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USA’s Simmons Earns Gold to Open Duathlon World Championships
September 3, 2010 by USA Triathlon
EDINBURGH, Scotland – Led by a gold-medal performance from Ben Simmons, all three United States’ paraduathletes in action Friday at the 2010 ITU Duathlon World Championships reached the podium in the run-bike-run event at Holyrood Park.
In addition to the victory from Simmons (New York, N.Y.) in the TRI-2 category, Lamar Brown (New York, N.Y.) and David Kyle (Athens, Ala.) captured bronze in the TRI-6 and TRI-3 categories, respectively.
Simmons covered the 5.75-kilometer run, 23.3-kilometer bike and 3-kilometer run course in 1 hour, 55 minutes, 9 seconds en route to gold. Brown posted a time of 1:51:19, while Kyle notched the fastest time of the day for an American of 1:36:32.
Friday’s medals capped a memorable year for all three athletes, who each won their respective category at USA Triathlon’s 2010 National Duathlon Festival in Richmond, Va., in April.
Team USA will be back in action Saturday with the 2010 ITU Age Group Duathlon World Championships and Sunday with the 2010 ITU Elite Duathlon World Championships. Visit the event website for more information and a full schedule of events.
Click here for full coverage of this weekend’s duathlon action and next weekend’s ITU Age Group Triathlon World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
2010 ITU Duathlon World Championships, Edinburgh, Scotland
United States Medalists
TRI-2
1. Ben Simmons (New York, N.Y.), 1:55:09
TRI-3
3. David Kyle (Athens, Ala.), 1:36:32
TRI-6
In addition to the victory from Simmons (New York, N.Y.) in the TRI-2 category, Lamar Brown (New York, N.Y.) and David Kyle (Athens, Ala.) captured bronze in the TRI-6 and TRI-3 categories, respectively.
Simmons covered the 5.75-kilometer run, 23.3-kilometer bike and 3-kilometer run course in 1 hour, 55 minutes, 9 seconds en route to gold. Brown posted a time of 1:51:19, while Kyle notched the fastest time of the day for an American of 1:36:32.
Friday’s medals capped a memorable year for all three athletes, who each won their respective category at USA Triathlon’s 2010 National Duathlon Festival in Richmond, Va., in April.
Team USA will be back in action Saturday with the 2010 ITU Age Group Duathlon World Championships and Sunday with the 2010 ITU Elite Duathlon World Championships. Visit the event website for more information and a full schedule of events.
Click here for full coverage of this weekend’s duathlon action and next weekend’s ITU Age Group Triathlon World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
2010 ITU Duathlon World Championships, Edinburgh, Scotland
United States Medalists
TRI-2
1. Ben Simmons (New York, N.Y.), 1:55:09
TRI-3
3. David Kyle (Athens, Ala.), 1:36:32
TRI-6
3. Lamar Brown (New York, N.Y.), 1:51:19
About USA Triathlon
USA Triathlon is proud to serve as the National Governing Body for triathlon – one of the fastest growing sports in the world – as well as duathlon, aquathlon and winter triathlon in the United States. USAT sanctions 3,100 races and connects with more than 133,000 members each year, making it the largest multisport organization in the world. In addition to its work with athletes, coaches, and race directors on the grassroots level, USAT provides leadership and support to elite athletes competing at international events, including World Championships, Pan American Games.
About USA Triathlon
USA Triathlon is proud to serve as the National Governing Body for triathlon – one of the fastest growing sports in the world – as well as duathlon, aquathlon and winter triathlon in the United States. USAT sanctions 3,100 races and connects with more than 133,000 members each year, making it the largest multisport organization in the world. In addition to its work with athletes, coaches, and race directors on the grassroots level, USAT provides leadership and support to elite athletes competing at international events, including World Championships, Pan American Games.
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