Will Clarke is World U23 Champion
Sunday, 3rd September 2006
Will Clarke claimed gold in the men's U23 event, the final race in what has been an enthralling World Championships and in the process making it a clean sweep for the British men. The swim was led out by Dann Brook but it was Clarke, who broke away early in the bike with Russian Ivan Vasiliev, who led the field at the end of the bike. Out of transition Clarke immediately pulled clear of the Russian and maintained the position during the 10km run to claim another gold medal for the Corus British Triathlon team.
Oliver Freeman and Dann Brook settled into the large chase pack on the bike with Freeman making his move on the run to finish in 8th. Brook, after a solid run, finished in a respectable 13th.
Earlier in the day, in the women's U23 race Vanessa Raw finished in 4th place, only dropping off the pace of the three medallists in the final stage of the run. The winner was Erin Densham (AUS) with Emma Moffatt (AUS) and Nicky Samuels (NZL) taking silver and bronze. Rosie Clarke finished in 6th place and Henrietta Freeman was 40th.
| Elite Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Country | Time |
| 1 | E. DENSHAM | AUS | 2:08:19 |
| 2 | E. MOFFATT | AUS | 2:08:21 |
| 3 | N. SAMUELS | NZL | 2:08:33 |
| 4 | V. RAW | GBR | 2:09:21 |
| 5 | L. NORDEN | SWE | 2:09:48 |
| 6 | R. CLARKE | GBR | 2:10:19 |
| 40 | H. FREEMAN | GBR | 2:29:02 |
| Elite Men | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Country | Time |
| 1 | W. CLARKE | GBR | 1:57:30 |
| 2 | N. CAMPBELL | AUS | 1:58:08 |
| 3 | D. WILSON | AUS | 1:58:23 |
| 4 | I. VASILIEV | RUS | 1:58:59 |
| 5 | P. SVARC | CZE | 1:59:07 |
| 8 | O. FREEMAN | GBR | 1:59:58 |
| 13 | D. BROOK | GBR | 2:00:37 |
Source: British Triathlon
More info: http://www.britishtriathlon.org/news/article.php?id=8608