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20-year-old Briton wins first gold medal at Triathlon World Cup in South Africa
Japan's Ai Ueda wins Summer Rappaport
About three years ago now, a former and distinguished elite athlete and coach from Britain has made his opinion known about Alex Yee's potential in this sport. He said quite directly: "Alex Yee is a monstrous fright. He has the potential to do just about anything, he has so much talent. The longer people ignore it, the better, so we can let it grow quietly without waiting. "
Although I have personally followed Alex since his very first multi-sport races, perhaps a decade or more ago, his "coverage" in the wider world of triathlon was more than dazzling in 2018, when he won the 10,000 British senior m title track champion. He ran a fraction under 27:52 while he was doing it at Highgate last year and then represented Great Britain at the Athletics European Championships in Berlin (via a 13h34 race over 5000m in the London Diamond League). Already champion of Europe (2017) and world (2016) of junior duathlon, 2018 has been the year of the triathlon and running of the world of the race which have all attracted the attention on the young Brit at the fastest race at the highest level.
Ending his 2018 (triathlon) season with a bronze medal at the Triathlon World Cup in China, another highlight of the 21-year-old career today, with an impressive win for the start of 2019 at the Cup of the world. World Cup Discovery Triathlon Cape Town. It may be eight days earlier, but happy 21st Alex. A check for $ 7,500 from the winners too.
Without the winner of the last two years, Richard Murray, the race would always be a bit more open – and even if a World Cup event is one level below the first world triathlon series, the Olympic bronze medalist is always presented. Winner of the Grand Final and Commonwealth Games champion Henri Schoeman (RSA), as well as many well-known WTS names, such as Joao Silva (POR), Richard Varga (SVK), Justus Nieschlag (GER), Vicente Hernandez ( ESP) and Shachar Sagiv (ISR).
Sorry to announce, for health reasons and gastro all week, I will not participate in the competition. @Triathlon_CT this Sunday . It's always a special event for me, so it will be there. Good luck to everyone! @ Découverte_SA @CityofCT @worldtriathlon pic.twitter.com/D1ePuOxPwM
– Richard Murray (@RD_murray) February 9, 2019
No surprise to see Varga, Schoeman and Igor Polyansky (RUS) leading in the water at 8:01, while the relative weakness of Yee in the water is visible. Despite this gap, around T2, about 40 athletes had to start the race within 15 seconds after the peloton returned to the bike. Yee was out of transition at 14 seconds from leader Schoeman and 36th. It did not last too long.
And @Lixsanyee made his move and has already left the pack in his wake !! Can he keep up this pace for a very first gold medal? #CapeTownWC pic.twitter.com/e61TNpyK3z
– TriathlonLIVE (@triathlonlive) February 10, 2019
Alex immediately regained his form and, at the end of the first lap, not only had he made up for his deficit, but he had pushed and took a significant 13 second lead. Too early? Absolutely not.
Smoragiewicz (14:59) and Silva (14:57) took less than 15 minutes, giving a comfortable margin of 15 seconds, while the American athlete had the fastest time. of Portugal in the sprint, comes in second place, two seconds before the 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medalist, Schoeman.
? for @Lixsanyee at the Triathlon World Cup in Cape Town … a great way to start the 2019 season #CapeTownWC pic.twitter.com/EflprwmJk8
– Leeds Triathlon Center (@LeedsTriCentre) February 10, 2019
An excellent result for Alex – and for the men's team of Great Britain. With Olympic qualifying starting this season, it will surely mean that Yee will win his first WTS starts, while the extra points per country will be useful after a less than brilliant year in 2018 by the British at ITU World Series tournaments.
Yee continues to show his triathlon potential – while the badysis of the results highlights the weaknesses (already known). The youth has the potential to win at the highest level – and depending on how the races are tactically conducted, he will likely also occasionally end up significantly off the podium if he misses the train (bike) back to the front of the race. At 21 and improving from year to year, this is normal and will provide an excellent education to a young man who has already proven his ability to manage the ups and downs of the sport.
Enjoy the trip and, to return to the first paragraph, it is not yet time to put too much pressure on his shoulders.
Winner of the 2018 Elite Mens Race Yee of Great Britain.
Triathlon World Cup in Cape Town. @Triathlon_CT #TriathlonCT pic.twitter.com/KqFvnXY3zQ
– Ayanda Frances Felem (@AyandaFelemZA) February 10, 2019
Ueda wins the victory
At 35, triple Japanese Olympian Ai Ueda is at the opposite of Alex Yee, but it is still the race that has been the key to her victory today.
A small group of six – Fuka Sega (JPN), Summer Rappaport (United States), Tamara Gorman (United States), Rachel Klamer (NED), Sara Perez Sala (ESP) and Maya Kingma (NED) – tried to stand out by bike, but the hunting group led by Ueda and India Lee, from Britain, prevented them from getting too far from the main group.
It was Klamer who shot his visor alongside Sega and Gorman in T2, then in the light of day for Perez Sala, Kingma and Rappaport.
Two laps when the wind comes up #CapeTownWC pic.twitter.com/JJactksASk
– TriathlonLIVE (@triathlonlive) February 10, 2019
In the 5km race, Ueda closed his small deficit in T2 to join Summer Rappaport (formerly Cook), who starts the last lap of the race. Her closing time of 16:56 was 16 seconds better than the American, which was 16 seconds shorter than Gorman, these three fastest divisions also including the final podium.
And now @ Sums01 tries to take control of the race, but Ai Ueda delivered an inspired first round pulling his shoulder to the bell @rachelklamer falls slightly to 4th place, Gorman third #CapeTownWC pic.twitter.com/HCbzQ4JNQo
– TriathlonLIVE (@triathlonlive) February 10, 2019
Gillian Sanders, a London-based South African, took fifth place at home, while India Lee finished at 3 pm with a division of 18:32.
Triathlon World Cup Discovery Cape Town – Sunday, February 10, 2019
750m / 20km / 5km
ELITE WOMEN
1st – Ai Ueda (JPN) – 57:23
2nd – Summer Recalls (USA) – 57:31
3rd – Tamara Gorman (USA) – 57:44
4th – Rachel Klamer (NED) – 57:58
5th – Gillian Sanders (RSA) – 58:10
15th – India Lee (GBR) – 58:59
Brilliant run of @aiueda_tri win the #CapeTownWC – She loves the heat !! pic.twitter.com/fRBG4dT1PN
– TriathlonLIVE (@triathlonlive) February 10, 2019
ELITE MEN
1st – Alex Yee (GBR) – 52:04
2nd – Tony Smoragiewicz (USA) – 52:19
3rd – Joao Silva (POR) – 52:19
4th – Henri Schoeman (RSA) – 52:21
5th – Justus Nieschlag (GER) – 52:23
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