Triathlon International Noumea – Caisse d’Espargne 03.05.09

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Our thanks to Nicolas Favan in Noumea for these pictures – we will concentrate mainly on the Australian and New Zealand competitors…

Most of these pix were shot in vertical format – and are cropped here – purchases will be supplied in full frame.
6428 Juliana Bahr-Thomson AUS

6459 Vicky van der Merwe RSA and John Polson AUS

6460 L to R: David Esposito FRA.NC, Sebastien Davin FRA.NC, and Paul Mathews AUS.

6508 Paul Mathews AUS first three out of the water

6512 Local star – Patrick Vernay FRA.NC

6523 Lisbeth Kristensen DEN… eventual winning Female

6566 That girl again… Vicky van der Merwe RSA

6653 L-R: Patrick Vernay FRA.NC being chased bt eventual winner Aaron Farlow AUS

6816 Paul Ambrose GBR – yes we know the shirt says something else!

6821 Aaron Farlow AUS on his way to victory

7014 Aaron Farlow AUS starting to celebrate

7020 Aaron Farlow still celebrating

7071 Lisbeth Kristensen DEN winning for the ladies

7082 Paul Mathews AUS and Cameron Watt AUS

So – where was our man while all this was happening? Nicolas found him – sitting in the gutter… muttering something about a valve extender…
THE PLACINGS…
MALES:
1. Aaron Farlow AUS 1:51:41
2. Cameron Brown NZL 1:52:06
3. Paul Ambrose GBR 1:52:56
4. Patrick Vernay FRA.NC 1:53:32
5. Ryan Sissons NZL 1:54:15
6. Tama Christensen NZL 1:55:15
7. Stephen Sheldrake NZL 1:55:42
8. Leon Griffin AUS 1:56:09
9. Paul Mathews AUS 1:57:39
10. Cameron Watt AUS 1:58:05
FEMALES:
1. Lisbeth Kristensen DEN 2:08:14
2. Melissa Vandewater AUS 2:08:45
3. Kelly Bruce NZL 2:10:29
4. Vicky van der Merwe RSA 2:12:41
5. Miu Hiraide JPN 2:13:30
6. Taryn McLeod NZL 2:14:55
7. Sarah Bryant NZL 2:17:50
8. Nadelle Legge AUS 2:18:59
9. Marion Pyrlik GER 2:19:44
10. Juliana Bahr-Thomson AUS 2:22:59

















































