Pimenta pips Pedersen to gold at ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships
Pimenta pips Pedersen to gold at ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships
Portugal’s Fernando Pimenta dashed Danish trusts when he saw off domestic saint Mads Pedersen to grab the men’s K1 brief race crown at the Universal Canoe Alliance Canoe Marathon World Championships here.
Pedersen energized the domestic swarm when he came from behind to take the lead, but he was incapable to hold off Pimenta in the last leg at Lake Jels.
Pimenta reacted to Pedersen’s challenge, overwhelming him in the closing stages to hold the title.
The Portuguese pro made his purposeful clear from the off when he hit the front with compatriot Jose Ramalho and Norway’s Eivind Vold sitting fair behind him in the to begin with lap.
It was not going Pedersen’s way in the opening stages with Hungary’s Balint Noe moving into contention.
Noe’s trusts were finished in the to begin with portage as Pedersen moved in behind Pimenta and Ramalho.
Pimenta kept his nose in front in the moment leg some time recently Pedersen made a brilliant surge to charm the domestic fans.
Pedersen delivered a sublime exit off the water for the last portage some time recently dashing ahead with the larger part of onlookers tossing their full back behind him.
The Danish canoeist held the edge as it were for Pimenta to come raging back to recapture the lead after the last buoy.
Pimenta demonstrated as well solid, taking triumph in a time of 14min 14.32sec as Pedersen came moment in 14:15.85 and Vold put third in 14:28.66.
Mads Pedersen powers to the front in the moment portage in the men’s K1 brief race ©Bjarne Damgaard Petersen/2023 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships, Denmark
Manuel Campos beat Diego Romero in a exciting all-Spanish tussle to take men’s C1 brief race gold.
There was fair one moment between them, with Campos getting the superior of Romero in a holding finale.
Moldova’s Serghei Tarnovschi and his more seasoned brother Oleg Tarnovschi driven a five-strong breakaway in the opening leg.
Campos did eminently in the to begin with portage to move ahead some time recently Serghei Tarnovschi returned to the front in what turned out to be a sensational moment leg.
Oleg Tarnovschi capsized some time recently his brother was included in a collision permitting Spaniards Romero and Campos to thrust ahead.
The moment portage saw Campos develop on best, beating Romero to the water for the last lap.
Romero got himself back in front some time recently Campos overseen to edge ahead and take triumph by fair one second.
Campos triumphed in 16:34.39, with Romero wrapping up in 16:36.10 and Mateusz Zuchora overcoming individual Shaft Mateusz Borgiel to take bronze in 16:44.55.
Zsófia Kisbán of Hungary updated Liudmyla Babak of Ukraine to seal women’s C1 brief race gold.
It was a two-horse race with small between them until the last lap when Kisbán found an additional equip to fashion ahead.
Kisbán was driving over the to begin with five minutes some time recently entering the to begin with portage when she was overwhelmed by Babak.
The Ukrainian held a slim lead when they returned to the water as the two canoeists combat it out for gold.
It was neck and neck as they arrived at the moment portage, with Babak getting out of the water to begin with some time recently Kisbán beat her in the sprint.
After taking the lead, Kisbán did not see back as she pulled absent from Babak, triumphing in 18:49.34.
Ukraine picked up two decorations, with Babak wrapping up moment in 19:16.47, taken after by Olena Tsyhankova in 19:42.64.
Sweden’s Melina Andersson beat Vanda Kiszli of Hungary to hold the women’s K1 brief race crown.
Andersson was the early front runner some time recently being surpassed by Kiszli at the conclusion of the to begin with leg, whereas Spain’s Eva Barrios moved into contention.
After a wild eyed entry at the opening portage, Barrios pushed ahead in the sprint as it were for Kiszli to wrestle back the lead in the water.
Emese Kohami moreover came into the blend in the moment leg, joining Kiszli but it was Andersson who was fastest in the moment portage, moving in front of the Hungarians.
Andersson kept up her shape to seal triumph in 15:55.88, with Kiszli moment in 15:56.65 and Barrios beating Kohami in the fight for bronze in 16:04.08.