Age Groupers bring home gold from Duathlon World Champs

The New Zealand team performed with distinction at the World Duathlon Championships in Rimini, Italy over the weekend with the age group athletes collecting three gold and one bronze medal.

Team Manager Ally Boggs described the weekend as superb, despite some less than average weather.

“What a wonderful weekend we have enjoyed here in Rimini. The weather has not been great but the attitude and determination of the team has been top class. This effort has been reflected in some superb results, with everyone putting in a great race to do the uniform proud.”

Racing was conducted over the traditional run, bike, run format with athletes competing from all around the world.

In the elite races, Victoria Beck was 14th in the women’s while Michael Harris did not finish the men’s, Ben McHale was 15th in the U23 men’s, Hayleigh Niterl was 18th in the U19 women’s, and in the U19 men’s Nathan Coombes was 22nd, Sam Osborne 27th, Nick Rennie 29th and Tom Francis 30th.

Leading results for NZ Age Group athletes

18 to 19 Men Struan Webb GOLD

20 to 24 Women Stephanie Anderson GOLD

55 to 59 Women Carolyn Martin GOLD

75 to 79 Men Ray Bennett BRONZE

Other NZ age group and elite results can be found at www.triathlon.org