The 2009 ITU World Championship Series was a series of seven triathlon events leading to a Grand Final held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia in September 2009. The series was organised under the auspices of the world governing body of triathlon – the International Triathlon Union (ITU) – and was sponsored by Dextro Energy. The 2009 World Championship Series (WCS) was the first year of a change in format replacing the single World Championship race of prior years. Additionally, points accumulated in 2009 ITU Triathlon World Cup events would contribute to an athlete's overall point total in the Championship Series.
Series events The series featured on four continents in the inaugural year, stopping in some locations previously used as successful World Cup race destinations, as well as the first chance for athletes to try out the venue of the 2012 Olympic Triathlon at Hyde Park in London.
DateLocationStatus2–3 May TongyeongEvent30–31 May Madrid, SpainEvent20–21 June Washington, DC, United StatesEvent11–12 July Kitzbühel, AustriaEvent25–26 July Hamburg, GermanyEvent15–16 August London, United KingdomEvent22–23 August Yokohama, JapanEvent9–13 September Gold Coast, AustraliaGrand Final
Prize purses The prize purses offered to the top performers during the series were significantly greater than previous World Championship events, with a total of US$700,000 being distributed. Additionally $150,000 was distributed at each of the 2009 World Championship Events, and $250,000 at the Grand Final.
Results
Overall world championship Points were distributed at each World Championship Event to the top 40 finishers in the men's and women's elite races, and to the top 50 finishers at the Grand Final. Points towards the ITU World Championship ranking could also be obtained at the World Cup events. The sum of each athlete's best four points scores in the World Championship and World Cup Events (maximum of two World Cup scores) and the points score from the World Championship Grand Final determined the final ranking.
Men's championship
RankNameNationWorld CupsWorld Championship EventsGrandFinalTotal12KORESPUSAAUTGERUKJPN1Alistair Brownlee800800800800120044002Javier Gomez203685740740685111039603Maik Petzold63368563354239795034434Jan Frodeno257397542397800102731635Steffen Justus58642963374075231406Laurent Vidal22046431450168558663364330487Courtney Atkinson30030039774033950146487929808Kris Gemmell27823763342950168574034529049Dmitry Polyanski300685501397464314813286010Jarrod Shoemaker2201745423394648005424362783 Full ranking:
Women's championship
RankNameNationWorld CupsWorld Championship EventsGrandFinalTotal12KORESPUSAAUTGERUKJPN1Emma Moffatt300278740800800800120043402Lisa Nordén188740314740740800110041303Andrea Hewitt2034180054268542974069534624Daniela Ryf25717446468568554224881331875Helen Jenkins149290248586586685102731736Sarah Haskins16158663354242995031397Juri Ide30068546468534524798Magali Di Marco Messmer23750154219731431431475224239Jessica Harrison339685501197643236510Annabel Luxford1882482905868792191 Full ranking:
Event medalists
Tongyeong 2–3 May 2009 MedalMen's raceWomen's raceNameNationTimeNameNationTimeBevan Docherty1:50:25Emma Snowsill2:02:42Brad Kahlefeldt1:50:25Emma Moffatt2:02:52Dmitry Polyanskiy1:50:30Juri Ide2:03:30
Madrid 30–31 May 2009 MedalMen's raceWomen's raceNameNationTimeNameNationTimeAlistair Brownlee1:51:26Andrea Hewitt2:05:58Courtney Atkinson1:52:14Lisa Nordén2:05:59Javier Gomez1:52:18Jessica Harrison2:05:59
Washington, DC 20–21 June 2009 MedalMen's raceWomen's raceNameNationTimeNameNationTimeAlistair Brownlee1:48:58Emma Moffatt1:59:55Javier Gomez1:49:11Emma Snowsill2:00:20Maik Petzold1:49:24Daniela Ryf2:01:01
Kitzbühel 11–12 July 2009 MedalMen's raceWomen's raceNameNationTimeNameNationTimeAlistair Brownlee1:43:13 Emma Moffatt1:54:38 Javier Gomez1:43:21 Nicola Spirig1:55:12 Laurent Vidal1:43:24 Andrea Hewitt1:55:17
Hamburg 25–26 July 2009 MedalMen's raceWomen's raceNameNationTimeNameNationTimeJarrod Shoemaker1:44:06 Emma Moffatt1:56:12 Brad Kahlefeldt1:44:14 Lisa Nordén1:57:06 Alexander Brukhankov1:44:16 Daniela Ryf1:57:39
London 15–16 August 2009 MedalMen's raceWomen's raceNameNationTimeNameNationTimeAlistair Brownlee1:41:50 Nicola Spirig1:54:24 Steffen Justus1:41:58 Lisa Nordén1:54:26 Kris Gemmell1:42:01 Helen Jenkins1:54:29
Yokohama 22–23 August 2009 MedalMen's raceWomen's raceNameNationTimeNameNationTimeJan Frodeno1:44:31Lisa Nordén1:55:55Kris Gemmell1:44:49Andrea Hewitt1:56:00Javier Gomez1:44:51Juri Ide1:56:03
Gold Coast – Grand Final 9–13 September 2009 MedalMen's raceWomen's raceNameNationTimeNameNationTimeAlistair Brownlee1:44:51Emma Moffatt1:59:14Javier Gomez1:44:57Lisa Nordén1:59:19Jan Frodeno1:45:21Helen Jenkins1:59:41
References
External links Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series – Official website