On Sunday 30 September – the Marina di Campo (Elba Island) between Corsica and the western coast of Italy – saw over 700 triathletes (individual and relays) take on the iron distance Elbaman and half iron distance Elbaman73.
The staff of organising group Aethalia Triathlon had ‘prepared the competition area with precision and attention.’ The organisers also noted that the ‘race course is simply spectacular, with a hard and technical bike section.’
In the half iron Elbaman73 (1.9K swim, 94K bike, 21.1K run), Italians Giuseppe Baldelli and Sara Dossena took the men’s and women’s titles.
In the full distance Elbaman event (3.8K swim, 180K bike, 42.2K run), the rain accompanied the triathletes in the afternoon, making the going even tougher.
The full distance event was very much an international affair, with a number of non-Italian triathletes seeking out Elba Island and the increasingly iconic Elbaman event. Here, the men’s win was claimed by Italy’s Matteo Annovazzi, with second place and first out of the water for Argentina’s Francisco Pontano. Spain’s Gregorio Caceres Morales took third place with ‘a great climb in the marathon.’
In the full distance ‘Elbawomen race’, Austrian Monika Stadlmann claimed victory; with second place for the UK’s Michelle Parsons and third for Belgian Bianca Van Den Kieboom.
The next edition of Elbaman is already set for 29 September 2013.
