160 WORLD TRIATHLON 2017 I TRIATHLON WORLD CUP RACES
Ending the 2017 World Cup season with a bang in Japan,
USA's Summer Cook and Marten Van Riel of Belgium
were crowned deserving winners of the 2017 Miyazaki
ITU Triathlon World Cup. WBoth wins were milestones
for the athletes; Cook earned her second straight gold
after winning in Tongyeong a week before and also earned
the Miyazaki title for the very first time. For Van Riel, gold
represented a first-ever World Cup win of his career.
Joining Cook on the women's podium was USA compatriot
Taylor Spivey, who claimed silver, and Emma Jackson
(AUS) with the bronze.
In the men's race, it was Spaniard Vicente Hernandez
who crossed the line in second place with Andreas
Schilling (DEN) finishing in third, both reaching the podium
for the first time this year.
The standard-distance race was held in Miyazaki for only
the second time in ITU history, and for the second year
running it was a fitting finale to a fine year, the 2017
season laid to rest after an exciting 15-stop global tour
that had begun back in February.
COOK AND VAN RIEL COLLECT FINAL
WORLD CUP TITLES OF SEASON
ITU TRIATHLON WORLD CUP ROUND 15 – NOV 4, 2017
MIYAZAKI (JPN)
MEN'S RESULTS - TOP 10
1. Marten Van Riel BEL 01:42:36
2. Vicente Hernandez ESP 01:42:39
3. Andreas Schilling DEN 01:43:04
4. Jelle Geens BEL 01:43:25
5. Uxio Abuin Ares ESP 01:43:30
6. Delian Stateff ITA 01:43:30
7. Sam Ward NZL 01:43:31
8. Rodrigo Gonzalez MEX 01:43:32
9. Jonathan Wayaffe BEL 01:43:38
10. Matthew Sharpe CAN 01:43:43
WOMEN'S RESULTS - TOP 10
1. Summer Cook USA 01:54:12
2. Taylor Spivey USA 01:54:50
3. Emma Jackson AUS 01:54:53
4. Valerie Barthelemy BEL 01:54:58
5. Yuko Takahashi JPN 01:55:02
6. Verena Steinhauser ITA 01:55:31
7. Yuka Sato JPN 01:55:57
8. Angelica Olmo ITA 01:56:07
9. Joanna Brown CAN 01:56:21
10. Ai Ueda JPN 01:56:33
