Avec le parcours qu’Edmonton offrait, on croyait que la sélection allait se faire à vélo. On s’est trompé. On se consolera avec nos prédictions puisqu’on avait déjà annoncé que cette course allait se transformer en un duel entre Montoya et Birthwhistle.
Même si le norvégien Jorgen Gundersen sortira avec une impressionnante avance, Montoya n’était pas loin, accompagné par une douzaine d’athlètes, on pensait que ce groupe avait une opportunité à prendre puisque de nombreux favoris se retrouvaient à plus de 25s en arrière. Pourtant la jonction se fera avant la fin du premier tour, seul le norvégien restera devant.
Avec un groupe de 40 athlètes qui était composé de tous les favoris, français et canadiens, cela ne faisait pas l’affaire de tout le monde. Ils ont été quelques-uns à tenter de s’échapper. Birtwhistle et Montoya tenteront chacun son tour. Après leurs échecs, ils préféreront attendre en arrière.
Montoya et Birtwhistle sortiront cote à cote et ne se lâcheront plus. Ils imposeront une vitesse intenable pour les autres. La course se finira finalement par un sprint très disputé et c’est le français qui l’emportera sur un Australien initialement très déçu par sa seconde place. Raphael Montoya vient donc succéder à Dorian Coninx. Lucas Jacolin termine 10e. Maxime Hueber 16e et Léo Bergère la 36e. Dans son cas, il a récemment été malade.
Chez les Canadiens, on a pu assister à des premières avec la 5e place de Russell Pennock. Xavier Grenier-Talavera prendre la 9e place et Jeremy Briand la 11e. C’est sans conteste un résultat historique pour le pays organisateur.
| Pos | First Name | Last Name | Country | Time | Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raphael | Montoya | FRA |  |
00:56:27 | 00:08:33 | 00:01:03 | 00:31:23 | 00:00:27 | 00:15:03 |
| 2 | Jacob | Birtwhistle | AUS |  |
00:56:28 | 00:08:51 | 00:00:57 | 00:31:13 | 00:00:23 | 00:15:05 |
| 3 | Calvin | Quirk | AUS | |
00:56:45 | 00:08:47 | 00:01:12 | 00:31:06 | 00:00:24 | 00:15:18 |
| 4 | Lasse | Nygaard-priester | GER |  |
00:56:50 | 00:08:50 | 00:01:02 | 00:31:11 | 00:00:25 | 00:15:23 |
| 5 | Russell | Pennock | CAN |  |
00:57:05 | 00:08:59 | 00:01:05 | 00:31:00 | 00:00:26 | 00:15:37 |
| 6 | Manoel | Messias | BRA |  |
00:57:11 | 00:08:39 | 00:01:04 | 00:31:19 | 00:00:26 | 00:15:46 |
| 7 | Lukas | Pertl | AUT |  |
00:57:13 | 00:08:50 | 00:01:00 | 00:31:08 | 00:00:24 | 00:15:53 |
| 8 | Gustav | Iden | NOR |  |
00:57:14 | 00:09:04 | 00:01:02 | 00:30:51 | 00:00:23 | 00:15:55 |
| 9 | Xavier | Grenier-talavera | CAN | |
00:57:18 | 00:08:53 | 00:01:04 | 00:31:02 | 00:00:26 | 00:15:54 |
| 10 | Lucas | Jacolin | FRA | |
00:57:20 | 00:08:40 | 00:01:05 | 00:31:17 | 00:00:24 | 00:15:56 |
| 11 | Jeremy | Briand | CAN | |
00:57:23 | 00:08:59 | 00:01:05 | 00:30:59 | 00:00:28 | 00:15:54 |
| 12 | Bence | Bicsák | HUN |  |
00:57:29 | 00:08:46 | 00:01:00 | 00:31:14 | 00:00:33 | 00:15:57 |
| 13 | Max | Studer | SUI |  |
00:57:32 | 00:08:55 | 00:00:58 | 00:31:11 | 00:00:25 | 00:16:05 |
| 14 | Max | Biewer | LUX |  |
00:57:39 | 00:08:52 | 00:01:02 | 00:31:07 | 00:00:25 | 00:16:15 |
| 15 | Christopher | Perham | GBR |  |
00:57:40 | 00:08:39 | 00:01:04 | 00:31:18 | 00:00:26 | 00:16:14 |
| 16 | Maxime | Hueber-moosbrugger | FRA | |
00:57:50 | 00:08:56 | 00:01:09 | 00:30:56 | 00:00:22 | 00:16:30 |
| 17 | Gabriel | Sandör | SWE |  |
00:57:52 | 00:08:52 | 00:01:05 | 00:31:06 | 00:00:24 | 00:16:28 |
| 18 | Diego Alfredo | Pérez Flores | MEX |  |
00:57:56 | 00:08:47 | 00:01:07 | 00:31:08 | 00:00:26 | 00:16:30 |
| 19 | Menno | Koolhaas | NED |  |
00:57:57 | 00:08:44 | 00:01:04 | 00:31:13 | 00:00:23 | 00:16:34 |
| 20 | Basson | Engelbrecht | RSA |  |
00:58:00 | 00:08:30 | 00:01:10 | 00:31:18 | 00:00:24 | 00:16:41 |
| 21 | Jorik | Van Egdom | NED | |
00:58:02 | 00:09:01 | 00:01:09 | 00:31:18 | 00:00:28 | 00:16:07 |
| 22 | James | Teagle | GBR | |
00:58:03 | 00:08:52 | 00:01:05 | 00:31:02 | 00:00:26 | 00:16:39 |
| 23 | Tayler | Reid | NZL |  |
00:58:12 | 00:08:45 | 00:00:58 | 00:31:18 | 00:00:28 | 00:16:44 |
| 24 | Jørgen | Gundersen | NOR | |
00:58:17 | 00:08:11 | 00:01:00 | 00:31:49 | 00:00:24 | 00:16:54 |
| 25 | Matthew | Roberts | AUS | |
00:58:19 | 00:08:37 | 00:01:04 | 00:31:21 | 00:00:24 | 00:16:55 |
| 26 | Itamar | Alster | ISR |  |
00:58:21 | 00:08:45 | 00:01:11 | 00:31:07 | 00:00:29 | 00:16:51 |
| 27 | Constantine | Doherty | IRL |  |
00:58:22 | 00:09:20 | 00:01:03 | 00:31:05 | 00:00:24 | 00:16:33 |
| 28 | Sylvain | Fridelance | SUI | |
00:58:24 | 00:08:57 | 00:01:01 | 00:31:04 | 00:00:26 | 00:16:58 |
| 29 | Luis | Ferreira | POR |  |
00:58:26 | 00:08:53 | 00:01:04 | 00:31:02 | 00:00:26 | 00:17:03 |
| 30 | Levente | Szatmári | HUN | |
00:58:27 | 00:08:53 | 00:01:09 | 00:30:57 | 00:00:23 | 00:17:07 |
| 31 | Kauê | Cardoso | BRA | |
00:58:36 | 00:08:40 | 00:01:05 | 00:31:15 | 00:00:27 | 00:17:12 |
| 32 | Ron | Lewinsohn | ISR | |
00:58:41 | 00:08:41 | 00:01:05 | 00:31:15 | 00:00:24 | 00:17:19 |
| 33 | Márk | Dévay | HUN | |
00:58:42 | 00:08:25 | 00:01:07 | 00:31:29 | 00:00:26 | 00:17:18 |
| 34 | Milan | Tomin | SRB |  |
00:58:50 | 00:08:43 | 00:01:05 | 00:31:16 | 00:00:26 | 00:17:23 |
| 35 | Seth | Rider | USA |  |
00:58:53 | 00:08:51 | 00:01:11 | 00:30:57 | 00:00:23 | 00:17:31 |
| 36 | Léo | Bergere | FRA | |
00:58:57 | 00:08:57 | 00:01:08 | 00:30:54 | 00:00:28 | 00:17:32 |
| 37 | Jay | Wallwork | NZL | |
00:58:59 | 00:08:40 | 00:01:01 | 00:31:21 | 00:00:24 | 00:17:34 |
| 38 | Guerzon M | Hernandez | MEX | |
00:59:02 | 00:09:10 | 00:01:04 | 00:32:17 | 00:00:23 | 00:16:10 |
| 39 | Marcelo | Salazar | ECU |  |
00:59:04 | 00:08:55 | 00:01:15 | 00:32:24 | 00:00:25 | 00:16:07 |
| 40 | Myles | Zagar | CAN | |
00:59:07 | 00:08:33 | 00:01:09 | 00:31:22 | 00:00:24 | 00:17:41 |
| 41 | Koki | Yamamoto | JPN |  |
00:59:11 | 00:08:35 | 00:01:11 | 00:31:16 | 00:00:25 | 00:17:46 |
| 42 | Javier | Martin | CHI |  |
00:59:17 | 00:08:47 | 00:01:07 | 00:31:09 | 00:00:25 | 00:17:51 |
| 43 | Lasse | Lührs | GER | |
00:59:21 | 00:09:11 | 00:01:05 | 00:32:16 | 00:00:24 | 00:16:27 |
| 44 | Jonathan | Wayaffe | BEL |  |
00:59:30 | 00:09:03 | 00:01:03 | 00:32:26 | 00:00:26 | 00:16:34 |
| 45 | Arturo | Galian Nicolas | ESP |  |
00:59:36 | 00:08:54 | 00:01:12 | 00:32:26 | 00:00:28 | 00:16:38 |
| 46 | Ryousuke | Maeda | JPN | |
00:59:38 | 00:08:34 | 00:01:28 | 00:30:57 | 00:00:23 | 00:18:18 |
| 47 | Daniel | Coleman | AUS | |
00:59:45 | 00:09:12 | 00:01:14 | 00:32:55 | 00:00:27 | 00:15:58 |
| 48 | Anton | Ponomarev | RUS |  |
01:00:02 | 00:08:45 | 00:01:13 | 00:31:33 | 00:00:30 | 00:18:04 |
| 49 | Antonio | Serrat Seoane | ESP | |
01:00:14 | 00:09:21 | 00:01:06 | 00:32:54 | 00:00:25 | 00:16:30 |
| 50 | Chun Kit | Shuen | HKG |  |
01:00:27 | 00:09:19 | 00:01:09 | 00:32:53 | 00:00:26 | 00:16:42 |
| 51 | Tsz To | Wong | HKG | |
01:00:27 | 00:09:06 | 00:01:11 | 00:33:05 | 00:00:25 | 00:16:42 |
| 52 | Fynn | Thompson | NZL | |
01:00:30 | 00:09:11 | 00:01:02 | 00:32:19 | 00:00:27 | 00:17:32 |
| 53 | Andres | Barrionuevo | ECU | |
01:00:46 | 00:09:05 | 00:01:08 | 00:32:24 | 00:00:27 | 00:17:45 |
| 54 | Pierre | Balty | BEL | |
01:00:47 | 00:09:09 | 00:01:01 | 00:32:19 | 00:00:27 | 00:17:52 |
| 55 | Eric | Hermes | LUX | |
01:00:59 | 00:09:37 | 00:01:08 | 00:32:34 | 00:00:24 | 00:17:17 |
| 56 | Agustin | Feres | CHI | |
01:01:08 | 00:09:14 | 00:01:04 | 00:32:14 | 00:00:27 | 00:18:10 |
| 57 | Yaroslav | Potanin | RUS | |
01:01:15 | 00:09:10 | 00:01:09 | 00:33:04 | 00:00:30 | 00:17:25 |
| 58 | Shunsuke | Nakao | JPN | |
01:01:46 | 00:09:08 | 00:01:10 | 00:33:04 | 00:00:24 | 00:18:01 |
| 59 | Yu Hang | Kok | HKG | |
01:02:11 | 00:09:13 | 00:01:12 | 00:32:56 | 00:00:26 | 00:18:26 |
| 60 | Eduardo Israel | Lamas Hernández | MEX | |
01:02:25 | 00:08:49 | 00:01:14 | 00:33:19 | 00:00:29 | 00:18:37 |
| 61 | Gareth | Jooste | RSA | |
01:02:41 | 00:09:37 | 00:01:16 | 00:33:52 | 00:00:23 | 00:17:35 |
| 62 | Darr | Smith | USA | |
01:03:18 | 00:08:57 | 00:01:15 | 00:33:10 | 00:00:26 | 00:19:33 |
| 63 | Russell | Gaynor | RSA | |
01:05:45 | 00:09:13 | 00:01:12 | 00:34:21 | 00:00:25 | 00:20:35 |
| 64 | Alexandr | Shapenkov | RUS | |
01:07:27 | 00:09:38 | 00:01:11 | 00:33:59 | 00:00:27 | 00:22:14 |
| 65 | Rikigoro | Shinozuka | MAS |  |
01:07:45 | 00:09:53 | 00:01:14 | 00:37:36 | 00:00:30 | 00:18:34 |
| 66 | Santiago | Henao Grisales | COL |  |
01:10:03 | 00:08:59 | 00:01:34 | 00:38:10 | 00:00:31 | 00:20:51 |
| DNF | Eli | Hemming | USA | |
DNF | 00:08:58 | 00:01:10 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |