{"id":16034,"date":"2022-07-31T13:33:24","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T11:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/?p=108995"},"modified":"2022-07-31T13:54:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T11:54:12","slug":"commonwealth-games-paratriathlon-races-gold-for-englands-dave-ellis-and-katie-crowhurst","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/rss_feed\/commonwealth-games-paratriathlon-races-gold-for-englands-dave-ellis-and-katie-crowhurst\/","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth Games paratriathlon races: Gold for England\u2019s Dave Ellis and Katie Crowhurst"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Liz Barrett\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 31 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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History was made today as the\u00a0visually-impaired category made its Commonwealth Games debut. Under a blanket\u00a0of grey cloud and persistent drizzle, Dave Ellis (with guide Luke\u00a0Pollard) and Katie Crowhurst (with guide Jessica Fullagar) brightened up the proceedings with world-class sprint-distance performances in front of a supportive Sutton Park crowd.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Who were the favourites for the Commonwealth Games paratri races?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
As the world-ranked No. 1 the pressure was well and truly on England\u2019s Dave Ellis<\/a><\/strong>, and guide Luke Pollard, as they headed into today\u2019s Commonwealth Games PTV1 race in Birmingham.<\/p>\n
But the reigning world, European and British champions knew more than most how quickly dreams and aspirations can be shattered, after\u00a0suffering a race-ending snapped chain on the bike in the Tokyo Paralympics<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n
On the women\u2019s side,\u00a0Scotland\u2019s Alison Peasgood had the target on her back in the PTVI class. The 2016 Paralympic silver medallist, racing with her Rio guide Hazel MacLeod, and also hoping to fair better than in Tokyo where she finished an agonising fourth.<\/p>\n
But she knew she couldn\u2019t underestimate the\u00a0fast-improving Katie Crowhurst from Maidenhead, who was racing as England\u2019s sole representative.<\/p>\n
The 18-year-old only moved from swimming to paratri last year and was guided by Jess Fullager, who placed third in the junior world championship in Lausanne in 2019; the pair racing in only their second race together.<\/p>\n
What happened in the paratri swim at the Commonwealth Games?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
As with the men\u2019s and women\u2019s individual races on Friday, Powell\u2019s Pool played host to a 750m wetsuit-optional swim. For the visually-impaired athletes, they started in the water with what\u2019s called a \u2018factor\u2019 for those classed as completely blind (the B1s athletes).<\/p>\n
In the men\u2019s, Australia\u2019s Gerrard Gosens and guide Hayden Armstrong started 2:46mins ahead; while Canada\u2019s Jessica\u00a0Tuomela and guide Emma Skaug started with a 3:19min factor.<\/p>\n
As predicted Ellis and Pollard took to the lead, with team-mates Oscar Kelly (with patriotic flame-red hair) and guide Charlie Harding in close contention, exiting the swim 36secs behind. Aussies Sam Harding and guide Luke Harvey followed in third place.<\/p>\n
Tuomela\/Skaug were first out for the women, while England\u2019s Katie Crowhurst and guide Jessica Fullager were second in 59secs down and Peasgood and guide Macleod were third 1:07mins down.<\/p>\n
What happened in the paratri bike at the Commonwealth Games?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Onto the 4 x 5km-lap 20km tandem bike leg, and Ellis\/Pollard had complete control of the men\u2019s race, soaking in the crowd-lined streets along the entire route as they put distance between them and the chasers, Harding\/Harvey.<\/p>\n
Devastatingly for the young English pair of Kelly\/Harding, a puncture saw them being lapped by the leaders on the second bike lap.<\/p>\n
As the sun came out, Tuomela\/Skaug were leading the women\u2019s race ahead of England\u2019s Crowhurst\/Fullager, but on lap two and the English pair were up with them and past to take the gold-medal position. Peasgood\/Macleod, meanwhile, were settled in third until a crash destroyed their race chances.<\/p>\n
What happened in the paratri run at the Commonwealth Games?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Ellis\/Pollard were in a race of their own on the 2 x 2.5km 5km run lap, leaving T2 with more than 1min in hand over the Aussie pairing of Harding\/Harvey.<\/p>\n
The World No.1s, in a class of their own, ran down the finish line brandishing a St George\u2019s flag between them to add Commonwealth gold to their already-overflowing trophy cabinet.<\/p>\n
Aussies Harding\/Harvey followed for silver and teammates Jonathan Goerlach (the only other PTVI athlete from the Commonwealth aside from Ellis\u00a0to compete in Tokyo), with guide David Mainwaring, took bronze.<\/p>\n
In the women\u2019s race, Crowhurst\/Fullager hit the run with a 43sec cushion over the Canadian duo, never looking back to cross the line as Commonwealth champions on debut.<\/p>\n
But there was a final switch for medals on the final lap as Northern Ireland\u2019s Chloe Maccombe and guide Catherine Sands turned onto the blue carpet in silver-medal position. Tuomela\/Skaug followed in for bronze.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n
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