CAMBRIDGE TRIATHLON CLUB

ROLL OF HONOUR - SENIORS

Notes: 1. Covers national championships, international representation, Ironman races and other mega-achievements for Cambridge Triathletes age 20 and over.

2. For the under 20's, refer to our “Roll of Honour – Juniors and Youths”.

2008

Emma Pooley won the Perth Criterium Series in Australia winning three of the four races; won the Trofeo Alfredo Binda in Italy (Cycling World Cup race); finished 2^nd to Nicole Cooke in our National Championships; and won the Tour of Brittany. At the Beijing Olympics, Emma won the Silver Medal in the Individual Time Trial averaging 40km per hour over the hilly 23.5km course (she was GB’s first ever medallist in this race), and helped Nicole win gold in the 125km Road Race. She also finished 8^th (1^st Brit) in the World Championship Time Trial in Varese, Italy and again helped Nicole Cooke win gold in the 86 mile Road Race World Championships there. Tim Williams is Emma’s coach

Will Clarke raced World Cup Elite triathlons in Mooloolaba (Australia), Ishigaki (Japan), Lisbon (Portugal), Dunkirk (France), Madrid (Spain) and Des Moines (USA). His 6^th place overall and first Brit in Madrid clinched his Beijing Olympics slot. He won the Corus Elite Series race at Bryn Bach Park, Wales and became British Elite Champion. Will finished 14^th in the Olympic triathlon in Beijing

Rosie Clarke was fourth in the Corus Elite Series race at Reading

Nick Gibbins completed the 80mile Kew-Tring-Kew two day run; the 153 mile Marathon des Sables in the Sahara Desert; was a member of a five man relay team to swim the Channel; and ran the 56 mile London to Brighton road race

Steve Bentley and David Sales completed the Marathon des Sables

Phil Collins, Helen Jenkins, Kate Denmead, Julie Tapley and Phil Curtis won the mixed team title in the Turing Relay

Juliet Vickery and Barbara Leverett both won age-group gold in the National Duathlon Championships at Milton Keynes whilst Jackie Wren and Don Hutchinson both took silvers

Juliet Vickery won age-group gold in the European Olympic Distance Championships in Lisbon. Ann Knights was fourth. Juliet was Gatorade Athlete of the Month in September

Dave Eastman continued to defy Parkinson’s Disease winning his age group in the Cambridge Duathlon

Juliet Vickery and Barbara Leverett were both age-group gold medallists in the Olympic Distance World Triathlon Championships in Vancouver, Canada. Don Hutchinson, Pam Missenden and Jared Walbridge also represented GB as age-groupers whilst Greg Billington finished 24^th in the Junior Elite race representing the USA. At Sprint Distance, Sarah Springman won age-group bronze, and Matt Chandler (4^th), Mike Smith (10^th) and Matt Ward also represented GB

Barbara Leverett won gold in the World Duathlon championships in Rimini, Italy where Dave Bettinson (7^th in age-group) and Ian Tivey also represented GB

Janette Thomas completed the 200km Gran Fondo Cymru and Simon Bourne completed the 176km Etape du Dales cycle races. Ian Hirst completed the 576km Trans-Wales mountain bike race

John Lambert, Ian Green and Kate Lester (5^th in age-group) completed Ironman France; Cesare Granata, Rodney Barkhuysen, Dan Monks, IvanScott, Mao Chedid, Alan Slade, Gareth Stuart, Julio D’escrivan, Kevin Spalding, Moira Burgham and Helen and Chris Eggar completed Ironman Germany; Gregor Sedelmeier, Ian Marshall and Sarah Frankenhoff completed Ironman Switzerland; Silke Pichler (10.33.44) completed Ironman Austria; and Helen Hatcher completed Ironman Hawaii

In the National Olympic Distance Triathlon, Wakefield, the following took top ten places in their age-groups: Juliet Vickery and James Third (both first), Don Hutchinson (4^th), Bruce Smart (5^th), Pam Missenden and Dave Bettinson (both 7^th)

James Third was third in the British Universities Triathlon Championships

Moira Burgham became the Club’s first qualified Race Referee

Richard Goddard won his age-group in the 3km ASA Eastern Region Open Water Championships at Norwich as well as the 5km and 2km Open Water races at Eastbourne on successive days

Sarah Springman, Moira Burgham, Pam Missenden and Barbara Leverett won the 50+ race in the National Relay Championships, Nottingham. Sarah celebrated 25 years of excellence in triathlon at Holme Pierrepont

In the Cambridgeshire County Cross Country Championships, Will Clarke finished second overall, Stuart Holmes was 4^th in age-group, Jan van Wonderen 8^th and Don Hutchinson 2^nd

Stuart Holmes won the Cambridge Veterans Half Marathon Championships at Grunty Fen in 1.19.21

Helen & Chris Eggar and Jared Walbridge represented GB in the World Long Course Triathlon Championships in Almere, Holland

Pete Lever and Steve Gershon both cycled from Land’s End to John O’Groats

In the British Long Course Triathlon Championships (the Vitruvian), the following took top ten age-group places: Ann Knights (1^st), Jared Walbridge (7^th), Moira Burgham (7^th), Ian Tivey (8^th) and Julie Tapley (8^th)

Sara Rogger completed the Lausanne Marathon, Switzerland

Sarah Springman became ITU Vice President

2007

Rosie Clarke (3^rd senior), Rachel Barnes (4^th senior) and Juliet Vickery (1^st vet) all qualified in the County Cross Country Championships for the Inter-Counties Championships

Rosie Clarke raced in her first World Cup race in Madrid (15^th) and at Salford. Will Clarke raced Lisbon (23^rd), Madrid (crashed), France (9^th), Salford (8^th), Kitzbuhel (6^th), Lorient (3^rd) and Embrun (1^st)

Rosie Clarke won the European Under 23 Championships in Kuopio, Finland. She was 4^th in the National Triathlon Championships in Bryn Bach Park (Corus Elite Series) and 4^th in the World Under 23 Triathlon Championships in Hamburg

Will Clarke won the National Sprint Triathlon in Strathclyde (Corus Elite Series) and finished 5^th in the World (Senior Olympic Distance) Triathlon Championships in Hamburg. He had top ten finishes in three World Cup Triathlons: 6^th in Kitzbuhel, Austria, 8^th in Salford and 7^th in Beijing

The following completed Ironman Austria: Silke Pichler (10.36), Helen Eggar, Kevin Spalding, Gareth Stuart, David Sales and Moira Burgham

Barbara Leverett won age group silver in the World Duathlon Championships in Gyor, Hungary

In the British Olympic (Standard) Distance Championships in Wakefield, Barbara Leverett took age group gold and Juliet Vickery silver

John Lambert completed Ironman France

Chris Eggar and RodneyBarkhuysen completed Ironman Switzerland

Silke Pichler (8^th female elite in 11.18.25), Simon Bourne, Deborah Newman and Andy Matson completed Ironman UK

Emma Pooley was third in the Grande Boucle Femine (Women’s Tour de France) and represented GB in the Cycling World Championships in Stutgart, Germany for both road race (finished 10^th) and time trial. She was 8^th (1^st Brit) in the 10 mile hilly time trial averaging 41.5 km/hr. She also won the Amy Gillett award at the Thuringen Rundfahrt in Germany. Emma and Louise Eden competed in the Women’s National Road Race Series

Jackie Wren was 4^th in age group in the European Duathlon Championships, Edinburgh

Nick Gibbins was 12^th in the North Pole Marathon (-30deg C) in 5hr 23min and six days later completed the Dead Sea Ultra Marathon (+30 deg C) in 4hr 21min. He then completed the Everest Marathon in 7hr 41min (9^th non-Nepalese). His charitable effort as a result of completing the World’s coldest, lowest and highest marathons (see 2008 for the hottest – the Marathon des Sables) is now over £100,000! Nick completed several marathons and ultra runs including the Slovenian Mountain Marathon (1^st Brit), the Beachy Head Marathon and the Hereward “Relay” (all 60 kms as a one-man team!)

Ian Marshall and Stuart Holmes completed the Paris Marathon; Gregor Seidlmeier (2.50), Julie Tapley, Chris Eggar, David Sales and Tim Downs the London Marathon; Donna Allen the Three Forts Marathon; and Ed Richardson the Marathon d’Albi, France. Gregor completed a second marathon in Germany in 2.57. Chris and Helen Eggar completed the Beachy Head Marathon and Brynn Kvinlaug the Las Vegas Marathon

Will Clarke represented Cambridgeshire in the Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships

Sarah Springman won age group I gold medal in the Winter Triathlon World Championships (running, mountain biking and cross-country skiing) in Flassin, Italy

Dave Eastman continued to defy Parkinson’s Disease by completing the Cambridge Duathlon and the Roade Triathlon

Sarah Street was 4^th in the BUSA UK Surfing Championships, Newquay

Eric Barbier, Greg Billington, Gregor Sedlmeier, Maurizio Molina, Stuart Holmes and David Bettinson teamed up to win the inaugural Turing Trail Relay for our Club beating 69 other teams.

The following were medalists in the British Long Course Triathlon Championships (the Vitruvian): Ann Knights (H) and Don Hutchinson (L) both won silver and Moira Burgham (I) won bronze.

The following represented Great Britain in the World Olympic Distance Championships in Hamburg: Barbara Leverett (bronze, L), Juliet Vickery (4^th H), Ann Knights, Pam Missenden, Dave Bettinson and Don Hutchinson. Kate Lester represented New Zealand

The following represented GB in the World Sprint Distance Championships in Hamburg: Sarah Springman (5^th I), Phil Curtis, Matt Chandler and Matt Ward. Brynn Kvinlaug represented Canada

Martin Witting completed Ironman Hawaii (World Championships)

Juliet Vickery (H) and James Third (E) won their age groups in National Triathlon Ranking Series

2006

Will Clarke won the Cambridgeshire County Cross Country Championships; was third in the South African Triathlon Championships; was 7^th (2^nd Englishman) in the Commonwealth Games Triathlon, Melbourne; was 5^th (1^st Brit) in the ITU World Cup race, Mooloolaba, Australia; was 7^th (1st Brit) in the ITU World Cup race in Madrid; was 4^th in the French Grand Prix in Nantes; was 2^nd in the Windsor Elite Tri and GB Under 23 Champion; won the European Under 23 Championships in Rijeka, Croatia; was 3^rd (1^st Brit) in the ITU World Cup race in Salford and 7^th in Hamburg; won the World Under 23 Olympic Distance Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland; and voted ITU Rookie of the Year after finishing 18^th in the World. He also received the British Olympic Association’s Centenary Award and one of three Corus awards for outstanding achievements during the year

Juliet Vickery was first vet in the Cambridgeshire County Cross Country Championships and won her age group in the National Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships in Redditch

John Lambert and Roy Herbst completed Ironman South Africa

Ian Marshall and Stuart Holmes (sub 3 hrs) completed the Hamburg and Copenhagen Marathons respectively

Ed Richardson, Silke Pichler (both sub 3 hrs), Bill Adams and JulioD’escrivan completed the London Marathon

Don Hutchinson was second in age group in the National Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships in Redditch ; and first in age group at the National Middle Distance Championships, Belvoir

Chris Eggar completed Ironman Austria and Ironman UK

Rachel Horn won the Bala Middle Distance race for the fourth successive year; won the National Middle Distance Championships at Belvoir; was 9^th in the European Long Course Championships in Almere; and 15^th in the ITU World Long Distance Championships (elite) in Canberra, Australia

Barbara Leverett represented the GB age group team in the World Duathlon Championships in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and won the European Duathlon Championships (age group) in Rimini, Italy

Heather Williams, Barbara Leverett and Sarah Springman all had podium finishes in the National Age Group Championships in Wakefield

Our lady veterans team of Helen Eggar, Barbara Leverett, Ann Knights and Wendy Jones won the National Relay title at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham

Silke Pichler completed Ironman UK and IM Hawaii, and represented Austria in the 70.3 (Half Ironman) World Championships in Florida

Chris Eggar completed Ironman Austria and IM UK; Ed Richardson IM Hawaii, Liz Bennett IM Florida and IM Austria, Luke Errington IM France and Martin Witting IM Roth

The following represented the GB age group team in the Olympic Distance World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland: Barbara Leverett (2^nd), Sarah Springman (9^th), Janette Thomas, Moira Burgham, Matthew Robinson, Geoff Jones, Alan Burgham and Don Hutchinson. Brynn Kvinlaug and Jan van Wonderen represented Canada and The Netherlands respectively

Matthew Robinson became Welsh Champion at the Bala Olympic Distance Triathlon

Lisa Barry completed 12 marathons during the year including three in two weeks. Her best time was 3.15.36 in Halstead.

Moira Burgham represented Great Britain in the World 70.3 (Half Ironman) Championships in Florida

Sarah Springman was elected Chair and President of the inaugural British Triathlon Federation

Heather Williams became BTF’s Performance Programme Director for Great Britain’s elite triathletes

2005

Will Clarke is a member of British Triathlon's World Class Potential Squad of 23. He carried the Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton in Loughborough as part of its journey to 71 Commonwealth countries and territories; won the BUSA Triathlon Championships; was 4^th in the British Triathlon Championships; 4^th in the ETU International Race in Zundert, Holland; 6^th overall and 1^st Brit in the European Under 23 Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria; 3^rd in the Windsor Elite Triathlon; 15^th in the ITU World Cup race at Salford; 7^th overall and 3^rd Brit at St Kilda, Australia, thus qualifying for our 2006 Commonwealth Games team; 2^nd Brit in the World Elite Triathlon Championships in Gamagori, Japan; and is now World ranked no 40 triathlete

Dunstan Bertschinger was second in age group and 14^th overall in the Aussie Half Ironman, 4.07.09. In his second Ironman race (9.22.15) he qualified for the Hawaii Ironman in Kona which he completed in 9.33.15

Henry Brown and Kevin Jennings also completed Ironman Hawaii in 9.59.46 and 16.45.55 respectively

Heather Williams was appointed Manager of Team England Triathlon for the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games

Dave Eastman completed the Goodwood Duathlon

Sophie Wood completed the London Marathon in 2.54.57, improving her club record. Cesare Granata, Jan van Wonderen, Nigel Whittle and Iain Stemp also completed the race creditably

Emma Pooley finished in the top 50 of the National Cross Country Championships; won the BUSA 10m TT Championships in 23.20 and the BUSA 25m TT; won her age group (2^nd overall) in the National Duathlon Championships (Milton Keynes); was 5^th in the 3 day International Cycling Stage Race (Bedford); was 4^th in the National Road Race Championships (2^nd under 23); and represented GB in the World Cycling Championships, Madrid and the cycling World Cup

Don Hutchinson and Mark Matthews were respectively 3^rd and 4^th in their age groups at the National Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships, Redditch

Rachel Horn won the National Middle Distance Triathlon Championships (Bala) for the third consecutive year; finished 10^th in the European Elite Long Course Championships (Sater, Sweden); and in the World Long Distance Championships in Frederecia, Denmark was 13^th individual and, with Abigail Bayley and Bella Comerford, team gold medallist

Douglas Bradshaw was 5^th in the National 10m TT Championships (20 min 47 sec); and set a Club 10m TT record of 19.13 (31.2mph average speed)

Jan Van Wonderen and Warren Evans completed Ironman France in 12.59.29 and 12.22.39 respectively

Ed Anderson completed Ironman Austria in 10.29.10

Tommy Elliot represented Ireland in the Salford World Cup race

Barbara Leverett was 2^nd in age group at the National Triathlon Championships in Ashford; and 2^nd (1^st Brit) in age group at the World Duathlon Championships in Newcastle, Australia where Jackie Wren also represented GB

Sarah Springman won age group gold in the National Aquathlon Championships in Salford; represented GB as an age grouper in the European Triathlon Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland; won age group bronze in the World Aquathlon Championships in Honolulu, Hawaii; won age group silver in the IMGA World Masters Games Triathlon, Edmonton, Canada; was elected to the Executive Committee of British Triathlon; and became a Life Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts

Barbara Leverett won age group bronze in the World Olympic Distance Triathlon Championships in Honolulu, where Sarah Springman, Geoff Jones

and Don Hutchinson also represented GB

The following completed Ironman UK at Sherborne:

Warren Evans, 11.13.24

Kim Torgerson, 11.48.16

Jared Walbridge, 11.50.49

Helen Eggar, 13.16.00

Emile Bloeman, 12.23.59

Julio d'Escrivan, 12.49.25

Nick Gibbins, 13.00.09

Don Hutchinson, 13.39.35

Brynn Kvinlaug, 14.03.36

Ian Hirst, 14.11.03

Steve Bentley, 13.55.08

David Sales, 13.55.08

Don finished 4^th in age group and raised over £12,000 for the Children's Oncology Unit at Addenbrooke's Hospital

2004

Heather Williams was appointed BTA’s World Class Programme Manager

The following represented the Great Britain age group team in the Olympic Distance World Triathlon Championship in Madeira:

Anne Knight

Helen Eggar

Jo Riley

Louise Eden

Janette Thomas

Barbara Leverett (5^th K)

Brynn Kvinlaug represented Canada

Michelle Maxwell was 7^th in the Cambridgeshire Cross Country Championships, and represented Cambridgeshire in the National Championships in Leeds and in the Inter-Counties Championships in Nottingham

Sacha Holmes represented Cambridgeshire in the Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships in Nottingham

Geoff Jones was 7^th in age group at the National Olympic Distance Triathlon in Liverpool, and 2^nd vet (14^th overall) in the National Triathlon rankings

David Mclean won a first category road cycling race

The following represented GB as age-groupers in the World Duathlon Championships, Geel, Belgium

Emma Pooley – Gold Medal, World Champion

Juliet Vickery – Silver Medal

Douglas Bradshaw

Warren Evans

Pippa Hales

Helen Eggar

Jan van Wonderen – represented the Netherlands and won Bronze

Jo Riley was 6^th senior (3^rd W35) in the Cambridgeshire Cross Country Championships and represented Cambridgeshire in the Inter-Counties Championships in Nottingham. She also came 2^nd in age group at the National Olympic Distance Triathlon in Liverpool and was 1^st vet (6^th overall) in the National Triathlon rankings

Don Hutchinson won the age group K bronze in the National Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships at Redditch

Tommy Elliot won bronze in the Ulster Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships

Juliet Vickery won the Eastern Vets Cross Country Championships at Wimpole Hall and was 1^st vet (2^nd overall) in the National Duathlon rankings

Rachel Horn was 2^nd in the British University Triathlon Championships (sprint distance) the day after winning the BU 25 mile TT Championships; won the National Long Course Triathlon Championships in Bala; represented GB Elite in the World Long Distance Championships in Sater; and was 4^th (1^st Brit) in the European Long Distance Championships in Immenstadt, Germany

Emma Pooley represented Cambridgeshire in the National Cross Country Championships in Leeds; 9^th in the BU Triathlon Championships; age group winner (6^th overall) in the National Long Course Triathlon Championship in Bala; 5^th in age group at the National Olympic Distance Triathlon in Liverpool; and third in age group in the National Duathlon rankings

Dave Eastman completed his first Triathlon (Waveney Sprint) for seven years

The following represented the GB age group team at the European Olympic Distance Triathlon Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland:

Ann Knight – won silver, G

Barbara Leverett – won bronze, K

In the European Duathlon Championships in Swansea, Barbara Leverett won the age group silver and Jan van Wonderen age group bronze

Henry Brown and Jon Tyler completed Ironman Switzerland in 9.37.52 (first Brit) and 10.42 respectively

Marc Moller, Chris Maxwell and Julio d'Escrivan completed Ironman Germany in 10.00.24, 10.08.16 and 12.28.00 respectively

Dave Bettinson and Richard Anderson completed Ironman Canada in 10.27.59 and 12.18.46 respectively

Alistair Brown completed the Hawaii Ironman in 11.09.56

Nathan Thomas completed Ironman Western Australia in 10.57.02

In the National Clubs Relay Championships, Nottingham, CTC’s ladies team (Heather Williams, Rachel Horn, Emma Pooley and Rosie Clarke) became National Champions, our ladies vets team (Chloe Brown, Wendy Jones, Barbara Leverett and Moira Burgham) were 2^nd vets and our men’s team (Douglas Bradshaw, Will Clarke, Adam Wells and Ed Anderson) was 4^th. Our eleven teams of four was a Club record turnout and probably a record for all Clubs – a brilliant day out

Dunstan Bertschinger completed Ironman Austrialia in 9.30.44, winning his age group and finishing 5^th overall. He also won his age group and again finished 5^th overall in the Yeppon Half Ironman; won his age group and finished 7^th overall in the Gold Coast Half Ironman; and came third in age group and 15^th overall in Fosters Half Ironman

Sophie Wood completed the London Marathon in 2.57.42 (45^th) thus beating Sarah Springman’s ten year old club record by 1 minute 27 seconds

Jan van Wonderen completed the London Marathon in 3.13.04, just 16 minutes outside his p.b. of 20 years earlier, when he not only organised the first Bangladesh Marathon but won it! Jan was our only representative at the National Duathlon Championships in Milton Keynes and won age group bronze despite cycling 60km to the venue pre dawn!

Emma Brown achieved 4 top ten age group places in the British Masters Swimming Championships, her best being 5^th in the 100m fly in 1.15. She also won age group gold, two silvers and a bronze in the Southern Counties Masters Swimming Championship

Sarah Springman was proposed by the BTA for the post of President of the ITU. She became a Patron of the Cambridge Sport Lakes Trust. She completed the Frauenlauf 17km and Engadin 42km Ski-marathons

Ian Sharpe won two tandem cycling bronze medals (4km and 1km TT) in the Athens Paralympics. He had won eight swimming medals in four previous Paralympic Games

Ian Hirst completed the Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross, N. Yorks

Warren Evans completed the Powerman World Duathlon Championships (10km run, 150km bike, 30 km run), Zofingen, Switzerland in 8.10.08
2003

Heather Williams won the Great Wales Elite Seniors race in Swansea and was elected Sports Personality of the Year and runner up Coach of the Year (BBC Radio Cambridgeshire)

Rachel Horn won the British Long Course Championships in Bala; was 4^th elite in Half Ironman UK at Sherborne; was British Universities Champion (Springfield Triathlon); was 4^th elite in the European Long Course Championships in Denmark; was 8^th in the 100 mile National Cycling Time Trial (TT) Championships; posted TT times of 4.12 for 100 miles, 59.13 for 25 miles and 22.32 for 10 miles; and was 2^nd British female finisher in Ironman Hawaii in 11.05.13 despite limping/walking the run

Henry Brown complete Half Ironman UK and was 3^rd Briton in Ironman Hawaii (9.53.59)

Marc Moller was 9^th in the British Long Course Championships (Bala)

Brynn Kvinlaug completed the British Long Course Championships and Ironman Switzerland

Jan van Wonderen was National Age Group Champion (K) at both Triathlon (Shropshire) and Duathlon (Swindon); and was 4^th in Age Group at the World Duathlon Championships in Swizerland

Helen & Chris Eggar represented Great Britain at the World Duathlon Championships in Switzerland

Rick Collard was 3^rd in age group H in the National Championships, Shropshire

Janette Thomas was 1^st in age group H in the National Triathlon Rankings.

Barbara Leverett was 2^nd in age group K in the National Triathlon Rankings & likewise in Duathlon

Jo Riley was 3^rd in age group G at the European Championships in Carlsbad, Czech Republic

Emma Pooley was 3^rd in the Ballbuster Duathlon

The following represented the Great Britain age group team in the World Triathlon Championships in New Zealand:

Emma Pooley D

Barbara Leverett K

Rick Collard H

Pete Russell G

Adam Wells E

Dunstan Bertschinger E

Geoff Jones H

Don Hutchinson K

Tommy Elliot E

Also in New Zealand, Barbara Leverett became World Aquathlon Champion in age group K and Wendy Jones was 3^rd in age group G

Dave Eastman was a winner in the Ipswich Duathlon after 6 years illness absence

Warren Evans represented GB in the World Duathlon Championships, Affoltern, Switerland

Sarah Springman became Swiss open champion in quadruple sculls and eights; multiple FISA gold medallist in Vichy Masters World Championships; British Masters Indoor Ergometer Champion; and ITU Duathlon World Champion (40+), Affoltern

2002

Marc Möller completed Ironman Lanzarote

Juliet Vickery 3^rd G in the European Duathlon Championships, Zeitz, Germany

Luke Gamble completed Ironman Austria – his first ever triathlon!

Heather Williams represented GB elite in Zundert

European Triathlon Championships, Gyor, Hungary – GB representatives:

Heather Williams elite

Juliet Vickery 1^st G – European Champion

Rick Collard 10^th H

National Sprint Distance Championships, Crewe: Don Hutchinson, 2^nd K

National Duathlon Championships, Swindon: Jan Van Wonderen, 4^th J

Tim Saltmarsh completed Ironman Canada

Steve Gershon won Enduroman Chesil (17 mile swim, 147 mile bike, 47 mile run)

Carolyn Judge (H) represented GB in the European Duathlon Championships, Zeitz, Germany

World Olympic Distance Championships, Cancun, Mexico. GB representatives:

Juliet Vickery G

Carolyn Judge H

Janette Thomas H

Phil Curtis D

Geoff Jones H

Jan Van Wonderen, representing Holland, was 6^th J in the World Powerman Duathlon Championships in Weyer, Austria

Sarah Springman was gold medallist in Single Sculls at the IMGA World Masters Games, and completed 10 years as Governor and Board Member of the IMGA
2001

Fiona Smart completed Ironman USA

Heather Williams was third in the Eindhoven ITU Triathlon and 10^th in the European Cup, Hanover, Germany

World Olympic Distance Championships, Edmonton, Canada: GB representatives:

Heather Williams elite

Juliet Vickery 10^th G

Don Hutchinson K

Bill Matthews L

Ann Knights G

National Sprint Distance Championships, Clumber Park – Don Hutchinson 3^rd K

Rachel Horn was 4^th in the National Long Course Championships at Llanberis and 1^st in the Guernsey Middle Distance Triathlon

Jan van Wonderen was 6^th in age group J in the World Powerman Duathlon, Holland

Tommy Elliot and Eddie Hatfield completed the Almere Ironman

Carolyn Judge represented GB in the World Duathlon Championships, Rimini, Italy

Sarah Springman became an Honorary Member of the ITU and retired from the UK Sports Council. She was also World Masters Ergometer Sprint Champion
2000

Rachel Horn won the Guernsey Middle Distance Triathlon

Rob Mclean completed the Lanzarote Ironman

World Olympic Distance Championships, Perth, Australia. GB representatives:

Heather Williams elite

Kelly Newark D

Fiona Verney

Hugo Hocknell E

Don Hutchinson K

British Middle Distance Duathlon Championships, Jersey: Ben Baldelli 1^st F

Mike Law won 50+ in Weymouth Long Course

European Olympic Distance Championships, Stein, Holland. GB representatives were:

Heather Williams elite

Hugo Hocknell 10^th E

Don Hutchinson K

National Sprint Distance Championships, Clumber Park:

Heather Williams 3^rd elite

Don Hutchinson 2^nd K

Heather Williams represented GB elite in South Africa (3^rd), Geneva (10^th) and Hungary

Heather Williams finished 3^rd in the National Olympic Distance Elite Championships, Brighton

Jan van Wonderen (J) and Iain Stemp (F) represented Holland and GB respectively in the World Duathlon Championships, Calais

Ben Baldelli was a member of the England team in the Home Nations Duathlon Champions, Dublin and finished 6^th overall

1999

Heather Williams won the Grand Prix Series and the National Olympic Distance Championships (Brighton). She raced World Cup triathlon in Rio de Janeiro, Hawaii, the Azores and Sydney

Rob Mclean was again 1^st vet in the Iron Beast of Buxton Long Course Duathlon

Rob Mclean and Jan Van Wonderen represented GB and Holland respectively in the World Long Course Championships in Sater, Sweden

Jan van Wonderen represented Holland and Mike Law, Fiona Smart (E) and Rick Collard represented GB in the World Olympic Distance Championships in Montreal

Ben Baldelli represented GB elite in the team duathlon championships, Austria

Sarah Springman completed the Trans Swiss Triathlon in 16 hrs 48 mins (3.5k swim, 225k bike, 51k run) and also became World Masters Ergometer Sprint Champion
1998

Rachel Horn again won the Negril International Triathlon, Jamaica

Rachel Horn and Heather Williams were both members of the GB Elite squad

National Sprint Distance Championships, Market Bosworth:

Heather Williams, 1^st E

Kelly Newark, 2^nd D

Ben Baldelli, 3^rd F

National Olympic Distance Championships, Shropshire. Juliet Vickery, 3^rd G

Heather Williams won her first Grand Prix race as an elite in Bournemouth. Ben Baldelli raced elite for the first time in the same race

Rob Mclean and Mike Ratcliffe represented GB as age groupers in the World Long Course Championships in Japan

Mike Ratcliffe completed the Longest Day (GB Ironman) and the European Ironman, Roth

Heather Williams represented GB elite in Luxembourg, France and Holland

Rob Mclean was 1^st vet in the Buxton Beast Long Course Duathlon

World Triathlon Championships, Lausanne, Switzerland. GB age-groupers:

Heather Williams, 2^nd E

Jo Glasson E

Fiona Smart E

Hugo Hocknell E

Ben Baldelli D

Tom Watt F

Fiona Smart and Adrian Butcher represented GB in the World Duathlon Championships in St Wendel, Germany

Sarah Springman was gold medallist at the IMGA Worlds Masters Games Triathlon in Brisbane (35-39 age group), and was World Masters Ergometer Champion
1997

Rachel Horn was a member of the British Triathlon and Duathlon Squads; and won the Negril International Triathlon, Jamaica

Ben Baldelli won age group E in Powerman UK long course duathlon

World Long Course Championships, Nice, France. GB representatives:

Ben Baldelli E

Mike Ratcliffe G

Darryl Marcus-Hanks H

Rob Mclean I

Don Hutchinson J

British Olympic Distance Championships, Shropshire: Heather Williams, Toby King and Rick Collard raced elite

Ben Baldelli (9 hrs 36 mins – club record) and Rob Mclean completed Longest Day (UK Ironman)

Heather Williams represented GB in ETU European Cup Triathlon, Luxembourg

World Duathlon Championships, Geurnike, Spain: Gordon Campbell, Ben Collins and Gareth Speechley (E) represented GB as age groupers

World Olympic Distance Championships, Perth, Australia. GB representatives:

Heather Williams E (5^th)

Toby King E

Rick Collard G

Mike Ratcliffe G

Darryl Marcus-Hanks H

Mike Law I

Tom Watt F

Gareth Speechley E

Ian Newman completed the British/European Cup Quadrathlon Championships

Sarah Springman was a member of the World Cup rowing team (single sculls); was awarded OBE for services to sport; and became a Founding Member of UK Sport and its Lottery Panel
1996

Rachel Horn was 3^rd in the National Duathlon Championships; and, representing England, won the Home International Duathlon in Portrush, N.Ireland

Mike Ratcliffe completed the Lanzarote Ironman

Tom Watt completed Ironman Roth

Rachel Horn was 10^th in ITU World Cup Olympic Distance in Paris; won the Elite National Olympic Distance Championships at Ellesmere, Shropshire (GB Champion); was BTA female triathlete of the year; and won the Triathlete Magazine race series

World Olympic Distance Championships, Cleveland, USA. GB representatives:

Rachel Horn elite

Tom Watt F

Mike Ratcliffe G

Mike Law I

Don Hutchinson J

World Long Course Championships, Muncie, USA. GB representatives:

Mike Ratcliffe G (5^th)

Darryl Marcus-Hanks H

Mike Ratcliffe represented GB, age group G in Hawaii Ironman. Only triathlete to represent GB at all three distances

Tom Watt won age group F in the Grand Prix Series – National Age Group Champion

Ben Baldelli represented GB in Calais ETU European Cup Duathlon

Sarah Springman completed her term as ITU Vice President. Also became Honorary President of BTA having been a co-opted Board Member since 1992
1995

Rachel Horn was a member of the GB elite squad and pre-selected for the World Championships; was National Sprint Distance Age Group E Champion, Market Bosworth; National Olympic Distance Age Group E Champion, Windsor (and 3^rd f overall); National Duathlon Champion; British Grand Prix Series Champion; and represented GB in the European Olympic Distance Championships, Stockholm (23^rd overall, 2^nd Brit)

Tom Watt and Ian Newman represented England in the British & European Cup Quadrathlon Championships in Peterborough

World Olympic Distance Triathlon Championships, Cancun, Mexico:

Rachel Horn elite representative

Toby King E

Tom Watt F

Mike Ratcliffe F

Don Hutchinson J

Mike Law I

World Duathlon Championships, Cancun, Mexico:

Ben Baldelli E

Tom Watt F

Mike Ratcliffe F

Heather Williams represented England in the Home International Championships

Sarah Springman became a Member of the GB Sports Council’s Ethics and Doping Control Panel
1994

Rachel Horn was Cambridgeshire Cross Country Champion

Kevin Robinson and Tom Watt represented Great Britain as age groupers in the World Long Distance Championships in Nice, France

Rachel Horn was 5^th overall and won age group E in the National Olympic Distance Championships, Wakefield. She represented GB in the World Olympic Distance Championships in Wellington, New Zealand where she was third E. Mike Law represented Hong Kong in age group I

Ian Newman and Tom Watt were the winning team in the European Cup Half Diamond-Man Quadrathlon (2.5k swim, 10k kayak, 50k bike, 10k run)

Sarah Springman ran the London Marathon in 2.59.09 raising £16,000 for charity. Iain Stemp finished in 2.41 and Tom Watt in 2.39. Sarah Springman was also IMGA World Masters Ergometer Champion in age group

1993

Sarah Springman was National Olympic Distance Champion in Age Group G; won team bronze in the European Duathlon Championships in Germany; and competed in several World Cup races. This was her tenth year as a member of the British Triathlon Elite team. She was also elected Member of the GB Sports Council and Member of the National Sports Medicine Institute Board

Tom Watt and Kevin Robinson completed the Roth Ironman

Mike Law representing Hong Kong (working there) was 3^rd vet in Asian Olympic Distance Championships, China

Sarah Springman now had three individual and five team European Gold Medals; twelve other European medals; 11 British Open Championships; two British Ironman titles; and three fifth places in pre-world Championships. She won over 50 triathlons before taking up rowing at which she also excels. She declared her retirement from the British team and elite competition.

Kevin Robinson was elected to the BTA National Executive
1992

Sarah Springman was British Olympic Distance Champion (Swindon) and won team bronze in the European Duathlon Championships (Madrid). She was elected ITU Vice President for a 4 year term and became Governor and Board Member of the International Masters Games Association

Mike Ratcliffe represented GB as an age grouper in the World Olympic Distance Championships, Muskoka, Canada

Kevin Robinson was 5^th supervet in the British Duathlon Championship, Burham-on-Sea
1991

Sarah Springman was British Middle Distance Champion, Tallington Lakes and represented GB in the World Championships, Gold Coast, Australia. She won a ‘Women of Achievement Award’ for Sport

European Duathlon Championships, Birmingham:

Sarah Springman 3^rd elite and team silver

Kevin Robinson 5^th K

Don Hutchinson 8^th I

Mike Trees was National Duathlon Champion

1990

The first British Ironman race was held at Cirencester: Sarah Springman won in 10.23.59, Kevin Robinson was 2^nd K and Duncan Butcher and Ray Westwood also completed the course

James McKenzie cycled from Lands End to John O’Groats in 71 hours 31 minutes

National Relays: Cambridge Ladies 2^nd (Sarah Springman, Mel Dutkiewicz, Patricia Harkness, Lucy Emerson)

European Olympic Distance Championships in Lint, Austria – Sarah Springman (10^th, 1^st Brit) and Mike Trees (64^th) represented GB

World Olympic Distance Championships, Florida – Sarah Springman (35^th, 1^st Brit) and Mike Trees represented GB elite

Jacqueline and Gordon Riley represented GB as age groupers

European Long Course Championships, Trier, W.Germany – Sarah Springman, 6^th (1^st Brit)

National Long Course Championships, Sheffield:

Sarah Springman 2^nd Elite

Edwin Boys 2^nd I

Don Hutchinson 4^th I

Barry Harmer 6^th J

Grand Prix Series: Don Hutchinson 4^th I

Commonwealth Games, Auckland, NZ (triathlon was a demonstration sport) – Sarah Springman, 12^th overall and 1^st Brit. She also won Ironman Telford; was elected co-chair of the I.T.U. Women’s Commission; and organised the first of four annual Women’s Workshops at World Championships

1989

British Grand Prix Series (Olympic distance):

Sarah Springman 2^nd E (won 4 out of 5 entered)

Jacqueline Riley 3^rd G

Shirley Emerson 1^st J

Mike Trees 5^th D

Ian Jones 4^th E

Mike Law 7^th G

Barry Harmer 10^th H

Kevin Robinson 6^th J

Edwin Boys completed Ironman Almere (one of his seven Ironman races)

Sarah Springman completed Ironman Denmark (3^rd) and took European team gold with Sarah Coope and Doris Truman. She also completed Ironman Hawaii in 10 hrs 42 mins despite feeling tired after Denmark.

By this time Sarah held 5 of the fastest 20 Ironman records by Brits – male or female. She was also 3^rd in the European Olympic Distance Championships in Cascais, Portugal winning team silver with Sarah Coope and a.n.o., and 2^nd lady in the National Long Course Championships, Rother Valley, Sheffield

‘220 Rankings’: Sarah Springman 3^rd f } both GB Squad members

Mike Trees 19^th m }

National Winter Biathlon Series (89/90): Mike Trees 2^nd, Alistair Adams 13^th
1988

Sarah Springman was British Middle Distance (Bedford) Champion for the fifth consecutive year and British Olympic Distance Champion for the fourth successive year. She was 7^th in Ironman Hawaii in 10.02 (with 1 puncture) and European Champion at Olympic Distance (Venice). At cycling Sarah was 3^rd British All Rounder, 3^rd 100 mile TT, and 4^th in the 3000m National Pursuit Championships. She completed a 50 mile TT in 1.58.11 (no tri bars) and won her age category in the 4km Sunday Times National Fun Run (Hyde Park) on the same day
1987

Sarah Springman was British Middle (Norwich) & Olympic Distance (Canterbury) Champion; 2^nd in Ironman Finland in 9 hrs 52 mins (including 2 punctures); 2^nd in Marseilles (European Olympic Distance Championships); 2^nd in Roth (European Middle Distance Championships); won 3 team Gold Medals for GB with Sarah Coope and other partners in these three European Championships; 5^th in Ironman Hawaii in 10 hrs 7 mins; and completed the London Marathon in 2.59.06
1986

Sarah Springman was British Middle distance champion; British Olympic Distance Champion; European Champion at Ironman Sweden (9 hr 59 min 11sec – 4^th woman ever under 10 hours behind Erin Baker and the Puntous twins); 2^nd in European Olympic Distance Championships at Milton Keynes. She initiated the Dave Scott Triathlon Clinic in Cambridge

Alistair Adams competed for Scotland in the Commonwealth Games at Track Cycling
1985 (Cambridge Triathlon Club Formed)

Sarah Springman was British Middle (Long Course) Champion and 7^th overall; British Olympic Distance Champion; was 5^th at Ironman Hawaii in 10 hrs 42 min; 5^th in the Nice International Triathlon; European Champion (Almere Ironman); 2^nd in European Middle Distance Championships (Denmark), and BTA Board Member. Sarah initiated the first Cambridge Fun Triathlon which was staged on 26/8/85. In her second year as an Executive Board Member of the British Triathlon Association
1984

Sarah Springman was British Middle Distance Champion (Durham), completed Ironman Hawaii in 11 hrs 24 min (11^th) and the Nice International Triathlon (7^th). She was also a member of the British Ladies’ team which completed the London to Paris International Triathlon and beat the British Men’s team, the Royal Navy, the RAF and the US Navy. She was a Board Member of the BTA.
1983

Sarah Springman was 2^nd in the British Championships (Long Course) and 8^th (1^st European) in the Nice International Triathlon. She gained British University Colours in Squash and Cross Country Running.