Very
similar races the Women Senior K1 and the Men Senior C1. In both two pairs of
paddlers took the lead from the first lap. Twelve times world champion Renata
Csay (HUN) and Anna Kova (CZE) quickly opened a gap that went up to one minute
in just two laps. The Italians Stefania Cicali and Anna Alberti took the
responsibility in the chase group, but never managed to hold the gap. U23
champion Teneale Hatton (NZL) dropped from the group at half race, maybe not
recovered 100% of her race on Friday, but made a great comeback and was again
in the fight for the bronze medal after the last portage.
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| Renata Csay in the center, yellow boat. Picture: Jan N |
Meanwhile,
Renata Csay pulled away from Anna Kova in the fifth portage and made a solo
last lap, entering the finish line with more than one minute of advantage. Anna
Kova got the silver medal and Stefania Cicali, after a good sixth portage,
entered in third position leading the group of five she had led for most of the
race.
Antonio
Campos (ESP) and Marton Kavar (HUN) decided in the C1 race that they didn’d
want a large group around and pushed hard from the start, managing to make the
gap bigger on every lap over a group of four that was more into the fight for
bronze than into the chase for the leaders. Not far from them, Tamas Kiss (HUN)
and David Mosquera (ESP) were fighting for bronze without losing the
perspective of a virtual comeback to the leading par, but after 4 laps it was
clear that gold and silver were unreachable.
