(Beijing, September 16) The men's final of the "Good Luck Beijing" 2007 Beijing BG Triathlon World Cup concluded at the Changping Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tombs Reservoir on September 16. As a result, Javier Gomez of Spain and Vanessa Fernandes of Portugal, currently men's and women's world No.1, emerged victorious with 1:48:41 and 2:00:35 respectively.

A total of 85 triathletes participated in the men's final today. Javier Gomez of Spain, The world No.1 who finished 7th in swimming and 9th in cycling, came home first in the 10km run to clinch the overall title with ease.

American Andy Potts and New Zealander Kris Gemmell won the swimming and bike events respectively.

As the Beijing World Cup adopts the same route and competition format for next year's Olympic Games, the event drew great attention from many countries and regions. New Zealand and Australia even used it as their domestic selective trials for the Beijing Olympics. Also, it offered a rare opportunity for athletes to adapt themselves to the Olympic venue here before the Games proper.

The total distance of the competition was 51.5 kilometers, including a 1500m swim, a 40km road cycling race and a 10,000m run.

In the men's division, Australia's Courtney Atkinson and New Zealand's Bevan Docherty finished second and third with 1:49.03 and 1:49.08 respectively, while the pre-tournament favorite Frederic Belaubre of France, winner of last year's World Cup Beijing leg, finished a disappointing 9th place.

The men's final turned out to be rather grueling, during which as many as 18 athletes gave up midway. Zhang Yiming and Jiang Zhihang, the two young athletes from China, managed to finish 64th and 65th respectively.

In the women's division yesterday, Vanessa Fernandes, Portugal's world No.1, extended her lead in the last event of running race to clinch an easy victory. Emma Snowsill of Australia and Laura Bennett of the United States settled for the silver and bronze medals with 2:01.51 and 2:02:06 respectively.