(Photo credit for header image – Ceci Frascaroli)
As well as an Elite Bronze medal on Saturday from Alice Hector at the Viborg ETU Powerman Middle Distance Duathlon European Championships, a team of 36 Great Britain Age-Group athletes had travelled to Denmark to race over the 10km run / 60km bike / 10km run Powerman format. After Copenhagen (2016) and Vejle (2018), this was the third time in four years that Denmark had hosted this championship.
Among the medallists, Hester Barsham-Rolfe (F35-39) defended the Gold medal she won 12 months ago, the medal total coming to 12, of which four were Gold.
Here’s the summary of the fastest GB athletes overall and the full medal listing from Viborg.
Fastest British athletes overall
MEN
1st – Phil Brush (M35-39) – 2:53:49 – 10th fasest male AG athlete overall
2nd – Nicolas Pillinger (M40-44) – 2:55:28
3rd – Liam Walker (M30-34) – 2:55:44
WOMEN
1st – Joanne Clark (F45-49) – 3:27:23 – 8th fastest female AG athlete overall
2nd – Naomi Eaton (F30-34) – 3:28:47
3rd – Angela Joiner-Handy (f50-54) – 3:30:47
Viborg ETU Powerman Middle Distance Duathlon European Championships, Saturday 11th May 2019
10km / 60km / 10km – AGE-GROUP
British Age-Group Medals (12)
GOLD (4)
- Hester Barsham-Rolfe – 35-39 Female AG
- Dean Hardie – 60-64 Male AG
- Linda Whitehead – 65-69 Female AG
- Mick Anglim – 70-74 Male AG
Wow! European Champion again! Hard fought race… came off the run in 1st by 4min, off the bike in 2nd by 5mins and ultimately won by 6 mins by keeping on plugging #middledistanceduaton #nevergiveup @CES_Sport @UkTriChat @ETUtriathlon @UKRunChat @gllsf @GSBTrust @BritishCycling pic.twitter.com/IV9uttApQc
— Hester Scotton (@proseccorunner) May 11, 2019
SILVER (2)
- Naomi Eaton – 30-34 Female AG
- Joanne Clark – 45-49 Female AG
BRONZE (6)
- Samuel Page – 20-24 Male AG
- Phil Brush – 35-39 Male AG
- Nicolas Pillinger – 40-44 Male AG
- Angela Joiner-Handy – 50-54 Female AG
- Karen Haley – 55-59 Female AG
- Keith Whitehead – 65-69 Male AG
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