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World number one Javier Gomez has done it again. In the last world cup before the Hamburg world championships, the Spaniard has added to his already impressive 2007 season by winning today’s Tiszaujvaros BG Triathlon World Cup in Hungary. New Zealand’s Kris Gemmell was Gomez’s closest competitor, finishing nine seconds back to take silver, his best world cup performance since winning bronze in Ishigaki back in April. Two-time European champion Frederic Belaubre of France raced in just his second world cup of the year but finished on the podium again, showing he’s back in top form.
As usual, Gomez began to heat up at about the 4-kilometer mark of the run, setting a torrid pace and pulling away from Gemmell and Belaubre. The men couldn’t keep up with the Spaniard who took a 17-second lead as he set out on the bell lap. Gomez cruised in the final kilometers and broke the tape for the sixth world cup win of his burgeoning career. In a remarkable season that includes his first European championship, he wins three world cup titles for the second straight year and cements himself as the man to beat in Hamburg at the world championships. His world cup podium streak now stretches to a dozen and dates back to March 2006. With his sixth world cup win, Gomez now tied Aussies Greg Bennett and Craig Walton for 7th among all-time world cup winners.
Veteran Volodymyr Polikarpenko becomes the second Ukrainian of the day to finish one step off the podium in fourth place while Brazilian Reinaldo Colucci crossed the line in fifth, his third top five finish this year.
2007 Tiszaujvaros BG Triathlon World Cup – Final Men’s Results:
1. Javier Gomez (ESP) 1:47:44
2. Kris Gemmell (NZL) 1:47:52
3. Frederic Belaubre (FRA) 1:48:03
4. Volodymyr Polikarpenko (UKR) 1:48:13
5. Reinaldo Colucci (BRA) 1:48:22
6. Dmitry Polyansky (RUS) 1:48:30
7. Claude Eksteen (GER) 1:48:33
8. Jose Tovar (ESP) 1:48:42
9. Christian Prochnow (GER) 1:48:46
10. Brendan Sexton (AUS) 1:48:52
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