Posted: November 2, 2004

Triathlon: Zeiger, Kemper Find Silver in Cancun

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 1, 2004) – U.S. elite triathletes Hunter Kemper and Joanna Zeiger each placed second in the men and women's races on Sunday at the International Triathlon Union World Cup race in Cancun, Mexico.

Kemper (Longwood, Fla.) finished second to France's Cedric Fleureton, who completed the 1.5k swim, 40k bike and 10k run in 1 hour, 54 minutes, 1 second. Kemper, who had the fastest run of the day in 31.56, finished the race in 1:54:14. Britain's Tim Don was third in 1:54:30.

U.S. elite Mark Fretta (Portland, Ore.) led the race out of the second transition and went on to finish fourth in 1:54:37. Teammate Joe Umphenour (Bellevue, Wash.) was sixth.

Victor Plata (San Luis Obispo, Calif.), a 2004 Olympian along with Kemper, finished 12th in 1:56:16.

In the women's race, Zeiger (Boulder, Colo.) rode with the lead pack on the bike, and led off and on during the run before Germany's Anja Dittmer finally pulled away. Dittmer, who leads the World Cup rankings, finished first in 2:05:51. Zeiger was second in 2:06:07 and Sandra Soldan of Brazil was third in 2:06:24.

Julie Swail (Irvine, Calif.) rode with the leaders on the bike, but didn't keep up on the run and finished 14th.

The final ITU World Cup race of the season will be Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Kemper, Zeiger and Fretta are all expected to compete.

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ITU World Cup - Oct. 31, 2004; Cancun, Mexico (1.5k (2-lap) swim; 40k (8-lap) bike; 10k (4-lap) run)

Women

1. Anja Dittmer (Germany) 2:05:51; 2. Joanna Zeiger (Boulder, Colo.) 2:06:07; 3. Sandra Soldan (Brazil) 2:06:24; 4. Samantha McGlone (Canada) 2:06:35; 5. Liz Blatchford (Great Britain) 2:06:47; 6. Ana Burgos (Spain) 2:06:53; 7. Carol Montgomery (Canada) 2:07:22; 8. Nadia Cortassa (Italy) 2:07:32; 9. Jill Savege (Canada) 2:07:54; 10. Tara Ross (Canada) 2:08:05

Other U.S. Finisher

14. Julie Swail (Irvine, Calif.)

Men

1. Cedric Fleureton (France) 1:54:01; 2. Hunter Kemper (Longwood, Fla.) 1:54:14; 3. Tim Don (Great Britain) 1:54:37; 4. Mark Fretta (Portland, Ore.) 1:54:37; 5. Volodymyr Polikarpenko (Ukraine) 1:54:42; 6. Joe Umphenour (Bellevue, Wash.) 1:54:46; 7. Daniil Sapunov (Kazakhstan) 1:54:55; 8. Stuart Hayes (Great Britain) 1:55:10; 9. Samuel Pierreclaud (France) 1:55:17; 10. Dmitriy Gaag (Kazakhstan) 1:55:41

Other U.S. Finishers

12. Victor Plata (San Luis Obispo, Calif.); 15. Andy Kelsey (Cupertino, Calif.); 16. Doug Friman (Tucson, Ariz.), 27. Derek Kite (Malibu, Calif.)

From USATriathlon.org.