The 2010 Duathlon World Championship took place this past weekend in Edinburgh, Scotland. Minnesota's own David Thompson was representing the US at this race.
There were many races going on: paraduathlon, age group, junior, elite, and U23. The junior, U23, and elite races were draft legal on one of the most challenging courses ever picked for an ITU Duathlon World Championship - there were tough climbs that came up a number of times on a multiple-loop course.
Thompson, along with all the elites, competed through a 10K run, a 38.4K bike (23.9 miles), and a final 5K run. Thompson was the second US athlete to hit the finish line, and the provisional results show that he finished 16th in the world, about 5 minutes behind the winner.
Provisional Elite and U23 Male Results from the ITU 2010 Duathlon World Championship:
1 Bart Aernouts, BEL - 1:50:22
2 Rob Woestenborghs, BEL - 1:50:24
3 Joerie Vansteelant, BEL - 1:50:30
4 Victor manuel Del corral morales, ESP - 1:51:06
5 Sergio Silva, POR - 1:51:46
6 Damien Derobert, FRA - 1:52:58
7 Etienne Diemunsch, FRA - 1:53:33
8 Adam Bowden, GBR - 1:53:38
9 Sean Jefferson, USA - 1:53:54
10 Ramos Herrera, MEX - 1:54:13
11 Richard Hobby, GBR - 1:54:16
12 Matthew Gunby, GBR - 1:54:27
13 Lino Barruncho, POR - 1:54:43
14 Stãphane Valenti, FRA - 1:54:52
15 Sergey Yakovlev, RUS - 1:55:14
16 David Thompson, USA - 1:55:26
17 Stephan Wenk, SUI - 1:55:52
18 Oscar Vicente, ESP - 1:56:01
19 Roger Roca dalmau, ESP - 1:56:22
20 Tadashi Mori, JPN - 1:57:00
Thompson is also the current leader in the "Race to the Toyota Cup" in the Lifetime Fitness Triathlon Series.
Congrats David! Now rest up, and we'll see you out at Rev3 Cedar Point Iron-Distance Triathlon next weekend!
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