Hannah Moore and Dave Ellis win golds at World Triathlon Para Cup Alhandra

Alhandra in Portugal played host to the World Triathlon Para Cup where elite paratriathletes honed their race form and tactics ahead of the upcoming World Championships in Australia. 

For Great Britain, Hannah Moore’s gold in the women’s PTS4, Dave Ellis‘ PTVI title and Ryan Taylor’s PTS3 silver were the standout performances.  

Paratriathlon under World Triathlon and Paralympic rules is contested over the sprint distance comprising a 750m swim, 20km bike and 5km run.

Athletes are split into nine sporting categories according to their disability and race in six medal events. For more information, read our extensive guide to paratriathlon. 

PTWC Women

In PTWC, H1 athlete Jessica Ferreira of Brazil, a more impaired wheelchair, faced H2 athlete Skyler Fisher of the USA, a less impaired wheelchair user. 

Due to the severity of her impairment, Ferreira started ahead of Fisher. The Brazilian made up a large deficit after the swim to eventually win by two and a half minutes. 

Ferreira gained most of her time on the bike and a little in each transition before clocking a slightly faster run time.

1. Jessica Ferreira H1 01:16:39
2. Skyler Fisher H2 01:19:13

PTS2 Women

In the women’s PTS2 race for amputee athletes, Sanne Koopman of the Netherlands beat Rakel Mateo Uriarte, despite conceding time to the veteran Spaniard out of the water and off the  bike. 

1. Sanne Koopman 01:36:28
2. Rakel Mateo Uriarte 01:43:54

PTS3 Women

In the women’s PTS3 for amputee athletes with significant impairments, Serena Banzato won by a convincing margin. The Italian built up most of her lead with a rapid 38-minute bike split and 23-minute run.

1. Serena Banzato 01:24:56
2. Atalia Nevo 01:34:36
3. Luan Mazet-Vignaud 01:45:37
4. Eva Kumova 02:01:06

PTS4 Women

Great Britain’s Hannah Moore took a resounding win in the PTS4 Women’s, for amputee athletes with moderate impairments. 

Moore’s gold medal was based on her quick swim after which she took a three-minute lead on to the bike. 

1. Hannah Moore 01:17:01
2. Danielle Cummings 01:21:14
3. Ingrid De Oude 01:21:36
4. Claudia Tubio Quintans 01:47:03

PTS5 Women

Maria Fuertes Artigot triumphed in the PTS5 Women’s for amputee athletes with mild  impairments. The Spaniard built her lead across all three sports to finish four minutes clear.

1. Maria Fuertes Artigot 01:17:36
2. Azzura Carancini 01:21:35
3. Imola Kovacs 01:34:26

PTVI Women

The PTVI race involves visually impaired athletes who have a guide through the race and contest the bike in a tandem. In Alhandra, more severely partially B2 athletes raced against less severely partially sighted B3 athletes. 

Heloise Courvoisier (B3) won by a minute ahead of GB’s Rachael Elliot (B2) and Ireland’s Chloe MacCombe, who finished a further two minutes back. 

1. Heloise Courvoisier B3 01:11:19
2. Rachael Elliot B2 01:12:27
3. Chloe MacCombe 01:14:11

PTWC Men

Aaron Hamnetz H1, of the USA, secured a dominant win in the PTWC Men’s race, beating the Netherlands’ Tijn Van Lange-Verhoek H2 into second place by nearly six minutes. 

Only 11 seconds further back, Frenchman Julien Viot H1 completed the podium in third. 

1. Aaron Kamnetz H1 01:08:38
2. Tijn Van Lange-Verhoek H2 01:15:59
3. Julien Viot H1 01:16:10

PTS2 Men

The men’s PTS2 attracted one of the largest fields of the day and Spain’s Lionel Morales finished four minutes clear of Gianluca Valori of Italy with Nambian Jeromius Rooi five minutes behind him. 

Despite losing time in both transitions, Morales was comfortably fastest in all three sports.

1. Lionel Morales 01:12:32
2. Gianluca Valori 01:16:12
3. Jeromius Rooi 01:21:31

PTS3 Men

An even larger group of 13 athletes contested the men’s PTS3 in which Great Britain’s Ryan Taylor came second to Daniel Molina by half a minute.

Germany’s Valentin Hanzer rounded out the podium having actually outrun Molina on the final stage. 

1. Daniel Molina 01:07:09
2. Ryan Taylor 01:07:44
3. Valentin Hanzer 01:10:59

 PTS4 Men

Nil Riudavets Victory lived up to his name after the Spanish recorded a blistering 16:15 minute run to triumph in the men’s PTS4.

Frenchmen Gregoire Berthon and Ronan Le Bris occupied the remaining podium spots, a further 40 seconds and two and a half minutes back respectively.

1. Nil Riudavets Victory 00:59:57
2. Gregoire Berthon 01:00:40
3. Ronan Le Bris 01:03:09

PTS5 Men

A close race in the men’s PTS5 saw the podium finishers separated by just over a minute. 

Germany’s Martin Schulz beat Hungary’s Bence Moscari by 30 seconds, who finished a similar margin ahead of Filipe Marques at his home race. 

1. Martin Schulz 01:01:32
2. Bence Moscari 01:02:01
3. Filipe Marques 01:02:38

PTVI Men

Great Britain’s Dave Ellis led throughout the men’s PTVI on his way to victory by two minutes over Lazar Filipovic in second. 

The American Owen Cravens finished less than a minute after the Serbian to take bronze. 

1. Dave Ellis B3 00:57:42
2. Lazar Filipovic B1 00:59:54
3. Owen Cravens B3 01:00:36