19th edition of ITU Tiszaujvaros World Cup features semifinals action

The Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup showcases a talented lineup for two days of semifinals and finals action. The finale to TriWeek, which is a week-long festival of multisport events including concerts and street fair, Tiszaujvaros, which has been nicknamed “Tiszy”, is an athlete favoruite on the World Cup circuit.

ABOUT THE RACE:
Now in its 19th year, Tiszaujvaros is just two hours from Budapest and thanks to its status as the second longest running ITU event, is known as the triathlon capital of Hungary. The World Cup has one of the best atmospheres of any on the ITU calendar and is a summer tradition in Tiszaujvaros, as the event has a fTOTAL PRIZE MONEY:

$60,000 USD (equal for men & women)

COURSE PROFILE:

SEMI FINALS

Swim – 750m – Three laps of a 250m swim circuit with a pontoon start, wetsuits are not expected

Bike – 20km – Two laps of a mostly flat circuit

Run – 5km – Three laps of a most flat and fast run

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FINALS

Swim – 750m – Three laps of a 250m swim circuit with a pontoon start, wetsuits are not expectedBike – 20km – Eight laps of a mostly flat course

Run – 5km – Four laps of a mostly flat and fast run course

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FORMAT:

This ITU World Cup marks the debut of the new multi-round, multi-day sprint format. The event will be decided over two days, with sprint distance semifinals held on Saturday and then a sprint distance final on the Sunday. The total number of entries will decide the number of semifinals – three for the men and three for the women on Saturday with a maximum of 30 athletes in each semifinal, which will start as waves. Every semifinal will qualify a fixed number of athletes for the final and additionally a number of athletes will qualify based on the best times. For example, if the total field is between 31 and 60, there will be two semifinals, the top 14 in each will go through to the final and a further two will go through on time, creating a final field of 30. A full breakdown of the numbers and rules can be found on page 55, section 20 of the ITU Competition Rules, here.

Past Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup winners

WOMEN MEN

2014 Rachel Klamer (NED) Akos Vanek (HUN)
2013 Katie Hursey (USA) Florin Salvisberg (SUI)

2012 Ashleigh Gentle (AUS) Pierre LeCorre (FRA)

2011 Gwen Jorgensen (USA) Brent McMahon (CAN)

2010 Yuliya Yelistratova (UKR) Reinaldo Colucci (BRA)

2009 Kate McIlroy (NZL) Dmitry Polyanskiy (RUS)

2008 Andrea Whitcombe (GBR) Javier Gomez (ESP)

2007 Samantha Warriner (NZL) Javier Gomez (ESP)

2006 Joelle Franzmann (GER) Brad Kahlefeldt (AUS)

2005 Annabel Luxford (AUS) Dmitriy Gaag (KAZ)

2004 Anja Dittmer (GER) Shane Reed (NZL)