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Rana and Spirig suberb in Kitzbühel

Written by: Herbert Krabel
Date: Sun Jul 20 2008

Ivan Rana (ESP) won the final ITU World Cup prior to the Olympics and narrowly held off Kris Gemmell (NZL) and Sven Riederer (SUI). Nicola Spirig (SUI) was victorious in the women's race and lead Carole Peon (FRA) and Samantha Warriner (NZL) across the line.

Kitzbühel BG Triathlon World Cup - Kitzbühel, Austria

1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run

Top 10 men

1. Ivan Rana (ESP) 1:45:23
2. Kris Gemmell (NZL) 1:45:29
3. Sven Riederer (SUI) 1:45:30
4. Bevan Docherty (NZL) 1:45:31
5. Ivan Vasiliev (RUS) 1:45:31
6. Laurent Vidal (FRA) 1:45:43
7. Tony Moulai (FRA) 1:45:54
8. Filip Ospaly (CZE) 1:45:56
9. Alexander Brukhankov (RUS) 1:45:59
10. Maik Petzold (GER) 1:46:20


Top 10 women

1. Nicola Spirig (SUI) 1:57:28
2. Carole Peon (FRA) 1:57:35
3. Samantha Warriner (NZL) 1:58:04
4. Andrea Hewitt (NZL) 1:58:12.16
5. Elizabeth May (LUX) 1:58:12.77
6. Christiane Pilz (GER) 1:58:31
7. Magali Di Marco Messmer (SUI) 1:58 37
8. Ainhoa Murua (ESP) 1:58:54
9. Andrea Whitcombe (GBR) 1:58:57
10. Debbie Tanner (NZL) 1:59:01

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