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Challenge Almere-Amsterdam - ETU works with the Challenge Family

By Paul Groves | 13 Sep, 2014

Almere, there can be few athletes who have not heard of this place. For over 30 years this venue has seen swim, bike, runners push themselves around the course. After Hawaï, The Holland Triathlon is the oldest Triathlon in the World. Most famous as a long distance venue, the “nowhere to hide” bike course that seems so easy but which hurts so bad when the wind is in your face, Almere is no stranger to big events. Several European Championships and World Championships were held here. The fastest winning time, 7 hours and 57 minutes, was notched up by Jan van de Marel back in 1999.

When you race here, you race a unique course. You will be 4.5m below sea level as this area used to be the Zuidersee.  In 2012, the 30th anniversary of the race, the LOC gave the event a facelift. The start and finish locations were moved to the new city centre. The swim, bike and run courses all start and finish on the Esplanade.  It is not only triathlon that will keep you busy this weekend as the city is hosting all sorts of cultural festivities.

The LOC is providing a massive purse of prize-money for the Elite athletes amongst whom we see one of our very own Technical Officials, Alexander Kochetkov from Lithiuania and Vitaliy Nikitin, event organiser of a classic long distance race in St Petersburg. It will be interesting after the race to hear their comments. These two will have to race against last year’s event winner Bart Colpaert (BEL) and a strong duo from Germany, Markus Fachbach and Georg Potrebisch. The legendary Gerrit Schellens (BEL), once one of the fastest runners on the long distance circuit is also there and from CZE is also a podium chance with Petr Vabrousek.

Amongst the Elite Women is 2013’s silver medallist from Germany, Celia Kuch. Local athlete Helen bij de Vaate, winner in 2008 and 2012 here in Almere will know the course well.

The Age Group athletes will be battling for medals and of course we wish all athletes a safe journey along those long, long kilometres.

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Related Event: 2014 Almere-Amsterdam ETU Challenge Long Distance Triathlon European Championships
13 Sep, 2014 • event pageall results
Results: Elite Men
1. Markus Fachbach GER 08:28:25
2. Dirk Wijnalda NED 08:33:09
3. Chris Fischer DEN 08:34:05
4. Sergio Marques POR 08:37:11
5. Petr Vabrousek CZE 08:43:57
6. Gerrit Schellens BEL 08:44:30
7. David Näsvik SWE 08:46:55
8. Thijs Koelen NED 08:47:26
9. Dejan Patrcevic CRO 08:48:49
10. Bart Candel NED 08:50:29
Results: Elite Women
1. Heleen Bij De Vaate NED 09:16:26
2. Tineke Van Den Berg NED 09:26:04
3. Victoria Gill GBR 09:42:53
4. Celia Kuch GER 09:56:25
5. Lina-Kristin Schink GER 10:08:59
6. Anna Kusch GER 10:13:20
7. Rahel Bellinga NED 10:19:08
8. Corine Nelen NED 10:22:57
9. Vanessa Pereira POR 10:27:53
10. Zeljka Milicic CRO 11:14:37
Results: Men's PT1
1. Rafael López Ordoñez ESP 12:25:35
Results: 20-24 Female AG
1. Lubov Pavlosyuk RUS 14:58:20
Results: 25-29 Female AG
1. Cindy Van Der Veld NED 11:21:16
2. Tessa Linssen NED 11:38:46
3. Amy Kilpin GBR 11:48:43
Results: 30-34 Female AG
1. Andrea Jochems NED 10:37:37
2. Suzanne De Lijser NED 11:02:35
3. Lisa Buchanan GBR 11:23:01
4. Julie Pritchard GBR 12:17:22
5. Maaike Van Vliet NED 12:56:55
6. Djoeke Brons NED 13:43:57
DNF. Maryvonne Van Den Berg NED DNF