Simon Whitfield was in Vancouver on Monday afternoon to officially launch the 2008 Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships. The event will take place from June 6th to 8th and will be the final Olympic qualifying race for the Canadian Triathlon Olympic team.
Its a thrill to be in Vancouver and its exciting to feel the momentum building towards this World Championships here in Vancouver, especially against such a fantastic backdrop of the city, said Whitfield.
Canada’s golden boy and last year’s second ranked triathlete in the world spoke about the home crowd support that will hopefully propel him to victory in June, which would make him the first triathlete to win both Olympic and World Championship gold.
Certainly its a huge advantage (to race at home), especially with the familiarity of the city of Vancouver and the weather, said Whitfield. Of my nine World Cup wins, Ive won a lot of them in Canada so it definitely helps to race in front of the home crowd.
Whitfield was in town with his wife Jennie and their 7-month old daughter, Pippa Kathryn. As a new father he admitted hes a much different athlete now than at the past two Olympics in Sydney and Athens.
I get a lot less sleep now with Pippa, joked Whitfield. My training day usually starts with watching her trying to crawl. In Sydney I was a wide-eyed kid standing at the start line thinking, I cant believe Im here. In Athens, I felt like I was a man on a mission, that was my motto but thats just not me, I dont operate within serious guidelines. I need to have a little fun with it, be a little more relaxed and thats the attitude Ill take to Beijing and Vancouver, said Whitfield.
The two-time Olympian is coming off one of his most successful seasons ever with three BG Triathlon World Cup titles and his best ever performance at a World Championships, fourth in Hamburg, Germany. He will open his 2008 season in at the Mooloolaba BG Triathlon World Cup in Australia on March 30, then head to the New Plymouth BG Triathlon World Cup in New Zealand on April 6. On June 6-8, thousands of Canadians will have the opportunity watch Whitfield compete for the one major prize that has eluded him, the Triathlon World Championships.
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2000 Olympic gold medalist Simon Whitfield meets with the media in Vancouver
El medalla de oro en las Olimpiadas del 2000 Simon Whitfield con la prensa en Vancouver
Whitfield wins last year’s test event
Whitfield ganando una carrera del ao pasado
Simon Whitfield fue a Vancouver el lunes por la tarde para presentar oficialmente los Campeonatos del Mundo de Triatln BG de Vancouver. La prueba la tendr lugar del del 6 al 8 de junio y ser la ltima carrera de clasificacin Olmpica para el equipo Canadiense de Triatln.
Es una emocin estar en Vancouver y sentir como avanzan los preparativos de estos Campeonatos del Mundo aqu en Vancouver, especialmente en un escenario tan fantstico como es esta ciudad, dijo Whitfield.
El chico de oro canadiense y segundo clasificado del mundo habl sobre el apoyo de la aficin local, que espera que le ayude a conseguir la victoria en junio, la cual hara que fuese el primer atleta en conseguir el oro tanto en los Campeonatos del Mundo como en las Olimpiadas.
Seguramente sea una gran ventaja (corer en casa), especialmente con la familiaridad de la ciudad de Vancouver y la climatologa, dijo Whitfield. De mis nueve victorias en la Copa del Mundo, he ganado muchas en Canad por lo que definitivamente es de gran ayuda correr delante del pblico local.
Whitfield estuvo en la ciudad con su esposa Jennie y su hija de 7 meses, Pippa Kathryn. Como nuevo padre admiti ser un atleta muy diferente ahora que en las los ltimas Olimpiadas de Sydney y Atenas.
Yo duermo mucho menos ahora con Pippa, brome Whitfield. Mi entrenamiento diario comienza vindola a ella intentando gatear. En Sydney yo estaba alucinado de estar en la lnea de salida. No poda creer que estuviese ah. En Atenas senta que slo tena una misin que ese era mi lema pero eso no es todo para mi, no funciono sin unas directrices serias. Necesito tener un poco de diversin, estar un poco ms relajado y esa actitud ser la que tomar en Beijing y Vancouver, dijo Whitfield.
El dos veces Olmpico llega de su temporada ms exitosa con tres ttulos de la Copa del Mundo BG y su mejor actuacin en unos Campeonatos del Mundo, con un cuarto puesto en Hamburgo, Alemania. Comenzar su temporada 2008 en la Copa del Mundo de Triatln BG de Mooloolaba el 30 de Marzo en Australia, luego ir a la Copa del Mundo de Triatln BG de New Plymouth el 6 de Abril en Nueva Zelanda. El 6-8 de Junio, miles de canadienses tendrn la oportunidad de ver a Whitfield competir por uno de los mejores premios que se le ha negado, los Campeonatos del Mundo de Triatln.
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Related Event: 2008 Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships
Results: Elite Men | |||
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1. | Javier Gomez Noya | ESP | 01:49:48 |
2. | Bevan Docherty | NZL | 01:50:12 |
3. | Reto Hug | SUI | 01:50:17 |
4. | Hendrik De Villiers | RSA | 01:50:18 |
5. | Matthew Reed | USA | 01:50:27 |
6. | Simon Whitfield | CAN | 01:50:27 |
7. | Igor Sysoev | RUS | 01:50:28 |
8. | Tony Moulai | FRA | 01:50:31 |
9. | Paul Tichelaar | CAN | 01:50:32 |
10. | Ivan Vasiliev | RUS | 01:50:34 |
Results: Elite Women | |||
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1. | Helen Jenkins | GBR | 02:01:37 |
2. | Sarah Haskins | USA | 02:01:41 |
3. | Samantha Warriner | NZL | 02:02:32 |
4. | Erin Densham | AUS | 02:02:32 |
5. | Emma Moffatt | AUS | 02:02:34 |
6. | Felicity Abram | AUS | 02:03:35 |
7. | Sarah True | USA | 02:04:08 |
8. | Kate Allen | AUT | 02:04:14 |
9. | Debbie Tanner | NZL | 02:04:24 |
10. | Vanessa Fernandes | POR | 02:04:34 |
Results: U23 Men | |||
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1. | Alistair Brownlee | GBR | 01:54:37 |
2. | Gregor Buchholz | GER | 01:54:56 |
3. | Martin Van Barneveld | NZL | 01:54:59 |
4. | Todd Leckie | GBR | 01:55:12 |
5. | Alexander Bryukhankov | RUS | 01:55:36 |
6. | Lukas Salvisberg | SUI | 01:55:46 |
7. | Nils Frommhold | GER | 01:55:56 |
8. | Alberto Casadei | ITA | 01:55:59 |
9. | Joshua Maeder | AUS | 01:56:09 |
10. | Tony Dodds | NZL | 01:56:10 |
Results: U23 Women | |||
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1. | Daniela Ryf | SUI | 02:09:30 |
2. | Jasmine Oeinck | USA | 02:10:02 |
3. | Mari Rabie | RSA | 02:11:35 |
4. | Olesya Prystayko | UKR | 02:12:51 |
5. | Barbara Riveros | CHI | 02:13:02 |
6. | Justine Whipple | USA | 02:13:08 |
7. | Yuliya Yelistratova | UKR | 02:13:32 |
8. | Renáta Koch | HUN | 02:13:55 |
9. | Sarah Fladung | GER | 02:14:25 |
10. | Kerry Spearing | IRL | 02:14:57 |
Results: Junior Men | |||
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1. | Vincent Luis | FRA | 00:57:06 |
2. | Denis Vasiliev | RUS | 00:57:36 |
3. | Jonathan Brownlee | GBR | 00:57:43 |
4. | Joshua Amberger | AUS | 00:57:52 |
5. | Rodrigo Gonzalez Lopez | MEX | 00:58:19 |
6. | Franz Löschke | GER | 00:58:24 |
7. | Min Ho Heo | KOR | 00:58:26 |
8. | Igor Polyanskiy | RUS | 00:58:35 |
9. | Tom Davison | NZL | 00:58:39 |
10. | David Obozil | FRA | 00:58:40 |
Results: Junior Women | |||
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1. | Kirsty Mcwilliam | GBR | 01:04:05 |
2. | Ashleigh Gentle | AUS | 01:04:43 |
3. | Zsófia Tóth | HUN | 01:04:47 |
4. | Ashley Finaughty | ZIM | 01:05:07 |
5. | Emma Jackson | AUS | 01:05:18 |
6. | Alena Stawczynski | GER | 01:05:22 |
7. | Claudia Rivas | MEX | 01:05:23 |
8. | Maaike Caelers | NED | 01:05:27 |
9. | Paula Findlay | CAN | 01:05:28 |
10. | Nataliya Efremova | RUS | 01:05:32 |