Azzurri in Corea del Sud per la Coppa del Mondo di Tongyeong

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Dopo tre settimane di lavoro a Maiorca, una nutrita delegazione italiana è volata in Corea del Sud per la penultima tappa di Coppa del Mondo della stagione. A Tongyeong, nella gara su distanza sprint in programma per sabato 27 ottobre, gareggeranno Anna Maria Mazzetti (G.S. Fiamme Oro), Giorgia Priarone (707), Ilaria Zane (DDS), Gregory Barnaby (707), Alessandro Fabian (Trif Dream), Gianluca Pozzatti (707), Delian Stateff (G.S. Fiamme Azzurre) e Davide Uccellari (G.S. Fiamme Azzurre). A supporto degli atleti ci saranno Francesco Fissore (Performance Manager), Matteo Santoli (Fisioterapista) e Andrea D'Aquino (Tecnico HSS Squad).

Percorso di gara abbastanza esigente con un giro unico da 750 metri per la frazione di nuoto, tre tornate su tracciato decisamente mosso da 6.6 km per il segmento di ciclismo e due giri da 2.5 km senza particolari difficoltà altimetriche per la frazione di corsa.

Gli stessi atleti saranno impegnati alla World Cup di Miyazaki (Jpn) il 10 novembre.

 

PROGRAMMA (ora locale, in Italia, - 7 ore)

Sabato 27 ottobre
9.30 – Gara Donne
11.45 – Gara Uomini

 

Le start list

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World Cup tour returns to Tongyeong for the penultimate race of 2018

Tongyeoung, South Korea, will set the scene to host the 15th stop of the ITU World Cup tour of 2018, the penultimate race of the season. The race destination boasts scenic harbour views where a strong field of athletes will tackle a frantic sprint distance race this Saturday. The South Korean city has been fixed on the triathlon map since 2009 when it staged its first ITU World Triathlon Series race.
67 elite men and 51 women will line up to contest for World Cup triumph this weekend.

Men’s preview

Spain’s Vicente Hernandez will be looking for a strong finish to the 2018 season after finishing 5th in the ITU Weihai World Cup in September and 23rd in the more recent ITU Salinas World Cup. Along with him will be David Castro Fajardo (ESP), willing to repeat his stunning performance that got him the victory last week in Salinas.

The Spanish triathletes will face some fierce competition with the likes of USA’s Eli Hemming and Australia’s Marcel Walkington. Hemming will be motivated to stay with the leaders on Saturday as he is yet to step up onto a World Cup podium this season. Walkington claimed the silver medal at the ITU Astana World Cup back in May and being a swim specialist will be a notable contender to dominate off the Korean coast.

Another Australian elite male who will be on the hunt for World Cup glory is Brandon Copeland. Copeland, a specialist across this type of firing race format, claimed 5th place at last year’s World Cup here on the Korean coast and will be motivated to cap his season with a podium finish. Frenchman Felix Duchampt has a stellar World Cup season under his belt, with 2nd place at the ITU World Cup in Chengdu earlier in the year and fifth place in the ITU Huatulco World Cup, the strong biker and runner will be on the pursuit for a medal.

Russell White, representing Ireland, is known for his strong swim and bike combination. After running home with the silver medal in the ITU World Cup Karlovy in September in front of Italy’s Alessandro Fabian who finished in bronze, both men will be looking to use their strength and cap their seasons with strong performances.

67 elite men will line up at 11.45am (local time) on Saturday, 27 October.

Click here for the full men’s starting list

Women’s preview

Japan’s Ai Ueda has claimed back to back silvers in the ITU Tongyeoung World Cup in 2016 and 2017 and will have her sights firmly fixed taking the tape in 2018, hopeful of taking top spot on the podium.

New Zealand’s talented young gun Nicole Van Der Kaay has had an impressive season with a fourth place in the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final U23 race on the Gold Coast and will be one to watch on Saturday.

Pushing the elite women hard will be Italy’s Annamarie Mazzetti who enters in striking race form and has proved herself well across this type of racing. The Italian triathlete claimed silver in the 2018 ITU Weihai World Cup and bronze in the ITU World Cup Karlovy, both races were staged last month.

Hungary’s Zsofia Kovacs lead the charge to dominate the Hong Kong ASTC Sprint Triathlon last weekend and is hopeful that the solid block of recent training in Hong Kong will set her up for success in Tongyeoung.

USA’s Renee Tomlin won in Sarasota two weeks ago and has had a brilliant season with a gold medal team performance at the Sarasota Mixed Relay American Championships and fifth in the ITU World Cup in Huelva. The powerful sprint race format suits the American triathlete who will no doubt be seeded with the race leaders on Saturday.

51 elite women will line up at 9.30am (local time) on Saturday, 27 October.

Click here for the full women’s starting list

 

(fonte: comunicato stampa ITU)