TRIATHLON 2016 I COZUMEL 154
U23
LINDEMANN KEEPS WORLD CHAMPS STRIKE ALIVE
The Netherlands' Jorik Van Egdom scored the men's
Under23 World Championship title, not only surviving
the heat in Cozumel, but thriving in the conditions with a
scorching run.
"I felt so good," Van Egdom said. "On the run I thought
that the race was a once in a lifetime race so I just
needed to 'keep on going, keep on going'. It was so hot.
The other competitors chased me a bit to about
26 seconds, but then I think at the end it was 35
seconds. But I had a great run and a great bike, it
just felt so good!"
Manoel Messias (BRA), who was the Junior World
Champion in 2015, took home silver, while Hungary's
Bence Bicsak (HUN) rounded out the podium for bronze.
Laura Lindemann (GER) managed to keep her World
Championship winning streak going, this time in the
Under23 women's World Championship race, securing
her third consecutive world title after winning the Junior
races the last two years in 2015 and 2014.
Leonie Periault (FRA), who scored silver in the U23
race in 2015 in Chicago, repeated her silver after a
heated battle with Lindemann on the run. France took
home another medal when Sandra Dodet crossed over
with bronze.
