{"id":24675,"date":"2023-08-19T10:48:36","date_gmt":"2023-08-19T08:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/?p=146445"},"modified":"2023-08-19T11:46:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T09:46:02","slug":"gold-and-silver-for-team-gb-at-the-paris-paralympic-games-test-event","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/rss_feed\/gold-and-silver-for-team-gb-at-the-paris-paralympic-games-test-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold and silver for Team GB at the Paris Paralympic Games Test Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dave Ellis and Claire Cashmore bring home the medals as the paratriathlon event is reduced to a duathlon because of water quality concerns <\/p>

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

Published: Saturday, 19 August 2023 at 08:48 AM<\/p>

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Paratriathletes in Paris this morning woke to the news that their races were to be competed over a duathlon format. A 2.5km run would be replacing the 750m swim as organisers were playing it safe after discrepancies were found between water-quality tests.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first run would precede a (slightly shorter than scheduled) 18.5km bike and a final\u00a05km run.<\/p>\n

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GB PTS5 paratriathlete Claire Cashmore competing at the Paris Parlympic Test Event. (Credit: Graham Beardsley\/British Triathlon)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Multiple Paralympic swim medallist Claire Cashmore<\/strong><\/a> (GB) was unsurprisingly disappointed with the news, but still raced to a silver medal \u2013 and despite a 10sec penalty for crossing the dismount line out of transition \u2013 behind the USA\u2019s Grace Norman in the PTS5 category<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy and a bit frustrated [with the penalty],\u201d Cashmore said post-race. \u201cI got a bit confused with the laps, my fault, but hey this is why it\u2019s called a test event! It was pretty incredible out there. You don\u2019t get to enjoy the iconic monuments around you cause you\u2019re just in a lot of pain.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know I\u2019m not in amazing run shape, so when it was announced it was a duathlon I was like \u2018okay, I\u2019ve got two runs to do!\u2019, but you know, to still be able to come second\u2026 I don\u2019t really know what my times were like it just felt really hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

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GB PTVI paratriathlete Dave Ellis and guide Luke Pollard race home to win gold at the Paris Paratriathlon Test Event. (Credit: Graham Beardsley\/British Triathlon)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Dave Ellis<\/strong><\/a> and guide Luke Pollard added another PTVI gold to an already packed trophy cabinet. The five-time world and five-time European champions were also disappointed not to be able to test the full Paralympic course, saying:\u00a0\u201cWe managed to get in yesterday, but it would have been interesting to see how it unfolded in a race.\u201d<\/p>\n

Luke added: \u201cBut that\u2019s a pretty special course, it\u2019s really quick, makes for some fast and exciting racing, going down the Champs[-\u00c9lys\u00e9es] is pretty epic.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was tucking may head into his ass,\u201d joked Ellis, \u201cso not much looking around for me!\u201d<\/p>\n

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GB PTV1 paratriathlete Oscar Kelly and guide Charlie Harding race over the hallowed cobbles of the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es at the Paris Paralympics Test Event. (Credit: Graham Beardsley\/British Triathlon)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Also racing for GB in the PTVI category was Oscar Kelly and guide Charlie Harding, who were happy with their fourth place.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not really suited to a duathlon,\u201d said Kelly, \u201cbut if we can do that well here then hopefully we can get a podium next year [if it\u2019s a triathlon]. Those cobbles were interesting, though.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m glad I\u2019ve got a comfy saddle on,\u201d chipped in Harding.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, Charlie\u2019s going to have a massive bruise on his back from me head butting him!\u201d<\/p>\n

Full results from all the Paris Paratriathlon events can be found here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Top image credit: <\/strong>Emmanuel Dunand\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n

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