TMC Multisport Athletes of the Year
Triathlon Magazine Canada and Triathlon Canada name athletes of the year for Duathlon and Cross Triathlon
— From the January/February issue of Triathlon Magazine Canada
TMC Duathlete of the Year: Margie Ritchie, Matt Straatman and Chris SchindlerÂ
Ritchie wasn’t the only Canadian to top the podium at the world duathlon championships in Fyn, Denmark, last summer. Straatman topped the 25 to 29 age group, while Schindler was the top 40 to 44 athlete. That’s enough to net the trio our age-group duathlete of the year nod.
Related: Canadian tops the podium in Denmark
TMC Cross Triathlete of the Year:Â Karsten Madsen
A win at Xterra Uruguay and a raft of podium Xterra finishes marked a turnaround year for Karsten Madsen after a tough 2017 that saw him DNF for the second year in a row at the Xterra World Championship in Maui. His 2018 run included a seventh-place finish in Maui.
Related: Karsten Madsen finishes seventh at the 2018 Xterra World ChampionshipÂ
Triathlon Canada Elite Multisport Triathlete of the Year:Â Tate Haugan
Triathlon Canada recognizes the impressive world title won by Tate Haugan by awarding the 18-year-old with its Elite Multisport Triathlete of the Year title. Haugen claimed the world cross title in a close battle over the home-country’s Oscar Gladney Rundqvist.
Related: Canadian becomes World Champion
Triathlon Canada Excellence Awards
| ITU – Multisport World Championships Festival Fyn | ||||
| AQUABIKE | ||||
| First Name | Last Name | Position | Age Group | Discipline |
| Isaac | Chung | 3 | 20-24 Male AG | Aquabike |
| LONG DISTANCE | ||||
| First Name | Last Name | Position | Age Group | Discipline |
| Claire | Robinson | 2 | 20-24 Female AG | Long Distance |
| Emily | Taylor | 2 | 25-29 Female AG | Long Distance |
| Nancy | Cole | 3 | 65-69 Female AG | Long Distance |
| Jim | Stewart | 1 | 65-69 Male AG | Long Distance |
| AQUATHLON | ||||
| First Name | Last Name | Position | Age Group | Discipline |
| Kamal | Maghri | 3 | 45-49 Male AG | Aquathlon |
| Petr | Schmidt | 3 | 55-59 Male AG | Aquathlon |
| CROSS TRIATHLON | ||||
| First Name | Last Name | Position | Age Group | Discipline |
| Evan | Girard | 3 | 25-29 Male AG | Cross Triathlon |
| STANDARD DUATHLON | ||||
| First Name | Last Name | Position | Age Group | Discipline |
| Matt | Straatman | 1 | 25-29 Male AG | Duathlon |
| Chris | Schindler | 1 | 40-44 Male AG | Duathlon |
| Margie | Ritchie | 1 | 60-64 Female AG | Duathlon |
| Tara-Jay | Lapstra | 2 | 45-49 Female AG | Duathlon |
| Carolyn | Silvey | 2 | 60-64 Female AG | Duathlon |
| Paul | Huyer | 2 | 60-64 Male AG | Duathlon |
| Woody | Paylor | 2 | 75-79 Male AG | Duathlon |
| Xavier | Girard | 3 | 20-24 Male AG | Duathlon |
| SPRINT DUATHLON | ||||
| First Name | Last Name | Position | Age Group | Discipline |
| Maureen | Teixeira | 2 | 75-79 Female AG | Duathlon |
