Canadian triathletes win 2 medals in Long Beach
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Two of Canada’s growth triathletes climbed on the rostrum of the America’s Cup on Sunday in Lengthy Seashore, Calif.
Prince Edward Island’s Martin Sobey obtained snug on the silver-medal step of the rostrum, whereas Pavlos Antoniades of Montreal grabbed the bronze.
“I’m actually glad to place collectively a strong race at this time throughout the swim, bike and run,” stated the 25-year-old Sobey, who can be representing Canada on the Commonwealth Video games on the finish of July. “That is simply the consequence I wanted to provide me a confidence enhance heading into Commonwealth Video games.”
Sobey got here up simply shy of his second America’s Cup victory, crossing the road with a time of 52:02, only one second behind winner Davis Bove of the US.
Sobey and Antoniades had been a part of a small group that obtained away on the bike after a strong 750-metre swim, however had been ultimately caught by the chase pack 5 kilometres forward of the second transition.
“The run was fairly tactical and I simply got here up a bit quick within the ultimate dash,” added Sobey.
The 21-year-old Antoniades capitalized on his alternative of being on the entrance of the pack within the swim, working along with his teammate all through the following two levels of the race to make a cost for his first profession America’s Cup podium.
“That strong swim put me with the leaders initially of the bike. We had been a small group working arduous to keep up our lead however entered T2 with the chasers. All of it got here all the way down to a quick run which I believe I performed effectively,” stated Antoniades.
The younger Quebecer dug deep to maintain tempo with the front-runners. He stopped the clock at 52:04 to safe third place.
“This podium means lots to me,” stated Antoniades. “It may be a problem to juggle coaching, racing and medical faculty however I’m doing my finest to keep up a steadiness.”
Liam Donnelly, of Campbellville, Ont., was sixth at 52:10. Montreal’s Filip Mainville positioned ninth at 52:30, whereas Tristen Jones, of Peterborough, Ont., grabbed the ultimate spot within the top-10 with a time of 52:34.
Noémie Beaulieu, of Gatineau, Que., was the lone Canadian within the top-10 of the ladies’s race. One week faraway from profitable her first Canadian Championship title, Beaulieu punched the clock at 1:00:49 for sixth spot within the dash distance format.
Gina Sereno of the U.S., completed on prime of the rostrum with a time of 1:00:08. Mexico’s Jimena Renata Schott was second at 1:00:10, whereas Bermuda’s Erica Hawley ran to the bronze medal with a time of 1:00:26.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed July 17, 2022.
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