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Dave Ellis<\/a> was the sole British winner in the paratriathlon World Triathlon Championship Finals in Abu Dhabi this morning.<\/strong><\/p>\n The reigning world and Commonwealth champion \u2013 ably supported by longstanding guide Luke Pollard \u2013 proved too swift for France\u2019s Thibaut Rigaudeau and Antoine Perel in the visually impaired class over the sprint distance in Yas Marina.<\/p>\n But unlike 2021<\/strong><\/a>, where both Ellis and his partner Claire Cashmore<\/strong><\/a> (PTS5) were crowned world champions in Abu Dhabi, this time Cashmore had to settle for silver behind USA\u2019s 2016 Paralympic champion Grace Norman.<\/p>\n Britain\u2019s third medal from the 12 races \u2013 six male and six female categories \u2013 was landed by Alison Peasgood, also in the PTVI class.<\/p>\n Peasgood, who was fourth last year in Tokyo and did not finish in the Commonwealth Games this summer, took bronze behind Spain\u2019s formidable Susana Rodriguez and Italy\u2019s Francesca Tarantello.<\/p>\n With five other British paratriathletes racing, here\u2019s a round-up of all the action\u2026<\/p>\n The ever-dominant Jetze Plat put down the day\u2019s fastest time across any of the para categories finishing in 57:57, more than 2mins clear of Austria\u2019s Florian Brungraber and Dutch compatriot Geert Schipper. Plat was the fastest in all three disciplines.<\/p>\n In the women\u2019s race there was another duel between Australia\u2019s Lauren Parker and USA\u2019s Kendall Gretsch. Unlike the Tokyo Paralympics where Gretsch caught her rival at the tape, this time Parker held on for the win with GB\u2019s Melissa Nicholls finishing fifth.<\/p>\n The women\u2019s race was a US one-two, as Hailey Danz and Melissa Stockwell swam together at the front before Danz pulled away on the bike and held on for the win. Australia\u2019s Anu Francis picked up bronze.<\/p>\n In the men\u2019s race, Jules Ribstein of France topped the podium ahead of Spain\u2019s Lionel Morales and Belgium\u2019s Wim De Paepe. It was Ribstein\u2019s fourth consecutive win of the year.<\/p>\n Elise Marc gave France more to cheer about in the PTS3 category as she was a comfortable winner over Holland\u2019s Sanna Koopman.<\/p>\n Daniel Molina of Spain won the men\u2019s race, the 49-year-old rolling back the years to beat Holland\u2019s Nico Van Der Burgt and Germany\u2019s Max Gelhaar.<\/p>\n British national champion Colin Wallace from Aberdeen couldn\u2019t quite make up the time he lost in the swim but still finished a credible fourth place.<\/p>\n Another comprehensive victory for Paralympic champion Alexis Hanquinquant saw the Frenchman retain the title he won in Abu Dhabi last year and extend his unbeaten run to more than three years.<\/p>\n Hanquinquant\u2019s countryman Pierre-Antoine Baele took silver with Australia\u2019s Jeremy Peacock grabbing bronze. Britain\u2019s Finlay Jakes improved two positions from last year\u2019s worlds to finish seventh.<\/p>\n In the women\u2019s race there was more Spanish success as Andrea Miguelez Ranz took gold and Marta Frances Gomez bronze, with USA\u2019s Kelly Elmlinger splitting them on the podium.<\/p>\n Canada\u2019s Stefan Daniel became world champion in the competitive PTS5 class after a 16:03 5km split was enough to see off Germany\u2019s two-time Paralympic champion Martin Schulz and USA\u2019s reigning world champion Chris Hammer. GB\u2019s Michael Salisbury, who only took up the sport two years ago, was a commendable eighth.<\/p>\n In the women\u2019s race, it was ultimately the run speed of Norman that paid dividends as she opened a gap over Cashmore on the final leg to reverse the standings from 12 months earlier. Canada\u2019s Kamylle Frenette securing the bronze.<\/p>\n Ellis and Pollard made it eight wins from eight starts in 2022 to retain the PTV1 world title. Rigaudeau and Perel completed the podium, the French pair having placed fourth and sixth respectively in the Tokyo Paralympics where the Brits had to abandon with a broken chain. Oscar Kelly, aged 21 and guided by Charlie Harding, finished seventh.<\/p>\n In the women\u2019s race, there was no stopping Spain\u2019s reigning Paralympic champion Rodriguez, who completed another unbeaten season. Italian youngster Tarantello proved too fast for the experienced Peasgood, who had to settle for third, with Ireland\u2019s Chloe Maccombe in fifth.<\/p>\n Top image credit:<\/strong> Wagneer Araujo\/World Triathlon<\/p>\n By Tim Heming Published: Thursday, 24 November 2022 at 12:00 am Dave Ellis was the sole British winner in the paratriathlon World Triathlon Championship Finals in Abu Dhabi this morning. The reigning world and Commonwealth champion \u2013 ably supported by longstanding guide Luke Pollard \u2013 proved too swift for France\u2019s Thibaut Rigaudeau and Antoine Perel […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":19362,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"4"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2022\/11\/dave-eliis-on-top-again-in-world-triathlon-championship-finals.jpg",1500,1000,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2022\/11\/dave-eliis-on-top-again-in-world-triathlon-championship-finals-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2022\/11\/dave-eliis-on-top-again-in-world-triathlon-championship-finals-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2022\/11\/dave-eliis-on-top-again-in-world-triathlon-championship-finals-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2022\/11\/dave-eliis-on-top-again-in-world-triathlon-championship-finals-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2022\/11\/dave-eliis-on-top-again-in-world-triathlon-championship-finals.jpg",1500,1000,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2022\/11\/dave-eliis-on-top-again-in-world-triathlon-championship-finals.jpg",1500,1000,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Tim Heming Published: Thursday, 24 November 2022 at 12:00 am Dave Ellis was the sole British winner in the paratriathlon World Triathlon Championship Finals in Abu Dhabi this morning. 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What happened in the PTS2 race?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What happened in the PTS3 race?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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