Densham on Top in Holten
By Brad Culp on 12/07/10 at 3:55 pm
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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.
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.
Elite Women
| 1. | Erin Densham | AUS |  |
02:01:27 |
| 2. | Annamaria Mazzetti | ITA |  |
02:02:04 |
| 3. | Radka Vodickova | CZE |  |
02:03:03 |
| 4. | Felicity Sheedy-Ryan | AUS | |
02:03:31 |
| 5. | Maaike Caelers | NED |  |
02:03:42 |
| 6. | Emma Jackson | AUS | |
02:04:00 |
| 7. | Kerry Lang | GBR |  |
02:04:08 |
| 8. | Lisa Mensink | CAN |  |
02:04:15 |
| 9. | Neiske Becks | NED | |
02:04:19 |
| 10. | Carla Moreno | BRA |  |
02:04:28 |
Find more details about this event - 2010 Holten ITU Triathlon World Cup
