Powerman Tennesse, Intenational points race;USA Championship Long Distance

Distance: 7,5-55-7,5km

24 degrees Celcius. Cloudy

Greg Watson and Majan Huizing win Powerman Tennessee and new USA Champions.

After a delay of 15 min, because of the fog a world class top field started in Nashvilee/Tennessee.The unknown Jospehus Le Roux(RSA) took the lead a showed his runners background.At the beginning of the bike part and after transition Greg Watson(USA) and Eric Schwarz(USA) came out with a gap of 57 sec. At that moment other favorites had a gap of 1 min 45 Jonathan Hall(AUS) and Henrik Svarre(DEN) 2 min 30.

On the bike Greg Watson took the lead after 19 miles and started to show that he is the man to watch internationaly in 2002. ( 1 month ago he beated for the first time Benny Vansteelant(BEL) in another international race).Out of transition on to the second run after Greg Watson came 2e Leroy Popowski(USA)-26sec;Jonathan Hall(AUS)-55sec;Henrik Svarre(DEN)-57 sec with the best bike splittime.

On the run Greg Watson showed once more that it was his day and finshed 1e before Jonathan Hall (2e)

Women:

Agnes Eppers from Bolivia started first on the bike but the born dutch but now living and  in the USA  working Marjan Huizing showed that the Dutch are born with a bike and started after the bike for her 2e run. To win again the national championship of the USA.

Results: 2002 ITU Powerman Tennessee/ 2002 USA National Championship LD

Women overall Pro

1. Marjan Huizing(USA/NED)      2:22:35

2.Agnes Eppers Bolivia                 2:24:03

3. Heather Gollnick                       2:24:51

4.Melissa Hopkins                       2:26:51

5. Anne Curi Preisig   2:27:23

6.Lisa Bentley            2:30:04

7. Desiree Ficker       2:33:53

8. Rachel Sears         2:34:28 

Men overall Pro:

1. Greg Watson  2:05:26

2.Jonathan Hall(AUS)  2:07:01

3. Leroy Popowski 2:07:41

4. Henrik Svarre (DEN) 2:08:31

5. Christopher Georgule 2:10:38

6. Eric Mc Bride             2:10:56

7. Eric Schwartz              2:11:01

8. Richard Graemiger(SUI)      2:11:57

9. Josephus Le Roux(RSA)     2:12:15

10.Justin Henkel                      2:12:35 

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