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Saturday saw the first of two days in Tokyo Triathlon Paralympics, with four of the eight medal events offered. It was a day that included a combination of winning favorites, surprises and also heartbreaking disappointments.
Men’s PTS4
There are no surprises with gold here. Alexis Hanquinquent (FRA) was a short price favorite and he delivered with great style. The winner already this season in Yokohama, Leeds and Besancon, the tall French athlete is Mr. Consistency, and when he came from swimming with a 29-second lead against Britain’s Michael Taylor, he was never challenged.
He added the cracks in the fastest wheel and run (and just to complete the series, including the transitions) to achieve a dominant nearly four-minute profit margin. Even the stumbling and falling in the run was overcome without any problems. With the Paralympics at home in three years, he already has a goal to defend this victory.
Today was a really tough day with moisture. Swimming and cycling were okay, but I really struggled with jogging. This is a dream for me. The people here in Japan are fantastic, always supportive. Thank you very much everyone and I hope to repeat this in Paris
Michael Taylor, who has been so successful this season in securing his Tokyo pitch relatively late, finished eighth. Afterwards, he said, “The Japanese were amazing, many on the course applauded and broke me. It was really nice and the Japanese and Tokyo have organized an amazing event and I am so glad I did it.
It has been an amazing opportunity and I want to thank the British Triathlon, the National Lottery, all the performance centers in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Loughborough and my friends and family for their support during the season has been amazing since day one when I lost my leg it was overwhelming and the number has been amazing.
Women’s PTS2
World and European champion in 2019, Britain’s Fran Brown has had an incredibly difficult 18 months, and unfortunately there would also be no luck on his side here, even though the run started just 11 seconds after US Haley Danz.
The top four in his PTS2 division in T2 were incredibly close, and the 5km run dictated the direction of the medals. Rio winner Allysa Seeley was able to produce the fastest run (21:52) and overtake Seely to produce a USA team one-two, becoming a two-time Paralympic triathlon gold medalist. He retained his title from Rio 2016.
After a T2 injury, Fran Brown finished fourth when Veronica Yoko Plebani (ITA) rose to the ranks of two U.S. athletes.
But PTVI
Britain’s Dave Ellis, led by Luke Pollard, was arguably the strongest favorite for Gold among TeamGB’s Paralympic triathlon team.
The reigning winner of the WTPS in Leeds, everything was good in swimming… but his race would end soon after and there was a technical problem on the bike (precisely cut chain). Devastating for an athlete who didn’t get a chance to compete in Rio because the men’s PTVI category was not included in the 2016 Games.
Always highly competitive among the top five in the men’s PTVI division was less than two minutes, and was second gold to the US through Brad Snyder, a previous Paralympic medalist in both the London 2012 and Rio 2016 swimming pools.
It’s a great moment because you spend so much time visualizing and wishing, preparing for it. Just like in Rio and London, you can’t imagine how good it feels. Achieving this level in another sport is a really cool feeling.
My life is not about winning. It’s about challenges, taking on challenges, learning new skills, expanding my boundaries and abilities. I really felt like I was being exploited for swimming. I don’t think I could unleash much more of my ability to swim. There are so many skills in triathlon, so much to learn. There are even things I’ve messed up today. I didn’t get my shoes so fast in transition two, so there’s a lot of room for improvement.
It’s exciting to participate in every race by saying there’s something I can do better. And that triathlon represented me.
WOMEN’S PTVI
After winning a silver medal in Rio 2016, it was ” close but not a cigar ” for Alison Peasgood (guide Nikki Bartlett).
Spain’s Susanna Rodriguez — the Leeds winner — was a clear favorite, and she properly delivered a four-minute winning margin by breaking the ribbon at the finish. Italian Anna Barbaro was second in the Leeds race and followed this script by taking silver.
However, the real battle took place just 30 seconds later, when both Annouck Curzillat (FRA) and Peasgood saw the finish line on the blue carpet together. Alison produced a sprint goal, but it wasn’t enough, and while she had emptied the tank completely and needed confidence in the finish, she added fourth place to her Rio 2016 medal. He was just two seconds behind the French athlete as he moved through the field on a jog.
Triathlon Paralympics – Day One
Saturday, August 28, 2021 – Tokyo, Japan
MEN – PTS4
- Alexis Hanquinquant (FRA) – 59:58
- Hideki Uda (JPN) – 1:03:45
- Ajejandro Sanchez Palomero (ESP) – 1:04:24
8. Michael Taylor (GBR) – 1:08:11
WOMEN – PT2
- Allysa Seely (USA) – 1:14:03
- Haley Danz (USA) – 1:14:58
- Veronica Yoko Plebani (CAN) – 1:15:55
- Fran Brown (GBR) – 1:19:42
BUT – PTVI
- Brad Snyder (USA) – 1:01:16
- Hector Catala Laparra (ESP) – 1:02:11
- Content Yoneoka (JPN) – 1:02:20
DNF – Dave Ellis (GBR), guide Luke Pollard
WOMEN – PTVI
- Susanna Rodriguez (ESP) – 1:07:15
- Anna Barbaro (ITA) – 1:11:11
- Annouck Curzillat (FRA) – 1:11:45
- Alison Peasgood (GBR) – 1:11:47 (guide by Nikki Bartlett)
7. Melissa Reid (GBR) – 1:14:24 (Hazel Macleod’s Guide)
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