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Favoriten – Powerman Zofingen 2018: Maxim Kuzmin (RUS)

Wednesday, 22 August 2018 by powerma1

Wir präsentieren Euch in einer Serie die WM-Favoriten/in a serie we present you the favorites for the world championship title. Heute mit/today with:

Maxim Kuzmin (RUS)

Geburtsdatum/date of birth:
22.7.1988/22nd of July 1988.

Bisherige Podestplätze Powerman Zofingen/podiums Powerman Zofingen so far:
keine/none.

Platzierung/result Powerman Zofingen 2017:
Sieger/winner.

Ziel/goal Powerman Zofingen 2018:
Ich will meinen WM-Titel verteidigen/I try to defend my world championship title.

Grösste Erfolge 2018/biggest successes 2018:
Diese Saison habe ich bisher nur an zwei russischen Meisterschaften im Cross-Triathlon (4. Platz) und über die Triathlon-Langdistanz (Rang 5) teilgenommen. Dazu kamen noch Teilnahmen am Russischen Cup im Duathlon und im Cross-Triathlon (Sieger)./This season I participated only in two Russian championships in cross-triathlon (4th place) and triathlon long distance (5th place). There were also participations in the stages of the Russian Cup in the duathlon and cross-triathlon (1st place).

Zufrieden mit der bisherigen Saison/are you satisfied with this season so far?
Mit der letzten Saison bin ich sicherlich zufrieden. Diese Saison ist noch nicht zu Ende. Der Höhepunkt, die Langdistanz-Duathlon-WM in Zofingen steht noch bevor und ich hoffe, dass ich da mit meinem Resultat zufrieden sein werde./With last season I’m certainly pleased. This season is not over yet. The main start is at the World Championships in Zofingen. I hope I will be satisfied with my result.

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Find here the new Powerman Zofingen magazine 2018

Wednesday, 22 August 2018 by powerma1

The 30th Powerman Zofingen is coming closer. From the 31st of August to the 2nd of September Zofingen will be again the world capital of duathlon. Everything about the world’s most famous and toughest duathlon you can read now in the Powerman Zofingen magazine which will be issued on the 25th of August 2018 (170‘000 copies) in all the newspapers of the AZ Medien AG. You can get also a magazine on the Powerman Zofingen weekend at different places. rg

Find the Powerman magazine 2018 here (PDF in German 1oMB)

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Favoriten – Powerman Zofingen 2018: Thomas Bruins (AUS)

Tuesday, 21 August 2018 by powerma1

Wir präsentieren Euch in einer Serie die WM-Favoriten/in a serie we present you the favorites for the world championship title. Heute mit/today with:

Thomas Bruins (AUS)

Geburtsdatum/date of birth:
2.11.1989/2nd of November 1989

Bisherige Podestplätze Powerman Zofingen/podiums Powerman Zofingen so far:
keine/none.

Platzierung/result Powerman Zofingen 2017:
Platz 15/15th place.

Ziel/goal Powerman Zofingen 2018:
Top 5.

Grösste Erfolge 2018/biggest successes 2018:
Sieger Powerman Malaysia und damit zum dritten Mal in Serie Asien-Meister./Powerman Malaysia Asian champion 2018 (3 years in a row).

Zufrieden mit der bisherigen Saison/are you satisfied with this season so far?
Kein Kommentar/no comment.

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Carol Furriela and Iuri Vinuto win Powerman Brasil 2018

Monday, 20 August 2018 by powerma1

Carol Furriela and Iuri Vinuto were the great champions of Powerman Brasil 2018, the national stage of the world’s longest duathlon circuit, held on a beautiful Sunday in Indaiatuba. With two 10-km race legs interspersed by 60 km of cycling on an extremely challenging course, the duoathletes had to face the sunny and hot weather that made the race even more technical and difficult.

Currently Powerman Brasil champion, Carol Furriela returned to Indaiatuba and had a god strategy to dominate the course from start to finish. In the first leg of the race Carol left the T1 with a small margin of advantage over Giovana Martins and the pedal began to open advantage over its main competitor on Sunday. “I had a strategy in search of the title, I knew that Giovana was going to run very strong, because she is a marathon runner, and it worked.” I fought alongside her in the first round and started cycling” said champion Carol Furriela.

After opening on cycling, Carol kept the distance on the second leg of the race closing 10/60/10 at 3:34:22. Giovana Martins came in second place with just under five minutes difference for the champion and Maria Vângela de Sousa completed the women’s podium in third place. “Powerman Brazil is an incredible test and one that respects the athlete too much. I’m very happy to have come back here and beaten again. Next year I’m going back to get the third championship” concludes Carol Furriela.

In the Men’s the level was also very high with presence of the best athletes of the country. Runner Up in 2017, Iuri Vinuto made several adjustments in his preparation, especially in cycling and managed to leave Indaiatuba with the victory. Iuri led the race from start to finish to celebrate his first title in Powerman Brazil.

Iuri opened the 10km race with a very strong run close 33 minutes next to Antonio Mansur. The two of them left together with advantage of almost three. On the bike Iuri did enough strength and even with partial a little slower managed to keep the difference over Manocchio and Manente. However, it was in the second race that the champion set the race by completing the 10/60/10 at 2:56:20.

“Today was a very hard day, cycling here is very strong and I knew that I had to keep the edge, as Manocchio and Manente cycling very well. I was able to lead from the beginning and very happy with my performance throughout the course “celebrated Iuri Vinuto. Guilherme Manocchio was the second placed, with just over three minutes of disadvantage for the leader, and Felipe Manente came soon in sequence, completing the podium.

Sprint:

Sunday was also the day to meet the Powerman Sprint champions, who comprise half the distance from the Classic, adding two 5-km running legs and a 30-km bike. Also counting on high technical level the race crowned Ernani de Souza and Detlei Hasse were crowned champions. Ernani is an excellent runner and is slowly hitting his duathlon races. On Sunday he was the most consistent during the entire race crossing the finish line with 1:38:51, ahead of Carlos Henrique de Oliveira and Fabio Fantozzi, second and third respectively.

In Women, Detlei showed that she is one of the best duoatletas of the country setting another event for its collection of titles. With 1:56:52, Detlei was the great champion of the Brazilian stage of the Powerman circuit finishing ahead of Elizabeth Berton, runner-up, and Vivian Oliveira, third place.

Power Run:

Closing the Sunday schedule was the Power Run, a 5-km race that had as its main goal to attract more athletes to meet the Powerman spirit. Many families and runners from Indaiatuba honored the event by making the party even more beautiful on the Olympic Velodrome. In the end, dozens of runners joined the duoatletas in an great atmosphere.

Results – Powerman Brasil 2018:

Classic – Women

1ª Carol Furriela – 3:34:22

2ª Giovana Martins – 3:39:18

3ª Maria Vângela de Sousa – 4:11:20

Classic – Men

1º Iuri Vinuto – 2:56:20

2º Guilherme Manocchio – 2:59:34

3º Felipe Manente – 3:00:28

Sprint – Women:

1ª Detlei Hasse – 1:56:52

2ª Elizabeth Berton – 1:59:27

3ª Vivian Oliveira – 2:06:26

Sprint – Men

1º Ernani de Souza – 1:38:51

2º Carlos Henrique de Oliveira – 1:41:03

3º Fabio Fantozzi – 1:42:39

Text: Danilo Caboclo

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Favorites – Powerman Zofingen 2018: Søren Bystrup (DEN)

Monday, 20 August 2018 by powerma1

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Wir präsentieren Euch in einer Serie die WM-Favoriten/in a serie we present you the favorites for the world championship title. Heute mit/today with:

Søren Bystrup (DEN)

Geburtsdatum/date of birth:
14.4.1984/14th of April 1984

Bisherige Podestplätze Powerman Zofingen/podiums Powerman Zofingen so far:
Platz 3/3rd place 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012.

Platzierung/result Powerman Zofingen 2017:
Rang 3/3rd place.

Ziel/goal Powerman Zofingen 2018:
Wie jedes Jahr möchte ich auch diesmal gewinnen. Auf Top-Niveau wird dies mein letztes Rennen der Karriere sein. Ich freue mich sehr auf ein weiteres grossartiges Erlebnis in Zofingen ind ich hoffe natürlich, dass ich meine Karriere mit einem starken Auftritt beenden kann./Well, as every year I’m aiming for the top spot. It will be my last race on a top level. I’m looking forward to another great experience in Zofingen and hope to finish with a strong performance.

Grösste Erfolge 2018/biggest successes 2018:
Europameister bei meinem Heimrennen in Vejle./European champion at my home race in Vejle!

Zufrieden mit der bisherigen Saison/are you satisfied with this season so far?
Ja, ich bin sehr glücklich. Ich habe mich diese Saison auf die EM zu Hause in Vejle und auch die WM in Zofingen konzentriert und will das letzte Jahr auf Elite-Niveau ganz einfach noch in vollen Zügen geniessen. Den EM-Titel habe ich schon im Sack und nun bin ich bereit um in Zofingen noch einmal ein Top-Rennen abzuliefern zum Ende meiner Karriere./Yes I am very happy. My goal for this season was the European and the World Championships in Vejle and in Zofingen and to enjoy the last year with training and racing at elite level. I‘ve won the European Champs and I’ve enjoyed the training leading up to Zofingen. I‘m ready for one last big race.

Homepage:
www.bystrupduathlon.dk

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Favorites – Powerman Zofingen 2018: Seppe Odeyn (BEL)

Friday, 17 August 2018 by powerma1

Wir präsentieren Euch in einer Serie die WM-Favoriten/in a series we present you the favorites for the world championship title. Heute mit/today with:

Seppe Odeyn (BEL)

Geburtsdatum/date of birth:
20.3.1987/20th of March 1987

Bisherige Podestplätze Powerman Zofingen/podiums Powerman Zofingen so far:
Sieger/winner 2016; Platz 2/2nd place 2015, 2017.

Platzierung/result Powerman Zofingen 2017:
Rang 2/2nd place.

Ziel/goal Powerman Zofingen 2018:
Die Goldmedaille zurückholen!/Take back the gold!

Grösste Erfolge 2018/biggest successes 2018:
Sieger Powerman Mallorca und zwei 11. Plätze bei IM Lanzarote und Tallinn/winner of the Powerman Mallorca and 11th place each in IM Lanzarote and in Tallinn.

Zufrieden mit der bisherigen Saison/are you satisfied with this season so far?
Nein, ich brauche wirklich den WM-Titel in Zofingen, damit es für mich ein gutes Jahr wird!/No, I really need a world title in Zofingen to make it a good year!

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Favorites – Powerman Zofingen 2018: Gaël Le Bellec (FRA)

Thursday, 16 August 2018 by powerma1

Wir präsentieren Euch in einer Serie die WM-Favoriten/in a serie we present you the favorites for the world championship title. Heute mit/today with: Gaël Le Bellec (FRA)

Geburtsdatum/date of birth:
6.4.1988

Bisherige Podestplätze Powerman Zofingen/podiums Powerman Zofingen so far:
Sieger/winner 2014, 2015.

Platzierung/result Powerman Zofingen 2017:
Rang 4/4th place.

Ziel/goal Powerman Zofingen 2018:
In Bestform sein!/Be at my best level!

Grösste Erfolge 2018/biggest successes 2018:
Platz 2/2nd Place Powerman Tramelan.

Zufrieden mit der bisherigen Saison/are you satisfied with this season so far?
Ich war verletzt von Oktober 2017 bis April 2018. Ich hoffe, dass ich am Ende der Saison zufrieden sein werde, jetzt bin ich’s noch nicht./I was injured from October 2017 to April 2018, so I hope I’ll be satisfied at the end of the season, but not yet.

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Athlete’s Guide and Course Maps are now online

Wednesday, 15 August 2018 by powerma1

The Athlete’s Guide, where the athletes find everything important for them around the 30th Powerman Zofingen as well as the new course maps are now online.

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The Duathlon world elite starts at the Powerman Austria

Tuesday, 14 August 2018 by powerma1

On Sunday, 19.08.2018 the time has finally come: At the Powerman Duathlon Austria, the world’s best duathlon athletes compete with each other. 7 of the best athletes from the current World Ranking are represented at the POWERMAN Austria 2018. The starting field will be led by the Powerman World leader Søren BYSTRUP and the strong Frenchmen Gaël LE BELLEC (2014 World Champion 2015) and Anthony LE DUEY (2016 Powerman winner). Further contenders for a podium place are the Australians Matt SMITH and Thomas BRUINS as well as Peter ELLIS from Great Britain and Alistair EECKMAN from the USA.

Top-class is also the ladies starting field. The top favorite is the 31-year-old Viennese Sandrina ILLES. In addition to the world title in the classic distance, she is the European champion in the middle distance and won several state champion titles in the Austrian track-and-field athletics. But with Erika CSOMOR, the several duathlon world champion und Ironman winner from Hungary und the strong local athlete Viktoria SCHENK, who won the POWERMAN Austria 2015, she expects tough competition.

By merging the start, finish and transition area at the market square in Weyer, the center of the town is transformed into a competition arena. Nine times the athletes will cross the marketplace before they reach the finish. The spectators will be in the middle of the duathlon event and experience the international flair.

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New bike course at the 30th Powerman Zofingen

Thursday, 02 August 2018 by powerma1

Powerman Zofingen is one of eight top sporting events in the canton of Aargau. This is one of the reasons why the bike course will now mainly lead through the canton of Aargau. Another reason for the innovation is the new licensing practice in the canton of Lucerne. The new route first has a fast, flat “15 km loop west” and then a very couped and demanding “35 km loop east”. Two of the numerous highlights are the ascent and descent “Wiliberg” with a magnificent view of the Swiss Alps. New in Zofingen city centre is the adapted running track.

On September 2, 2018 the ITU Powerman Long Distance Duathlon World Championships will again be held in Zofingen. The fact that the ITU (International Triathlon Union) and the IPA (International Powerman Association) are now awarding these to Zofingen for the eleventh time after 1997, 1998, 1999, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, and for the eighth time in a row, is unique for triathlon and duathlon. A new challenge awaits the athletes from around 40 participating nations. The bike course will be new and even more challenging. In addition, both the cycling and running routes pass through the picturesque city centre of Zofingen for the first time.

New licensing practice

The change in route was triggered by the new licensing practice of the Lucerne police. “Their obligation to allow a race only with a complete track closure has not produced a track worthy of the World Championship in the space of the previous track”, regrets Stefan Ruf, OC President of Powerman Zofingen. All variants had to be discarded, so that in spring the OC had to abandon the previous course, which had been run since the 3rd edition in 1991. “Thanks to the support of the Aargau authorities, however, a new bike course worthy of the World Cup can now be offered by a large majority through the Canton of Aargau. The character of the track remains unchanged, 50 kilometres per lap with almost exactly the same difference in altitude of 650 m per lap as before. In the World Championship race, the lap leading from Zofingen first to the west will again be driven three times. While the Vordemwald section was the last part so far, it will now be used in exactly the opposite direction and the “loop” will bring a first small turning point before it goes back from Vordemwald via Rothrist to the Zofingen area in the direction of Mühlethal on the eastern part of the loop. Ruf: “This one was already partly used in 2006. The technical highlight will certainly be the climb via Reitnau and the Williberg exit before returning to Zofingen via Reiden”.

New opportunities

The relocation to Aargau, in time for the 30-year event, offers the event many new opportunities. Ruf:”Important communities such as Rothrist or Schöftland are now part of the route. In addition to the Wiggertal, the Ürketal and Suhre valleys are now also being crossed. With Mühlethal and Reitnau-Williberg, two of the most beautiful crossings in the western part of the canton are crossed, thus also creating opportunities for new nests of atmosphere”. The OC is doing everything in its power to ensure optimal track safety and comprehensive information for local residents, so that the athletes are given an accident-free race and the local residents the least possible restrictions, and at the same time it would like to thank all the communities that are now being used for the first time and also the previous ones for their understanding and support.

Running course adapted

Due to the new bike course, the second running course can now also be run through the old town of Zofingen, as planned for some time. “For many years it was two laps and last year even four because of the storm damage, but now three laps are being run on a 5 km long turning point track”, says Ruf. After leaving the Powerman-Arena we first go to turning point 1 at Thutplatz and then again through the arena to turning point 2 on the Heitere. Back in the arena the first 10 of a total of 30 km are completed. “Only marginal changes have been made to the first run, which at 9.5 km is now 300 m longer than before, thanks to a new separate start zone. According to Ruf, the new routes also represent a new capital in the history of Powerman Zofingen. “We are pleased to be able to offer the participants from around 40 nations a route that remains very demanding and yet fast, thus maintaining and even improving the chances of winning the World Championship in the future.

More Aargau

Powerman Zofingen is one of eight top sporting events in Aargau. “This is one of the reasons why the bike course will now mainly lead through Canton Aargau instead of Lucerne,” says Oliver Imfeld, Secretary General of Powerman Zofingen. The new route first has a fast, flat “15 km loop west” and then a “35 km loop east”, which is very coupiert and demanding. “Two of the numerous highlights are the ascent and descent Wiliberg with a wonderful view of the Swiss Alps”, says it and takes us straight to the new bike course.

Zofingen Pavés

The Pavés became famous for French cycling classics such as Paris-Roubaix. But even the world’s best duathletes will soon get to know the Zofingen paving stones. “For the 30th anniversary of Powerman Zofingen, we will drive across historic Thutplatz.” The bike route then leads via Strengelbach and Vordemwald to Rothrist, where you pass the colourfully decorated roundabout at Restaurant Rössli. Via Bernstrasse and Sägetstrasse you return to Zofingen via Strengelbach on the flat 15 kilometre loop, past the headquarters of media partner Zofinger Tagblatt and via Henzmann roundabout and railway underpass towards Mühlethal. Here begins a 35-kilometre loop, which is couped and will really challenge the athletes. Quasi on the Mühlethal Pass above waits another highlight. “Here the athletes drive past the beautiful Lindenplatz, where after a few hundred metres a rapid descent to Uerkheim follows.

Wiliberg instead of Bodenberg

Imfeld then follows the Obermattenstrasse towards the A1 motorway, but turns shortly before to Holziken and reaches another highlight of the new cycle route via Schöftland, Staffelbach, Attelwil and Reitnau. Reitnau is best known for the mountain race of the same name, which takes place at the beginning of July. “The Powerman participants drive up the race track with their two-wheeled machines to the culmination point on the Wiliberg at 680 metres above sea level. This ascent, which is about four kilometres long, requires 280 metres of altitude difference,” says Imfeld. “Here you can enjoy a magnificent view of the mountains before a curvy descent on a brand new surface leads down to Moosersagi.” The 50-kilometre long jubilee cycle track runs about 5 kilometres through the canton of Lucerne. A rough climb leads from Moosersagi to Reiden. There it goes on a narrow side road past the open-air swimming pool Reiden and then on the flat cantonal road back to Zofingen. “The new bike course is more difficult than the old one,” says Imfeld. “She’s less fluid, has more technical descents, ups and downs, more rhythm breakers. The good cyclists may rejoice!”

Last starting places

You can still register for the 30th Powerman Zofingen from 31 August to 2 September 2018. The entry portal for the long distance was closed in mid-August, for the short distance you can still

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1a) The new 50 km long bike course leads right through the heart of the city of Zofingen, across Thutplatz, where Oliver Imfeld, the new Secretary General of Powerman Zofingen, welcomes us for a tour of the bike course. . Fotos: Raphael Galliker