Naeth Takes Second at Abu Dhabi International Triathlon!
The native of Prince George, B.C. finished second to Australia's Nikki Butterfield in Abu Dhabi today.
If there was any doubt that Angela Naeth has now placed herself amongst the world’s premier triathletes, that was put to rest when the native of Prince George, B.C. finished second to Australia’s Nikki Butterfield at the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon today. Naeth came off the bike in second and managed to hold off a literal who’s who of triathlon to get second. We’ll have a complete story here in a few hours.
In the men’s race, Rasmus Henning ran past Faris Al Sultan to take the title in an extremely exciting race that also featured a stacked field.
Here are the top-seven results from today’s long course professional race:
Women:
1. 57 Nikki Butterfield AUS 7:00:22 –
2. 45 Angela Naeth CAN 7:03:00 2:39
3. 43 Caroline Steffen SUI 7:04:29 4:08
4. 42 Melissa Rollison AUS 7:05:00 4:39
5. 44 Rachel Joyce GBR 7:06:25 6:04
6. 60 Jodie Swallow GBR 7:10:29 10:08
7. 58 Emma-Kate Lidbury GBR 7:19:35 19:13
Men:
1. 30 Rasmus HenningDEN 6:21:44 –
2. 4 Faris Al-Sultan UAE 6:22:11 0:27
3. 3 Eneko Llanos ESP 6:22:42 0:58
4. 8 Andreas Boecherer GER 6:24:382:54
5. 1 Frederik Van Lierde BEL 6:25:12 3:28
6. 2 Dirk Bockel LUX 6:27:11 5:27
