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Top triathletes in Brasschaat

By World Triathlon Admin | 20 Jun, 2007

On Sunday, on June 24th about 600 athletes from 21 countries will start in the 25th edition of Triathlon Vlaanderen, which is held as the 2007 ETU Long Distance Triathlon European Championships.

About 50 elite and 300 age-group athletes and more than 200 recreants take the start at 12 pm.
In the elite field, the 2006 World Champions, Torbjorn Sindballe from Denmark and Bella Comerford from Great Britain will be on the start line.

In the men’s field all the top six athletes from the 2006 European Championships will try to repeat their good performance in 2007, including the defending European Champion Jens Koefoed from Denmark, the Belgian duo of Stijn Demeulemeester and Gerrit Schellens, Petr Vabrousek from Czech Republic, an other Danish Jimmy Johnsen and Stephen Bayliss from Great Britain.

In the women’s field, Martina Dogana from Italy got silver last year in Almere, but for sure she will try to have a brighter medal in 2007. Natalia Barkun, representing Belarus will also be the one to watch.

A part of the championship will be live on national television “Sporza”.

Related Event: 2008 Brasschaat ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Series Event
28 - Jun, 2008 • event pageall results
Results: Elite Women
1. Nina Kraft GER 04:03:04
2. Charlotte Kolters DEN 04:06:22
3. Natallia Barkun BLR 04:07:56
4. Tine Deckers BEL 04:09:39
5. Joan Blaafoss DEN 04:10:50
6. Sofie Goos BEL 04:14:59
7. Joke Coysman BEL 04:16:45
8. Jessica Mayon BEL 04:19:34
9. Christel Van Eesbeek BEL 04:28:41
10. Coralie Lemaire BEL 04:37:56
Results: Elite Men
1. Dennis Devrient BEL 03:36:31
2. Gabriele Pertusati ITA 03:39:55
3. Frederik Van Lierde BEL 03:41:19
4. Jimmy Johnsen DEN 03:43:50
5. Jens Koefoed DEN 03:44:20
6. Petr Vabrousek CZE 03:46:36
7. Teemu Toivanen FIN 03:47:35
8. Koen Hoeyberghs BEL 03:48:12
9. Stijn Demeulemeester BEL 03:50:17
10. Esben Hovgaard DEN 03:50:29