2014 ITU Long Distance World Championships
Bertrand Billard and Camilla Pedersen earned the world titles in China on Sunday.
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Nearly one year since Camilla Pedersen (DEN) lay in an induced coma after a life-threatening bike crash, she today became a world champion for the first time at the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in Weihai, China. In the men’s race, France swept the podium with Bertrand Billard retaining his title as the fastest man across the 4km swim, 120km bike, 30km run course. Read the race recap.
2014 Weihai ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships
4km swim, 120km bike, 30km run
Women
1. Camilla Pedersen DEN 5:43:31
2. Kaisa Lehtonen FIN 5:47:47
3. Andrea Hewitt NZL 5:54:29
4. Ewa Bugdol POL 5:58:49
5. Eva Potuckova CZE 6:00:44
6. Laura Bennett USA 6:02:55
7. Vanessa Gianinni BRA 6:05:40
8. Natsumi Higashi JPN 6:34:14
9. Gurutze Frades Larralde ESP 6:34:25
10. Yasuko Miyazaki JPN 6:41:04
Men
1. Bertrand Billard FRA 5:09:09
2. Sylvain Sudrie FRA 5:11:50
3. Viennot Cyril FRA 5:15:34
4. Graham O’Grady NZL 5:17:53
5. Craig Alexander AUS 5:20:45
6. Gustavo Rodriguez Iglesias ESP 5:21:53
7. Rasmus Petræus DEN 5:22:09
8. Samuel Betten AUS 5:23:26
9. Antony Costes FRA 5:24:24
10. Nikolay Yaroshenko RUS 5:25:41