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Van Egdom claims men’s U23 title
- Updated: September 16, 2016
The Netherlands’ Jorik Van Egdom scored the men’s Under23 World Championship title, not only surviving the blistering heat, but thriving in the conditions with a scorching run.
“I feel so good,” Van Egdom said. “On the run I thought that this is once in a lifetime so I just need to ‘keep on going, keep on going’. It was so hot. Everything was overheated. The other competitors chased me a bit to about 26 seconds, but then I think at the end it was 35 seconds. But I had a great run and a great bike, it just feels so good!”
Manoel Messias (BRA), who was the Junior World Champion last year, took home silver, while Hungary’s Bence Bicsak (HUN) rounded out the podium for bronze.
Weather conditions and high temperatures caused the U23 race to be delayed an hour and a half. When the men did take off, it was Spaniard David Castro Fajardo who led into the first transition after the one-lap 1500m swim.
However, the swim didn’t help break up the fully stocked field of 75 men, and several athletes grabbed their bikes together, including Tayler Reid (NZL), …
