Sobey and Antoniades grab silver and bronze at Americas Triathlon Cup Long Beach
Prince Edward Island’s Martin Sobey (pictured above earlier than the beginning of the World Triathlon Championship Collection Yokohama race) tuned up for the upcoming Commonwealth Video games in fashion with a silver-medal efficiency at this weekend’s Americas Cup Triathlon Lengthy Seaside, ending a second out of first place behind American Davis Bove, who crossed the road in 52:01. Canada’s Pavlos Antoniades rounded out the rostrum.
“I’m actually joyful to place collectively a stable race at present throughout the swim, bike and run,” Sobey mentioned. “That is simply the outcome I wanted to offer me a confidence increase heading into Commonwealth Video games.”
Sobey and Antoniades had received away in a small group on the bike, however the pack caught them with 5 km to go on the bike, organising a tactical run race for the medals.
“The run was fairly tactical and I simply got here up a bit quick within the closing dash,” Sobey mentioned.
“That stable swim put me with the leaders at the beginning of the bike,” Antoniades mentioned, who completed in 52:04. “We have been a small group working exhausting to keep up our lead however entered T2 with the chasers. All of it got here right down to a quick run which I feel I performed effectively.”
“This podium means lots to me,” mentioned Antoniades. “It may be a problem to juggle coaching, racing and medical faculty, however I’m doing my greatest to keep up a steadiness.”
Different Canadians within the subject included Liam Donnelly, sixth (52:10), Filip Mainville, ninth (52:30) and Tristen Jones, tenth (52:34).
Beaulieu takes sixth
After successful the Canadian junior championship final week, Gatineau’s Noemie Beaulieu completed sixth (1:00:49) within the girls’s race, which was received by American Gina Sereno (1:00:08). She led a big contingent of Canadian girls within the race together with: Kamille Larocque (thirteenth), Alexandrine Coursol (14th), Kira Gupta-Baltazar (sixteenth), Hannah Milic (twenty second), Natalia Kolesova (twenty sixth), Ella Hnatyshyn (twenty ninth), Celine Marks (thirty first) and Raphaelle Rivard (thirty second).
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