what a guttsie performance by Peter Robertson!! Reto Hug in 2nd and Brad Kahlefeldt in 3rd.
1 ROBERTSON Peter AUS 01:49:32
2 HUG Reto SUI 01:49:36 + 04"
3 KAHLEFELDT Brad AUS 01:49:44 + 12"
4 CARTER Hamish NZL 01:49:49 + 17"
5 BELAUBRE Frederic FRA 01:49:56 + 24"
6 WHITFIELD Simon CAN 01:50:24 + 52"
7 FLEURETON Cedric FRA 01:50:32 + 00"
8 FONTANA Daniel ITA 01:50:41 +1’09"
9 POLIKARPENKO Volodymyr UKR 01:50:43 +1’11"
10 PIERRECLAUD Samuel FRA 01:50:44 +1’12"
11 REED Shane NZL 01:50:55 +1’23"
12 OSPALY Filip CZE 01:51:03 +1’31"
13 RIEDERER Sven SUI 01:51:03 +1’31"
14 PETZOLD Maik GER 01:51:04 +1’32"
15 BENNETT Greg AUS 01:51:06 +1’34"
16 HAYES Stuart GBR 01:51:14 +1’42"
17 CROES Peter BEL 01:51:16 +1’44"
18 MIYASHIRO Paulo BRA 01:51:18 +1’46"
19 McMAHON Brent CAN 01:51:22 +1’50"
20 POTTS Andy USA 01:51:23 +1’51"
21 UMPHENOUR Joe USA 01:51:29 +1’57"
22 KUTTOR Csaba HUN 01:51:37 +2’05"
23 FRODENO Jan GER 01:51:40 +2’08"
24 DE CASTILHO Virgilio BRA 01:51:49 +2’17"
25 LOTZ Raymond NED 01:51:55 +2’23"
26 MERCHAN Jose ESP 01:51:58 +2’26"
27 BOZZONE Terenzo NZL 01:52:01 +2’29"
28 YAMAMOTO Junichi JPN 01:52:07 +2’35"
29 RAELERT Andreas GER 01:52:12 +2’40"
30 ZEEBBROEK Axel BEL 01:52:17 +2’45"
31 SYSOEV Igor RUS 01:52:20 +2’48"
32 REHULA Jan CZE 01:52:20 +2’48"
33 D’AQUINO Andrea ITA 01:52:26 +2’54"
34 CLARKE William GBR 01:52:39 +3’07"
35 ATKINSON Courtney AUS 01:52:54 +3’22"
36 NISHIUCHI Hiroyuki JPN 01:52:57 +3’25"
37 AMEY Paul GBR 01:52:59 +3’27"
38 GEMMELL Kris NZL 01:53:02 +3’30"
39 ALTERMAN Dan ISR 01:53:05 +3’33"
40 KRNAVEK Martin CZE 01:53:09 +3’37"
41 KEMPER Hunter USA 01:53:11 +3’39"
42 ALTERMAN Ran ISR 01:53:15 +3’43"
43 WEIMER Christian GER 01:53:20 +3’48"
44 BIGNET Frank FRA 01:53:43 +4’11"
45 LOOZE Dennis NED 01:54:06 +4’34"
46 MOULAI Tony FRA 01:54:14 +4’42"
47 DEHMER Sebastian GER 01:54:19 +4’47"
48 DE VILLIERS Hendrik RSA 01:54:48 +5’16"
49 TAYAMA Hirokatsu JPN 01:55:13 +5’41"
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what a guttsie performance by Peter Robertson!! Reto Hug in 2nd and Brad Kahlefeldt in 3rd.
Why was it a gutsy performance by Robertson?
from watching it live on the web, it looked like about 30 guys came of the bike together (big surprise). Robertson put a surge in after the first half mile and just dangled off the front for the whole way and barely hung on for the win.
Nothing more than an observation, so please nobody eviscerate me: It looks like the #22 guy raced age group at Disney Half. I did not realize that ITU pro’s can race WTC age group. I don’t really care, but it is interesting.
could very well have happened, especially now that WTC has their own rules (or lack of). Actually that isn’t a fair statement, they do have rules, they are just lacking in enforcement.
this must make robbo one of if not the most successfull olympic distance athlete at the world championships, in his last five world championship appearances(he missed 2004) he has won 3(01,03,05) and finished second in the other two(00,02).
absolutley awesome race by emma snowsill also, pitty she didnt race at atlanta due to not getting selected in the australian team even though she was the world champion at the time!!
Robbo is gutsy. I have a race on tape from the 90s when he was a young guy and racing the St.George series in Australia against Brad Beven and Welchy. In this race he abosulutely destroyed himself trying to drop Bevan. He had to do it about 8 times to win, and this was when Bevan was awesome.
As a performance, this is one of the most inspirational things I have ever seen. When I am feleing soft and don’t want to train, if I put that tape on I am out the door before it finishes.
You just wouldn’t believe it unless you saw it.
i watched it live on the net and it did look like a very gutsy performance.
Someone should care because they CAN’T take AG spots per WTC rules & the waiver athletes sign when they register … i guess it’s possible he won’t start in Kona?