Digital magazines from the International Triathlon Union (ITU) and the World Triathlon Series
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23 Sep 2023 U23 Men World Championship It was another golden day for German triathlon in 2023 as Simon Henseleit powered home to take the U23 World Championship title in Pontevedra. Alessio Crocciani and Jamie Riddle had led the field out of the swim, Hungarian duo Gergo Dobi and Gergely Kiss right there, Henseleit also well set. Esteban Basanta Fouz missed his bike in T1 but was able to still catch on the front pack of 16 along with the likes of last year's bronze medallist Hamish Reilly and Henry Graf. At the halfway point the lead group was up to 25 athletes, with 22 in the chase pack, but Spanish hopes were dashed as Esteban was penalised for cutting the course and ultimately faced a DSQ. Frenchman Baptiste Passemard was out of T2 first pursued by Graf and Henseleit but it was the 2023 Mixed Relay World Champion Henseleit who found the reserves to pull away on lap three and soar to the gold, Passemard holding on for the silver and Kolkmann with an emotional bronze. 38 contents