Harris and Boterenbrood shine in Viña del Mar

Aaron Harris won in Viña del Mar, the first Pan American Cup 2011 of PATCO circuit.

The Brit’s winning time was 1h48m23s.

His compatriot Matthew Sharp finished second, and Australia's Ryan Bailie completed the podium, taking the bronze.

The first PATCO athlete who crossed the line was Argentinian Luciano Farias who finished in seventh place.

In the women’s race, Dutch Danne Boterenbrood was the first to finish the competition in 2h06m13s.  It was a large margin of victory as she finished 2m40s ahead of Abbie Thorrington from Great Britain, who finished second.  In third was the Argentinean Romina Palacios Balena, the top PATCO competitor in the results.

There was a significant presence of foreign athletes with 16 countries represented.  They put on a good show with the excellent organization of the FECHITRI.

Next weekend the second race of the 2011 PATCO calendar 2011 will be staged in La Paz, Argentina.

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Vina del Mar Continental Cup, Triathlon, Standard

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Results

1
Danne Boterenbrood
NED
02:06:13
2
Abbie Thorrington
GBR
02:08:53
3
Romina Palacio Balena
ARG
02:09:28
4
Flavia Fernandes
BRA
02:10:46
5
Militza Rios
PUR
02:13:53
1
Aaron Harris
GBR
01:47:33
2
Matthew Sharp
GBR
01:48:00
3
Ryan Bailie
AUS
01:48:13
4
Marc-Yvan De Kaenel
SUI
01:48:19
5
Marc Jenkins
GBR
01:48:35
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