Polyansky, McIlroy win Tiszaujvaros
New Zealander Kate McIlroy, a former world mountain running champ and the Kiwi national record holder in the steeplechase, took her first ITU World Cup win while Russian men swept the podium Sunday at Tiszaujvaros, Hungary.
The women
McIlroy, who switched to triathlon to better cope with a lingering Achilles injury, caught Russian Irina Abysova halfway through the 10k run, then ran away in the final kilometer to take a 4-second margin of victory in 2:00:48.
“I was a little bit worried that I had worked too hard on the bike but I slowly eased into my running and eventually, despite the heat, managed to open up a gap and get away, McIlroy told ITU media.
“It was a good race because I had a great swim and a great bike and then enjoyed a super run,” said Abysova to ITU after the race. “On the run, I was just thinking ‘faster, faster, faster’, but Kate [McIlroy] had too much.”
The men
Russians Dmitry Polyansky, Alexander Brukhankov, Ivan Tutukin and Dennis Vasiliev organized a bike breakaway, but chasers led by Australian James Seear caught the leaders with 10k to go and 29 men arrived in T2 in a pack. Polyansky and Brukhankov surged ahead early on the run and established an unassailable lead. Polyansky made his move with 1 kilometer to go and held on for a 9-second margin over Brukhankov in 1:48:45. ITU World Cup newcomer Ivan Tutukin surged to a third place finish 1:04 behind Polyansky to complete Russian men’s 1-2-3 sweep.
“I’m really happy with my win because it’s the first victory for my country in 2009,” Polyansky told ITU media. “I knew Alexander [Brukhankov] had a very strong finishing sprint so I wanted to get away and I pushed on in the final kilometer.”
ITU Triathlon World Cup
Tiszaujvaros, Hungary
August 9, 2009
S 1.5/ B 40k / R 10k
Results
Elite Women
1. Kate McIlroy (NZL) 2:00:48
2. Irina Abysova (RUS) 2:00:52
3. Felicity Sheedy-Ryan (AUS) 2:01:24
4. Erin Densham (AUS) 2:01:35
5. Yuliya Sapunova (UKR) 2:01:53
6. Zita Szabo (HUN) 2:02:07
7. Lena Brunkhorst (GER) 2:02:23
8. Vicky Holland (GBR) 2:02:26
9. Helle Frederiksen (DEN) 2:02:36
10. Anja Knapp (GER) 2:03:00
Elite Men
1. Dmitry Polyansky (RUS) 1:48:45
2. Alexander Brukhankov (RUS) 1:48:54
3. Ivan Tutukin (RUS) 1:49:49
4. Gregory Rouault (FRA) 1:49:55
5. Vladimir Turbaevskiy (RUS) 1:50:03
6. Volodymyr Polikarpenko (UKR) 1:50:09
7. Franz Loeschke (GER) 1:50:14
8. Balazs Pocsai (HUN) 1:50:18
9. Artem Parienko (RUS) 1:50:21
10. Leonardo Chacon (CRC) 1:50:24
