
17 SEP 2011 - LA BAULE, FRA - Alistair Brownlee races down the finish straight to cross the line first just ahead of team mate and brother Jonathan Brownlee during the final round of the French Grand Prix Series triathlon in La Baule, France. The Brownlee's EC Sartrouville team retained the title after winning every round of the 5 race series which is based on a team format with points awarded for the finish position of each of the first three team members .(PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)
Alistair Brownlee wins the final round of the French Grand Prix Series triathlons in La Baule, France just ahead of team mate and brother Jonathan Brownlee with Maik Petzold the teams third finisher in 12th. The Brownlee’s EC Sartrouville team retained the title after winning every round of the 5 race series which is based on a team format with points awarded for the finish position of each of the first three team members.
In the women’s race Svenja Bazlen’s win helped to give Tri Club Chateauroux 36 second place on the day but overall race winners Poissy Triathlon also took the women’s title.

17 SEP 2011 - LA BAULE, FRA - Svenja Bazlen (Triathlon Club Chateauroux 36) leads the breakaway pack on the bike during the final round of the women's French Grand Prix Series at the Triathlon Audencia in La Baule, France (PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)
MEN OVERALL
1. Alistair Brownlee (EC Sartrouville) 00:52:45:26
2. Jonathan Brownlee (EC Sartrouville) 00:52:46:96
3. David Hauss (Lagardere Paris Racing) 00:52:48:96
WOMEN OVERALL
1. Svenja Bazlen (Tri Club Chateauroux 36) 00:58:46.7
2. Jessica Harrison (Poissy Tri) 00:58:54:3
3. Felicity Abram (Lagardere Paris Racing) 00:59:57:1
MEN’S TEAMS (Individual finish positions in brackets)
1. EC SARTROUVILLE
Position totals = 15
Alistair Brownlee 00:52:45:26 ( 1)
Jonathan Brownlee 00:52:46:96 ( 2)
Maik Petzold 00:53:50:96 ( 12)
2. LAGARDERE PARIS RACING
Position totals = 24
David Hauss 00:52:48:96 ( 3)
Steffen Justus 00:53:28:56 ( 6)
Will Clarke 00:53:56:06 ( 15)
3. SAINT RAPHAEL TRI
Position totals = 41
Igor Polyanski 00:53:34:36 ( 9)
Raoul Shaw 00:53:54:06 ( 14)
Karl Shaw 00:54:00:96 ( 18)
WOMEN’S TEAMS (Individual finish positions in brackets)
1. POISSY TRIATHLON
Position totals = 18
Jessica Harrison 00:58:54:37 ( 2)
Anna Maria Mazzetti 01:00:05:07 ( 4)
Berengere Abraham 01:01:06:17 ( 12)
2. TRI CLUB CHATEAUROUX 36
Position totals = 24
Svenja Bazlen 00:58:46:77 ( 1)
Melanie Annaheim 01:00:31:97 ( 7)
Julie Nivoix 01:01:42:17 ( 16)
SAINT RAPHAEL TRI
Position totals =37
Anne Tabarant 01:00:50:47 ( 10)
Anastaisa Polyanskaya 01:01:19:97 ( 13)
Liubov Ivanovskaya 01:01:24:27 ( 14)
POSITIONS AFTER ALL FIVE RACES
MEN’S TEAMS
1. EC Sartrouville 100
2. Poissy Tri 79
3. Les Sables Vendee Tri 73
WOMEN’S TEAMS
1. Poissy Tri 69
2. Charleville Tri Ardennes 60
3. TCG 79 Parthenay 48

17 SEP 2011 - LA BAULE, FRA - Matt Sharp (Mulhouse Olympique Tri) prepares his bike before the start of the final round of the men's French Grand Prix Series at the Triathlon Audencia in La Baule, France (PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

17 SEP 2011 - LA BAULE, FRA - Alistair Brownlee (EC Sartrouville) runs through transition ahead of his brother and team mate Jonathan Brownlee (left) after completing the bike at the final round of the men's French Grand Prix Series at the Triathlon Audencia in La Baule, France (PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

17 SEP 2011 - LA BAULE, FRA - EC Sartrouville's Alistair Brownlee (left) and his brother and team mate Jonathan Brownlee recover after finishing the final round of the men's French Grand Prix Series at the Triathlon Audencia in La Baule, France (PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

17 SEP 2011 - LA BAULE, FRA - Aurelien Lebrun (Rouen Triathlon) recovers after finishing the final round of the men's French Grand Prix Series at the Triathlon Audencia in La Baule, France .(PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

17 SEP 2011 - LA BAULE, FRA - Fabienne Saint Louis (Lagardere Paris Racing) prepares for the start of the final round of the women's French Grand Prix Series at the Triathlon Audencia in La Baule, France (PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

17 SEP 2011 - LA BAULE, FRA - Svenja Bazlen (Triathlon Club Chateauroux 36) (left) and Jessica Harrison (Poissy Triathlon) run shoulder to shoulder at the front of the race during the final round of the women's French Grand Prix Series at the Triathlon Audencia in La Baule, France (PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

17 SEP 2011 - LA BAULE, FRA - Berengere Abraham (Poissy Triathlon) - final round of the women's French Grand Prix Series at the Triathlon Audencia in La Baule, France (PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

17 SEP 2011 - LA BAULE, FRA - Poissy Triathlon team mates Berengere Abraham, Jessica Harrison and Anna Maria Mazzetti celebrate winning the series title aswell as the final round of the women's French Grand Prix Series at the Triathlon Audencia in La Baule, France (PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

18 SEP 2011 - LA BAULE, FRA - Competitors wait to rack their bikes before the start of the Triathlon Courte Distance (Olympic or standard distance) at the 24th Triathlon Audencia in La Baule, France .(PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

18 SEP 2011 - LA BAULE, FRA - A competitor stretches as he waits for the start of the Triathlon Courte Distance (Olympic or standard distance) at the 24th Triathlon Audencia in La Baule, France .(PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

18 SEP 2011 - LA BAULE, FRA - A competitor waits for the start of the Triathlon Decouverte (sprint distance) at the 24th Triathlon Audencia in La Baule, France (PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

18 SEP 2011 - LA BAULE, FRA - Competitors run into the water at the start of the Triathlon Courte Distance (Olympic or standard distance) at the 24th Triathlon Audencia in La Baule, France .(PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

18 SEP 2011 - LA BAULE, FRA - A competitor runs up the beach to transition during the Triathlon Courte Distance (Olympic or standard distance) at the 24th Triathlon Audencia in La Baule, France .(PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

18 SEP 2011 - LA BAULE, FRA - Triathlon Decouverte (sprint distance) at the 24th Triathlon Audencia in La Baule, France .(PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

18 SEP 2011 - LA BAULE, FRA - Triathlon Courte Distance (Olympic or standard distance) at the 24th Triathlon Audencia in La Baule, France (PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

18 SEP 2011 - LA BAULE, FRA - Triathlon Decouverte (sprint distance) at the 24th Triathlon Audencia in La Baule, France .(PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

18 SEP 2011 - LA BAULE, FRA - A competitor from TC Nantais recovers after the Triathlon Courte Distance (Olympic or standard distance) at the 24th Triathlon Audencia in La Baule, France .(PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)
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