Top 10 na světě! Jablonecká triatlonistka Petra Kuříková opět potvrdila, že v indoorových závodech patří k nejlepším na světě. Na mistrovství světa v etriatlonu obsadila skvělé 6. místo. Osmička na dresu a startovní listině ji přinesla štěstí. Mezi silnou zahraniční konkurencí se česká závodnice určitě neztratila.

V divizním utkání skupiny B narazil dlouho neporažený Turnov na Velké Hamry. A ty, v domácím prostředí, vítěznou šňůru soupeře přerušily a na své konto si za vítězství 2:0 připsaly tři body. 

British triathlon star Beth Potter has been crowned the the supertri E World Triathlon Champion powered by Zwift after an epic battle with French racer Cassandre Beaugrand in London. The 27-year-old Beaugrand would suffer from cramp in her calf on the final run leg of the day but held onto second place, with American star Katie Zafares producing an impressive third place on her supertri E debut.

Potter and Beaugrand were largely inseparable throughout the first eight triathlon disciplines, with Potter finally breaking Beaugrand’s resolve with 500m to go of the final run leg in front of a raucous home crowd at the London Aquatics Centre in Queen Elizabeth Park.

Having won the Esports worlds in 2022, Potter’s victory adds another world title to her trophy cabinet and lays down a huge marker before this summer’s Paris Olympic Games, where the 32-year-old and Beaugrand are set for another major battle.

“It was my season opener today and I didn’t know where my form was at, so I’m really happy to take the win,” said Potter at the finish. “I didn’t go too hard in the third swim and had to bide my time until the final run.”

RIVALRY RESUMED

The London Aquatics Centre in Queen Elizabeth Park was the host of the World Champs, with 10 women’s triathletes qualifying from the morning heats. These included the two favourites for this summer’s Paris Olympics, France’s Cassandre Beaugrand and Beth Potter of the UK, who were going head-to-head for the first time in 2024 in London.

Joining them was supertri regular Katie Zafares (USA), but sadly home favourite Vicky Holland and rising Hungarian star Fanni Szalai both missed out on qualification.

The World Championship race consisted of 3 Stages over the supertri E format, with a 200m Swim – 4km Bike – 1km Run followed by a 1km Run – 4km Bike – 200m Swim before a final 200m Swim – 4km Bike – 1km Run.

The final stage saw a Pursuit start based on the time difference accumulated across the first two stages, with the athlete with the fastest times starting first.

STAGE 1
Swim: 200m

Cassandre Beaugrand (FRA) led the pace on the day’s first discipline, exiting the water after 2:12mins, five seconds ahead of Potter.

Bike: 4km

Onto the day’s first Zwift bike leg and Beaugrand’s lead was cut in half by Potter at the halfway stage, with Potter pulling level at the 3km stage. The 34-year-old American Katie Zafares was just four seconds back, with Potter and Beaugrand exiting the bikes together.

Run: 1km

Beaugrand’s seamless T2 saw her onto the treadmill first, with Potter in her shadow. Potter would make the pass at the halfway stage, with Zafares and Tanja Neubert (GER) dropping 10secs back. Potter’s lead by the end of the run would be five seconds ahead of Beaugrand and 19secs ahead of Zafares. 1-0 to the Scot.

STAGE 2
Run: 1km

Stage 2’s opening run began with Potter and Beaugrand remaining inseparable at the front of the field, with Zafares in close proximity. Potter and Beaugrand would exit the treadmill together, with Zafares 3secs back.

Bike: 4km

Onto the Tacx smart trainers and Potter would create an instant lead of 2secs over her French rival courtesy of a faultless transition, with Zafares 4secs behind. Potter would regularly push out of the saddle but Beaugrand would stubbornly stay right behind, while Zafares would push a bigger gear and lower cadence to remain in third. By T2, the gap between Potter and Beaugrand was minimal, with the two race favourites exchanging glances at they entered the swim.

Swim: 200m

Potter again produced the best transition to enter the water first, but Beaugrand had drawn level by the 50m mark. Potter wouldn’t give up her lead, however, edging Beaugrand to the finish to set up an epic final showdown. Zafares would be 12secs in arrears.

STAGE 3
Swim: 200m

The pursuit-style start saw Potter enter the water with a 5sec advantage over Beaugrand and 30secs over Zafares, who had a 29sec lead over Neubert in fourth. Beaugrand was quick to reduce the deficit to Potter and was alongside her with 100m to go. The two were level at the 150m mark, but Beaugrand was to nudge ahead by the swim’s finale.

Bike: 4km

Potter would lose precious seconds at the start of the final bike leg, with Beaugrand now 12-metres ahead of Potter. Riding side-by-side on the Tacx turbos, the gap between the athletes would remain at 12-metres as they pushed 300+ watts and speeds over 40km/h. Beaugrand would finally increase the gap to Potter by 2secs by T2. The scene would be set for an epic climax on the run.

Run: 1km

Potter would begin the final run leg courtesy of yet another textbook transition, establishing a 1sec lead over Beaugrand by 100m and 5secs by 500m. With Beaugrand visibly in pain, Potter’s lead was only increasing and had been extended to 25secs by the finale. Zafares would take bronze a minute back. The German pair of Neubert and Lena Meibner would finish fourth and fifth respectively.

The USA’s Chase McQueen stormed to victory at the supertri E World Triathlon Championships powered by Zwift in London to put behind him the nightmare of his 2023 collapse in the capital. The 26-year-old’s advantage was nine seconds over the home favourite Max Stapley, with France’s Maxime Hueber-Moosbrugger taking bronze.

Having blown his chance of winning the 2023 supertri E World Champs in London last year (including famously doing butterfly on the swim), the convincing victory acted as redemption for McQueen and he could enjoy the final run leg in front of a packed London Aquatics Centre.

“I’m getting emotional even thinking about being a world champion,” said McQueen at the finish. “It’s been a really hard 12 months and I’ve been thinking about this moment every day. I was fading on that last round and I’m so glad to share the podium with Max and Maxime, who pushed me so hard. I owe this to my team and family for bringing the best out of me every single day.”

While hopes of a home victory were dashed by McQueen, Max Stapley continued his rise as a major supertri player with a silver medal, having finished fifth in London in 2023.

CAPITAL GAINS

The London Aquatics Centre in Queen Elizabeth Park was the host of the supertri E World Triathlon Championships, with 10 triathletes qualifying from the morning heats, including heat winners Chase McQueen (USA), Max Stapley (GBR) and world U23 champion Simon Henseleit (GER), as well as Brit athletes Harry Leleu, Samuel Dickinson and Hugo Milner hoping to impress on home soil. Olympic qualifying points were also on offer, raising the stakes even higher.

The World Championship race consisted of three stages over the supertri E format (200m Swim – 4km Bike – 1km Run; 1km Run – 4km Bike – 200m Swim; before a final 200m Swim – 4km Bike – 1km Run).

The final stage would see a Pursuit start based on the time difference accumulated across the first two stages, with the athlete with the fastest times starting first.

STAGE 1

Swim: 200m

Into the pool and the USA’s Chase McQueen was straight into the lead in the 50m pool just ahead of Brit Max Stapley. Those two exited the water after 2:04mins, with Samuel Dickinson (GBR) and Henry Graf (GER) in hot pursuit.

Bike: 4km

Onto the Tacx Neo smarter trainers, and McQueen continued to push the pace at the front ahead of Dickinson and Stapley. Having battled the virtual Zwift cobbles in the draft-free race, McQueen’s lead was 3secs over Dickinson by Transition 2, with Stapley 8secs in arrears.

Run: 1km

Hitting the elliptical treadmills at close to 20km/h pace, the gap between McQueen and Dickinson remained locked at 3secs, but Stapley was gaining on the leaders and, by the end of the hot and frenetic 1km, only 3secs separated the top three.

STAGE 2

Run: 1km

The reverse order run, bike, swim began on the Zwift-linked treadmills, with Hugo Milner into the lead hoping to bring down his 27sec gap to the leaders from Stage 1. French racer Maxime Hueber-Moosbrugger was in close proximity, entering T1 alongside the Brit athlete and taking the lead at the start of the race’s second bike leg.

Bike: 4km

Hueber-Moosbrugger, with plenty of Super League experience in his locker, maintained his advantage throughout the Zwift bike leg, with Milner dropping down the field and McQueen, Stapley and Dickinson returning to the pointy end of the field. Just seven seconds would separate the top four in T2, with much hanging on their bike-to-swim transition speed.

Swim: 200m

McQueen was the fastest in transition, entering the pool first ahead of Hueber-Moosbrugger. The American’s lead was 7secs by the 200m mark ahead of Henry Graf (GER), with Dickinson and Stapley 9secs behind. Advantage America.

STAGE 3

Swim: 200m

The pursuit-style start saw McQueen with a 12sec advantage over Stapley and 13secs over Dickinson. That lead was 11secs over Stapley by T1, with Dickinson a further 4secs back.

Bike: 4km

The day’s final men’s bike leg again saw McQueen at the fore, producing a 350-watt output to create a 16sec advantage over Stapley by the halfway mark, 18secs by T2.

Run: 1km

With the win a near formality, the chief battle of the final run leg was between Stapley, Dickinson and Hueber-Moosbrugger for the remaining podium spots. With McQueen cruising to the title, Stapley battled to second overall 9secs back, with Hueber-Moosbrugger rounding out the podium 4secs behind Stapley. Dickinson would come home in fourth, with Graf taking fifth.

In the unforgiving Singapore heat and humidity, defending champion Ashleigh Gentle conquered not just the heat, but also any self doubts, to come from behind on the run and win an epic T100 battle with Lucy Charles-Barclay.

Ashleigh dug very deep in the latter stages of the 100km race to wipe out a 5 minute 33 second deficit coming out of T2 to beat Lucy as well as surprise podium finisher Els Visser.

The relieved Australian, 33, said after her win: “It feels a bit surreal to be honest. It surprised me a little bit but I’m obviously very happy. It’s just very different. Last year I found my flow and felt really comfortable and strong whereas this year it was very gritty, it was hard. So same result, but the feelings to get that result was so different so it’s just one of those things where you kind of have to persevere no matter what circumstances you’re dealt with and how you’re feeling and I’m just really glad that I was able to stay composed and still perform at a really high level.”

Lucy led for long periods on the run around a steamy Marina Bay course where humidity reached 78 degrees, but the wait for her first T100 win goes on. The Britain had also finished runner-up in the season opening Miami T100 last month. “I had a good race, I was happy with the performance. I felt pretty strong throughout. It’s bittersweet being at the front all that time but I felt really strong and I think I just want to build each race. It was definitely a better performance than in the first race in Miami and definitely a much better performance than last year here in Singapore. So I feel like everything’s stepping in the right direction. I still feel like there’s more to give in the tank and there’s fire in the belly to go home and work before the next race, but overall, (I’m) really happy with that. And it’s crucial here. I think this is probably the hardest race on the tour. So it’s nice to get this one out of the way and hopefully the next one will be a bit easier.”

Dutch star Visser was surprised to finish on the podium, saying: “I feel super proud of myself. I never expected to finish on the podium. It’s kind of a dream come true and to be on the podium with Lucy and Ash, that’s just a dream come true. I never would have expected that, I’m just very happy. I finished last in the European Open last year, I finished last here in Singapore last year. But I’ve worked hard. I know I’m not the best swimmer so I know that I really have to work my way back into the field. My coach said just focus on yourself no matter the circumstances, the only thing you worry about is yourself, so that’s what I did. I came out of the water and I thought now just go to work, push hard on the bike, just be patient and I really made up some time to the other girls. I got closer and closer and in the last lap, my legs really started cramping. I didn’t know how I would feel on the run and it took me a while to find my rhythm but I really found the rhythm and just super happy I could overtake and stay in front.”

How The Race Unfolded

Even in sweltering conditions, there was no surprise to see Charles-Barclay quickly take to the front in Marina Bay. As in the Miami T100, it was Lucy Buckingham on her feet while Rebecca Clarke rounded out the three-woman group. That trio pushed ahead to create a lead of 1:07 out of the water after the 2km swim.

On the 80km bike course, it was the British pairing of Charles-Barclay and Buckingham who put the hammer down. Gentle soon moved through to third with the gap standing at around 2:45 by halfway. Meanwhile, 2022 Ironman world champion Chelsea Sodaro, who finished third in Singapore last year, was forced to retire from the race.

With just under 30km to go, Miami T100 Champion India Lee put in a surge to overtake Gentle and move into third, with T100 debutant Imogen Simmonds and Lucy Byram – who was sixth in Miami – close by. While Lee subsequently slowed her pace, losing 30 seconds to the group, there were problems up front for Buckingham as she appeared to cramp in the stifling heat with 18km to go, allowing Charles-Barclay to retake the lead.

Meanwhile, Visser was the big mover up the leaderboard, with the Dutchwoman powering inexorably through the field to move past 11 athletes and claim third during the final lap. Despite this showing, Charles-Barclay entered T2 just ahead of Buckingham but with 5:03 to Visser and in the box seat for her first T100 title.

Gentle was just a little further back with 5:33 to make up as she headed out onto the run. The Australian made short work of getting herself back into the podium position by overtaking Visser and her charge didn’t stop there. While Charles-Barclay was running well, Gentle was moving with stunning rapidity in spite of increasing temperatures and rising humidity.

After 8km, the Australian had slashed her deficit to overtake Buckingham and move into second. Continuing to chase Charles-Barclay, Gentle nudged the gap to 1:01 going into the final 6km lap. From there, it was a nail biting competition as Gentle hunted Charles-Barclay, finally making a decisive surge to pass her with 4km to take the lead for the first time in the race.

Meanwhile, Visser continued her hard work in the fight for a podium finish to pull past Buckingham into third, but she was still close to 4 minutes behind Charles-Barclay,

Elated and exhausted, Gentle crossed the line in 3:44:23 to take a powerful victory that will surely send a message to the other T100 athletes. The Australian secured a USD$25,000 (S$34,027) paycheck and the maximum 35 points to start her 2024 T100 Triathlon World Tour season.

Charles-Barclay followed her 2nd place in the Miami T100 with another 2nd place, taking US$16,000 and 28 points to take her series tally to 56 and put her at the top of the T100 standings.

Visser was the dark horse wildcard, completing the podium in style, earning US$12,000, 25 points and plenty of new fans.

In the closing stages, New Zealand’s Amelia Watkinson showed that consistency prevails, overtaking Buckingham near the finish to clinch fourth, with Buckingham rounding out the top five.

Gratulujeme! Jirka Zemler slaví 85! Pamětníci a fanoušci jabloneckého fotbalu si určitě pamatují, jak davy fandů obléhaly tehdy pískové hřiště na Střelnici a těšily se, co jim předvede kouzelník v bráně Jirka Zemler. A že se měly na co těšit, o tom nebylo pochyb.

Duel rezervních týmů Jablonce a Hradce Králové přinesl v jabloneckých Břízkách řadu šancí na obou stranách. O třech bodech pro hosty nakonec rozhodl v druhém poločase brankou na 1:2 hostujíc Kejř.

/VIDEOANKETA/ Jaký hokejový vzor mají dnešní špunti s bruslemi na nohou a hokejkou v ruce? Je jím stále Jaromír Jágr, nebo už štafetu dávno převzal současný fenomén kluzišť NHL David Pastrňák. Zeptali jsme se jich během nedávného turnaje ve středočeském městě Slaný. 

Také nadcházející víkend nabízí všem fotbalovým fanouškům bohatou nabídků mistrovských zápasů od první ligy po okresní přebory. 

Two world titles are up for grabs this Saturday at the supertri E World Triathlon Championships powered by Zwift in London on Saturday April 13. And for the first time, the 2024 edition is all about a one-off extravaganza with up to 60 athletes competing.There will be no margin for error as three heats will determine the top 10 women and men who will make it through to the evening finals for a chance to lift the titles. Start lists are filled with talent! Get ready to watch some epic battles as some of the most laureated Olympic athletes of the world take the stage.

Women’s race
The showdown between Olympic favourites Beth Potter and Cassandre Beaugrand is the headline battle in the women’s event. They are currently the top two in the world rankings and this will provide an early indicator of form ahead of Paris. Potter just got the better of her French rival when it mattered at the end of last season and both have an excellent record in this format.

But they won’t have it all to themselves - American superstar Katie Zaferes is desperate to boost her prospects of an Olympic place and will need a big performance to do so, while fellow mum Vicky Holland is aiming to showcase her Paris credentials too.

And watch out for 16 year old Fanni Szalai, the Hungarian phenom who burst onto the world scene in this series in 2023. She’s continued her meteoric progress since then and underlined her complete dominance of European junior racing recently in Quarteira.

Men’s race
And it’s a similar story in the men’s event as U23 World Champion Simon Henseleit of Germany wears #1.

Up against him is Chase McQueen, back in London and seeking redemption after things unravelled in the final 12 months ago following his victory in this format in Montreal.

And there’s a group of young Brits looking to highlight their Olympic claims, with many eyes likely to be on rising star Hugo Milner. He makes his debut in this fast and furious format, knowing that in this format, it’s all about the transitions when every second counts.

Previous winners
What was then called the Arena Games began in 2020 to enable live professional triathlon to continue behind closed doors during the global COVID-19 pandemic.

It was so popular that it’s gone from strength to strength and the world’s first Esports Triathlon World Champions were crowned in Singapore in 2022 - Brits Beth Potter and Alex Yee.

Sophie Linn (AUS) and Henri Schoeman (RSA) would emerge as the victors after a three-event series 12 months ago.

But on Saturday it’s a one-off winner-takes-all showdown in London.

Sedm gólů, tři červené karty a nezměrný počet nadávek, při kterých by se červenali i protřelí kriminálníci. Derby mezi Hrobem a 1. FC Dubí vyvrcholilo hromadnou bitkou, do které se zapojili i diváci. Dohra duelu okresního přeboru Teplicka a Mostecka je pochopitelně před disciplinární komisí, už padlo několik trestů a pokut. V Hrobu se provinili i funkcionáři, kteří byli nedávno postihnuti za své chování ve fotbalovém prostředí vysokými tresty.

Everything is ready for the second stop on the new eight-leg T100 Triathlon World Tour: Singapore. Defending women’s champion Ashleigh Gentle, double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee, reigning Ironman World Champion Lucy Charles-Barclay or winner in T100 Miami Magnus Ditlev are ready to put up a show in the Singapore heat.

Women’s race
Toeing the start line on Saturday will be Miami T100 champion India Lee, who will be looking to pick up where she left off in Florida at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, where she ran down fellow Brit and reigning Ironman World Champion Lucy Charles-Barclay to clinch her maiden T100 win. By her own admission, India had expected “nothing” going into the season opener in Miami other than to “see how her winter had gone, with no pressure”.

It turns out her winter had gone ‘pretty well’ and has catapulted the British star into the PTO World Top Ten for the first time. She will get an immediate chance to put that newfound confidence to the test against a strong field in Singapore that features 7 of the world’s top 20 athletes including #2 Australian Ashleigh Gentle, who’s making her T100 debut after winning the inaugural PTO Asian Open in Singapore in 2023, and #3 Lucy Charles-Barclay, who is putting all of her focus into the T100 Tour in 2024 as well as Chelsea Sodarao of the USA, the 2022 Ironman World Champion.

The full line up for the Singapore T100 can be found here. It features 8 of the 20 contracted T100 athletes and 12 wildcards – including America’s Haley Chura and Estonia’s Kaidi Kivioja who finished a very creditable 7th and 10th respectively in Miami. The wildcard contingent also features the powerful Aussie trio of Ellie Salthouse, Radka Kahlefeldt and Rebecca Clarke – adding to the fresh faces looking for a chance to prove themselves at the sport’s highest level in Singapore’s infamous heat and humidity.

Men’s race
The men’s race features 15 of the world’s top 20 PTO Ranked athletes and will continue many of the battles started in Miami. #2 Magnus Ditlev put in a commanding performance to win the first race of the season in Miami, but it will not be easy for him to repeat the victory after a crash a few days ago in Singapore. The field will also feature American #3 Jason West, who’ll be looking to improve on his seventh place in Florida, and fellow American and the new #5 Sam Long, who’ll be bursting with confidence after biking and running through the field to go from the last swim pack to second on the podium and only 35 seconds down on Ditlev.

Flying Dutchman Youri Keulen gets another T100 wildcard, following his impressive fourth at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, and double Olympic champion from Great Britain Alistair Brownlee – who led for long periods in the Miami heat but ultimately ran out of gas on the run – goes again after having taken heart from his first outing of the season.

The full line up for the Singapore T100 can be found here. It features 16 of the 20 contracted T100 athletes and 4 wildcards.

The women’s Singapore T100 race takes place on Saturday 13 April. The race starts 14:15 (local time). The men’s Singapore T100 race takes place on Sunday 14 April, at 15:15 local time and you can watch both races on TriathlonLIVE (georestrictions might apply)

Dohrávky okresního přeboru se hrály za téměř letního počasí. V minulosti byli hráči zvyklí hrát první jarní zápas v rukavicích a ne si hlídat pitný režim, aby vůbec devadesát minut v tom teple uběhali. A Jenišovice možná běhaly zbytečně. Ještě neví, zda jim vítězství 5:0 nad soupeřem z Lučan, bude uznán.

Maloskalští volejbalisté se poprvé ve své historii probojovali do kvalifikace o postup do první ligy, kdy se stali účastníky kvalifikační skupiny společně s celky VSK MFF UK Praha a SK Kojetín 2016 B.