Cummins, Barnard win Tri Grand Prix– Kilkenny

Owen Cummins of Ireland and Natalie Barnard of Great Britain won the Olympic distance Tri Grand Prix – Kilkenny in Ireland Saturday.

Cummins’ 14:32 gave him a 3:04 edge on the swim, and his race-best 56:09 earned him another 1:46. Then Cummins’ 35:13 run survived the 33:31 onslaught of runner-up Raul Amatriain of Spain and the Irish triathlete hit the line in 1:48:42 for a 3:46 margin of victory over runner-up Amatriain.

Natalie Barnard sprinted away from the field with a 16:20 swim that gave her a 4-minute lead. Barnard’s 1:09:21 bike split then matched chasers Marta Penalva and Vivian Mullaly before Barnard shut the door on the field with a 4th-best 43:38 10k run that led her to the finish in 2:12:49 with a 4:30 margin of victory over runner-up Marta Gallart Penalva of Spain.

Tri Grand Prix Kilkenny
Kilkenny, Ireland
July 23, 2011
S1.5k / B 40 k / R 10k

Results

Men

1. Owen Cummins (IRL) 1:48:42
2. Raul Amatriain (ESP) 1:52:08
3. Jordi Pascual Sales (ESP) 1:54:18
4. Pedro Miguel Jover (ESP) 1:54:18
5. Vicente Fernandez (ESP) 1:55:11
6. Jorge Sorolla (ESP) 1:56:18
7. Davin Power (IRL) 2:00:58
8. Neal O’Grady (IRL) 2:01:41
9. Milosz Wojcik (IRL) 2:04:03
10. John McDonald (IRL) 2:07:16

Women

1. Natalie Barnard (GBR) 2:12:49
2. Marta Gallart Penalva (ESP) 2:17:19
3. Niamh Richardson (IRL) 2:19:26
4. Vivian Mullaly (IRL) 2:20:27
5. Marie Keane (IRL) 2:223:21
6. Kim Rowan (IRL) 2:24:37
7. Marie Sudway (IRL) 2:28:57
8. Niamh Mullen (IRL) 2:36:13
9. Kathy Lisa Connellan (IRL) 2:37:41
10. Valerie Deering (IRL) 2:37:51