The second-last Lead World Cup earlier than the Olympics wrapped up yesterday in Chamonix, France. Group USA member Colin Duffy positioned first after climbing the very best on the lads’s closing route. He was joined on the rostrum by Sam Avezou of France in second and Toby Roberts of Nice Britain in third. All three will competing on the Paris Olympics later this summer season.
The lads’s closing route was a difficult one. The primary crux concerned a committing footless lateral throw between pockets. Then, after getting into the headwall, climbers have been confronted with an intense sequence of crimps and slopers with awful toes and nowhere to relaxation. An enormous dyno guarded the chains. Duffy was the one competitor to aim the dyno, almost sticking it.
Avezou fell one maintain decrease than Duffy. Roberts was the ultimate climber of the night time and he was transferring properly – a prime regarded like an actual risk. He ended up missed a clipping alternative on the cruxy headwall and was compelled to climb previous the draw, desperately looking for a place to clip. The clip was inconceivable and he ended up falling beneath Avezou.
“It feels superb to get my second Lead World Cup gold,” mentioned Duffy after his win. “It’s been an unbelievable journey these previous few years doing the World Cup circuit and discovering one other particular second on the wall. In qualification, I didn’t really feel the best on the wall, however I put that out of my thoughts [to] have an excellent climb within the closing. And the gang right here is unbelievable.
“It’s an ideal solution to cap off my final competitors earlier than the Olympics. I’ve been coaching arduous all yr and to see I’m within the type I wish to be is phenomenal. I’m going to remain right here in France and practice earlier than Paris and I wish to present my finest there.”
Three different Paris Olympians made it by way of to the Chamonix finals. Alberto Ginés López, the Tokyo Olympics gold medalist, positioned fourth. Adam Ondra positioned sixth and Sascha Lehmann positioned seventh. A couple of Olympians didn’t make it previous the semi-final spherical together with Group USA member Jesse Grupper, Paul Jenft, and Luka Potocar.
A number of prime rivals (and Paris Olympians) didn’t compete in Chamonix together with Sorato Anruku, Tomoa Narasaki, Dohyun Lee, Alex Megos, and Jakob Schubert.
Chamonix marks Duffy’s second Lead World Cup gold medal. In Innsbruck final month, he positioned fourth in Lead. On the World Championships final summer season, he positioned second in Boulder & Lead Mixed, incomes his Paris Olympic ticket. In 2022, he gained gold in each the Boulder and Lead comps on the Innsbruck World Cup. He additionally gained bronze in Lead in Villars in each 2021 and 2022.
Last Outcomes
- Colin Duffy (USA) 42+
- Sam Avezou (FRA) 41+
- Toby Roberts (GBR) 39
- Alberto Ginés López (ESP) 38+
- Shion Omata (JPN) 37+
- Adam Ondra (CZE) 37+
- Sascha Lehmann (SUI) 36+
- Guillermo Peinado Franganillo (ESP) 31+
Chamonix Lead World Cup Finals
