Male AG
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Bronze (9)
- Nicola Dinsdale – 30-34 Female AG
- Garth Spencer – 30-34 Male AG
- Emilie Wix – 35-39 Female AG
- Lee Imrie – 35-39 Male AG
- Karen Heppenstall – 40-44 Female AG
- Stuart Nash – 40-44 Male AG
- Dan Foster – 50-54 Male AG
- Paul Spowage – 55-59 Male AG
- Colin Hunt – 65-69 Male AG
ETU Cross Duathlon, in 30+ degree heat, caused me all sorts of problems but I fought my way to the finish and took AG 🥉 wouldn't have even got to the start line without @Sportstest coaching and @PhysiofitUK treatment over the last 2 months! Thanks all for the support! pic.twitter.com/YpIqNHgEK9
— sportstestkaren (@sportstestkaren) July 2, 2019
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