Grande attraction de ce championnat du monde de duathlon à Aviles (Espagne), Richard Murray (AFS) en profitait pour reprendre l’action après s’être brisé la clavicule 7 semaines plus tôt.
Contrairement à l’habitude, Murray fera preuve de patience. Le francais, Benjamin Choquert avec le Britannique, Richard Norton seront ceux qui dicteront le rythme lors du premier segment. Leur travail suffira pour créer une sélection d’une douzaine d’athlètes.
Les trois francais, Choquert, Le Berre et Nicolas seront de la partie. C’est finalement dans la deuxième partie du vélo que certains y véront une porte grande ouverte. L’hollandais, Van Egdom produira plusieurs relais conséquent, Emilio Martin et Richard Murray y donneront suite.
Dans l’opération, Choquert et Nicolas perdront le contact avec le groupe. Moussa Karich (BRN) ou encore Sergey Yakovlev (RUS) ne seront jamais en mesure de les aider afin de limiter les dommages.
Richard Murray se retrouvera à entrer avec le groupe de tête en T2, même si Jorik Van Egdom tentera de l’accrocher, cela sera une question de mettre. Le Sud-Africain gagne un premier titre mondial élite après l’avoir gagné à deux reprises chez les juniors.
Évidemment, il marque les esprits avec cette performance. L’ancien champion du monde, Emilio Martin savoure sa seconde place comme une victoire et l’actuel champion d’Europe, Jorik Van Egdom complète le trio.
Benjamin Choquert termine 5e. Comme il le dira après course, il s’est fait piégé comme un cadet sur le vélo. Signant le meilleur temps à pied dans le 3e segment, son sort aurait pu être meilleur.
Benoit Nicolas et Yohan Le Berre doivent se contenter de la 8e et 9e place.
Photo archive
| Pos | First Name | Last Name | Country | Time | Run | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard | Murray | RSA |  |
01:42:18 | 00:30:42 | 00:00:22 | 00:54:47 | 00:00:19 | 00:16:07 |
| 2 | Emilio | Martin | ESP |  |
01:42:35 | 00:30:41 | 00:00:18 | 00:54:53 | 00:00:19 | 00:16:23 |
| 3 | Jorik | Van Egdom | NED |  |
01:42:41 | 00:30:42 | 00:00:22 | 00:54:46 | 00:00:19 | 00:16:31 |
| 4 | Seth | Totten | USA |  |
01:42:55 | 00:30:42 | 00:00:20 | 00:54:50 | 00:00:21 | 00:16:39 |
| 5 | Benjamin | Choquert | FRA |  |
01:43:07 | 00:30:42 | 00:00:20 | 00:55:48 | 00:00:19 | 00:15:56 |
| 6 | Moussa | Karich | BRN |  |
01:43:22 | 00:30:40 | 00:00:21 | 00:55:51 | 00:00:24 | 00:16:05 |
| 7 | Sergey | Yakovlev | RUS |  |
01:43:23 | 00:30:41 | 00:00:21 | 00:55:49 | 00:00:22 | 00:16:08 |
| 8 | Benoit | Nicolas | FRA | |
01:43:42 | 00:30:41 | 00:00:19 | 00:55:49 | 00:00:22 | 00:16:29 |
| 9 | Yohan | Le Berre | FRA | |
01:45:08 | 00:30:42 | 00:00:17 | 00:54:51 | 00:00:17 | 00:18:59 |
| 10 | Carl | Avery | GBR |  |
01:45:36 | 00:31:45 | 00:00:19 | 00:56:42 | 00:00:26 | 00:16:22 |
| 11 | Sergio | Lorenzo Prieto | ESP | |
01:45:37 | 00:31:30 | 00:00:22 | 00:56:59 | 00:00:21 | 00:16:23 |
| 12 | Daniel | Canala | AUS |  |
01:45:44 | 00:31:59 | 00:00:23 | 00:56:34 | 00:00:20 | 00:16:27 |
| 13 | Luis Miguel | Martin Berlanas | ESP | |
01:45:53 | 00:31:29 | 00:00:21 | 00:57:05 | 00:00:27 | 00:16:28 |
| 14 | Igor | Andreev | RUS | |
01:46:02 | 00:31:30 | 00:00:23 | 00:57:03 | 00:00:22 | 00:16:42 |
| 15 | Toumi | Dahmani | MAR |  |
01:46:05 | 00:31:44 | 00:00:22 | 00:56:48 | 00:00:20 | 00:16:50 |
| 16 | João Pedro | Ferreira Pereira | POR |  |
01:46:07 | 00:31:29 | 00:00:18 | 00:57:06 | 00:00:30 | 00:16:42 |
| 17 | Cristobal | Garcia Guillen | ESP | |
01:46:11 | 00:31:58 | 00:00:19 | 00:56:32 | 00:00:23 | 00:16:57 |
| 18 | Max | Schröter | GER |  |
01:46:17 | 00:31:58 | 00:00:21 | 00:56:34 | 00:00:20 | 00:17:02 |
| 19 | Philip | Wylie | GBR | |
01:46:18 | 00:31:45 | 00:00:18 | 00:56:53 | 00:00:20 | 00:16:59 |
| 20 | Yuya | Fukaura | JPN |  |
01:46:19 | 00:31:58 | 00:00:19 | 00:56:38 | 00:00:23 | 00:16:59 |
| 21 | Danny | Russell | GBR | |
01:46:33 | 00:31:44 | 00:00:20 | 00:56:53 | 00:00:25 | 00:17:09 |
| 22 | Angelo | Vandecasteele | BEL |  |
01:46:48 | 00:32:14 | 00:00:20 | 00:56:19 | 00:00:24 | 00:17:29 |
| 23 | Ivan | Caceres | ESP | |
01:47:00 | 00:32:08 | 00:00:17 | 00:56:24 | 00:00:23 | 00:17:46 |
| 24 | Emmanuel | Lejeune | BEL | |
01:47:18 | 00:30:58 | 00:00:23 | 00:57:33 | 00:00:22 | 00:18:01 |
| 25 | Daniel | Jenkin | GBR | |
01:47:44 | 00:31:45 | 00:00:21 | 00:56:50 | 00:00:23 | 00:18:21 |
| 26 | Vincent | Bierinckx | BEL | |
01:48:04 | 00:32:47 | 00:00:22 | 00:57:17 | 00:00:21 | 00:17:16 |
| 27 | Stein | Posthuma | NED | |
01:48:10 | 00:32:14 | 00:00:20 | 00:56:11 | 00:00:22 | 00:19:00 |
| 28 | Fumiya | Tanaka | JPN | |
01:48:30 | 00:32:01 | 00:00:20 | 00:56:35 | 00:00:22 | 00:19:09 |
| 29 | Travis | Johnston | RSA | |
01:48:33 | 00:33:23 | 00:00:19 | 00:56:42 | 00:00:26 | 00:17:41 |
| 30 | Adam | Rudgley | AUS | |
01:48:46 | 00:33:12 | 00:00:20 | 00:56:50 | 00:00:21 | 00:18:01 |
| 31 | Robert-zsolt | Budai | ROU |  |
01:48:54 | 00:33:14 | 00:00:21 | 00:56:46 | 00:00:26 | 00:18:04 |
| 32 | Roger | Roca Dalmau | ESP | |
01:49:03 | 00:32:35 | 00:00:19 | 00:57:31 | 00:00:27 | 00:18:11 |
| 33 | Rafael | Domingos | POR | |
01:49:18 | 00:33:13 | 00:00:21 | 00:56:50 | 00:00:23 | 00:18:30 |
| 34 | Masaaki | Kurihara | JPN | |
01:49:43 | 00:32:46 | 00:00:19 | 00:57:16 | 00:00:21 | 00:18:58 |
| 35 | Gustavo | Rodriguez Iglesias | ESP | |
01:50:27 | 00:32:01 | 00:00:31 | 00:56:26 | 00:00:32 | 00:20:55 |
| 36 | Ciprian | Balanescu | ROU | |
01:50:57 | 00:34:04 | 00:00:21 | 00:57:57 | 00:00:20 | 00:18:14 |
| 37 | Tobias | Hibbe | GER | |
01:50:59 | 00:34:00 | 00:00:20 | 00:58:01 | 00:00:23 | 00:18:12 |
| 38 | Raul | Manso | ESP | |
01:51:10 | 00:32:00 | 00:00:23 | 00:58:02 | 00:00:23 | 00:20:19 |
| 39 | Francisco | Viana | BRA |  |
01:51:45 | 00:34:26 | 00:00:20 | 00:57:36 | 00:00:23 | 00:18:59 |
| 40 | Ryuichiro | Misu | JPN | |
01:56:53 | 00:33:12 | 00:00:23 | 00:56:53 | 00:00:28 | 00:25:55 |
| DNF | Carlos Andres | Quintana | COL |  |
DNF | 00:00:01 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| DNF | Richard | Horton | GBR | |
DNF | 00:30:41 | 00:00:26 | 00:55:45 | 00:00:22 | 00:00:00 |
| DNF | Iñaki | Pena-manso Carral | ESP | |
DNF | 00:00:01 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| LAP | Wajdi | Homrani | TUN |  |
LAP | 00:36:43 | 00:00:21 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| LAP | Patrick | Parish | USA | |
LAP | 00:33:13 | 00:00:22 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| LAP | Ahmed | Amri | TUN | |
LAP | 00:33:59 | 00:00:27 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| LAP | Brendan | Murphy | IRL |  |
LAP | 00:33:32 | 00:00:21 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| LAP | Attila | Daniel | ROU | |
LAP | 00:35:05 | 00:00:18 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| LAP | Sosuke | Hikino | JPN | |
LAP | 00:34:21 | 00:00:27 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |