Legault takes another silver at Americas Cup Sarasota; Murray and Kasper take the wins

After Tornado warnings and terrible weather postponed Saturday’s Americas Triathlon Cup Sarasota-Bradenton, the events were shortened for Sunday’s races. The junior race was turned into a duathlon (run-bike-run) while the elites competed in a super-sprint – 350 m swim, 12 km bike and a 2.5 km run. Four Quebec athletes led the way for Canada today in Sarasota.

Legault takes another silver

In the elite field, Emy Legault maintained her early season silver medal performances with her third silver of 2022. Legault crossed the line behind pre-race favourite Kristen Kasper of the USA. Olympian Rachel Klammer of the Netherlands was third.  Dominika Jamnicky and Kira Gupta Baltazar both finished in the top-10. Race finishes and times are below – you can see full results here.

On the men’s side, after missing a year with heart problems, South African born Richard Murray won a close race.  The super sprint format saw many men coming out of the water side by side. Quebec’s Charles Paquet was fourth overall, with USA Olympic silver medalist Kevin McDowell in second and Britain’s Daniel Dixon in third. Canadian’s Martin Sobey and Jeremy Briand were also in top-ten on the elite men’s side.

The junior racing turned the triathlon into a shortened duathlon.  The class of the day in the women’s field was Quebec’s Noemie Beaulieu, who took the victory by nearly twenty seconds over American Naomi Ruff and Faith Dasso. Canada’s Maira Carreau and Abby Lewis rounded out top ten in the junior women’s race. On the men’s side,  American Luke Anthony battled Canada’s Mathis Beaulieu to the line with Mexico’s Miguel Ángel Medina in third. Canada also had Nathan Grodin in fifth and Ontario’s Sage Sulentic in eighth place over all.

Elite Women 375 m swim – 12 km bike – 2.5 km run

1. Kristen Kasper USA 32:47
2. Emy Legault CAN 32:50
3. Rachel Klammer NED 32:55
4. Barbara De Koning NED 33:04
5. Victoria Lopes BRA 33:42
6. Tamara Gorman USA 33:59
7. Dominika Jamnicky CAN 34;13
8 Grace Mather USA 34:48
9 Finja Scherl GER 34:26
10 Kira Gupta Baltazar CAN 34:29

Other Canadians

13 Colette Reimer CAN 34:46
17 Natalia Kolesvova CAN 34:59
18 Britany Warly.   CAN 35:07
19 Alexandrine Coursol CAN 35:12
25 Emma Jean Neal CAN 36:04
30 Raphaelle Rivard CAN 37:35
35 Rachel Faulds CAN 39:28

Elite Men 375 m swim – 12 km bike – 2.5 km run

1 Richard Murray TRI 29.14
2. Kevin McDowell USA 29:15
3. Daniel Dixon GBR 29:23
4. Charles Paquet CAN 29:35
5. Austin Hindman USA 29:42
6. Darr Smith USA 29:53
7. Brent Demarest USA 30:02
8. Martin Sobey CAN 30:03
9. Jeremy Briand CAN 30:06
10 Clayton Hutchins USA 30:08

Other Canadians

11 Aiden Longcroft-Harris CAN 30:10
16 Nicolas Harvey CAN 30:29
22 John Rasmussen CAN 30:48
23 Chris Gregor CAN 30:48
24 Russell Pennock CAN 30:53
25 Michael Simard CAN 31:05
26. Tristen Jones CAN 31:15
30 Zed Roy CAN 31:27
31 William Note CAN 31:28
36 Leo Roy CAN 32:15
39 Kalen Kolb CAN 32:54
47 Reece Gilbert CAN 36:24

Junior Women Duathlon 800m run – 12 km bike – 2.5 km run

1. Noemie Beaulieu CAN 31:15
2. Naomi Ruff USA 31:31
3. Faith Dasso USA 31:49
4. Adelaide Confaloneri ITA 31:57
5. Jimena Renta Pena. MEX 32:02
6. Clara James Heer USA 32:10
7. Heidi Henry CAN 32:14
8. Marcela Solis MEX 32:14
9. Maira Carreau CAN 32:19
10 Abby Lewis CAN 32:27

Other Canadians:
13 Molly Lakustiak CAN 33:09
18 Sidney Clement CAN 33:39
23 Shelby Lajeunesse CAN 34:17
24 Natalie Fournier CAN 34:20
29 Machall Wesch-Dawson CAN 35:32
31 Astrid Bergman CAN 35:57
34 Trinity Braithwaite CAN 37:49

Junior Men Duathlon 800m run – 12 km bike – 2.5 km run

1. Luke Anthony USA 27:59
2. Mathis Beaulieu CAN 28:05
3. Miguel Ángel Medina MEX 28:05
4. Reese Vannerson USA 28:16
5. Nathan Grodin CAN 28:22
6. Osvaldo Fierro MEX 28:32
7. Keller Norland USA 28:33
8. Sage Sulentic CAN 28:33
9. Noah Peterson USA 28:33
10 Nicholas Vargas MEX 28:35

Other Canadians:

11 Blake Harris CAN 28:35
13 Loic Poulin-Desjardins CAN 28:43
16. Nicolas Bolouri CAN 28:58
19 Jeremy Lajoie CAN 29:08
20 Louis Marchand CAN 29:13
21 Alexandre Leblanc CAN 29:26
22 Jacob Chant CAN 29:34
23 Henry Bristol CAN 29:38
24 Cedrick Simard CAN 29:42
25 Samael Fleury-Madeau CAN 29:42
33 Dillon Longo CAN 30:52
34 Cole Buxton CAN 30:59
39 Olkeski Kolesvo CAN 31:03
46 Max Brawn CAN 31:31
48 Benjamin Szwajcer CAN 31:48