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Long Distance
Megan Carter-Davies again showed what good form she was in taking the lead just losing the top spot in the closing stages.
Unfortunately, the last few women including the dominant Tove Alexandersson were too strong and even though at one point it looked as though she could hold on for a podium place in 6th she slipped down into 7th position, which is still an incredible top 10 finish to add to her recent results!
The event in the end was won by Simona Aebersold in front of her home crowd, Tove Alexandersson concluded in second and Andrine Benjaminsen in third.
Great Britain’s Cecilie Andersen and Jo Shepherd finished 30th and 31st respectively.
In the Men’s Long Distance, Kasper Harlem Fosser (Norway) added another title to add to his collection, with Matthias Kyburz finishing in second place, and Olli Ojanaho third. Great Britian’s Peter Bray was first home for the British Team in 37th with Joshua Dudley finishing in 39th place.
Long Distance Results
| Women's | Men's |
|---|---|
| Megan Carter-Davies - 7th | Peter Bray - 37th |
| Cecilie Andersen - 30th | Joshua Dudley - 39th |
| Jo Shepherd - 31st |
Middle Qualification
Yesterday the Middle Qualification took place. Great Britain had entered six athletes into the competition and were all looking for good runs after a great build up to this year's Championships.
There were three heats in both the Men and Women's event, with the top 15 from each heat set to qualify for Saturday’s Middle Final.
Megan Carter-Davies took off to a flying start in her World Cup campaign, finishing in 3rd place in her heat And Grace Molloy also concluded the heat well finishing 8th. Unfortunately, Cecilie Andersen just missed out on a final place finishing 20th in her heat.
Ralph Street also secured a top 10 and final spot in his heat, and he will be joined by Alastair Thomas who finished 14th. Joshua Dudley finished the race in 20th position meaning that he will not qualify for the Middle Final on this occasion.
Middle Qualification Results
| Women's | Men's |
|---|---|
| Megan Carter-Davies - 3rd | Ralph Street - 9th |
| Grace Molloy - 8th | Alastair Thomas - 14th |
| Cecilie Andersen - 20th | Joshua Dudley - 20th |
With tomorrow being a well earned rest day for the athletes we look forward to the excitemement of the Middle Race Final which will take place on Saturday!
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