Alpe d'Huez Triathlon explained

The Triathlon EDF Alpe d'Huez, named after its sponsor Électricité de France (EDF), was established in 2006 by World Triathlon Champion .[1] [2] It is not sanctioned by the International Triathlon Union (ITU) or Fédération Française de Triathlon (FFTRI). The long course event comprises a 2.2 km swim, a 115 km cycle and a 22 km run. It starts with the swim at the reservoir Lac du Verney then the cycling features the 21 bends used by the Tour de France as it climbs 1120 m to the ski resort of Alpe d'Huez for the run.

History

In 2009, the long distance triathlon attracted 671 sportsmen and sportswomen (516 finishers) and the short distance triathlon boasted 839 participants (749 finishers), 62 percent of them were French. In 2010 the start list reached a new record with 1150 short distance participants and 943 long distance participants on 15 July, i.e. two weeks before the triathlon.

Most of the Alpe d'Huez winners are international elite stars, especially on the long distance. In 2007 and in 2008 Chrissie Wellington placed first and in 2009 Nicola Spirig won gold.On the short distance, four French triathletes could win the gold medal: Delphine Pelletier, Hervé Faubre, Bertrand Billard, and Frédéric Belaubre.Charlotte Morel, the French U23 Champion of the years 2009 and 2010, placed first on the sprint distance in 2007. In 2008 she won the sprint triathlon in Vaujany and the courte distance (1200+30+7) triathlon in Alpe d'Huez in 2008. In the following years, however, she was dogged by misfortune: in 2009, starting as the natural favourite for the gold medal, she was involved in a bicycle crash right at the beginning, and in 2010 due to health problems she could not take part in the race.

Alpe d'Huez Triathlon Winners

YearSprintShort DistanceLong Distance
DateMale WinnerFemale WinnerDateMale WinnerFemale WinnerDateMale WinnerFemale Winner
2006---2 AugustReinaldo ColucciDelphine Pelletier---
200729 JulyJulien LoyCharlotte Morel2 AugustTameka Day1 AugustReinaldo ColucciChrissie Wellington
200827 JulyJulien LoyCharlotte Morel31 JulyBertrand BillardCharlotte Morel[3] 30 JulyMarcus OrnellasChrissie Wellington
2009???30 JulyFrédéric Belaubre29 JulyNicola Spirig
2010---29 JulyEva JanssenJodie Swallow
2011---28 JulyTim DonNicola Spirig27 JulyCatriona Morrison
2012---26 JulyDan WilsonCharlotte Morel25 JulyVictor Del Corral MoralesMary Beth Ellis
2013---July 25Emma JacksonJuly 24Mary Beth Ellis
2014---July 31Tom RichardEmma JacksonJuly 30Todd SkipworthCatriona Morrison
2015---August 1Frederic BelaubreCharlotte MorelJuly 31Emma Pooley
2016---July 28Dan WilsonAndrea HewittJuly 27James Cunnama
2017---July 28Anatole Giraud-TelmeJuly 27

External links

Notes and References

  1. See http://www.triathlon.org/athletes/profile/cyrille_neveu. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  2. Cyrille Neveu (born 1973), Long Distance Triathlon World Champion of the year 2002, not to be confused with the multiple Rallye Dakar winner Cyril Neveu.
  3. According to other sources, a certain Aza Shaw won the women competition and Charlotte Morel would be second in the overall female ranking. On the webpage of the Triathlon Alpe d'Huez there are no rankings available any more and the link leads to the list of 2010 only. Cf. http://www.triclair.com/triathlon-alpe-huez-resultats-415.htm. Retrieved 21 November 2010.

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