ITU World Triathlon Series

Ueda, Chacon triumph in Ecuador

19 March 2008

Costa Rican Leonardo Chacon and Ai Ueda from Japan won the Salinas ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup in Ecuador. In the elite women’s race, Ueda took the title with a time of 1 hour 59 minutes and 7 seconds, the only woman in the field to break the 2-hour barrier. Chilean Barbara Riveros Diaz took the silver after a blistering final leg of 33:00, by far the fastest run split of the day amongst the women. Elizabeth Bravo delighted the home crowds with the bronze.

Salinas ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup
1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run
Final Results - Elite Women
1 Ueda, Ai JPN 01:59:07
2 Riveros Diaz, Barbara CHI 02:00:04
3 Bravo, Elizabeth ECU 02:00:33
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In the elite men’s field, Chacon cruised to victory by margin of a minute and half over Mexican Eligio Cervantes. Ramon Ejeda Medina of Spain came across for bronze.

Salinas ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup
1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run
Final Results - Elite Men
1 Chacon, Leonardo CRC 01:47:19
2 Cervantes, Eligio MEX 01:48:51
3 Ejeda Medina, Ramon ESP 01:49:03
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