DAY 1 RESULTS: WORLD CUP 3, 3 June 2016, Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal
Kiwis smash it in Portugal!
A dream day of racing for the NZ Reps, Lisa Carrington and Marty McDowell. Both have made it into their A finals, making Day 1 an exciting day of racing for any Kiwi.
Marty McDowell
Marty places forth in his Heat
Marty placed fourth in the 3rd Heat of the Senior Mens K1 1000m division, despite what looked like a slow start out of the blocks.
It was a race of two halves, with Dostal (CZE), Pimenta (POR) and Roza (ESP) finishing quite close together, leaving significant clear water between them and the main group. Marty lead the rest of the pack, finishing in 4:10.796, 28.552 secs behind the leader.
Watch the live stream of the MK1 1000 3rd Heat here
Strong 3rd in the A Semifinal qualifies McDowell for A Final!
Marty McDowell has made it in the A Final, taking third place in the A Semifinal, behind home favourite Fernando Pimenta (3:54.928) and Australian Daniel Bowker (03:56.368). Marty’s time of 03:57.996 put him in 8th qualifying position, 9.08 secs off the fastest Jakub Spicar of Czech Republic.
Watch the live stream of the MK1 1000 A Semifinal here
MK1 1000m A Final (Race 36) is scheduled to Saturday at 11:46 (21:46 NZT).
Lisa Carrington
Lisa Carrington smashes field in her heat to qualify directly for the Senior Women K1 200m A final.
Watch the Womens K1 200m Heat 3 here
As usual, Lisa was fastest out of the blocks in the WK1 200m B Heat, quickly gaining half a boat length over her competitors. Looking very determined, Lisa extended her lead over the race to finish in an impressive 42.616, over two seconds faster than Portugal’s Joana VASCONCELOS (Portugal) and Andreanne LANGLOIS (Canada).
Lisa moves straight into the A Final, with the fastest overall qualifying time over the other heat winners, Marta W ALCZYKIEWICZ (Poland) and Spela JANIC (Slovakia).
WK1 200m A Final (Race 38) is scheduled to start at 12:05 (23:05 NZT)
LIVE STREAMING LINKS FOR DAY 2
DAY TWO Morning Live Stream on ICF Planet Canoe You Tube Channel (starts Saturday 20:40 NZT)
DAY TWO Afternoon Live Stream on ICF Planet Canoe You Tube Channel (starts Sunday 00.25 NZT)
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