La saison n’est pas terminée pour tous, il reste encore deux coupes du monde au calendrier. L’avant-dernière s’est déroulée hier en Corée à Tongyeong. C’est une étape historique de la coupe du monde puisqu’elle est présentée depuis 2003.
Si cette course peut paraitre secondaire, elle est pourtant essentielle pour un athlète qui souhaite terminer sa saison sur une note positive ou pour un talent émergent qui a besoin de marquer les esprits et d’accumuler les esprits afin de pouvoir réclamer un départ en série mondiale l’année prochaine. Ils étaient donc 85 à se lancer dans le port coréen.
Le jeune australien, Matthew Roberts est le premier à sortir de l’eau, il est suivi par Maximillian Schwetz (ALL) et William Huffman (USA). Leurs efforts permettent de créer une séparation. Un groupe de 27 athlètes se forme. Les favoris, Rostislav Pevtsov (AZE), Joao Silva (POR) et l’unique représentant français, Felix Duchampt manque le premier groupe.
Si Ryousuke Maeda (JAP), Gregory Billington et William Huffman (USA) tentent de s’escaper du premier groupe à plusieurs reprises, ils se font reprendre à chaque fois.
On assiste finalement à une jonction entre le groupe de tête et les poursuivants. Les athlètes attendent patiemment la fin du vélo. À nouveau, on assiste à une course à l’usure. Ils sont encore 10 athlètes à former un groupe après le premier tour. Le Belge Simon de Cuyper prend la tête, suivi par les trois Américains, Kevin McDowell, Mat Mcelroy et Gregory Billington, c’est la patience de l’espagnol, Uxio Abuin Ares qui lui permet de faire le meilleur finish de la journée et de remporter la course.
Après Salinas, Matt Mcelroy (USA) s’offre une seconde médaille d’argent cette saison. Le podium est complété par le russe, Vladimir Turbayevskiy.
Simon de Cuyper se contente d’une cinquième place et Felix Duchampt d’une septième à seulement dix secondes de la victoire. Après sa 4e place à Salinas, le sociétaire de Montluçon démontre une belle régularité et continue sa remontée au classement ITU (70e). Felix aura une dernière opportunité le week-end prochain, puisqu’il se dirige vers le Japon (Miyazaki) pour la dernière coupe du monde de la saison.
| Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uxio | Abuin Ares | ESP |  |
00:53:39 | 00:08:57 | 00:00:43 | 00:28:22 | 00:00:25 | 00:15:15 |
| 2 | Matthew | Mcelroy | USA |  |
00:53:40 | 00:09:15 | 00:00:42 | 00:28:01 | 00:00:24 | 00:15:19 |
| 3 | Vladimir | Turbayevskiy | RUS |  |
00:53:40 | 00:08:50 | 00:00:45 | 00:28:25 | 00:00:29 | 00:15:12 |
| 4 | Rostislav | Pevtsov | AZE |  |
00:53:40 | 00:09:13 | 00:00:45 | 00:28:05 | 00:00:28 | 00:15:12 |
| 5 | Simon | De Cuyper | BEL |  |
00:53:43 | 00:09:30 | 00:00:42 | 00:27:46 | 00:00:24 | 00:15:22 |
| 6 | Kevin | Mcdowell | USA | |
00:53:46 | 00:08:59 | 00:00:45 | 00:28:14 | 00:00:26 | 00:15:23 |
| 7 | Felix | Duchampt | FRA |  |
00:53:49 | 00:09:26 | 00:00:40 | 00:27:58 | 00:00:28 | 00:15:20 |
| 8 | Drew | Box | AUS |  |
00:53:51 | 00:08:56 | 00:00:43 | 00:28:20 | 00:00:27 | 00:15:26 |
| 9 | Eli | Hemming | USA | |
00:53:52 | 00:09:02 | 00:00:42 | 00:28:16 | 00:00:26 | 00:15:28 |
| 10 | Gregory | Billington | USA | |
00:53:53 | 00:08:55 | 00:00:44 | 00:28:21 | 00:00:27 | 00:15:29 |
| 11 | Luke | Willian | AUS | |
00:53:57 | 00:09:00 | 00:00:41 | 00:28:18 | 00:00:26 | 00:15:34 |
| 12 | Kenji | Nener | AUS | |
00:54:01 | 00:08:59 | 00:00:41 | 00:28:18 | 00:00:24 | 00:15:40 |
| 13 | Ivan | Ivanov | UKR |  |
00:54:05 | 00:09:16 | 00:00:47 | 00:27:59 | 00:00:30 | 00:15:34 |
| 14 | Lukas | Hollaus | AUT |  |
00:54:11 | 00:09:24 | 00:00:43 | 00:27:55 | 00:00:29 | 00:15:43 |
| 15 | Michael | Lori | CAN |  |
00:54:15 | 00:09:07 | 00:00:41 | 00:28:12 | 00:00:28 | 00:15:49 |
| 16 | Ji Hwan | Kim | KOR |  |
00:54:17 | 00:09:13 | 00:00:41 | 00:28:07 | 00:00:27 | 00:15:52 |
| 17 | Yuichi | Hosoda | JPN |  |
00:54:19 | 00:08:58 | 00:00:43 | 00:28:19 | 00:00:27 | 00:15:54 |
| 18 | Peter | Denteneer | BEL | |
00:54:19 | 00:08:54 | 00:00:43 | 00:28:20 | 00:00:25 | 00:15:59 |
| 19 | Maximilian | Schwetz | GER |  |
00:54:20 | 00:08:49 | 00:00:43 | 00:28:27 | 00:00:26 | 00:15:57 |
| 20 | Massimo | De Ponti | ITA |  |
00:54:20 | 00:09:09 | 00:00:44 | 00:28:10 | 00:00:28 | 00:15:52 |
| 21 | Yegor | Martynenko | UKR | |
00:54:22 | 00:09:16 | 00:00:44 | 00:28:08 | 00:00:26 | 00:15:50 |
| 22 | Sylwester | Kuster | POL |  |
00:54:27 | 00:09:24 | 00:00:45 | 00:27:56 | 00:00:28 | 00:15:57 |
| 23 | István | Király | HUN |  |
00:54:28 | 00:09:33 | 00:00:43 | 00:27:44 | 00:00:28 | 00:16:01 |
| 24 | Lukas | Pertl | AUT | |
00:54:30 | 00:09:18 | 00:00:43 | 00:27:59 | 00:00:28 | 00:16:05 |
| 25 | William | Huffman | USA | |
00:54:30 | 00:08:50 | 00:00:43 | 00:28:29 | 00:00:26 | 00:16:04 |
| 26 | Luca | Facchinetti | ITA | |
00:54:32 | 00:09:11 | 00:00:43 | 00:28:07 | 00:00:25 | 00:16:08 |
| 27 | Jan | Celustka | CZE |  |
00:54:38 | 00:09:19 | 00:00:46 | 00:27:58 | 00:00:28 | 00:16:09 |
| 28 | András | Czigány | HUN | |
00:54:39 | 00:08:58 | 00:00:44 | 00:28:19 | 00:00:27 | 00:16:13 |
| 29 | Ricardo | Hernandez Marrero | ESP | |
00:54:41 | 00:09:20 | 00:00:42 | 00:27:55 | 00:00:24 | 00:16:23 |
| 30 | Andrey | Bryukhankov | RUS | |
00:54:44 | 00:08:52 | 00:00:45 | 00:28:27 | 00:00:30 | 00:16:12 |
| 31 | Menno | Koolhaas | NED |  |
00:54:53 | 00:09:06 | 00:00:43 | 00:28:12 | 00:00:27 | 00:16:26 |
| 32 | Joao | Silva | POR |  |
00:54:56 | 00:09:15 | 00:00:44 | 00:28:01 | 00:00:29 | 00:16:28 |
| 33 | Matthew | Roberts | AUS | |
00:55:01 | 00:08:46 | 00:00:45 | 00:28:27 | 00:00:25 | 00:16:40 |
| 34 | Marco | Van Der Stel | NED | |
00:55:05 | 00:09:04 | 00:00:47 | 00:28:08 | 00:00:26 | 00:16:43 |
| 35 | Min Ho | Heo | KOR | |
00:55:11 | 00:09:01 | 00:00:41 | 00:28:16 | 00:00:27 | 00:16:47 |
| 36 | Shiruba | Taniguchi | JPN | |
00:55:11 | 00:09:20 | 00:00:43 | 00:27:58 | 00:00:29 | 00:16:43 |
| 37 | Russell | White | IRL |  |
00:55:15 | 00:09:19 | 00:00:43 | 00:27:59 | 00:00:31 | 00:16:44 |
| 38 | Gregory | Barnaby | ITA | |
00:55:19 | 00:09:26 | 00:00:43 | 00:27:52 | 00:00:29 | 00:16:50 |
| 39 | Linus | Stimmel | GER | |
00:55:25 | 00:08:55 | 00:00:46 | 00:28:21 | 00:00:26 | 00:16:59 |
| 40 | Donald | Hillebregt | NED | |
00:55:29 | 00:09:06 | 00:00:42 | 00:28:10 | 00:00:27 | 00:17:06 |
| 41 | Temirlan | Temirov | KAZ |  |
00:55:43 | 00:09:27 | 00:00:46 | 00:27:51 | 00:00:31 | 00:17:11 |
| 42 | Seung Jun | Lee | KOR | |
00:55:45 | 00:09:08 | 00:00:43 | 00:28:14 | 00:00:27 | 00:17:15 |
| 43 | Jumpei | Furuya | JPN | |
00:55:59 | 00:09:14 | 00:00:42 | 00:27:59 | 00:00:24 | 00:17:41 |
| 44 | Declan | Wilson | AUS | |
00:56:14 | 00:09:22 | 00:00:48 | 00:28:10 | 00:00:36 | 00:17:20 |
| 45 | Ryousuke | Maeda | JPN | |
00:56:29 | 00:08:57 | 00:00:43 | 00:28:17 | 00:00:24 | 00:18:11 |
| 46 | Joel | Tobin White | AUS | |
00:56:31 | 00:09:34 | 00:00:42 | 00:30:08 | 00:00:25 | 00:15:44 |
| 47 | Ju Seok | Kim | KOR | |
00:56:41 | 00:09:26 | 00:00:40 | 00:27:58 | 00:00:27 | 00:18:11 |
| 48 | Seung Hun | Seo | KOR | |
00:56:58 | 00:09:12 | 00:00:45 | 00:28:09 | 00:00:31 | 00:18:22 |
| 49 | Hui Wai | Wong | HKG |  |
00:57:02 | 00:09:17 | 00:00:45 | 00:28:05 | 00:00:28 | 00:18:30 |
| 50 | John | Rasmussen | CAN | |
00:57:18 | 00:09:29 | 00:00:43 | 00:30:11 | 00:00:25 | 00:16:32 |
| 51 | Ayan | Beisenbayev | KAZ | |
00:57:24 | 00:09:34 | 00:00:44 | 00:30:06 | 00:00:30 | 00:16:32 |
| 52 | Daniel | Hoy | NZL |  |
00:57:33 | 00:09:33 | 00:00:42 | 00:30:08 | 00:00:26 | 00:16:46 |
| 53 | Jonathan | Wayaffe | BEL | |
00:57:46 | 00:09:36 | 00:00:45 | 00:30:03 | 00:00:26 | 00:16:59 |
| 54 | Fynn | Thompson | NZL | |
00:58:03 | 00:09:35 | 00:00:45 | 00:30:04 | 00:00:29 | 00:17:13 |
| 55 | Billy | Gordon | PAN |  |
00:58:04 | 00:09:31 | 00:00:46 | 00:30:08 | 00:00:32 | 00:17:10 |
| 56 | Dario | Chitti | ITA | |
00:58:20 | 00:09:31 | 00:00:43 | 00:30:08 | 00:00:25 | 00:17:36 |
| 57 | Sergey | Kostenko | UKR | |
00:58:26 | 00:09:37 | 00:00:42 | 00:30:07 | 00:00:30 | 00:17:32 |
| 58 | Oscar | Coggins | HKG | |
00:58:28 | 00:09:36 | 00:00:42 | 00:30:07 | 00:00:25 | 00:17:40 |
| 59 | Jun Hyung | Lee | KOR | |
00:58:31 | 00:09:36 | 00:00:40 | 00:30:10 | 00:00:29 | 00:17:38 |
| 60 | Alberto Eugenio | Casillas Garcia | LTU |  |
00:58:37 | 00:09:43 | 00:00:45 | 00:29:55 | 00:00:27 | 00:17:50 |
| 61 | Josh | Izewski | USA | |
00:59:28 | 00:09:30 | 00:00:49 | 00:32:32 | 00:00:10 | 00:16:29 |
| 62 | Ivan | Menshykov | UKR | |
01:00:40 | 00:10:04 | 00:00:48 | 00:31:59 | 00:00:29 | 00:17:22 |
| 63 | Julian | Demyanov | UKR | |
01:00:46 | 00:09:39 | 00:00:42 | 00:32:07 | 00:00:29 | 00:17:51 |
| 64 | Wei Kai | Wang | TPE |  |
01:01:00 | 00:09:39 | 00:00:49 | 00:32:24 | 00:00:26 | 00:17:44 |
| 65 | Tuan Chun | Chang | TPE | |
01:02:03 | 00:09:51 | 00:00:45 | 00:32:16 | 00:00:36 | 00:18:38 |
| 66 | Edward | Macalalad | PHI |  |
01:02:55 | 00:10:18 | 00:00:48 | 00:32:12 | 00:00:34 | 00:19:05 |
| 67 | Nikko Bryan | Huelgas | PHI | |
01:03:51 | 00:10:21 | 00:00:46 | 00:32:11 | 00:00:33 | 00:20:02 |
| DNF | Igor | Polyanskiy | RUS | |
DNF | 00:09:12 | 00:00:47 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| DNF | Daniel | Hofer | ITA | |
DNF | 00:09:33 | 00:00:41 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| DNF | Yuki | Umeda | JPN | |
DNF | 00:09:24 | 00:00:45 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| DNF | Luis Miguel | Velasquez | VEN |  |
DNF | 00:09:18 | 00:00:49 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| DNF | Kjel | De Hertog | BEL | |
DNF | 00:09:12 | 00:00:55 | 00:27:54 | 00:00:33 | 00:00:00 |
| LAP | Chin Wa | Wong | MAC |  |
LAP | 00:10:21 | 00:00:44 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| LAP | Rikigoro | Shinozuka | MAS |  |
LAP | 00:11:07 | 00:00:45 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |