The 2011 ITU Triathlon World Cup was a series of triathlon races organised by the International Triathlon Union (ITU) for elite-level triathletes to be held during the 2011 season. For 2011, nine races were announced as part of the World Cup series.[1] The ninth and final race in Auckland, New Zealand was added as a test race for the 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final.[2] Each race was held over a distance of 1500 m swim, 40 km cycle, 10 km run (an Olympic-distance triathlon). Alongside a prize purse, points were awarded at each race contributing towards the overall 2011 ITU Triathlon World Championships point totals.

Venues, dates and prize purses

Date City County Prize purse (US$)
Mar 27 Mooloolaba  Australia 50,000
Apr 27 Ishigaki  Japan 50,000
May 8 Monterrey  Mexico 50,000
Jul 10 Edmonton  Canada 50,000
Aug 14 Tiszaújváros  Hungary 50,000
Oct 9 Huatulco  Mexico 50,000
Oct 15 Tongyeong  South Korea 50,000
Nov 6 Guatapé  Colombia 50,000
Nov 20 Auckland  New Zealand 50,000

Event results

Mooloolaba

Place Men Women
Name Nation Time Name Nation Time
Brad Kahlefeldt  Australia 1:51:53 Nicky Samuels  New Zealand 2:03:13
Brendan Sexton  Australia 1:51:55 Emma Moffatt  Australia 2:03:33
David Hauss  France 1:51:55 Bárbara Riveros Díaz  Chile 2:03:56
Source:[3]

Ishigaki

Place Men Women
Name Nation Time Name Nation Time
Hunter Kemper  United States 1:50:30 Bárbara Riveros Díaz  Chile 2:01:57
Artem Parienko  Russia 1:50:48 Aileen Morrison  Ireland 2:02:20
Marek Jaskolka  Poland 1:50:50 Kiyomi Niwata  Japan 2:03:34
Source:[4]

Monterrey

Place Men Women
Name Nation Time Name Nation Time
Brendan Sexton  Australia 1:46:56 Sarah Haskins  United States 1:57:15
Frédéric Belaubre  France 1:47:06 Ai Ueda  Japan 1:57:21
Hunter Kemper  United States 1:47:11 Anne Haug  Germany 1:57:27
Source:[5]

Edmonton

Place Men Women
Name Nation Time Name Nation Time
Bevan Docherty  New Zealand 1:46:47 Ashleigh Gentle  Australia 2:00:14
Aurélien Lescure  France 1:46:49 Mateja Simic  Slovenia 2:01:06
Hunter Kemper  United States 1:46:54 Lisa Perterer  Austria 2:01:07
Source:[6]

Tiszaújváros

Place Men Women
Name Nation Time Name Nation Time
Brent McMahon  Canada 1:48:16 Gwen Jorgensen  United States 1:59:54
Aaron Harris  United Kingdom 1:48:22 Annamaria Mazzetti  Italy 2:00:02
Akos Vanek  Hungary 1:48:43 Irina Abysova  Russia 2:00:18
Source:[7]

Huatulco

Place Men Women
Name Nation Time Name Nation Time
Matt Chrabot  United States 2:00:37 Juri Ide  Japan 2:12:52
Richard Murray  South Africa 2:00:50 Annamaria Mazzetti  Italy 2:13:39
Bruno Pais  Portugal 2:01:05 Marina Damlaimcourt  Spain 2:13:52
Source:[8]

Tongyeong

Place Men Women
Name Nation Time Name Nation Time
Dmitry Polyanski  Russia 1:49:33 Jessica Harrison  France 2:00:41
José Miguel Pérez  Spain 1:49:49 Aileen Morrison  Ireland 2:01:09
Simon De Cuyper  Belgium 1:49:52 Zuriñe Rodríguez  Spain 2:01:18
Source:[9]

Guatapé

Place Men Women
Name Nation Time Name Nation Time
Etienne Diemunsch  France 57:15 Carole Peon  France 1:04:11
Crisanto Grajales  Mexico 57:22 Tomoko Sakimoto  Japan 1:04:30
Tony Moulai  France 57:26 Zuriñe Rodríguez  Spain 1:04:37
Source:[10]

Overnight rains in the region forced organizers to shorten the course from an Olympic distance event to a sprint distance event.[11]

Auckland

Place Men Women
Name Nation Time Name Nation Time
Kris Gemmell  New Zealand 1:59:58 Andrea Hewitt  New Zealand 2:14:12
Bevan Docherty  New Zealand 2:01:05 Tomoko Sakimoto  Japan 2:15:09
Ryan Fisher  New Zealand 2:01:18 Mariko Adachi  Japan 2:15:22
Source:[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ITU Announces 2011 World Cup Series schedule". International Triathlon Union. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Auckland, New Zealand added to 2011 ITU Triathlon World Cup season". International Triathlon Union. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Results for 2011 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Results for 2011 Ishigaki ITU Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Results for 2011 Monterrey ITU Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Results for 2011 Edmonton ITU Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Results for 2011 Tiszaújváros ITU Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Results for 2011 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Results for 2011 Tongyeong ITU Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  10. ^ "Results for 2011 Guatapé ITU Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  11. ^ Carlson, Timothy (6 November 2011). "Diemunsch, Peon rule Guatape". Slowtwitch.com. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  12. ^ "Results for 2011 Auckland ITU Triathlon World Cup". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
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