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Athletes talk long distance triathlon

By Erin Greene | 19 Sep, 2014

Ahead of the pinnacle of the ITU long distance triathlon season in Weihai, China, athletes answer questions from journalists at the World Championships.

Q. Have you ever come to Weihai to join in the Triathlon races?

A. Craig Alexander: “This is my first time to China and Weihai, it is a beautiful city, very pretty, and the course is a challenge. It will test all the athletes, and it will be a great event.

Q. We noticed that this morning the organising committee arranged for you a course familiarisation? What do you of the race course in Weihai?

A. Greg Bennett: “The course is very challenging, very tough, very exciting, very humid. Athletes will know we have done a hard race. It is very tough.”

Q. You have raced many times in China, will this be one of your best and successful competition?

A. Laura Bennett: “The environment in Weihai is essential to us in our competition and riding along the coast, I am very excited to be competing here. This is my 6th competition in China, and I had the opportunity to race in the Beijing Olympics, probably one of my best experiences. So I have fond memories of China, and I want to better my position this time.

Q. Do you have confidence for the gold medal for the Championships this year?

A. Ewa Bugdol: “I don’t think I am the race favourite, but I wish to finish in the top 3.”

Related Event: 2014 Weihai ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships
21 Sep, 2014 • event pageall results
Results: Elite Men
1. Bertrand Billard FRA 05:09:09
2. Sylvain Sudrie FRA 05:11:50
3. Cyril Viennot FRA 05:15:34
4. Graham O'grady NZL 05:17:53
5. Craig Alexander AUS 05:20:45
6. Gustavo Rodriguez Iglesias ESP 05:21:53
7. Rasmus Petræus DEN 05:22:09
8. Samuel Betten AUS 05:23:26
9. Antony Costes FRA 05:24:24
10. Nikolay Yaroshenko RUS 05:25:41
Results: Elite Women
1. Camilla Pedersen DEN 05:43:31
2. Kaisa Lehtonen FIN 05:47:47
3. Andrea Hansen NZL 05:54:29
4. Ewa Bugdol POL 05:58:49
5. Eva Potuckova CZE 06:00:44
6. Laura Bennett USA 06:02:55
7. Vanessa Gianinni BRA 06:05:40
8. Natsumi Higashi JPN 06:34:14
9. Gurutze Frades Larralde ESP 06:34:25
10. Yasuko Miyazaki JPN 06:41:04
Results: 18-19 Female AG
1. Emma Langley USA 07:11:43
Results: 20-24 Male AG
1. Ryan Waddington AUS 05:36:50
2. Guillaume Lecallier FRA 05:56:03
3. Takaaki Hiraoka JPN 06:21:36
4. Pengcheng Li CHN 06:30:21
5. Ryosuke Otsuka JPN 06:35:22
6. Ben Coventry AUS 06:39:23
7. Yusuke Kobayashi JPN 06:57:37
8. Yeerjianati Baolati CHN 07:10:13
9. Ryo Sagara JPN 07:20:17
10. Adam Palmer NZL 07:21:50
Results: 20-24 Female AG
1. Daniela Kaminska POL 06:58:11
2. Claire Johnstone CAN 07:32:27
DNF. Jade Winter NZL DNF
Results: 25-29 Male AG
1. Craig Davis AUS 05:42:55
2. Grant Wilesmith RSA 06:21:00
3. Tim Glinski USA 06:24:55
4. Alexandru Diaconu ROU 06:31:10
5. Stephen Morriss NZL 06:44:01
6. Ryuuya Kidokoro JPN 06:49:49
7. Akhil Viz GIB 06:54:56
8. Daniel Coombes NZL 07:03:05
9. Nicholas Guz AUS 07:03:33
10. Biao Wang CHN 07:06:57