Courtesy: USAT

Elite triathlete Hunter Kemper placed eighth to lead the U.S. team at the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Cup race today in Nice, France.

Kemper, who went into the race ranked 10th in the world, finished in 1 hour, 50 minutes, 31 seconds. Frank Bignet of France won the men's race in 1:49:41. Volodymyr Polikarpenko of Ukraine finished second (1:50:03) and Australia's Brad Kahlefeldt was third (1:50:07).

Seth Wealing (Fowler, Ind.) finished 24th for the United States and Joe Umphenour (Bellevue, Wash.) was 31st.

Susan Williams (Denver, Colo.) was the United States' top finisher in the women's race in 10th with a time of 2:01:46.

Anja Dittmer of Germany won her second World Cup in a row with a victory in 1:59:35. Australian Emma Snowsill was second (1:59:41) and her teammate Liz Blatchford was third (2:00:02).

U.S. elite Amanda Pagon (Glenn Dale, Md.) finished 15th. Kelly Rea (Marietta, Ga.) placed 30th. Susie Gallucci (Hudson, Ohio) had the fastest swim of the day and went on to finish 39th. Kelly Handel (Zionsville, Ind.) placed 41st.

For more information and results, go to www.triathlon.org. The ITU World Cup series moves on to Madrid, Spain on Sunday, Sept. 21.

ITU World Cup
Nice, France; Sept. 12, 2003
1.5k swim, 40k bike, 10k run

Men
1. Frank Bignet (France) 1:49:41; 2. Volodymyr Polikarpenko (Ukraine) 1:50:03; 3. Brad Kahlefeldt (Australia) 1:50:07; 4. Craig Watson (New Zealand) 1:50:09; 5. Bevan Docherty (New Zealand) 1:50:18; 6. Reto Hug (Switzerland) 1:50:22; 7. Daniel Unger (Germany) 1:50:27; 8. Hunter Kemper (Longwood, Fla.) 1:50:31; 9. Tim Don (Great Britain) 1:50:33; 10. Kris Gemmel (New Zealand) 1:50:35
Other U.S. Finishers 24. Seth Wealing (Fowler, Ind.); 31. Joe Umphenour (Bellevue, Wash.)

Women
1. Anja Dittmer (Germany) 1:59:35; 2. Emma Snowsill (Australia) 1:59:41; 3. Liz Blatchford (Australia) 2:00:02; 4. Wieke Hoogzaad (Netherlands) 2:00:27; 5. Joelle Franzmann (Germany) 2:00:40; 6. Mariana Ohata (Brazil) 2:00:56; 7. Jodie Swallow (Great Britain) 2:01:23; 8. Lenka Radova (Czech Republic) 2:01:33; 9. Sylvia Gemignani (Italy) 2:01:41; 10. Susan Williams (Littleton, Colo.) 2;01:46
Other U.S. Finishers 30. Kelly Rea (Marietta, Ga.); 39. Susie Gallucci (Hudson, Ohio); 41. Kelly Handel (Zionsville, Ind.)