Tayama and Spirig win 2007 Eilat BG World Cup
Written by: Herbert Krabel
Date: Sun Dec 02 2007
The season endening triathlon World Cup turned out to be historic, as Hirokatsu Tayama became the first Japanese athlete to win a Triathlon World Cup and Nicola Spirig of Switzerland grabbed her first World cup title.
2007 Eilat BG Triathlon World Cup
Top 10 men
1. Hirokatsu Tayama (JPN) 1:49:46
2. Volodymyr Polikarpenko (UKR) 1:50:32
3. Alexander Brukhankov (RUS) 1:50:36
4. Dmitry Polyansky (RUS) 1:50:44
5. Duarte Silva Marques (POR) 1:50:47
6. Andriy Glushenko (UKR) 1:50:59
7. Oliver Freeman (GBR) 1:51:03
8. Richard Stannard (GBR) 1:51:06
9. Matt Reed (USA) 1:51:13
10. Axel Zeebroek (BEL) 1:51:22
Top 10 women
1. Nicola Spirig (SUI) 2:02:42
2. Juri Ide (JPN) 2:03:10
3. Annabel Luxford (AUS) 2:03:21
4. Jodie Swallow (GBR) 2:03:26
5. Ainhoa Murua (ESP) 2:04:02
6. Julie Ertel (USA) 2:04:12
7. Akane Furutani (JPN) 2:04:21
8. Kathy Trembley (CAN) 2:04:23
9. Evgenita Matveeva (RUS) 2:04:25
10. Jessica Harrison (FRA) 2:04:35
2007 Eilat BG Triathlon World Cup
Top 10 men
1. Hirokatsu Tayama (JPN) 1:49:46
2. Volodymyr Polikarpenko (UKR) 1:50:32
3. Alexander Brukhankov (RUS) 1:50:36
4. Dmitry Polyansky (RUS) 1:50:44
5. Duarte Silva Marques (POR) 1:50:47
6. Andriy Glushenko (UKR) 1:50:59
7. Oliver Freeman (GBR) 1:51:03
8. Richard Stannard (GBR) 1:51:06
9. Matt Reed (USA) 1:51:13
10. Axel Zeebroek (BEL) 1:51:22
Top 10 women
1. Nicola Spirig (SUI) 2:02:42
2. Juri Ide (JPN) 2:03:10
3. Annabel Luxford (AUS) 2:03:21
4. Jodie Swallow (GBR) 2:03:26
5. Ainhoa Murua (ESP) 2:04:02
6. Julie Ertel (USA) 2:04:12
7. Akane Furutani (JPN) 2:04:21
8. Kathy Trembley (CAN) 2:04:23
9. Evgenita Matveeva (RUS) 2:04:25
10. Jessica Harrison (FRA) 2:04:35
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