One more for Moffatt
Written by: Herbert Krabel
Date: Sat Jul 25 2009
Aussie Emma Moffatt stormed to her third successive win in the Dextro Energy ITU Triathlon World Championship Series with a powerful performance on the wet roads of Hamburg, Germany.
American Hayley Peirsol had a fantastic 1500m swim in Hamburg's Alster and managed to gain a minute lead over her next closest pursuers. Most of the race favorites including Moffatt were swimming together in a pack a bit more than a minute adrift.
Peirsol rode hard on her bike too and tried to open up even more of an advantage, but she crashed on the wet roads and lost all hopes of a high placing. Lisa Norden and Daniela Ryf then broke away from the front group, and they were quickly joined by Dextro Energy series leader Moffatt. The three front runners slowly moved away from the other contenders and by the time they reached the bike to run transition, they had a one minute advantage.
Moffatt quickly took charge on the run and ran away from Norden and Ryf, who could not match the pace of the flying Aussie. Moffatt crossed line 54 seconds up on runner-up Norden and now has built up a solid lead in series. Ryf crossed the line in third and that is also her place overall in the Dextro Energy rankings.
Emma Snowsill meanwhile has been undergoing surgery back home in Australia to repair damage to the labrum cartilage of her hip, so she wasn't not competing in Hamburg. Snowsill though is optimistic about being back in time for the Grand Final on the Gold Coast on September 12th.
Hamburg DC Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship
1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run
Top 10 Elite Women
1. Emma Moffatt (AUS) 1:56:12
2. Lisa Norden (SWE) 1:57:06
3. Daniela Ryf (SUI) 1:57:39
4. Lauren Groves (CAN) 1:57:58
5. Barbara Riveros Diaz (CHI) 1:58:03
6. Sarah Haskins (USA) 1:58:07
7. Anja Dittmer (GER) 1:58:12
8. Melanie Annaheim (SUI) 1:58:13
9. Irina Abysova (RUS) 1:58:16
10. Kathy Tremblay (CAN) 1:58:20
Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Rankings
After Race Five of Eight
1. Emma Moffatt (AUS) 3140pts
2. Andrea Hewitt (NZL) 2229pts
3. Daniela Ryf (SUI) 2089pts
4. Lisa Norden (SWE) 1982pts
5. Kathy Tremblay (CAN) 1940pts
American Hayley Peirsol had a fantastic 1500m swim in Hamburg's Alster and managed to gain a minute lead over her next closest pursuers. Most of the race favorites including Moffatt were swimming together in a pack a bit more than a minute adrift.
Peirsol rode hard on her bike too and tried to open up even more of an advantage, but she crashed on the wet roads and lost all hopes of a high placing. Lisa Norden and Daniela Ryf then broke away from the front group, and they were quickly joined by Dextro Energy series leader Moffatt. The three front runners slowly moved away from the other contenders and by the time they reached the bike to run transition, they had a one minute advantage.
Moffatt quickly took charge on the run and ran away from Norden and Ryf, who could not match the pace of the flying Aussie. Moffatt crossed line 54 seconds up on runner-up Norden and now has built up a solid lead in series. Ryf crossed the line in third and that is also her place overall in the Dextro Energy rankings.
Emma Snowsill meanwhile has been undergoing surgery back home in Australia to repair damage to the labrum cartilage of her hip, so she wasn't not competing in Hamburg. Snowsill though is optimistic about being back in time for the Grand Final on the Gold Coast on September 12th.
Hamburg DC Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship
1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run
Top 10 Elite Women
1. Emma Moffatt (AUS) 1:56:12
2. Lisa Norden (SWE) 1:57:06
3. Daniela Ryf (SUI) 1:57:39
4. Lauren Groves (CAN) 1:57:58
5. Barbara Riveros Diaz (CHI) 1:58:03
6. Sarah Haskins (USA) 1:58:07
7. Anja Dittmer (GER) 1:58:12
8. Melanie Annaheim (SUI) 1:58:13
9. Irina Abysova (RUS) 1:58:16
10. Kathy Tremblay (CAN) 1:58:20
Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Rankings
After Race Five of Eight
1. Emma Moffatt (AUS) 3140pts
2. Andrea Hewitt (NZL) 2229pts
3. Daniela Ryf (SUI) 2089pts
4. Lisa Norden (SWE) 1982pts
5. Kathy Tremblay (CAN) 1940pts
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Comments
Giving the race away
Reviewed by: Kim Feraday, Jul 27 2009 5:42AM
You've got to wonder why Ryf and Norden would so willingly hand the race over to Moffatt. Someone has to start teaching these women some tactics. From what I could see Moffatt was more the passenger than a contributor to the break. It should have been the other way around. Ryf and Norden should have insisted that Moffatt do the bulk of the work since she was clearly the best runner. That might have made the race a bit more interesting. But as it was they seemed happy to just hand the win over to her and fight for the scraps. Not too smart.
