Team USA Earns 49 ITU Duathlon World Medals

by Peter Holmes on 30 Sep, 2009 05:55 • Español

Members of Team USA took home 49 medals from the 2009 ITU Duathlon World Championship at Loweâ€™s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Saturday.

The total includes 13 gold, 18 silver and 18 bronze medals as USA athletes swept gold, silver and bronze in five different age groups.

The weather was rainy all day, but the mist that was present for the elites early in the day turned into downpours as the age groupers took to the course in the afternoon. That didnâ€™t seem to dampen the spirits of the more than 750 competitors from across the globe, including more than 400 U.S. athletes.

Loweâ€™s Speedway provided a unique setting for the event. Athletes started the 10k run on the trackâ€™s start/finish line, made their way onto pit row and out into the streets surrounding the stadium. Portions of the 40k bike actually circled the track and cut through the infield, with the final 5k run bringing athletes back to the finish along pit row.

Two U.S. athletes produced the dayâ€™s fastest times overall. Team USA veteran Suzanne Huelster (Riverton, N.J.) turned in a 1:57:09 for the women, while Matthew Sheeks (Woodlinville, Wash.) led the men home in 1:43:30.

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Related Event: 2009 Concord ITU Duathlon World Championships

26 Sep, 2009 • event page • all results

Results: U23 Women
1.	Evgenia Sukhoruchenkova	RUS	02:09:04
2.	Kinga Lauf	HUN	02:23:21

Results: U23 Men
1.	Alessandro Fabian	ITA	01:49:50
2.	Antoine Duvivier	BEL	01:50:03
3.	Tiago Silva	POR	01:50:07
4.	Bojan Cebin	SLO	01:50:08
5.	Derek Oskutis	USA	01:50:42

Results: Junior Women
1.	Sophie Coleman	GBR	01:04:30
2.	Vicky Graves	GBR	01:04:42
3.	Marjon Van Der Wansem	NED	01:04:49
4.	Adriana Barraza	MEX	01:05:08
5.	Jessica Cecilia Berrones	MEX	01:07:32

Results: Junior Men
1.	Lukas Verzbicas	USA	00:55:29
2.	Mario Mola	ESP	00:55:38
3.	Carlos Chavez	MEX	00:55:59
4.	Vid Pucelj	SLO	00:56:03
5.	Nathan Coombes	NZL	00:56:04

Results: Elite Women
1.	Vendula Frintova	CZE	02:08:17
2.	Sandra Levenez	FRA	02:08:22
3.	Ana Burgos Acuña	ESP	02:08:30
4.	Ruth Van Der Meijden	NED	02:08:40
5.	Anne Haug	GER	02:08:47

Results: Elite Men
1.	Jarrod Shoemaker	USA	01:49:01
2.	Damien Derobert	FRA	01:49:03
3.	Jurgen Dereere	BEL	01:49:09
4.	Sergio Silva	POR	01:49:26
5.	Victor Manuel Del Corral Morales	ESP	01:49:28