ITU Coteau-du-Lac Results
Findlay and Yorke win.
At the Coteau-du-lac, Quebec today, Edmonton’s Paula Findlay and Caledon’s Andrew Yorke took home wins in the ITU Pan American Cup Elite races.
Findlay swam 20:23, biked 1:06:49, and ran 35:10 to finish the Olympic distance event in 2:03:37. Chantell Widney was second (2:06:11), and Kyla Coates (2:06:51) third.
“I really came here to get one more good race in before heading to Europe and I was able to accomplish that today,” said Findlay to the ITU Media, who added the bike course presented one of the most difficult challenges she has faced in her career. “The bike was extremely challenging so it was a good effort today and I did meet my goals.”
In the final event of the day, Caledon’s Andrew Yorke took the men’s race (1:52:14) by a 34 second margin over the USA’s Ethan Brown (1:52:48). Victoria’s Jeffrey Phillips was third (1:53:12). Yorke swam 19:13, biked 59:03, and ran 32:39.
“This is the best thing that has ever happened to me,” said York following the race. “You name an injury and I have pretty much had it. I have trained so hard through all of these injuries, and that is the hardest thing to do mentally. I usually struggle in the run, but today at the five-kilometre mark, I just ran my guts out and didn’t stop. I have never been so emotional at the end of a race.”
The day’s events also featured Under 15 elite drafting races (500 m swim, 10 km bike, 4 km run), and Junior Elite races (750 m swim, 20 km bike, 5 km run). The results are below.
Top 10 Elite Women
1. Paula Findlay (CAN)Â 2:03:37 20:23 1:06:49Â 35:10
2. Chantell Widney (CAN)Â 2:06:11
3. Kyla Coates (CAN)Â 2:06:51
4. Lauren Goss (USA)Â 2:08:10
5. Gwen Jorgensen (USA)Â 2:08:49
6. Jennifer Spieldenner (USA)Â 2:08:56
7. Ayesha Rollinson (CAN)Â 2:09:14
8. Lauren Goldstein-Kral (USA)Â 2:09:21
9. Jessica Broderick (USA)Â 2:10:06
10. Manon Letourneau (CAN)Â 2:10:23
Top 10 Elite Men
1. Andrew Yorke (CAN)Â 1:52:14
2. Ethan Brown (USA)Â 1:52:48
3. Jeffrey Phillips (CAN)Â 1:53:12
4. Jordan Bryden (CAN)Â 1:53:25
5. Barrett Brandon (USA) Â 1:53:35
6. Adriano Sacchetto (BRA)Â 1:53:59
7. Sean Bechtel (CAN)Â 1:54:10
8. Gregory Billington (USA)Â 1:54:23
9. Nicholas Vandam (USA)Â 1:54:29
10. Felipe Van de Wyngard (CHI)Â 1:54:40
Top 10 Junior Elite Men (750 m swim, 20 km bike, 5 km run)
1. Matt Sharpe (BC)Â 58:07Â Â (swam 9:14, biked 31:15, ran 16:20)
2. Alexander Hinton (ON)Â 58:08
3. Cole Stewart (BC)Â 58:22
4. Marc-Antoine Christin (QC)Â 58:54
5. Charles Brault (MB)Â 59:04
6. Timothy Maclean (QC)Â 59:11
7. Riley Maccharles (MB)Â 59:15
8. Ben Kanute (USA)Â 59:18
9. Francis Lefebvre (QC)Â 59:32
10. Brook Powell (BC)Â 59:37
Top 10 Junior Elite Women
1. Christine Ridenour (BC)Â 1:03:29Â Â (swam 10:17, biked 33:50, ran 18:05)
2. Alison Hooper (BC) 1:04:02
3. Joanna Brown (ON)Â 1:04:32
4. Gabrielle Edwards (SK) 1:04:52
5. Amelie Kretz (QC)Â 1:05:35
6. Rachael Edwards (SK)Â 1:05:50
7. Alizee Brien (QC)Â 1:06:22
8. Dominika Jamnicky (ON)Â 1:07:03
9. Maghalie Rochette (QC)Â 1:07:49
10. Abby Miller (SK)Â 1:08:13
Top 10 U15 Elite Men (500 m swim, 10 km bike, 4 km run)
1. Xavier Grenier-Talavera (QC)Â 37:45
2. Myles Zagar (ON)Â 38:19
3. Jeremy Briand (QC)Â 38:45
4. Maxime Labarre (QC)Â 38:52
5. Ricardo Izquierdo-Bernier (QC)Â 38:57
6. Alexander Maxwell (ON)Â 40:08
7. Felix Freire (QC)Â 40:30
8. Jeremie Latreille (QC)Â 41:21
9. Sean Mackinnon (ON)Â 41:37
10. Kristian Paul Fafard (QC)Â 41:45
Top 10 U15 Elite Women
1. Samantha Klus (ON)Â 42:50
2. Heather Summers (ON)Â 43:00
3. Emy Legault (QC)Â 43:13
4. Camille Delamarre (QC) 44:05
5. Sarah Martin (QC)Â 44:34
6. Elisabeth Boutin (QC)Â 44:39
7. Veronique Demers (QC)Â 45:41
8. Lliane Vachon (QC)Â 46:20
9. Elyse Charrier (ON)Â 46:28
10. Jessica Farmer (QC)Â 46:52
