Posted: July 11, 2007

Multisport: Duathlon Champions to compete at World Long Distance Triathlon Championships

The current European Duathlon Champion, Catriona Morrison and World Duathlon Champion, Paul Amey, will be looking to add to their international titles at this weekend’s ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in Lorient, France. Amey took his second World Duathlon win in Gyor, Hungary having previously won the competition in Australia in 2005. Renowned for his strong running, if Amey is within sight of the leaders following the 3km swim and 80km bike legs he will be one of the favourites to take home the gold medal with just the final discipline remaining; a gruelling 20km run. Broxburn based Morrison used home advantage to win the European Duathlon Championships in Edinburgh, but she will not have such luxuries in France. Edinburgh was cold, wet and hilly whereas Lorient is set to be warm, dry and flat. However this won’t put off the hardy Scot who enjoyed a second place finish at a Half Ironman event in the heat of the US Virgin Islands at the start of the season. 2002 World Triathlon Champion, Leanda Cave, will also start as one of the favourites having clocked up impressive long distance triathlon victories in the USA, including the legendary Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon in San Francisco. The men’s team includes Britain’s top Ironman competitor, Stephen Bayliss, and Scotland’s young up and coming triathlete, Fraser Cartmell. Last year’s women’s winner, Bella Comerford, is unable to defend her title having picked up a hamstring injury in training. World Long Distance Triathlon Championship British Triathlon Women’s Team: Leanda Cave Yvette Grice Catriona Morrison Chrissie Wellington World Long Distance Triathlon Championship British Triathlon Men’s Team: Paul Amey Stephen Bayliss Fraser Cartmell Joseph Gambles Alun Woodward For further information on the British Team competing at the World Long Distance Triathlon Championships, please see www.britishtriathlon.org. About British Triathlon The British Triathlon Federation is the National Governing Body for triathlon, the UK’s fastest growing sport. At elite level we are striving for Olympic success and currently boast the current world champion in Tim Don, current World Under 23 Champion in Will Clarke and current World Junior Champion, Alistair Brownlee. Looking towards 2012 and beyond, British Triathlon has emerging some outstanding young talent from its youth programmes. Since becoming an Olympic sport in 2000, British Triathlon has seen large annual membership increases and now totals over 10,000 members throughout its Home Nation Associations. There are over 500 triathlon events conducted in Great Britain each year including the London Triathlon, the largest triathlon event in the World; and the BG Triathlon World Cup race in Salford, one of the leading international events. Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest