Triathlete stays in 'level of hurt' for silver

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Australian Matt Hauser has continued his strong start to the World Triathlon Series, overcoming illness to finish second in Italy.
Hauser, who was seventh at the Paris Olympics, now has a win and two runner-up finishes from the opening three rounds.
Miguel Hidalgo made history as the first Brazilian to win a WTC race, beating Hauser by 28 seconds at Alghero over the 1.5km swim, 40.5km cycle and 10km run course.
Hauser leads Hidalgo overall in the eight-race series, which ends at Wollongong in October.
After leading the ocean swim and joining the nine-rider lead group on the bike, Hauser was no match for Hidalgo's speedy run transition.
The Australian also struggled in the heat and hills on the run course, having been ill after winning the Yokohama round a fortnight ago.
But he was pleased to overtake French triathlete Leo Bergere on the run to claim silver, beating him by 36 seconds, as Hidalgo won in one hour 44 minutes five seconds.
"We always knew it was going to be challenging conditions with the heat, and the hills on the bike; and on the run everything was really challenging especially after battling a bit of sickness after Yokohama," Hauser said.
"I dropped back to third spot (on the run) and then reeled them back in for silver. For a hot minute there I had to stay in my level of hurt.
"I was lucky to finish pretty strong and hold on for silver."
Fellow Paris Olympian Luke Willian returned from injury to finish fourth, while Callum McClusky (17th) and Brandon Copeland (20th) also made the top 20.
Tokyo Olympian Emma Jeffcoat had her first WTS start in three years and finished 24th, while fellow Australian Ellie Hoitink did not finish.
Cassandre Beaugrand of France, the Paris Olympics champion, won in 1:55:55 ahead of Italian Bianca Seregni and Olivia Mathias from Great Britain.
Australian Matt Hauser has continued his strong start to the World Triathlon Series, overcoming illness to finish second in Italy.
Hauser, who was seventh at the Paris Olympics, now has a win and two runner-up finishes from the opening three rounds.
Miguel Hidalgo made history as the first Brazilian to win a WTC race, beating Hauser by 28 seconds at Alghero over the 1.5km swim, 40.5km cycle and 10km run course.
Hauser leads Hidalgo overall in the eight-race series, which ends at Wollongong in October.
After leading the ocean swim and joining the nine-rider lead group on the bike, Hauser was no match for Hidalgo's speedy run transition.
The Australian also struggled in the heat and hills on the run course, having been ill after winning the Yokohama round a fortnight ago.
But he was pleased to overtake French triathlete Leo Bergere on the run to claim silver, beating him by 36 seconds, as Hidalgo won in one hour 44 minutes five seconds.
"We always knew it was going to be challenging conditions with the heat, and the hills on the bike; and on the run everything was really challenging especially after battling a bit of sickness after Yokohama," Hauser said.
"I dropped back to third spot (on the run) and then reeled them back in for silver. For a hot minute there I had to stay in my level of hurt.
"I was lucky to finish pretty strong and hold on for silver."
Fellow Paris Olympian Luke Willian returned from injury to finish fourth, while Callum McClusky (17th) and Brandon Copeland (20th) also made the top 20.
Tokyo Olympian Emma Jeffcoat had her first WTS start in three years and finished 24th, while fellow Australian Ellie Hoitink did not finish.
Cassandre Beaugrand of France, the Paris Olympics champion, won in 1:55:55 ahead of Italian Bianca Seregni and Olivia Mathias from Great Britain.
Australian Matt Hauser has continued his strong start to the World Triathlon Series, overcoming illness to finish second in Italy.
Hauser, who was seventh at the Paris Olympics, now has a win and two runner-up finishes from the opening three rounds.
Miguel Hidalgo made history as the first Brazilian to win a WTC race, beating Hauser by 28 seconds at Alghero over the 1.5km swim, 40.5km cycle and 10km run course.
Hauser leads Hidalgo overall in the eight-race series, which ends at Wollongong in October.
After leading the ocean swim and joining the nine-rider lead group on the bike, Hauser was no match for Hidalgo's speedy run transition.
The Australian also struggled in the heat and hills on the run course, having been ill after winning the Yokohama round a fortnight ago.
But he was pleased to overtake French triathlete Leo Bergere on the run to claim silver, beating him by 36 seconds, as Hidalgo won in one hour 44 minutes five seconds.
"We always knew it was going to be challenging conditions with the heat, and the hills on the bike; and on the run everything was really challenging especially after battling a bit of sickness after Yokohama," Hauser said.
"I dropped back to third spot (on the run) and then reeled them back in for silver. For a hot minute there I had to stay in my level of hurt.
"I was lucky to finish pretty strong and hold on for silver."
Fellow Paris Olympian Luke Willian returned from injury to finish fourth, while Callum McClusky (17th) and Brandon Copeland (20th) also made the top 20.
Tokyo Olympian Emma Jeffcoat had her first WTS start in three years and finished 24th, while fellow Australian Ellie Hoitink did not finish.
Cassandre Beaugrand of France, the Paris Olympics champion, won in 1:55:55 ahead of Italian Bianca Seregni and Olivia Mathias from Great Britain.

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There's been some rough water for Jessica Fox since her Paris Olympics medal blitz, but the canoe great feels her title defence is on track 100 days out from the world championships in Penrith. Fox will defend her kayak crown on her home course, with the competition getting under way on September 29, but despite winning gold in the event in Paris, her results this year haven't been at her usual standard. The 31-year-old, who owns six Olympic medals, including three gold, has missed the K1 final at both of the opening World Cup events in Europe. In the opening race in La Seu in Spain, Fox finished 48th in a field of 50 after incurring a 50-second penalty for missing a gate. She also missed the K1 final at the second World Cup event in Pau in France, but at both she bounced back to win gold in the C1 races. "It's funny, people are always almost shocked when you don't qualify for the final, or when you don't win, as when you've done it so many times it's just expected, but actually it's hard every time," Fox said from Prague, ahead of another World Cup later this month. "Even the best athletes make mistakes, so it was disappointing, I was upset, I had a good cry about it, and then I just got back on the horse the next day, got back in my boat and had another crack. "I'm fine-tuning things and I'm still in a training and building phase at the moment before the worlds, and I'm taking in as much info as I can." She said the gates hung quite low in Spain, and she was too cautious in her approach. But after taking time out to savour her Olympic success, also winning gold in the C1 while her sister Noemie won the kayak cross, she felt she was building nicely for the world championships. Fox admitted the pressure of defending her title on her home course could be on par with the Olympics. "Paris was magical in every way and it went perfectly, and was a very successful campaign, and fantastic to perform in that way,'' she said. "Now looking forward, obviously you're always going to have that expectation and target on your back, you're the reigning Olympic champion, reigning world champion in the kayak, and that hovers there, like a cloud, if you let it. "Everyone's hungry for that race, and just because you're world number one or just because you're the reigning champion doesn't mean it's different. "Coming into a world championship at home is going to feel very much like an Olympics in terms of the pressure and the expectation, but I think we'll be ready. "I love our home course and that's going to serve me, and I'm going to try and make it an advantage." While she's set to compete in the next Olympics in Los Angeles, Fox is also looking beyond her paddling career and has partnered with charity organisation High Impact Athletes, with sponsors pledging an amount for each "clean" gate on the course. "It's about looking beyond sport and going, how else can I have an impact, and how do I keep this interesting and exciting, and what's my legacy going to be?,'' she said. "Each race, each run, each gate that I take, I'm pledging my support for this charity, which provides safe, clean drinking water for people around the world, and bringing people on board with me." There's been some rough water for Jessica Fox since her Paris Olympics medal blitz, but the canoe great feels her title defence is on track 100 days out from the world championships in Penrith. Fox will defend her kayak crown on her home course, with the competition getting under way on September 29, but despite winning gold in the event in Paris, her results this year haven't been at her usual standard. The 31-year-old, who owns six Olympic medals, including three gold, has missed the K1 final at both of the opening World Cup events in Europe. In the opening race in La Seu in Spain, Fox finished 48th in a field of 50 after incurring a 50-second penalty for missing a gate. She also missed the K1 final at the second World Cup event in Pau in France, but at both she bounced back to win gold in the C1 races. "It's funny, people are always almost shocked when you don't qualify for the final, or when you don't win, as when you've done it so many times it's just expected, but actually it's hard every time," Fox said from Prague, ahead of another World Cup later this month. "Even the best athletes make mistakes, so it was disappointing, I was upset, I had a good cry about it, and then I just got back on the horse the next day, got back in my boat and had another crack. "I'm fine-tuning things and I'm still in a training and building phase at the moment before the worlds, and I'm taking in as much info as I can." She said the gates hung quite low in Spain, and she was too cautious in her approach. But after taking time out to savour her Olympic success, also winning gold in the C1 while her sister Noemie won the kayak cross, she felt she was building nicely for the world championships. Fox admitted the pressure of defending her title on her home course could be on par with the Olympics. "Paris was magical in every way and it went perfectly, and was a very successful campaign, and fantastic to perform in that way,'' she said. "Now looking forward, obviously you're always going to have that expectation and target on your back, you're the reigning Olympic champion, reigning world champion in the kayak, and that hovers there, like a cloud, if you let it. "Everyone's hungry for that race, and just because you're world number one or just because you're the reigning champion doesn't mean it's different. "Coming into a world championship at home is going to feel very much like an Olympics in terms of the pressure and the expectation, but I think we'll be ready. "I love our home course and that's going to serve me, and I'm going to try and make it an advantage." While she's set to compete in the next Olympics in Los Angeles, Fox is also looking beyond her paddling career and has partnered with charity organisation High Impact Athletes, with sponsors pledging an amount for each "clean" gate on the course. "It's about looking beyond sport and going, how else can I have an impact, and how do I keep this interesting and exciting, and what's my legacy going to be?,'' she said. "Each race, each run, each gate that I take, I'm pledging my support for this charity, which provides safe, clean drinking water for people around the world, and bringing people on board with me." There's been some rough water for Jessica Fox since her Paris Olympics medal blitz, but the canoe great feels her title defence is on track 100 days out from the world championships in Penrith. Fox will defend her kayak crown on her home course, with the competition getting under way on September 29, but despite winning gold in the event in Paris, her results this year haven't been at her usual standard. The 31-year-old, who owns six Olympic medals, including three gold, has missed the K1 final at both of the opening World Cup events in Europe. In the opening race in La Seu in Spain, Fox finished 48th in a field of 50 after incurring a 50-second penalty for missing a gate. She also missed the K1 final at the second World Cup event in Pau in France, but at both she bounced back to win gold in the C1 races. "It's funny, people are always almost shocked when you don't qualify for the final, or when you don't win, as when you've done it so many times it's just expected, but actually it's hard every time," Fox said from Prague, ahead of another World Cup later this month. "Even the best athletes make mistakes, so it was disappointing, I was upset, I had a good cry about it, and then I just got back on the horse the next day, got back in my boat and had another crack. "I'm fine-tuning things and I'm still in a training and building phase at the moment before the worlds, and I'm taking in as much info as I can." She said the gates hung quite low in Spain, and she was too cautious in her approach. But after taking time out to savour her Olympic success, also winning gold in the C1 while her sister Noemie won the kayak cross, she felt she was building nicely for the world championships. Fox admitted the pressure of defending her title on her home course could be on par with the Olympics. "Paris was magical in every way and it went perfectly, and was a very successful campaign, and fantastic to perform in that way,'' she said. "Now looking forward, obviously you're always going to have that expectation and target on your back, you're the reigning Olympic champion, reigning world champion in the kayak, and that hovers there, like a cloud, if you let it. "Everyone's hungry for that race, and just because you're world number one or just because you're the reigning champion doesn't mean it's different. "Coming into a world championship at home is going to feel very much like an Olympics in terms of the pressure and the expectation, but I think we'll be ready. "I love our home course and that's going to serve me, and I'm going to try and make it an advantage." While she's set to compete in the next Olympics in Los Angeles, Fox is also looking beyond her paddling career and has partnered with charity organisation High Impact Athletes, with sponsors pledging an amount for each "clean" gate on the course. "It's about looking beyond sport and going, how else can I have an impact, and how do I keep this interesting and exciting, and what's my legacy going to be?,'' she said. "Each race, each run, each gate that I take, I'm pledging my support for this charity, which provides safe, clean drinking water for people around the world, and bringing people on board with me." There's been some rough water for Jessica Fox since her Paris Olympics medal blitz, but the canoe great feels her title defence is on track 100 days out from the world championships in Penrith. Fox will defend her kayak crown on her home course, with the competition getting under way on September 29, but despite winning gold in the event in Paris, her results this year haven't been at her usual standard. The 31-year-old, who owns six Olympic medals, including three gold, has missed the K1 final at both of the opening World Cup events in Europe. In the opening race in La Seu in Spain, Fox finished 48th in a field of 50 after incurring a 50-second penalty for missing a gate. She also missed the K1 final at the second World Cup event in Pau in France, but at both she bounced back to win gold in the C1 races. "It's funny, people are always almost shocked when you don't qualify for the final, or when you don't win, as when you've done it so many times it's just expected, but actually it's hard every time," Fox said from Prague, ahead of another World Cup later this month. "Even the best athletes make mistakes, so it was disappointing, I was upset, I had a good cry about it, and then I just got back on the horse the next day, got back in my boat and had another crack. "I'm fine-tuning things and I'm still in a training and building phase at the moment before the worlds, and I'm taking in as much info as I can." She said the gates hung quite low in Spain, and she was too cautious in her approach. But after taking time out to savour her Olympic success, also winning gold in the C1 while her sister Noemie won the kayak cross, she felt she was building nicely for the world championships. Fox admitted the pressure of defending her title on her home course could be on par with the Olympics. "Paris was magical in every way and it went perfectly, and was a very successful campaign, and fantastic to perform in that way,'' she said. "Now looking forward, obviously you're always going to have that expectation and target on your back, you're the reigning Olympic champion, reigning world champion in the kayak, and that hovers there, like a cloud, if you let it. "Everyone's hungry for that race, and just because you're world number one or just because you're the reigning champion doesn't mean it's different. "Coming into a world championship at home is going to feel very much like an Olympics in terms of the pressure and the expectation, but I think we'll be ready. "I love our home course and that's going to serve me, and I'm going to try and make it an advantage." While she's set to compete in the next Olympics in Los Angeles, Fox is also looking beyond her paddling career and has partnered with charity organisation High Impact Athletes, with sponsors pledging an amount for each "clean" gate on the course. "It's about looking beyond sport and going, how else can I have an impact, and how do I keep this interesting and exciting, and what's my legacy going to be?,'' she said. "Each race, each run, each gate that I take, I'm pledging my support for this charity, which provides safe, clean drinking water for people around the world, and bringing people on board with me."