Sunday, April 6, 2008
ITU RELEASE: Moffatt takes New Plymouth World Cup; stakes claim to Olympic spot
Moffatt wins New Plymouth World Cup; lays claim to Olympic spot
New Plymouth, New Zealand (April 6, 2008) - Australian Emma Moffatt ran away with today's New Plymouth BG Triathlon World Cup and asserted herself as the front runner for a spot on the highly competitive Australian Olympic team. She finished with a time of 2 hours, 1 minute and 1 second for her second career world cup title. She won't be racing in Ishigaki next weekend and knew this was her final chance to impress Aussie Olympic selectors.
"I had a bit of pressure on myself for today to make sure I performed since and it was the last opportunity to do this, so I had to see what I could do and I guess I did it," said Moffatt.
Just six seconds behind for the silver was Swede Lisa Norden who is enjoying a spectacular start to 2008 after taking bronze last week in Mooloolaba. It's not only a breakthrough for Norden but also for the Team BG Elite Athlete Development Programme. Moffatt's teammate and fellow Aussie Olympic hopeful Felicity Abram took the bronze for her first career world cup podium finish. Click here for full race recap
2008 New Plymouth BG Triathlon World Cup
Elite Women - Official Results
1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run
Gold - Emma Moffatt (AUS) 2:01:01
Silver - Lisa Norden (SWE) 2:01:07
Bronze - Felicity Abram (AUS) 2:01:16
4 - Daniela Ryf (SUI) 2:01:48
5 - Liz Blatchford (GBR) 2:01:4 8
6 - Andrea Whitcombe (GBR) 2:0 1:59
7 - Nicky Samuels (NZL) 2:02:10
8 - Samantha Warriner (NZL) 2:02:42
9 - Alee Sharp (AUS) 2:02:5 1
10 - Andrea Hewitt (NZL) 2:03:02
Official full field results will be available here
Updated world rankings will be available here
Valuable ITU Olympic qualifying points were doled out as athletes continue to jostle for positioning in the important Olympic rankings.
Updated Olympic rankings will be available here
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