Bauer and Mutscheller win 2008 Winter Tri World Cup opener

Austrian Sigi Bauer and German Sigrid Mutscheller started the 2008 Winter Triathlon World Cup season with convincing wins on a tough course in Valberg, France.

In the men's race, Sigi Bauer pretty much led from start to finish and crossed the line after 1:16:48. Andreas Svanebo (SWE) was more than a minute behind him and Daniel Antonioli (ITA) crossed the line in third another minute adrift.

2007 Winter Triathlon World Champion Sigrid Mutscheller showed her strength in the women's race on a relatively tough bike course. Once on the bike, Mutscheller was never really challenged and eventually crossed the line more than 4 minutes ahead of second place Sarka Grabmullerova (CZE) and another 4 minutes up on third place finisher Anke Kullmann (GER).

Valberg Winter Triathlon World Cup
Valberg, France, January 13th, 2008

4.8km run, 9km bike, 10km ski

Elite Men's results

1. Sigi Bauer (AUT) 1:16:48
2. Andreas Svanebo (SWE) 1:18:06
3. Daniel Antoniolo (ITA) 1:19:17
4.Tomas Dolezal (CZE) 1:21:21
5. Pavel Jindra (CZE) 1:21:53

Elite Women's results

1. Sigrid Mutscheller (GER) 1:33:18
2. Sarka Grabmullerova (CZE) 1:37:31
3. Anke Kullmann (GER) 1:41:08