| Australia's Felicity Sheedy-Ryan won the Multisport World championship elite women's championship Saturday in two hours three minutes 57 seconds. (Emanuel Sequeira/Western News) |
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The Australian won in two hours three minutes and 57 seconds. Sheedy-Ryan never trailed once she got on the bike for the 40-kilometre leg.
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Sheedy-Ryan came in with the goal to win but came in recovering from an ankle injury seven weeks ago. That prevented her from being able to run for a few weeks.
Placing second was Margarita Garcia Ca帽ellas from Spain in 2:05:14 and third went to former champion, Pallant, who clocked in at 2:06:12.
Winning the under-23 women乌鸦传媒檚 field was France乌鸦传媒檚 Lucie Picard, finishing in 2:08:10, good for fourth overall. Georgina Schwiening of Great Britain was second in 2:15:22 and third was Sayu Arizono of Japan in third at 2:21:57.
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Two elite and one U23 athlete did not finish, while three others could not finish after being lapped.
France乌鸦传媒檚 Benoit Nicolas captured the elite men乌鸦传媒檚 championship in 1:54:05. Nearing the finish line, he was stopped at the penalty tent as he was among five athletes who received a 15-second penalty for not putting their bikes away properly in the transition area upon starting the run. Nicolas topped Spain乌鸦传媒檚 Emilio Martin by 52 seconds, 1:54:57. In third was Mark Buckingham of Great Britain in 1:55:14.
Nicolas threw his hands in the air celebrating his victory.
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He made an adjustment on the bike to get things going but said nobody wanted to push.
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Two elite and one U23 athlete did not finish the race. One athlete was lapped.
Winning the age group sprint was Carl Avery (30 to 34) of Great Britain in 58:03. The women乌鸦传媒檚 winner was Kirsten Sass of U.S.A in 1:07:36.
Winning the open wave spring was Elva Guttormsen of U.S.A in 1:18:23. In second was Simon Huntley, the male winner, of New Zealand in 1:18:23. Penticton乌鸦传媒檚 Tyler Laplante came in fourth in 1:25:29.
Winning the junior men乌鸦传媒檚 sprint was Cameron Richardson of Great Britain in 58:47. The junior women乌鸦传媒檚 sprint winner was Delia Sclabas of Switzerland in 1:05:14.
