3 weeks for the 2008 Madrid BG Triathlon World Cup

NEWS

By World Triathlon Admin | 30 Apr, 2008

The 2008 Madrid BG Triathlon World Cup to be held next Sunday 25 May is the last World Cup event for the Beijing 2008 ITU Olympic Qualifying Ranking. This ranking began the 1 June 2006 in the same city and will finish next 8 June in Vancouver.

The events necessary to obtain points for the ITU Olympic Qualifying Ranking include the World Cup races, the World Championships and the Continental Championships.

For the sixth year in a row, the 2008 Madrid BG Triathlon World Cup will be part of the ITU Triathlon World Cup, which includes 14 events through out the world taking place from March to November. The 2008 Madrid BG Triathlon World Cup will be this year’s sixth event and the first one in Europe. It is going to be the 200th World Cup event in all ITU history.

The world’s top triathletes will participate in Madrid. Each World Cup event includes the same courses (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running) and offers the same prizes for both women and men.

Related Event: 2008 Madrid BG Triathlon World Cup

25 May, 2008 • event page • all results

Results: Elite Women
1.	Vanessa Fernandes	POR	02:04:46
2.	Helen Jenkins	GBR	02:05:49
3.	Daniela Ryf	SUI	02:06:10
4.	Hollie Avil	GBR	02:06:19
5.	Lisa Norden	SWE	02:07:35
6.	Elizabeth May	LUX	02:08:00
7.	Christiane Pilz	GER	02:08:05
8.	Carole Peon	FRA	02:08:19
9.	Eva Dollinger	AUT	02:08:19
10.	Emma Davis	IRL	02:08:45

Results: Elite Men
1.	Javier Gomez Noya	ESP	01:56:25
2.	Ivan Vasiliev	RUS	01:56:44
3.	Alistair Brownlee	GBR	01:56:53
4.	Tim Don	GBR	01:57:04
5.	Christian Prochnow	GER	01:57:13
6.	William Clarke	GBR	01:57:15
7.	Maik Petzold	GER	01:57:23
8.	Laurent Vidal	FRA	01:57:39
9.	Steffen Justus	GER	01:57:41
10.	Matthew Reed	USA	01:58:09