Gossage wins Challenge Barcelona

Great Britain’s Lucy Gossage took victory at Challenge Barcelona-Maresme yesterday. Her sub-9hr time broke the course record. Dutchman Bas Diederen earned the first win of his long-distance career.

Lucy Gossage, who recorded a time of 8:58:43, was the great surprise of the women’s category. “When I competed in the first edition of Challenge Barcelona-Maresme in 2009, my time was 20mins more. I’m very happy with today’s result. It was incredible; the conditions were perfect and I very much enjoyed the whole circuit.”

More information: www.challenge-barcelona.es or www.challenge-family.com

RESULTS

MEN

1. BAS DIEDEREN (NED) 8:20:07

2. GEORG SWOBODA (AUT) 8:22:14

3. PER BITTNER (GER) 8:22:47



WOMEN

1. LUCY GOSSAGE (GBR) 8:58:43

2. MIRJAM WEERD (NED) 9:07:25

3. DANIELA SAMMLER (GER) 9:11:55

Matt Baird Editor of Cycling Plus magazine

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Matt is a regular contributor to 220 Triathlon, having joined the magazine in 2008. He’s raced everything from super-sprint to Ironman, duathlons and off-road triathlons, and can regularly be seen on the roads and trails around Bristol. Matt is the author of Triathlon! from Aurum Press and is now the editor of Cycling Plus magazine.