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Ueda and Yee capture Cape Town opener
Japan's Ai Ueda and Great Britain's Alex Yee ran their way clear to take the 2019 world cup opener in Cape Town.
| February 11, 2019 | NEWS
Ai Ueda wins the season opening world cup event in Cape Town.
Photo >Wagner Araujo | ITU
The 2019 ITU season is upon us, with what is becoming a traditional season opener taking place in Cape Town, South Africa once again. With South African favorite Richard Murray out due to illness, all eyes were on 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Henri Schoeman, who finished second to his countryman in 2017 and 2018. On the women's side of things many expected Rachel Klamer (NED) to finally make it to the top of the podium - she had been training hard in Namibia and seemed ready for a big day. In the end, though, the exciting racing would keep the favorites off the podium, but only just.
Ueda runs through
A group of five women including Maya Kingma (NED), Summer Rappaport (USA), Sara Perez Sala (ESP), Tamara Gorman (USA) and Fuka Sega (JPN) all came out of the water in front, but were joined early on in the bike by Klamer, making a group of six trying to ride clear of the chasers.
The group managed to get through the 20 km bike with a 16-second lead on the chase group that included Ueda, India Lee (GBR) and Miriam Casillas (ESP), but that was hardly enough to hold off Ueda, who seemed to thrive in the warm conditions and ran her way clear to take the day. Rappaport was able to hang on for second, followed by fellow American Gorman, leaving Klamer in fourth.
Yee powers clear
As we're used to seeing at ITU events these days, Schoeman led the way out of the water, with Richard Varga (SLO) and Igor Polyanskiy (RUS) right behind. Those three were joined early in the bike by six others, but the field didn't get too spread out. With one lap to go there was only 17 seconds between first and 42nd - with Yee sitting in the group ready to pounce.
Heading out of T2 Yee quickly moved through the field, catching and quickly passing race-leader Schoeman. Yee pulled clear from the rest of the field, leaving the final spots on the podium to come down to a sprint. That was taken by American Tony Smoragiewicz, who finished just ahead of Joao Silva. Schoeman would have to settle with fourth.
Cape Town ITU World Cup | Men
February 10, 2019 | Cape Town, South Africa
Name | Country | Overall | 750 m Swim | 20 km Bike | 5 km run | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alex Yee | GBR | 0:52:04 | 0:09:02 | 0:27:17 | 0:14:41 |
2 | Tony Smoragiewicz | USA | 0:52:19 | 0:08:59 | 0:27:18 | 0:14:59 |
3 | Joao Silva | POR | 0:52:19 | 0:08:37 | 0:27:37 | 0:14:57 |
4 | Henri Schoeman | RSA | 0:52:21 | 0:08:03 | 0:28:08 | 0:15:11 |
5 | Justus Nieschlag | GER | 0:52:23 | 0:08:22 | 0:27:53 | 0:15:06 |
6 | Lukas Hollaus | AUT | 0:52:34 | 0:08:56 | 0:27:19 | 0:15:14 |
7 | Shachar Sagiv | ISR | 0:52:36 | 0:08:25 | 0:27:54 | 0:15:24 |
8 | Erwin Vanderplancke | BEL | 0:52:40 | 0:08:50 | 0:27:32 | 0:15:22 |
9 | Vicente Hernandez | ESP | 0:52:42 | 0:08:39 | 0:27:38 | 0:15:20 |
10 | Richard Varga | SVK | 0:52:45 | 0:08:01 | 0:28:13 | 0:15:29 |
11 | Valentin Wernz | GER | 0:52:51 | 0:08:28 | 0:27:53 | 0:15:40 |
12 | Gregory Barnaby | ITA | 0:52:52 | 0:08:46 | 0:27:35 | 0:15:33 |
13 | Bob Haller | LUX | 0:52:55 | 0:08:53 | 0:27:26 | 0:15:41 |
14 | Stefan Zachaus | LUX | 0:52:59 | 0:08:42 | 0:27:39 | 0:15:40 |
15 | Roberto Sanchez Nantecon | ESP | 0:53:00 | 0:09:02 | 0:27:18 | 0:15:36 |
16 | William Huffman | USA | 0:53:01 | 0:08:37 | 0:27:36 | 0:15:44 |
17 | Frantisek Linduska | CZE | 0:53:03 | 0:08:40 | 0:27:36 | 0:15:41 |
18 | Jorik Van Egdom | NED | 0:53:06 | 0:08:57 | 0:27:12 | 0:15:44 |
19 | Alberto Gonzalez Garcia | ESP | 0:53:08 | 0:08:32 | 0:27:53 | 0:15:48 |
20 | Ran Sagiv | ISR | 0:53:08 | 0:08:47 | 0:27:35 | 0:15:46 |
21 | Lukas Pertl | AUT | 0:53:09 | 0:08:59 | 0:27:21 | 0:15:47 |
22 | Davide Uccellari | ITA | 0:53:09 | 0:08:45 | 0:27:38 | 0:15:46 |
23 | Gabriel Sandor | SWE | 0:53:10 | 0:08:58 | 0:27:20 | 0:15:48 |
24 | Diego Moya | CHI | 0:53:12 | 0:08:20 | 0:27:57 | 0:15:54 |
25 | Ilya Prasolov | RUS | 0:53:16 | 0:08:42 | 0:27:33 | 0:15:55 |
26 | Luciano Taccone | ARG | 0:53:21 | 0:08:48 | 0:27:35 | 0:15:59 |
27 | Kauê Willy | BRA | 0:53:32 | 0:08:36 | 0:27:42 | 0:16:09 |
28 | Maximilian Schwetz | GER | 0:53:36 | 0:08:39 | 0:27:30 | 0:16:18 |
29 | Dmitry Polyanskiy | RUS | 0:53:40 | 0:08:20 | 0:27:55 | 0:16:24 |
30 | Gianluca Pozzatti | ITA | 0:53:40 | 0:08:33 | 0:27:50 | 0:16:19 |
31 | Alexis Lepage | CAN | 0:53:48 | 0:08:31 | 0:27:45 | 0:16:29 |
32 | Christophe De Keyser | BEL | 0:53:53 | 0:08:52 | 0:27:32 | 0:16:35 |
33 | Austin Hindman | USA | 0:53:56 | 0:08:37 | 0:27:41 | 0:16:33 |
34 | Gregor Payet | LUX | 0:54:06 | 0:09:03 | 0:27:06 | 0:16:42 |
35 | Wian Sullwald | RSA | 0:54:13 | 0:08:41 | 0:27:40 | 0:16:48 |
36 | Donald Hillebregt | NED | 0:54:18 | 0:08:56 | 0:27:14 | 0:16:53 |
37 | Jamie Riddle | RSA | 0:54:28 | 0:08:40 | 0:27:47 | 0:17:04 |
38 | Emil Holm | DEN | 0:54:28 | 0:08:45 | 0:27:39 | 0:17:06 |
39 | Ignacio Gonzalez Garcia | ESP | 0:54:31 | 0:08:57 | 0:28:37 | 0:15:57 |
40 | Jan Celustka | CZE | 0:54:33 | 0:08:57 | 0:28:33 | 0:16:04 |
41 | Menno Koolhaas | NED | 0:54:35 | 0:09:00 | 0:28:30 | 0:15:59 |
42 | Ricardo Batista | POR | 0:54:41 | 0:08:37 | 0:27:43 | 0:17:15 |
43 | Adrien Briffod | SUI | 0:54:53 | 0:09:10 | 0:28:27 | 0:16:16 |
44 | Delian Stateff | ITA | 0:54:59 | 0:08:19 | 0:27:56 | 0:17:42 |
45 | Constantine Doherty | IRL | 0:55:04 | 0:09:16 | 0:28:21 | 0:16:29 |
46 | Seth Rider | USA | 0:55:14 | 0:08:44 | 0:27:34 | 0:17:51 |
47 | Lars Pfeifer | GER | 0:55:18 | 0:08:47 | 0:28:45 | 0:16:39 |
48 | Dylan Nortje | RSA | 0:55:43 | 0:09:04 | 0:28:35 | 0:16:59 |
49 | Roee Zuaretz | ISR | 0:55:45 | 0:08:52 | 0:29:17 | 0:16:34 |
50 | Jan Volar | CZE | 0:55:53 | 0:09:10 | 0:28:55 | 0:16:42 |
51 | Jean-Paul Burger | NAM | 0:56:06 | 0:09:15 | 0:29:13 | 0:16:35 |
52 | Diogo Sclebin | BRA | 0:57:14 | 0:09:15 | 0:30:23 | 0:16:19 |
53 | Amitai Yonah | ISR | 0:57:25 | 0:09:35 | 0:29:42 | 0:17:07 |
54 | Oliver Gorges | LUX | 0:57:49 | 0:09:11 | 0:30:27 | 0:17:14 |
55 | Vasco Vilaca | POR | 0:57:59 | 0:08:55 | 0:28:38 | 0:19:27 |
56 | Manoel Messias | BRA | 0:58:04 | 0:09:00 | 0:28:36 | 0:19:18 |
57 | Matthias Steinwandter | ITA | 0:58:42 | 0:09:27 | 0:30:27 | 0:17:46 |
58 | Matthew Greer | RSA | 1:00:32 | 0:09:24 | 0:32:25 | 0:17:25 |
DNF | Igor Polyanskiy | RUS | DNF | 0:08:03 | 0:28:11 | 0:00:00 |
DNF | Miguel Arraiolos | POR | DNF | 0:08:55 | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 |
DNF | Travis Saunders | RSA | DNF | 0:09:11 | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 |
DNF | Ben De La Porte | RSA | DNF | 0:08:59 | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 |
DNF | Jesus Gomar | GEO | DNF | 0:08:56 | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 |
DNS | Marco Van Der Stel | NED | DNS | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 |
DNS | Jonas Breinlinger | GER | DNS | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 |
Cape Town ITU World Cup | Women
February 10, 2019 | Cape Town, South Africa
Name | Country | Overall | 750 m Swim | 20 km Bike | 5 km run | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ai Ueda | JPN | 0:57:23 | 0:09:15 | 0:30:13 | 0:16:56 |
2 | Summer Rappaport | USA | 0:57:31 | 0:08:50 | 0:30:20 | 0:17:12 |
3 | Tamara Gorman | USA | 0:57:44 | 0:08:51 | 0:30:22 | 0:17:28 |
4 | Rachel Klamer | NED | 0:57:58 | 0:08:58 | 0:30:14 | 0:17:43 |
5 | Gillian Sanders | RSA | 0:58:10 | 0:09:16 | 0:30:12 | 0:17:43 |
6 | Miriam Casillas Garcia | ESP | 0:58:12 | 0:09:17 | 0:30:06 | 0:17:39 |
7 | Juri Ide | JPN | 0:58:12 | 0:09:01 | 0:30:21 | 0:17:46 |
8 | Sara Perez Sala | ESP | 0:58:18 | 0:08:49 | 0:30:22 | 0:18:00 |
9 | Yuka Sato | JPN | 0:58:23 | 0:08:59 | 0:30:28 | 0:17:56 |
10 | Jolanda Annen | SUI | 0:58:28 | 0:09:06 | 0:30:15 | 0:18:04 |
11 | Anna Godoy Contreras | ESP | 0:58:34 | 0:08:52 | 0:30:31 | 0:18:01 |
12 | Renee Tomlin | USA | 0:58:37 | 0:09:15 | 0:30:09 | 0:18:04 |
13 | Cecilia Perez | MEX | 0:58:40 | 0:09:07 | 0:30:20 | 0:18:07 |
14 | Melanie Santos | POR | 0:58:49 | 0:09:08 | 0:30:16 | 0:18:16 |
15 | India Lee | GBR | 0:58:59 | 0:09:15 | 0:30:03 | 0:18:32 |
16 | Zsanett Bragmayer | HUN | 0:59:19 | 0:09:04 | 0:30:25 | 0:18:49 |
17 | Rani Skrabanja | NED | 0:59:21 | 0:09:05 | 0:30:18 | 0:18:48 |
18 | Margot Garabedian | FRA | 0:59:23 | 0:09:02 | 0:30:26 | 0:18:52 |
19 | Niina Kishimoto | JPN | 0:59:23 | 0:09:18 | 0:30:06 | 0:18:52 |
20 | Carolina Routier | ESP | 0:59:26 | 0:09:22 | 0:30:09 | 0:18:53 |
21 | Maya Kingma | NED | 0:59:28 | 0:08:48 | 0:30:19 | 0:19:07 |
22 | Helena Carvalho | POR | 0:59:31 | 0:09:10 | 0:30:15 | 0:18:58 |
23 | Nina Eim | GER | 0:59:34 | 0:09:27 | 0:30:59 | 0:18:06 |
24 | Caroline Pohle | GER | 0:59:37 | 0:09:19 | 0:30:58 | 0:18:07 |
25 | Verena Steinhauser | ITA | 0:59:46 | 0:09:31 | 0:31:13 | 0:17:57 |
26 | Justine Guerard | FRA | 0:59:51 | 0:09:28 | 0:30:59 | 0:18:20 |
27 | Elena Danilova | RUS | 0:59:51 | 0:09:31 | 0:31:13 | 0:17:59 |
28 | Amber Schlebusch | RSA | 0:59:56 | 0:09:33 | 0:31:14 | 0:18:06 |
29 | Emma Jackson | AUS | 1:00:00 | 0:09:06 | 0:30:23 | 0:19:24 |
30 | Giorgia Priarone | ITA | 1:00:02 | 0:09:52 | 0:30:56 | 0:18:13 |
31 | Michelle Flipo | MEX | 1:00:17 | 0:09:33 | 0:31:14 | 0:18:25 |
32 | Simone Ackermann | RSA | 1:00:28 | 0:09:08 | 0:30:18 | 0:19:57 |
33 | Anne Holm | DEN | 1:00:31 | 0:09:07 | 0:30:18 | 0:20:04 |
34 | Romina Biagioli | ARG | 1:00:45 | 0:09:20 | 0:31:50 | 0:18:30 |
35 | Lina Volker | GER | 1:00:56 | 0:09:17 | 0:30:05 | 0:20:29 |
36 | Carolyn Hayes | IRL | 1:00:59 | 0:09:36 | 0:32:08 | 0:18:10 |
37 | Fuka Sega | JPN | 1:01:04 | 0:08:50 | 0:30:24 | 0:20:50 |
38 | Sif Bendix Madsen | DEN | 1:01:10 | 0:09:21 | 0:31:02 | 0:19:40 |
39 | Edda Hannesdottir | ISL | 1:01:16 | 0:09:09 | 0:31:34 | 0:19:18 |
40 | Jeanine Kocken | NED | 1:01:22 | 0:09:19 | 0:31:07 | 0:19:47 |
41 | Elizabeth Bravo | ECU | 1:01:23 | 0:09:38 | 0:32:15 | 0:18:26 |
42 | Luisa Baptista | BRA | 1:01:40 | 0:09:16 | 0:32:38 | 0:18:44 |
43 | Anastasia Gorbunova | RUS | 1:01:51 | 0:09:05 | 0:31:22 | 0:20:18 |
44 | Kirsten Nuyes | NED | 1:02:20 | 0:09:28 | 0:32:10 | 0:19:28 |
45 | Jodie Berry | RSA | 1:02:44 | 0:09:49 | 0:32:22 | 0:19:23 |
46 | Shanae Williams | RSA | 1:02:49 | 0:09:13 | 0:32:57 | 0:19:27 |
47 | Jony Heerink | NED | 1:03:15 | 0:10:05 | 0:32:03 | 0:19:55 |
48 | Bridget Theunissen | RSA | 1:03:42 | 0:10:07 | 0:32:13 | 0:20:20 |
49 | Ashleigh Blackwell | RSA | 1:03:49 | 0:09:58 | 0:32:13 | 0:20:27 |
50 | Vanesa De La Torre | MEX | 1:04:14 | 0:09:24 | 0:32:55 | 0:20:48 |
51 | Tanja Stroschneider | AUT | 1:04:40 | 0:10:10 | 0:34:04 | 0:19:12 |
52 | Ashleigh Irvine-Smith | RSA | 1:04:53 | 0:10:04 | 0:32:14 | 0:21:28 |
53 | Andreia Ferrum | POR | 1:07:34 | 0:09:51 | 0:35:48 | 0:20:51 |
54 | Kristina Jesenska | SVK | 1:09:01 | 0:10:05 | 0:35:49 | 0:21:55 |
DNF | Tegan Gore | RSA | DNF | 0:10:04 | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 |
DNS | Chelsea Burns | USA | DNS | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 |
DNS | Lena Meissner | GER | DNS | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 |
