Second day of competition in Taihu, on a new route that involves a stretch on the road and a stretch in a park for a total of 12km.
Yesterday less hot day and more ventilated.
12km men
A compact group of up to seven kilometers, when leaded by the Chinese, Wang Kaihua and Jin Xiangqian, Lebogang Shange, Isaac Palma and Eider Arevalo advance a group of seven units that will then be reduced.
Shortly after 10km force the pace as yesterday Shange, Arevalo, Livgares.
The two Chinese lose a few meters.
As yesterday, the race is expected with a solution in the last km.
Even today in the Penalty Area end some athletes by known names: Jin Xiangqian (30"), Ivan Losev (30"), Caio Bonfim (30"), Tom Bosworth (90"), Dane Bird-Smith (180"), Christopher Linke (180") and Callum Virkinson (180").
At 800m from the finish line Eider Arevalo force again the pace and goes to win in 47:29
Second place for Lebogang Shange in 47:32
Third place for Isaac Antunio Palma Livgares in 47:37
Fourth place for Wang Kaihua in 47:42
Fifth place for Mauricio Arteaga in 47.54
Sixth place for Perseus Karlstrom in 48:03
Seventh place for Sun Song (CHN) in 48.05
Eighth place for Xu Hao (CHN) in 48:10
Individual cumulative standing
1.- Eider Arevalo (COL) and Lebogang Shange (RSA) in 2:2:10:52
3.- Isaac Antunio Palma Livgares (MEX) in 2:11:31
4.- Wang Kaihua (CHN) in 2:12:53
5.- Perseus Karlstrom (SWE) in 2:13:54
6.- Ivan Losev (UKR)in 2:14.06
7.- Jin Xiangqian (CHN) in 2:14:07
8.- Sun Song (CHN) in 2:14:14
Aggregate Team standing
1.- Latin Power (Bonfim, Chocho, Shange, Karlstrom): 6:39:50
2.- Perritos (Arevalo, Dunfee, Snyman, Rew, Araya): 6:40:49
3.- China 2 (Bian, Chen, Sun, Yin, Zhang): 6:45:12
4.- China-SHD (Cao, Ceng, Zheng, Zhong, Zhou): 6:50:27
12km women
Immediately at the head of the race the two Chinese trained by Sandro Damilano, today well determined to a victory in a couple.
After 6km Qieyang Shenije force the pace and the race for gold is finished. She wins in 50:49
Second place for Ma Zhenxia in 51:18
Third place for Wang Yingliu in 51:28
Fourth place for LI Maocuo in 51:55
Fifth place for Wang Na in 52:28 (after a 90” penalty)
Sixth place for Inna Kashina (UKR) in 52:35
Seventh place for Brigita Virbalyte (LTU) in 52:53
Eighth place for Sandra Lorena Arenas (COL) in 53:03
Individual cumulative standing
1.- Wang YIngliu (CHN) in 2:21:23
2.- Li Maocuo (CHN) in 2:22:10
3.- Qieyang Shenijie (CHN) 2:23:51
4.- Inna Kashina (UKR) in 2:24:32
5.- Sandra Lorena Arenas (COL) in 2:24:47
6.- Nadiya Borovska (UKR) 2:26:48
7.- Brigita Virbalyte (LTU) in 2:27:10
8.- Erica de Sena (BRA) in 2:32:35
Aggregate team standing
1.- China 1 (Liang, Ma, Qieyang, Wang Yingliu, Wang Na): 7:11:52
2.- Victory (Virbalyte, Kashina, Borovska, Yudkina): 7:18:30
3.- Cina 2 (Duan, Gesang, Li Muochuo, Qui, Su): 7:29:25
3.- Latinas (Beletew, Pereira, de Sena, da Rosa, Arenas): 7:34:34