Five British triathletes finished the season ranked in the top ten following a season long competition series that started in Australia in March and finished in Mexico last weekend. Competitors scored points by racing across the 12 BG Triathlon World Cups and the BG Triathlon World Championships which were held in Vancouver in June and carried double points.
New Zealand’s Samantha Warriner ran out as the woman’s winner having clocked up three World Cup wins and a bronze medal at the World Championships. She pipped Australia’s Felicity Abram to the top honours and $40,000 having won in Huatulco, Mexico on Sunday.
Bridgend’s Helen Tucker finished in third overall as she battled back from prolonged injury to win the World Championships following an audacious break away on the cycle leg. Andrea Whitcombe collected a gold and bronze medal on her travels to take sixth whilst 18 year old Hollie Avil made her mark on the world stage taking a bronze and silver medal in her first two World Cup races and placed ninth in the final standings.
2008 Women’s BG Triathlon World Cup Standings:
1. Samantha Warriner, New Zealand - 282pts
2. Felicity Abram, Australia - 256pts
3. Helen Tucker, Great Britain - 208pts
4. Sarah Groff, USA - 200pts
5. Lisa Norden, Sweden - 197pts
6. Andrea Whitcombe, Great Britain - 180pts
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9. Hollie Avil, Great Britain - 131pts
25. Liz Blatchford, Great Britain - 74pts
42. Jodie Swallow, Great Britain - 38pts
Javier Gomez from Spain claimed his third consecutive World Cup series having won every race he entered, including the World Championships. The only prize to slip from his grasp in 2008 was at the Olympic Games where he finished fourth.
Tim Don was Britain’s top finisher in fourth having won the Tongyeong World Cup in Korea and taken a bronze at the Mooloolaba World Cup in Australia. Olly Freeman enjoyed a consistent year on the circuit, accumulating one bronze medal in Hamburg amongst his four top ten finishes. Alistair Brownlee and Will Clarke finished outside the top twenty having concentrated their seasons on preparing for the Olympic Games.
2008 Men’s BG Triathlon World Cup Standings:
1. Javier Gomez, Spain – 300pts.
2. Bevan Docherty, New Zealand – 246pts.
3. Ivan Vasiliev, Russia – 214pts.
4. Tim Don, Great Britain – 169pts.
5. Laurent Vidal, France – 159pts.
6. Olly Freeman – 156pts.
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28. Alistair Brownlee – 63pts.
35. Will Clarke – 43pts.
38. Andrew Johns – 39pts.
40. Stuart Hayes – 36pts.
Image credit: Delly Carr / triathlon.org
About British Triathlon
British Triathlon is the National Governing Body for triathlon, the UK’s fastest growing sport. At international level Great Britain boasts a strong squad of world ranked elite triathletes who regularly achieve international success and has some outstanding young talent emerging from its development programmes. Since becoming an Olympic sport in 2000, British Triathlon has seen annual increases in membership numbers of 10%. There are over 650 triathlon events conducted in Great Britain each year, including the Corus Elite Series which attracts athletes from all over the world and the renowned Mazda London Triathlon and. For more information visit BritishTriathlon.org.
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