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Great Britain dominates London Paratriathlon

By Erin Greene | 31 May, 2014

Great Britain dominated the paratriathlon races yet again, taking top honours in six of the 10 events on Saturday at the 2014 London ITU World Paratriathlon Event. But it was Yannick Bourseaux (FRA) who stole the show when he proved why he’s the man to beat after taking down the finish tape first in the men’s PT4 division.

Bourseaux boasts a nearly perfect record, having finished second just three times in his paratriathlon career over the last four years, one of which was here in London at the 2013 World Championships.

“My goal for this year is the World Championships,” Bourseaux said. “I hope I will be able to get the title, but I’m sure it will be very tough because of the German and Spanish guy. I have to train hard if I want to have the gold. ”

As the field deepens, Bourseaux has had to push harder to stay ahead of up and comers like Jairo Ruiz Lopez (ESP) who led the race on Saturday until the final discipline and finished just three seconds behind the Frenchman.

“Before the start I was thinking I would be able to catch him during the bike, but apparently not,” Bourseaux said. “My legs weren’t very good on the bike. I started as fast as I can, but I thought during the race I could not catch him but finally I did.”

Faye Mcclelland (GBR), however, didn’t fair quite as well as her undefeated record in the PT4 category fell to two-time Paralympic swimmer Lauren Steadman (GBR).

“That was fairly solid,” Mcclelland said. “I just didn’t have enough on the bike. Lauren is cycling really well. I might have been closing in a little bit, but it just wasn’t enough.

“I tried my best. It’s gutting, but these things happen. She’s a tough cookie.”

Michele Ferrarin (ITA) continued his winning streak, streaming across the finish line a whopping five minutes ahead of his PT2 competition. Likewise, Jane Egan (GBR) retained her claim as the fastest lady in the PT1 division, earning her second title in the same spot she won her World Championship title last year.

Related Event: 2014 London ITU World Paratriathlon Event
31 May, 2014 • event pageall results
Results: Men's PT1
1. Geert Schipper H2 NED 01:05:04
2. Phil Hogg H1 GBR 01:06:08
3. Giovanni Achenza H1 ITA 01:08:17
4. Joseph Townsend H2 GBR 01:09:19
5. Francesc Sola Garcia ESP 01:10:49
6. Kim Plovier H1 BEL 01:14:52
7. Ahmed Andaloussi H1 FRA 01:15:43
DNF. Richard Leandro Espinoza Balza VEN DNF
Results: Men's PT2
1. Michele Ferrarin ITA 01:12:12
2. Geoffrey Wersy FRA 01:17:06
3. Andrew Lewis GBR 01:18:00
4. Giovanni Sasso ITA 01:24:49
5. Santos Caballero ESP 01:56:27
Results: Men's PT3
1. Daniel Molina ESP 01:10:25
2. Alejandro Sánchez Palomero ESP 01:11:59
3. Russell White GBR 01:12:57
4. James Smith GBR 01:16:05
Results: Men's PT4
1. Yannick Bourseaux FRA 01:01:40
2. Jairo Ruiz Lopez ESP 01:01:43
3. Maarten Peters NED 01:04:32
4. Lasse Andersen DEN 01:04:52
5. David Hill GBR 01:05:17
6. Zoltán Balogh HUN 01:05:49
7. Chris Frost GBR 01:05:54
8. Matthew Emmerson GBR 01:07:37
9. George Peasgood GBR 01:09:05
10. Sjaak Van Den Berg NED 01:09:06
Results: Men's PT5
1. Chris Goodwin B2 GBR 00:59:05
2. Dave Ellis B3 GBR 01:00:37
3. Alen Kobilica B1 SLO 01:02:01
4. Haseeb Ahmad B1 GBR 01:02:38
5. Iain Dawson B3 GBR 01:03:46
6. Arnaud Savio B1 FRA 01:04:24
7. Fabien Blanchet B1 FRA 01:06:10
8. Marcin Suwart B2 POL 01:13:18
9. Evangelos Barlas GRE 01:21:42
Results: Women's PT1
1. Jane Egan GBR 01:18:15
2. Karen Darke H1 GBR 01:25:23
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