Târgu Mures 2019: GB Age-Group medals, European Standard Duathlon Championships

European Standard Distance Duathlon Champs – More GB Age-Group medals…

A little late on this one, the Standard Distance Championships at the ETU Multisport European Championships Triathlon Festival in Târgu Mures, Romania took place on Wednesday this week. The final events take place today (Aquathlon), and Sunday (Middle Distance Triathlon / Aquabike).

Check out all the reports and news from Târgu Mures on these links:

One again, Great Britain dominated both participation (86 of the 132 starters) and the medals, collecting 38 of the 59 medals (64%) awarded.

For the women, Rachel Wiseman was in a class of her own. The winner of the ITU World Champs this year (Pontevedra) and European Champs last year (Ibiza), she was once again not only the fastest British woman, but also the fastest across all categories. The fastest in every discipline – including both transitions – she finished more than eight and a half minutes quicker than anyone else. That was a pretty good birthday present!

Rachel Wiseman, absolute winner of the Standard Duathlon European Championship and category 35-39 spoke to us after thr race.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Rachel! Double celebration! 🥇🎁🎉 pic.twitter.com/ebxq1E8Vbh

— Europe Triathlon (@ETUtriathlon) July 3, 2019

Alex Doherty (35-39) was the fastest male finisher overall, adding to his World Championship Gold medal from Fyn, Denmark last year.

Alex Doherty, absolute winner of the 2019 Transilvania ETU European Standard Duathlon Championship tells us how he felt on the course 🥇📽👌🏻 pic.twitter.com/n8d2D2vXxR

— Europe Triathlon (@ETUtriathlon) July 3, 2019

Târgu Mures ETU Standard Duathlon European Championships – Wednesday 3rd July 2019
10km / 40km / 5km

FASTEST BRITISH AGE-GROUP ATHLETES OVERALL

Men

1st – Alex Doherty (35-39) – 1:52:49 – fastest AG athlete overall
2nd – Jonathan Read (30-34) – 1:53:41 – 3rd fastest AG athlete overall
3rd – Jonathan Peters (30-34) – 1:54:44 – 5th fastest AG athlete overall

Overall winner! Alex Doherty AG 35-39 fastest person of the entire race! pic.twitter.com/2Kpo9beG1h

— Europe Triathlon (@ETUtriathlon) July 3, 2019

Women

1st – Rachel Wiseman (35-39) – 1:59:23 – fastest AG athlete overall
2nd – Karen Murphy (50-54) – 2:08:07 – 2nd fastest AG athlete overall
3rd- Lindsay Russell-Smith (35-39) – 5th fastest AG athlete overall

Rachel Wiseman, absolute winner of the Standard Duathlon European Championship pic.twitter.com/lbNjZqu4fj

— Europe Triathlon (@ETUtriathlon) July 3, 2019

GB Age-Group Medals (38)

GOLD (14)

• Paige Mcleod 18-19 Female AG
• Beth Rendall 20-24 Female AG
• Jonathan Read 30-34 Male AG
• Rachel Wiseman 35-39 Female AG
• Alex Doherty 35-39 Male AG
• Clementina Davies 40-44 Female AG
• David Fletcher 40-44 Male AG
• Karen Murphy 50-54 Female AG
• Warren Mason 50-54 Male AG
• Frances Hooper 60-64 Female AG
• David Dyer 60-64 Male AG
• Elspeth Knott 65-69 Female AG
• Ashley Robinson 70-74 Male AG
• Vernon Thomas 75-79 Male AG

Congratulations @Ontrackphysio @TeamGB @BarnetADAC, the European Duathlon Champion in Romania! 🥇🇬🇧 #ProudCoaches Nadeem @steev8 & #SteveTrew. @joylynsm27 @TOBTessa @AmyTrotter11 @hannahjridley @Sarah_Ridley_ @jai_sprintcoach @wiggins10sw @tmul54_tim @danieldavies88 @DynamoDIS pic.twitter.com/F6jNKVKqKU

— SMART Way Forward (@smartwayforward) July 4, 2019

SILVER (15)

• Emily Burton 20-24 Female AG
• Dan Elliot 20-24 Male AG
• Jonathan Peters 30-34 Male AG
• Lindsay Russell-Smith 35-39 Female AG
• Rachel Cliff 40-44 Female AG
• Andrew Cooke 40-44 Male AG
• Steph Spencer 45-49 Female AG
• Phil Hall 45-49 Male AG
• Jayne Baldwin 50-54 Female AG
• Tracey Greenway 55-59 Female AG
• Jane Oughton 60-64 Female AG
• Ian Hunt 60-64 Male AG
• Yvonne Twelvetree 65-69 Female AG
• Rob Pearson 65-69 Male AG
• Mick Anglim 70-74 Male AG

We're absolutely delighted to say that this morning in Târgu, Romania, #Rachel Cliff won a fantastic silver medal for the GB AG Team in the European Duathlon Championships. We're looking forward to her race-report sometime in the next few days – watch out for that! 🏃‍♀️🚴‍♀️🏃‍♀️💪🇬🇧🥈 pic.twitter.com/OHuUcYlWrc

— Racepace Coaching (@RacepaceTRI) July 3, 2019

BRONZE (9)

• Riley Richardson 20-24 Male AG
• Alex Thomson 25-29 Male AG
• Eleanor Jukes 35-39 Female AG
• Andrew Bedford 35-39 Male AG
• Jane Simons 40-44 Female AG
• Matthew Allen 40-44 Male AG
• Becky Mccorquodale 45-49 Female AG
• David Kemp 60-64 Male AG
• Keith Walker 70-74 Male AG