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date: 08/10/06
USSHER WINS TROPICAL POWER COAST
2 COAST IN TRINIDAD
October 8, 2006; Chaguaramas, Trinidad – Heavy
rains persisted on Day 2 of the Tropical Power Coast
2 Coast Multi-Sport Race, but could not stop New Zealander
Richard Ussher from dominating the event, crossing the
Finish Line at Williams Bay, Chaguaramas in a new course
time of 11 hours and 17 minutes. “The course
looks simple enough on paper,” he told the crowd, “but
it’s a really challenging one – and a beautiful
one too.”
Stage 3 of the two-day event began at 5:30 am yesterday
morning with a 58 km ride to Diego Martin’s North
Post, followed by an 8 km run to Macqueripe. The
final stage of the course was the toughest because of the
inclement weather. Choppy seas and large swells in
the First Boca made the 30 km paddle to Williams Bay so
challenging that several athletes opted to drop out of
the race.
The first female to finish was Elina Maki-Rautila of Finland,
who, though she had some trouble on the kayak leg, toughed
it out and crossed the line in just about 13 hours. The
first relay team was the trio of Guy Costa, who did the
cycle leg, Cantius Thomas, who again made good time on
the run and Andrew Blackburn, who paddled a double kayak
with Costa.
A large crowd of multi-sport enthusiasts were on hand
to cheer on the competitors, who received commemorative
medals, trophies and cash prizes worth over US $10,500.
TROPICAL POWER COAST 2 COAST 2006 WINNERS
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Richard Ussher – OVERALL WINNER
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US $3000 |
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Elina Maki-Rautila – FIRST
FEMALE |
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US $1500 |
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Jason Gooding – SECOND
PLACE MALE |
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US $1000 |
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Nina Chaves – SECOND
PLACE FEMALE |
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US $1000 |
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Clarence Tobias – THIRD
PLACE MALE |
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US $750 |
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Diane Henderson – THIRD
PLACE FEMALE |
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US $750 |
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Andrew Blackburn, Cantius
Thomas & Guy Costa – FIRST PLACE RELAY
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US $1500 |
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Sean de Freitas, Frank
Fifils & Brian Minard – SECOND PLACE RELAY
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US $1000 |
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Glen Whiby, Ashe Holder & Erle
Rahaman-Noronha – THIRD PLACE RELAY |
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US $750 |
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