Xterra suiza , gana Rubèn Ruzafa

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Los españoles Rubén Ruzafa y Roger Serrano parten como grandes favoritos para el XTERRA Suiza, quinta prueba puntuable del XTERRA European Tour. El próximo sábado 25 de junio, el país helvético acoge una de las carreras más importante de la franquicia en Europa, que tendrá como epicentro el Valle de Joux. De hecho, también será sede del Campeonato de Europa ETU de Triatlón Cros.

La competición arrancará el sábado a las 14h (hora local) y consta de las distancias de 1.500 metros a nado, 36 kilómetros de ciclismo y 10 kilómetros de carrera a pie. Los españoles Rubén Ruzafa y Roger Serrano parten como uno de los grandes favoritos, aunque tendrán rivales de la entidad de Kris Coddens, Bradley Weiss, Ben Allen o Jan Pyott, entre otros. Serrano, que ya manifestó su desacuerdo con la FETRI, no aparece en el listado de salida de la prueba ETU, pero sí competirá en la prueba XTERRA.

Gonzalo Orozco y Andrés Carnevali también competirán en Suiza, en una carrera que se prevée con condiciones meteorológicas adversas.

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Rubén Ruzafa se impone en el XTerra de Suiza

El triatleta afincado en Rincón de la Victoria logra su segundo triunfo consecutivo esta temporada
EUGENIO CABEZAS
25 junio 2016
21:53
El triatleta rinconero Rubén Ruzafa continúa con su brillante temporada y este sábado ganó el XTerra de Suiza, disputado en el Valle de Joux, al cruzar la meta en un tiempo de 2 horas, 47 minutos y 58 segundos, por delante del belga Kriss Coddens (2:49.18), y del francés Brice Duabord, que fue tercero con 2.49:28.

Es el segundo triunfo consecutivo esta temporada en el circuito XTerra, tras la victoria en Portugal. Antes quedó segundo en Grecia, por detrás del catalán Roger Serrano. En el estreno de la temporada venció en el XTerra de la Isla de Reunión.

La próxima cita será el domingo 3 de julio, en el XTerra de Francia para el que el deportista afincado en Rincón de la Victoria vuelve a ser uno de los grandes favoritos.


http://www.diariosur.es/deportes/mas-deportes/201606/25/ruben-ruzafa-impone-xterra-20160625214511.html

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Ruzafa, Flipo win XTERRA Swiss new

Written by: Timothy Carlson
Added: Sat Jun 25 2016

Ruben Ruzafa of Spain and Michelle Flipo of France conquered the rain and mud to win hard-fought pro titles at XTERRA Switzerland.

Ruzafa, the 3-time XTERRA World Champion and former pro mountain biker, won his second straight XTERRA European Pro Tour event and his 21st XTERRA major victory (out of 26 starts) since winning XTERRA Worlds as a rookie in 2008. Flipo won her very first on the XTERRA World Tour.

Just a day after a bracing Friday rain storm soaked the grounds, Saturday began sunny and breezy before a second downpour turned the Valle de Joux hills into an ominous slickery mudfest.

Ruzafa, the 3-time XTERRA World Champion and former pro mountain biker, won his second straight XTERRA European Pro Tour event and his 21st XTERRA major victory (out of 26 starts) since winning XTERRA Worlds as a rookie in 2008. Flipo won her very first on the XTERRA World Tour. Just a day after a bracing Friday rain storm soaked the grounds, Saturday began sunny and breezy before a second downpour turned the Valle de Joux hills into an ominous slickery mudfest.

Men

“I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Spain’s Roger Serrano. “It was a war. Those guys are crazy.”

Jens Roth led the swim. After a kilometer Ben Allen of Australia, Sam Osborne of New Zealand, and Brice Daubord of France were nose to tail in pursuit. By 3k Ruzafa, who was 90 seconds back after the swim, danced into 3rd and took the lead by 5k. “This condition is very good for me,” said Ruzafa. “I like technical and today with the mud and steep places, I was very fast on the downhills.”

On the bike leg, Sam Osborne took a wicked fall and never contended thereafter. Brice Daubord went around the New Zealander and surged into 2nd place. Kris Coddens charged hard and passed the rest of the field on the first lap and set after Ruzafa. After his race-best 1:36:29 mountain bike split - 6 minutes better than his nearest pursuers - the Spaniard led the field by 4 and a half minutes starting the run.

Ruzafa then cooled off with a 15th-best 48:25 trail run that surrendered 3:33 to Coddens but brought him to the line in 2:47:58 with a 1:20 margin of victory over Coddens (44:41 run) and 1:30 over Daubord (45:03 run).

“Nobody was going to catch Ruben today,” said Ben Allen at the awards. “All those years as a pro mountain biker just makes him unbelievable in conditions like this.”

Women

Michelle Flipo, a former ITU racer and Mexican XTERRA competitor now from France, dominated the swim with a 22:25 split that gave her a 32 seconds lead on Jacqui Slack of Great Britain. Slack, who is handy in the mud, caught Flipo at the 4k mark and started to pull away. “I really like XTERRA but my bike skills are not as good as I would like,” said Flipo. “I could keep up on the flats and uphills but lost time on the downhills.”

Men “I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Spain’s Roger Serrano. “It was a war. Those guys are crazy.” Jens Roth led the swim. After a kilometer Ben Allen of Australia, Sam Osborne of New Zealand, and Brice Daubord of France were nose to tail in pursuit. By 3k Ruzafa, who was 90 seconds back after the swim, danced into 3rd and took the lead by 5k. “This condition is very good for me,” said Ruzafa. “I like technical and today with the mud and steep places, I was very fast on the downhills.” On the bike leg, Sam Osborne took a wicked fall and never contended thereafter. Brice Daubord went around the New Zealander and surged into 2nd place. Kris Coddens charged hard and passed the rest of the field on the first lap and set after Ruzafa. After his race-best 1:36:29 mountain bike split - 6 minutes better than his nearest pursuers - the Spaniard led the field by 4 and a half minutes starting the run. Ruzafa then cooled off with a 15th-best 48:25 trail run that surrendered 3:33 to Coddens but brought him to the line in 2:47:58 with a 1:20 margin of victory over Coddens (44:41 run) and 1:30 over Daubord (45:03 run). “Nobody was going to catch Ruben today,” said Ben Allen at the awards. “All those years as a pro mountain biker just makes him unbelievable in conditions like this.” Women Michelle Flipo, a former ITU racer and Mexican XTERRA competitor now from France, dominated the swim with a 22:25 split that gave her a 32 seconds lead on Jacqui Slack of Great Britain. Slack, who is handy in the mud, caught Flipo at the 4k mark and started to pull away. “I really like XTERRA but my bike skills are not as good as I would like,” said Flipo. “I could keep up on the flats and uphills but lost time on the downhills.”

Slack navigated a women’s 3rd-best 2:01:35 mountain bike split that was 2 minutes better than Flipo but surrendered the lead to the brilliant 1:57:58 bike leg of Renata Bucher of Switzerland, a 33-time XTERRA winner. Fellow Swiss Ladina Buss trailed Slack in 3rd with Flipo 4th.

Flipo proceeded to Pac Man the field on her way to a women's-best 50:36 trail run that brought her to the finish in 3:18:40. This gave her a 2:36 margin of victory on Slack, who edged Myriam Guillot-Boisset, who charged past Buss and Bucher into 3rd thanks to a women’s 2nd-best 50:46 run that made up tons of ground after her 25:28 swim and 2:03:03 ride.

After the race, Flipo was covered in mud from head to toe, but her smile shone through after qualifying for the XTERRA World Championship. “I’m going to Maui,” she said.

XTERRA Switzerland – ETU Cross Triathlon Championship
Valle de Joux, Switzerland
June 25, 2016

Results

Men

1. Ruben Ruzafa (ESP) 2:47:58
2. Kris Coddens (BEL) 2:49:18
3. Brice Daubord (FRA) 2:49:28
4. Veit Hönle (GER) 2:49:36
5. Mattia De Paoli (ITA) 2:50:28
6. Bradley Weiss (RSA) 2:51:36
7. Sam Osborne (NZL) 2:52:49

Women

1. Michelle Flipo (FRA) 3:18:40
2. Jacqui Slack (GBR) 3:21:16
3. Myriam Guillot-Boisset (FRA) 3:21:20
4. Renata Bucher (SUI) 3:21:20
5. Ladina Buss (SUI) 3:22:21
6. Brigitta Poor (HUN) 3:25:37
7. Carina Wasle (AUT) 3:28:18

http://www.slowtwitch.com/News/Ruzafa_Flipo_win_XTERRA_Swiss_5851.html

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XTERRA CLASSIC - ELITES HOMMES (20 ATHLÈTES)

POS. N° NOM, PRÉNOM LOCALITÉ CANTON NATI CATÉGORIE ANNÉE COÉQUIPIERS TEMPS TOTAL ECART SWIM TRANS 1 BIKE TRANS 2 RUN
1 148 RUZAFA RUBEN MÁLAGA ESP XTERRA Classic - Elites Hommes 1984 02:05:32.155 - 21:00.482 (7) 55.724 (10) 1:07:05.932 (2) 44.723 (10) 35:45.294 (1)
2 185 CURRIE BRADEN LE SENTIER VD NZL XTERRA Classic - Elites Hommes 1986 02:06:10.512 38.357 19:45.369 (2) 52.865 (8) 1:08:24.986 (4) 34.598 (3) 36:32.694 (2)
3 159 CODDENS KRIS TORHOUT BEL XTERRA Classic - Elites Hommes 1981 02:07:26.132 1:53.977 21:33.858 (9) 1:05.415 (12) 1:06:38.137 (1) 38.742 (8) 37:29.980 (5)
4 151 SHAW ASA FRÉJUS FRA XTERRA Classic - Elites Hommes 1984 02:07:45.798 2:13.643 20:01.725 (3) 40.430 (2) 1:08:19.490 (3) 37.748 (6) 38:06.405 (6)
5 147 LUXEM YERAY MERSKEM BEL XTERRA Classic - Elites Hommes 1986 02:08:14.974 2:42.819 20:59.597 (6) 42.105 (4) 1:08:43.074 (5) 34.496 (2) 37:15.702 (3)
6 173 ALEXANDER HAAS GEORGENSGMÜND GER XTERRA Classic - Elites Hommes 1989 02:13:03.640 7:31.485 20:53.842 (5) 36.384 (1) 1:08:55.976 (6) 48.206 (11) 41:49.232 (11)
7 24 PYOTT JAN GRINDELWALD BE SUI XTERRA Classic - Elites Hommes 1981 02:14:43.164 9:11.009 20:51.307 (4) 41.267 (3) 1:12:18.774 (9) 31.839 (1) 40:19.977 (7)
8 162 WOESTENBORGHS ROB OUDENAARDE BEL XTERRA Classic - Elites Hommes 1976 02:15:42.138 10:09.983 24:39.351 (16) 1:16.931 (15) 1:11:17.038 (8) 1:12.165 (16) 37:16.653 (4)
9 189 ALBERT SOLEY BIGUES ZH ESP XTERRA Classic - Elites Hommes 1988 02:17:55.594 12:23.439 21:31.594 (8) 43.884 (6) 1:12:32.980 (10) 36.332 (5) 42:30.804 (13)



XTERRA CLASSIC - ELITES FEMMES (10 ATHLÈTES)

POS. N° NOM, PRÉNOM LOCALITÉ CANTON NATI CATÉGORIE ANNÉE COÉQUIPIERS TEMPS TOTAL ECART SWIM TRANS 1 BIKE TRANS 2 RUN
1 163 MÜLLER KATHRIN FREIBURG GER XTERRA Classic - Elites Femmes 1984 02:24:45.702 - 20:06.005 (1) 42.664 (1) 1:20:01.356 (1) 39.352 (2) 43:16.325 (4)
2 132 WIDNEY CHANTELL EDMONTON AG CAN XTERRA Classic - Elites Femmes 1979 02:29:32.136 4:46.434 22:52.930 (2) 1:10.980 (8) 1:21:57.534 (5) 31.620 (1) 42:59.072 (3)
3 111 GOLSTEYN MAUD NIEUWSTADT NED XTERRA Classic - Elites Femmes 1980 02:30:06.999 5:21.297 24:10.109 (7) 52.191 (3) 1:21:05.637 (3) 40.384 (3) 43:18.678 (5)
4 161 BUCHER RENATA LUZERN LU SUI XTERRA Classic - Elites Femmes 1977 02:30:23.066 5:37.364 23:04.711 (4) 50.739 (2) 1:20:21.812 (2) 47.860 (6) 45:17.944 (7)
5 183 WASLE CARINA KUNDL AUT XTERRA Classic - Elites Femmes 1984 02:30:52.925 6:07.223 23:09.334 (6) 1:04.601 (6) 1:23:10.444 (7) 52.570 (7) 42:35.976 (2)
6 83 ERBENOVÁ HELENA JABLONEC NAD NIOU CZE XTERRA Classic - Elites Femmes 1979 02:31:54.773 7:09.071 23:08.055 (5) 1:05.687 (7) 1:21:49.621 (4) 46.101 (5) 45:05.309 (6)
7 126 KOBLMUELLER SANDRA ROHRBACH AUT XTERRA Classic - Elites Femmes 1990 02:33:35.785 8:50.083 24:27.005 (8) 1:00.917 (5) 1:26:14.972 (8) 59.855 (8) 40:53.036 (1)
8 134 KALTENMEIER REBECCA FREIBURG GER XTERRA Classic - Elites Femmes 1983 02:35:10.408 10:24.706 24:38.884 (9) 1:00.821 (4) 1:22:59.736 (6) 45.360 (4) 45:45.607 (8)
9 91 CIBULKOVÁ LENKA MLADÁ BOLESLAV CZE XTERRA Classic - Elites Femmes 1980 DNF 1 Tr. 23:04.046 (3) 1:18.423 (9) 1:30:53.170 (9) 59.952 (9)


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