NEVIS CYCLE & TRIATHLON CLUB

They were 111 to start this morning in the first TriStar111 of Nevis, like a sign of destiny ...Moments before the race they all gathered to listen to the National Athem Sung acapella by three local singers. the weather was mild, turquoise waters and of about 28 degrees. What else to do other than triathlon in these conditions?

In the first line, Macca and Olivier Marceau attract all eyes. Winston Crooke gives the start of the race at 8:15 precise. The first out of the water is the young Canadian Wolfgang Guembel closely followed by Macca. One minute down, Olivier Marceau made ​​his appeareance. On the female side, Emma-Kate Lidbury was the fastest, but the Brazilian Fernanda Keller was not far.

The bike leg is the major difficulty of the day with 100km and the famous Mount Anaconda to be do be done three times. In this game, Macca is still the strongest;  Olivier Marceau encounters some mechanical problems, and Wolfgang Guembel is eventually unable to follow the acceleration of the world champion. At transition, Macca has more than 10 minutes of lead on Guembel and 14 on Marceau. At this stage, it seems that the race winner is to be announced already!

The running course is not easy with small climbs above the village and return by the beach.the sister island of St. Kitts can be seen in the distance and athletes have three times to observe it! Emma-Kate Lidbury will win the race if she manages to keep the pace on the run part.

Macca is announced at the finish line and all photograph and journalist are there to capture this magical moment that the entire island has been waiting for so many months. The finish line party will continue with Olivier Marceau and Wolfgang Gamble in 2nd and 3rd places respectively.

As expected, Emma Kate Lidbury crosses the finish line first 35 minutes ahead of Fernanda Keller. All day long the crowd is  there to congratulate all the finishers, the Prime Minister is also there to hand the medals to the athletes.

The last to cross the finish line is 58 year old Paula Price who has never given up and closes the first edition of the TriStar Nevis. Today was a day of history for the small island Nevis. Long live TriStar Nevis.

As expected, Emma Kate Lidbury crosses the finish line first 35 minutes ahead of Fernanda Keller. All day long the crowd is  there to congratulate all the finishers, the Prime Minister is also there to hand the medals to the athletes.

The last to cross the finish line is 58 year old Paula Price who has never given up and closes the first edition of the TriStar Nevis. Today was a day of history for the small island Nevis. Long live TriStar Nevis.