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Densham on Top in Holten

By Brad Culp | 12 Jul, 2010
Densham cruises home in Netherlands

Aussie Erin Densham continued her solid 2010 campaign with a win at Saturday’s Holten ITU Triathlon World Cup. It’s the fourth win of the year for the Aussie, who also won the Brasschaat World Cup in Belgium two weeks ago.

Few were surprised to see American Hayley Peirsol jump to the front during the 1,500-metre swim in Lake Domelaar. The American set out of the 40-kilometre bike course with a 45-second advantage on Densham, Czech Radka Vodickova and local favourite Lisa Mensink, who led the main chase pack. The group caught Peirsol only 8 kilometres into the ride, as a chase group of 18 women broke away from the rest to build a one-minute gap.

“My swim really set me up for the rest of the race and everything just seemed to go well from there. I really don’t mind racing in the heat – I enjoyed the conditions today – so I think that really played into my favour as well.
Erin Densham

The crowd had plenty to cheer for as Mensink and fellow Dutchwoman Neiske Becks led the front pack into T2, but it didn’t take long for Densham to surge and break away from the rest of the leaders. The Aussie continued to build her lead throughout the 10-kilometre run, finishing in 2:01:27.

Anna Maria Mazzetti of Italy had a strong run to finish second, with Vodickova of the Czech Republic rounding out the podium. Australia’s Felicity Sheedy-Ryan and Emma Jackson finished fourth and sixth, respectively, putting three Australian women in the top six. Maaike Caelers’s fifth-place finish was the best for the Dutch, as teammates Mensink and Becks eighth and ninth, respectively.

Related Event: 2010 Holten ITU Triathlon World Cup
10 Jul, 2010 • event pageall results
Results: Elite Women
DNF. Maria Pujol ESP DNF
DNF. Ruth Nivon Machoud MEX DNF
DNF. Jolien Lewyllie BEL DNF
DNF. Maria Czesnik POL DNF
DNF. Sophia Amor-Smith AUS DNF
DNF. Caroline Nordkamp GER DNF
DNF. Hayley Peirsol USA DNF
DNF. Mari Rabie RSA DNF
DNF. Zsófia Tóth HUN DNF
DNF. Wencke Stoltz GER DNF
Results: Elite Men
DNF. Marc-Yvan De Kaenel SUI DNF
DNF. Dániel Török HUN DNF
DNF. Wikus Weber RSA DNF
DNF. Roman Korol UKR DNF
DNF. Kristóf Király HUN DNF
DNF. Franz Löschke GER DNF
DNF. Jose Miguel Perez ESP DNF
DNF. Ivan Vasiliev RUS DNF
DNF. Luc Van Es NED DNF
DNF. Denis Vasiliev RUS DNF
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