Super League Ottawa – Recapping Day 1

Super League Ottawa made its debut in style, featuring four “Enduro” events – men’s and women’s youth and junior races, along with men’s and women’s elite races. The youth and juniors took on a 200 m swim/ 4 km bike/ 1.6 km run twice, back to back. The elite’s did three continuous triathlons including a 300 m swim/ 4 km bike/ 1.6 km run.

The day featured some top Canadian performances including a runner-up finish in the men’s elite race by Aiden Longcroft-Harris and a third-place finish for Paula Findlay in the women’s elite race. There was some sad news for national team member Alexis Lepage, who had a bike accident in transition and was taken to hospital with a suspected broken finger.

Here’s our recap of the day’s races through photo galleries and videos by Kevin Mackinnon:

In the women’s youth/ junior event it was 16-year-old Noemie Beaulieu who crossed the line first, taking both the day and the youth competition. First junior was Colette Reimer, who was second overall.

Here’s a photo gallery from the race:

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Here’s our photo recap of that race:

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We caught up with Findlay after the race for a chat about her third-place finish:

Here’s our picture-recap of the women’s race:

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Here’s what Longcroft-Harris had to say after his impressive race:

Here’s the photo-recap of the men’s elite race:

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