Top Juniors return at PruHealth Grand Final

by Erin Greene on 05 Sep, 2013 12:24

The Junior races will not only kick off a loaded day of action on Thursday, but also marks the start of World Championship triathlon races at the 2013 PruHealth World Triathlon Grand Final. The women are on center stage at the Serpentine first, followed by the Junior men and the U23 races. Here’s how we think the Junior races will play out over the sprint 750m swim, 20km bike and 5km run.

Women’s Preview
The Junior women’s race is like dejavu all over again. Last year, Fumika Matsumoto became the first triathlete from Japan to ever win a World Championship title when she kicked into overdrive to fire down the finish chute. This year, she’s back to defend her title. and appears ready for the task, as she has already won the continental championships in Asia this year. However, just as Matsumoto returns, so does the entire 2012 Junior women’s podium.

Leonie Periault (FRA) and Tamara Gorman (USA) ran with Matsumoto stride for stride until the final 100 metres when Matsumoto eclipsed them for the win. Avenging their missed titles will be high priority on the one lap swim, four lap bike and two lap run course.

Reigning in a medal, however, is no guarantee for the ladies, especially with Great Britain’s own Georgia Taylor-Brown and Sophie Coldwell on the start list. The pair, along with Australia’s Mikayla Nielsen, was responsible for bridging up to a trio that broke away on the swim course in Auckland, which played a key role in the women’s race.

Taylor-Brown has also gone on to enjoy a dynamite season punctuated with a series of wins in Junior European Cups this season. The Brits will no doubt look to set the tone for their teammates in the U23 and Elite races to come with stellar performances on home soil, while Mikayla also looks strong having won the Junior race at the Oceania Championships this year.

Junior Women’s Start List

Men’s Preview
While the women return all of their medallists, Constantine Doherty (IRL) will be the sole representative from the 2012 podium in the Junior men’s race. He made waves last year when he became the first Irish ever to earn a World Championship medal with bronze.

Doherty got off to a bumpy start this year when he failed to finish and was disqualified from a pair of races, but his recent silver medal performance at the Cross Triathlon World Championships suggest he may return to form just in time for London.

France will feature a small but lethal team of Dorian Coninx and Raphael Montoya. The duo scored gold and silver at this year’s European Championships, followed by Great Britain’s Marc Austin and Gordon Benson, who will also line up in London.

Look for Coninx and Benson to lead out of the water to get a necessary head start over Jorik van Egdom (NED). Van Egdom is the 2013 Junior Duathlon World Champion, as well as the this year’s Junior Cross Triathlon World Champion. He also split the fastest run in Auckland and if his swim has improved at all, he will be a dangerous threat for the podium.

Others to keep an eye on include Oceania Continental Champion Jacob Birtwhistle (AUS) and Asia’s silver medallist Perry Wong (HKG).

Men’s Start List

The women’s race will get underway at 8:00am local London time, while the men’s race will start at 10:00am. Please also note the start lists are subject to change.

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Related Event: 2013 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final London

11 - 15 Sep, 2013 • event page • all results

Results: 16-19 Female AG Sprint
1.	Malia Ellington	USA	01:11:42
2.	Elyse Foster	AUS	01:12:57
3.	Emma Jeffcoat	AUS	01:13:46
4.	Kirsten Vergara	CHI	01:14:14
5.	Steffie Holcroft	NZL	01:14:23

Results: 16-19 Male AG Sprint
1.	Gustav Iden	NOR	01:03:56
2.	Kyle Smith	NZL	01:04:16
3.	Dillon Nobbs	USA	01:04:25
4.	Matthew Baker	AUS	01:04:36
5.	Christopher Perham	GBR	01:04:54

Results: 18-19 Female AG
1.	Charlotte Taylor	GBR	02:00:29
2.	Brooke Saunders	USA	02:11:23
3.	Rebecca Ladyman	GBR	02:11:34
4.	Severine Bouchez	BEL	02:15:22
5.	Michelle Swarovski	USA	02:19:38

Results: 18-19 Male AG
1.	Morten Hansen	NOR	01:52:41
2.	Jessey The Elf	CAN	01:52:49
3.	Andrew Beardsall	CAN	01:54:00
4.	Robbie Deckard	USA	01:58:49
5.	Cameron Goodison	AUS	01:59:11

Results: 20-24 Female AG
1.	Kristen Marchant	CAN	01:59:01
2.	Meghan Degan	USA	02:01:42
3.	Martina Fellmann	NZL	02:02:19
4.	India Kraal	NZL	02:02:44
5.	Lisa Miksch	GER	02:03:13

Results: 20-24 Female AG Sprint
1.	Lucy Smith	GBR	01:12:15
2.	Amalia Isabel Sánchez Albo	MEX	01:13:48
3.	Lauren Babineau	CAN	01:14:41
4.	Emma-Lea Davis	GBR	01:14:58
5.	Emily Whitmore	GBR	01:15:57

Results: 20-24 Male AG
1.	Samuel Wade	GBR	01:47:23
2.	Hahasiah Yosua Cervantes Martinez	MEX	01:47:28
3.	Jaime Davies-Campbell	NZL	01:47:55
4.	Matthew Organista	USA	01:49:12
5.	Andrew Lloyd	NZL	01:49:44

Results: 20-24 Male AG Sprint
1.	Matthew Organista	USA	01:05:34
2.	Jackson Laundry	CAN	01:05:57
3.	Sergio Valenzuela Becerril	MEX	01:06:19
4.	Matthew Nelson	GBR	01:06:27
DNF.	Jeffrey Robbins	AUS	DNF

Results: 25-29 Female AG
1.	Calah Schlabach	USA	01:58:27
2.	Jenny Latham	GBR	01:59:55
3.	Carmen Macheriotou	CYP	02:01:44
4.	Lydia Hale	NZL	02:02:02
5.	Alycia Hill	USA	02:02:22

Results: 25-29 Female AG Sprint
1.	Emma Holt	GBR	01:10:04
2.	Grace Hawthorne	GBR	01:14:03
3.	Amy Haddon	NZL	01:15:00
4.	Jemima Twist	GBR	01:15:14
5.	Anna Seymour	GBR	01:16:29

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