Six superb semis set up mouth-watering finals day in Tiszaujvaros

by Doug Gray on 07 Jul, 2018 06:33 • Español

On a balmy Saturday afternoon in Tiszaujvaros, six sprint triathlons – three women’s and three men’s – filled the streets of Hungary’s home of triathlon, to decide the names that would compete in Sunday’s finals, and it was Australia’s Emma Jeffcoat who set the pace from the off. Leading all the way from the first strokes of the first swim, Jeffcoat set the fastest time of all three women’s semis to win in 59:07, ahead of home favourite Zsofia Kovacs, who will be desperately keen for a first Tiszy podium finish, and Germany’s Anabel Knoll.

Zsanett Bragmeyer also qualified for the hosts, finishing third behind Italy’s Ilaria Zane and Poland’s Roksana Slupek in semi-final three. That was after an imperious display from Sophie Coldwell (GBR), Taylor Knibb (USA) and Melanie Santos (POR) saw the trio cross the line together well ahead of a chasing pack that included Japan’s experienced Juri Ide and Spain’s Anna Godoy Contreras.

In the first of the three men’s races of the day, it was Aurelien Raphael (FRA) and Dmitry Polyanskiy (RUS) - winner here in 2016 - who were once again fastest in the swim, but Hungary’s Tamas Toth delivered a brilliant bike ride and solid run to cross the line with the Russian, Brazil’s Manoel Messias and Mexico’s Rodrigo Gonzalez also among the qualifiers.

Another Hungarian, 2017 Tiszy World Cup winner Bence Bicsak, took control of the second men’s semi, one which saw Anthony Pujades of France and GB’s Chris Perham also deliver assured performances on route to a final.

The day’s biggest thrills were saved for last, however, as half the field from semi-final three poured out of T2 as one. It was Canada’s powerful Matthew Sharpe who was able to keep his nose ahead of the pack, Switzerland’s Fridelance and Faldum of Hungary also securing all-important top-nine places in a frantic dash for the line.

All of the day’s semi-final results can be seen here.
See the line-ups for Sunday’s finals here.

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Related Event: 2018 Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup

07 - 08 Jul, 2018 • event page • all results

Results: Elite Men
DNF.	Matthew Sharpe	CAN	DNF
DNF.	Bence Bicsák	HUN	DNF
DNF.	Tamás Tóth	HUN	DNF
DNF.	Sylvain Fridelance	SUI	DNF
DNF.	Jørgen Gundersen	NOR	DNF

Results: Elite Women
1.	Sophie Coldwell	GBR	00:59:02
2.	Melanie Santos	POR	00:59:18
3.	Chelsea Burns	USA	00:59:28
4.	Emma Jeffcoat	AUS	00:59:31
5.	Anna Godoy Contreras	ESP	00:59:34

Results: Semifinal 1 Elite Men
1.	Tamás Tóth	HUN	00:52:39
2.	Dmitry Polyanskiy	AIN	00:52:39
3.	Manoel Messias	BRA	00:52:40
4.	Maximilian Schwetz	GER	00:52:40
5.	Felipe Barraza	CHI	00:52:41

Results: Semifinal 2 Elite Men
1.	Bence Bicsák	HUN	00:52:27
2.	Jørgen Gundersen	NOR	00:52:39
3.	Anthony Pujades	FRA	00:52:39
4.	Christopher Perham	GBR	00:52:49
5.	Antonio Serrat Seoane	ESP	00:52:55

Results: Semifinal 3 Elite Men
1.	Matthew Sharpe	CAN	00:52:09
2.	Sylvain Fridelance	SUI	00:52:10
3.	Vasco Vilaca	POR	00:52:10
4.	Csongor Lehmann	HUN	00:52:11
5.	Samuel Dickinson	GBR	00:52:11

Results: Semifinal 1 Elite Women
1.	Emma Jeffcoat	AUS	00:59:17
2.	Zsófia Kovács	HUN	00:59:29
3.	Anabel Knoll	GER	00:59:36
4.	Alessia Orla	ITA	00:59:38
5.	Tamsyn Moana-Veale	AUS	00:59:41

Results: Semifinal 2 Elite Women
1.	Sophie Coldwell	GBR	00:59:36
2.	Taylor Knibb	USA	00:59:36
3.	Melanie Santos	POR	00:59:37
4.	Juri Ide	JPN	01:00:16
5.	Giorgia Priarone	ITA	01:00:17

Results: Semifinal 3 Elite Women
1.	Roksana Slupek	POL	00:59:13
2.	Ilaria Zane	ITA	00:59:19
3.	Zsanett Kuttor-Bragmayer	HUN	00:59:25
4.	Sara Perez Sala	ESP	00:59:26
5.	Margot Garabedian	FRA	00:59:28

Results: Rankings Only Female
1.	Sophie Coldwell	GBR	00:59:02
2.	Melanie Santos	POR	00:59:03
3.	Chelsea Burns	USA	00:59:04
4.	Emma Jeffcoat	AUS	00:59:05
5.	Anna Godoy Contreras	ESP	00:59:06

Results: Rankings Only Male
15.	Gregory Barnaby	ITA	00:52:29
15.	Felipe Barraza	CHI	00:52:30
15.	Antonio Benito Lopez	ESP	00:52:30
15.	Bence Bicsák	HUN	00:52:30
15.	Brandon Copeland	AUS	00:52:30