21/10/2019   Taihu (CHN): Perseus Karlstrom and Erica De Sena are the winner of 2nd stage






Second day of competition in Taihu, on a new course that involves a stretch of road and a stretch in a park for a total of 12km.
Less hot day than yesterday and more windy.
 
 
 12km men
 
Compact group up to seven kilometers, when the three athletes of the mixed team Ecuador Sweden who had won the 20km yesterday force the pace.
 
Shortly after the 10km as yesterday Perseus Karlstrom lengthens again and gains tens of meters on teammates.
Chocho, Snyman, Hurtado are penalized by the jury and lose the chance to get on the podium.
 
 
 Victory to Perseus Karlstrom (SWE) in 50:30
 Second place for Esteban Soto (COL) in 51:18
 Third place for Bian Tongda (CHN) in 51:25
 Fourth place for Zhang Jiaxu (CHN) in 51:27
 Fifth place for Rhydian Cowley (AUS) in 52:57
 
 
 Cumulative individual ranking
 
 1.- Perseus Karlstrom (SWE) in 2:23:23
 2.- Esteban Soto (COL) in 2:14:41
 3.- Andres Chocho (ECU) in 2:15:36
 4.- Isaac Palma (MEX) in 2:15:41
 5.- Bian Tongda (CHN) in 2:15:48
 
 
 Cumulative team ranking
 
 1.- UMARA Team (Hurtado, Chocho, Castaneda, Ibanez, Karlstrom): 6:45:24
 2.- Red Caciente (Soto, Palma, Snyman, Losev, Subramaniam): 6:47:36
 3.- China 1 (Bian, Chen, Sun, Huang, Zha): 6:51:52
 4.- China-Yunnan (Cui, Gong, Xiu, Yin, Zhang): 6:55:13
 
 
 
12km women
 
Liu Hong as the program does not start and the race changes its appearance.
Erica De Sena goes straight to the head followed by the two Chinese coached by Sandro Damilano: Ma Zhenxia and Lu Xiuzhi.  Behind them Li Maocuo and Inna Kashina (UKR).
 
Erica De Sena and Lu Xiuzhi towards the 6 km force the pace and gain a few tens of meters.  Meanwhile, Li Maocuo reached and detached a few meters from Ma Zhenxia.
More behind Inna Kashina.
 
At 200m from the finish it is stopped in the penalty zone for 30 "Lu Xiuzhi and loses the second position.
 
Victory for Erica De Sena (BRA) in 54:43
Second place for Li Maocuo in 55:25
Third place for Ma Zhenxia in 55:35
Fourth place for LU Xiuzhi in 55:57
Fifth place for Inna Kashina in 55:59
 
 
 
Cumulative individual ranking
 
1.- Li Maocuo (CHN) in 2:25:29
2.- Erica De Sena (BRA) in 2:26:35
3- Ma Zhenxia (CHN) in 2:27:00
4.- Inna Kashina (UKR) in 2:28:14
5.- Ma Fajing (CHN) in 2:29:36
 
 
 
Cumulative team ranking
 
1.- China (Qiji, Ma, Li, Lu, Wang): 7:22:56
2.- The dreamers (De Sena, Kashina, Madarasz, Yudkina): 7:26:41
3.- Brave Warmis (Beletew, Pereira, de Sena, da Rosa, Arenas): 7:43:52
4.- CHN Qinghai (Chang, Niu, Ma, Ji): 7:48:58