TRIATHLON 2012 ยท WORLD CUP SERIES
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A NOVEL TWIST IN
TISZAUJVAROS
TWO-DAY SPRINT SEMI-FINALS AND FINALS
STRUCTURE TESTED
Tiszaujvaros celebrated its 16th anniversary this
year with an innovative new twist. The iconic triathlon stop in Hungary became the first World Cup to
be decided with an exciting two-day sprint semi-finals and finals structure.
Ashleigh Gentle, Charlotte McShane and Annamaria Mazzetti thrived in a new race format during
the women's semi-finals. While twenty-five men
advanced to the finals led by semi-final winners
Lukas Verzbicas, Bryce McMaster and Andrey Bryukhankov.
The women's final provided a tight battle for gold,
with Ashleigh Gentle claiming her second career
World Cup title. Maaike Caelers , who collected silver, pushed Gentle to the end, giving the crowd an
exciting finish. Mazzetti pipped McShane for third
in another close finish.
In the men's finals the day belonged to the French,
as they controlled the course from start to finish.
Aurelien Raphael opened the day with the fastest
swim, while teammate Pierre Le Corre closed it
out for his first ITU World Cup victory. Le Corre
was followed shortly thereafter by Raphael and
Anthony Pujades for a French sweep of the podium.
