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Roger Roca Dalmau awarded 2011 ITU Duathlon World Champ

Following Sergio Silva’s suspension, the fellow Portugese is awarded ITU World title

Spain’s Roger Roca Dalmau has been awarded the 2011 ITU Duathlon World Championship title after Portugal’s Sergio Silva was stripped of his gold medal following an Anti-Doping rule violation in an in-competition doping control test at the 2011 Gijon ITU Duathlon World Championships in Spain.

A six-month suspension was imposed on Silva and all ranking points and prize money must be returned.

Subsequently, the results from the elite men’s race have been amended with Roca Dalmau now as the gold medallist, Victor Manuel Del Corral Morales (ESP) will move to silver medal position and Benoit Nicolas (FRA) will be awarded the bronze medal.

All other athletes in the 2011 Gijon ITU Duathlon World Championships men’s elite race will also move up one position. All prize money will be adjusted accordingly.

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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.