Press Release - 2003 ITU Rio World Cup - Elite Men • World Triathlon

Press Release - 2003 ITU Rio World Cup - Elite Men

by World Triathlon Admin on 09 Nov, 2003 12:00

ITU MEDIA
RELEASE: Sunday, 9 November 2003

Polikarpenko Wins Back to Back World Cups

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 9 November 2003: For immediate Release: Volodomyr Polikarpenko of the Ukraine built up a 20 second lead through the 1500m swim, then went solo for the first lap of the 40km bike course. American teammates Andy Potts and Mark Fretta led the huge chase pack through transition and immediately began the hunt for Polikarpenko.

Polikarpenko was hauled in by a group of 8 led by Doug Friman of the USA and Csaba Kuttor of Hungary. At this point a second chase pack led by Brent McMahon of Canada and the 1999 World Champion Dimitry Gaag of Kazahkstan was just 30 seconds back, and was threatening to catch the lead group.

The solid, hard-working group at the front slowly pulled away from the chase group with the powerful Polkarpenko along with Andy Potts at the front Polikarpenko kept his position at the front through the second transition, followed by his teammate Andreas Gluschenko. Mark Fretta and Daniel Fontana of Argentina were close behind.

The Ukrainian held onto his lead through the first 2 laps of the 10km run gradually pulling away from Fretta and Gluschenko, as Russia

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Related Event: 2003 Rio de Janeiro ITU Triathlon World Cup

09 Nov, 2003 • event page • all results

Results: Elite Men
1.	Volodymyr Polikarpenko	UKR	01:46:49
2.	Ivan Vasiliev	RUS	01:47:17
3.	Antonio Marcos De Souza Da Silva	BRA	01:47:24
4.	Dmitriy Gaag	KAZ	01:47:37
5.	Leandro Macedo	BRA	01:47:50

Results: Elite Women
35.	Esther Aguayo	MEX	02:07:35
28.	Nancy Alvarez	ARG	02:05:30
10.	Maria Areosa	POR	02:02:05
31.	Gisele Bertucci	BRA	02:06:43
27.	Ana Cristina Bocanera	BRA	02:05:21