Tropical Power Coast 2 Coast
Ussher\'s win in Trinidad
Janine Mendes-Franco & Heather-Gem Ible / 10.10.2007
The sun was shining brightly on Day 2 as New Zealander Richard Ussher and his wife Elina continued to dominate the race ...Richard crossed the Finish Line at Williams Bay, Chaguaramas in a new course time of 10 hours and 07 minutes, smashing his previous – 2006 - course record by 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Stage 3 of the two-day event began at 5:30 am yesterday morning with a 58 km ride to Diego Martin’s North Post, followed by an 8 km run to Macqueripe. The final stage of the course was the 30 km paddle through open sea to Williams Bay , but most of the athletes persevered and completed the course.
The first female to finish, Elina Ussher again was challenged on the kayak leg and was lost for a short time during the Patna Village to Macqueripe run, but toughed it out and crossed the line in 13 hours, 19 minutes.
The relay teams all made very good time, all three teams completed the course minutes after each other, but the winning team comprised Robert Cadiz who did the kayak leg and set a new stage record for the relay teams of 3 hours, 8 minutes, Raymond Ramcharan who made very good time on the cycling leg and Earle Rahaman-Noronha who did the running leg of the race.See All Event Posts
