2011 ITU Triathlon World Cup

The 2011 ITU Triathlon World Cup was a series of triathlon races organised by the International Triathlon Union (ITU) for elite-level triathletes to be held during the 2011 season. For 2011, nine races were announced as part of the World Cup series.[1] The ninth and final race in Auckland, New Zealand was added as a test race for the 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final.[2] Each race was held over a distance of 1500 m swim, 40 km cycle, 10 km run (an Olympic-distance triathlon). Alongside a prize purse, points were awarded at each race contributing towards the overall 2011 ITU Triathlon World Championships point totals.

Venues, dates and prize purses edit

Date City County Prize purse (US$)
Mar 27 Mooloolaba   Australia 50,000
Apr 27 Ishigaki   Japan 50,000
May 8 Monterrey   Mexico 50,000
Jul 10 Edmonton   Canada 50,000
Aug 14 Tiszaújváros   Hungary 50,000
Oct 9 Huatulco   Mexico 50,000
Oct 15 Tongyeong   South Korea 50,000
Nov 6 Guatapé   Colombia 50,000
Nov 20 Auckland   New Zealand 50,000

Event results edit

Mooloolaba edit

Place Men Women
Name Nation Time Name Nation Time
  Brad Kahlefeldt   Australia 1:51:53 Nicky Samuels   New Zealand 2:03:13
  Brendan Sexton   Australia 1:51:55 Emma Moffatt   Australia 2:03:33
  David Hauss   France 1:51:55 Bárbara Riveros Díaz   Chile 2:03:56
Source:[3]

Ishigaki edit

Place Men Women
Name Nation Time Name Nation Time
  Hunter Kemper   United States 1:50:30 Bárbara Riveros Díaz   Chile 2:01:57
  Artem Parienko   Russia 1:50:48 Aileen Morrison   Ireland 2:02:20
  Marek Jaskolka   Poland 1:50:50 Kiyomi Niwata   Japan 2:03:34
Source:[4]

Monterrey edit

Place Men Women
Name Nation Time Name Nation Time
  Brendan Sexton   Australia 1:46:56 Sarah Haskins   United States 1:57:15
  Frédéric Belaubre   France 1:47:06 Ai Ueda   Japan 1:57:21
  Hunter Kemper   United States 1:47:11 Anne Haug   Germany 1:57:27
Source:[5]

Edmonton edit

Place Men Women
Name Nation Time Name Nation Time
  Bevan Docherty   New Zealand 1:46:47 Ashleigh Gentle   Australia 2:00:14
  Aurélien Lescure   France 1:46:49 Mateja Simic   Slovenia 2:01:06
  Hunter Kemper   United States 1:46:54 Lisa Perterer   Austria 2:01:07
Source:[6]

Tiszaújváros edit

Place Men Women
Name Nation Time Name Nation Time
  Brent McMahon   Canada 1:48:16 Gwen Jorgensen   United States 1:59:54
  Aaron Harris   United Kingdom 1:48:22 Annamaria Mazzetti   Italy 2:00:02
  Akos Vanek   Hungary 1:48:43 Irina Abysova   Russia 2:00:18
Source:[7]

Huatulco edit

Place Men Women
Name Nation Time Name Nation Time
  Matt Chrabot   United States 2:00:37 Juri Ide   Japan 2:12:52
  Richard Murray   South Africa 2:00:50 Annamaria Mazzetti   Italy 2:13:39
  Bruno Pais   Portugal 2:01:05 Marina Damlaimcourt   Spain 2:13:52
Source:[8]

Tongyeong edit

Place Men Women
Name Nation Time Name Nation Time
  Dmitry Polyanski   Russia 1:49:33 Jessica Harrison   France 2:00:41
  José Miguel Pérez   Spain 1:49:49 Aileen Morrison   Ireland 2:01:09
  Simon De Cuyper   Belgium 1:49:52 Zuriñe Rodríguez   Spain 2:01:18
Source:[9]

Guatapé edit

Place Men Women
Name Nation Time Name Nation Time
  Etienne Diemunsch   France 57:15 Carole Peon   France 1:04:11
  Crisanto Grajales   Mexico 57:22 Tomoko Sakimoto   Japan 1:04:30
  Tony Moulai   France 57:26 Zuriñe Rodríguez   Spain 1:04:37
Source:[10]

Overnight rains in the region forced organizers to shorten the course from an Olympic distance event to a sprint distance event.[11]

Auckland edit

Place Men Women
Name Nation Time Name Nation Time
  Kris Gemmell   New Zealand 1:59:58 Andrea Hewitt   New Zealand 2:14:12
  Bevan Docherty   New Zealand 2:01:05 Tomoko Sakimoto   Japan 2:15:09
  Ryan Fisher   New Zealand 2:01:18 Mariko Adachi   Japan 2:15:22
Source:[12]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "ITU Announces 2011 World Cup Series schedule". International Triathlon Union. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Auckland, New Zealand added to 2011 ITU Triathlon World Cup season". International Triathlon Union. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Results for 2011 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Results for 2011 Ishigaki ITU Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Results for 2011 Monterrey ITU Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Results for 2011 Edmonton ITU Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Results for 2011 Tiszaújváros ITU Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Results for 2011 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Results for 2011 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  10. ^ "Results for 2011 Guatapé ITU Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  11. ^ Carlson, Timothy (6 November 2011). "Diemunsch, Peon rule Guatape". Slowtwitch.com. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  12. ^ "Results for 2011 Auckland ITU Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 21 November 2011.