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2011 Photo Of The Year: Madrid Voting Result

By Merryn Sherwood | 19 Nov, 2011

After the incredibly close battle between Delly Carr’s images of Javier Gomez and Paula Findlay in the Week 1 voting for this year’s Photo of The Year, the Week 2 result in Madrid was a comparative landslide. Just as Great Britain’s Alistair Brownlee and Jonathan Brownlee dominated the men’s race, claiming their first Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series 1-2 finish, the brothers easily won this week’s voting.

This picture perfectly captures just how in sync the brothers are, raising their water bottles at exactly the same moment, and gathered 45.48 per cent of the vote. The pre-race portrait of Barbara Riveros Diaz came in second, with 14.48 per cent of the votes, followed in third with another picture of the Brownlees linked in arms just before the finish line.

But it’s fitting that the winning picture sums up the story of the race and the performance that their nearest competitor, Javier Gomez, called their best.

“I think that was their bast race probably, because I knew how fast we went on the bike and the way they ran was just unbelievable and amazing,” Gomez said. “So I’m happy with my third place there, because they were just better than me.”

So with the fans choice decided, we hear from the man behind the lens. Over the past 20 years, Delly Carr’s stunning imagery has made him one of the best in the business. With numerous national and international accolades, Delly’s work continues to develop and reach new levels. Here’s his choice and why:

“Light can be friend or foe for a photographer. Today it was my friend. This small shaft of light touched us and bounced sparkle, magic and colour into this pre-race image.” - Delly Carr

Camera: Nikon D3S
Exposure: 1/8000 sec, F2.8
ISO: 1000

Did you agree? Let us know your thoughts below.  Check back on triathlon.org next week when we unveil the finalists for the Kitzbühel WCS and you can have your say again.

See all the nominees here

Related Event: 2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Series Madrid
04 - Jun, 2011 • event pageall results
Results: Elite Women
1. Paula Findlay CAN 02:03:46
2. Helen Jenkins GBR 02:03:49
3. Emmie Charayron FRA 02:03:58
4. Andrea Hansen NZL 02:04:00
5. Barbara Riveros CHI 02:04:43
6. Kate Mcilroy NZL 02:04:57
7. Sarah True USA 02:05:28
8. Laura Bennett USA 02:05:33
9. Svenja Bazlen GER 02:05:35
10. Rachel Klamer NED 02:05:58
Results: Elite Men
1. Alistair Brownlee GBR 01:51:06
2. Jonathan Brownlee GBR 01:51:09
3. Javier Gomez Noya ESP 01:51:51
4. Alexander Bryukhankov RUS 01:52:02
5. Dmitry Polyanskiy RUS 01:52:30
6. Jan Frodeno GER 01:52:43
7. Frederic Belaubre FRA 01:52:45
8. Aurelien Raphael FRA 01:52:49
9. Maik Petzold GER 01:53:01
10. Steffen Justus GER 01:53:04
Results: Para Triathlon Male TRI-6
1. Fernando Riaño B3 ESP 00:35:20
2. Moises Osuna B2 ESP 00:35:27
Results: Para Triathlon Male TRI-5
1. Mikel Garmendia ESP 00:37:22
2. Francisco Gutierrez Diaz ESP 01:07:12
Results: Para Triathlon Male TRI-4
1. Joel Rosinbum USA 00:33:30
2. Antonio Franco Salas ESP 00:34:01
3. Francisco Javier Alvarez Alvarez ESP 00:35:02
4. Arnaud Hutinet FRA 00:36:25
5. Kini Carrasco ESP 00:37:13
6. Angel Luis Merino ESP 00:37:28
7. Jorge Orejon Miguel ESP 00:39:06
Results: Para Triathlon Male TRI-3
1. Raul Zambrana Romero ESP 00:44:15
2. Valeriano Moreno Garcia ESP 00:46:15
3. Santos Caballero ESP 00:47:57
4. Raul Llamazares ESP 00:55:54