In pictures: Challenge Gdańsk 2023 gallery

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Sunday’s Challenge Gdańsk 2023 in Poland saw a home victory – his second in a week – for home favourite, Kacper Stepniak. That was highlighted by another dominating bike split in the Pro Men’s race.

There was no Polish double however, as Germany’s Anne Reischmann, took top spot ahead of Agnieszka Jerzyk for the Pro Women. You can read how the race played out in our report from the day.

Following up on that roundup – and with great thanks to regular contributor José Luis Hourcade (www.joseluishourcade.com) – we can now bring you the story of the race in pictures too.

Challenge Gdańsk Gallery 2023

Having won last weekend in Geraardsbergen, could Menno Koolhaas (NED) win again?

The Pro Men hit the water at the city beach

Pro Women start their day

The Age-Group field look out to Gdansk Brzeźno Pier

The lead men return to the beach

Brits Rosie Weston and Megan McDonald dominated the swim

Stadion Gdańsk provides an impressive backdrop

Megan McDonald leads early in the bike section

Italian veteran, Domenico Passuello, still racing Pro at 45

Winner last week in Warsaw, Kacper Stepniak was going for back-to-back wins on home soil

After leading the swim, Rosie Weston went on the finish eighth

In living colour! Home favourite Agnieszka Jerzyk

Well back after the swim, Germany’s Anne Reischmann powered through on the bike

Marcel Bolbat (GER) got back into podium contention with a strong bike performance

Koolhaas pushing hard in his third middle distance race in as many weeks

It was all going well for Kacper Stepniak, who dropped the field on the bike

Another European outing for Australia’s Nicholas Free

Ognjen Stojanovic (SRB) on track for another second place, matching Geraardsbergen last week

Jerzyk would reach T2 in second, around a minute back on Reischmann

Despite a 5+ minute lead off the bike, it wouldn’t be an easy cruise home for Stepniak

After dropping Koolhaas, Bolbat and Stojanovic would battle for second and third right to the finish line

Second off the bike and second at the finish for Agnieszka Jerzyk

Fifth place for Great Britain’s Megan McDonald

Daniela Kleiser (GER), as she regularly does, blitzed the run to reach the podium and almost catch Jerzyk

Fourth today for Menno Koolhaas

Reischmann in control on the run on the way to victory

Finish line celebrations

Anne Reischmann wins Challenge Gdansk 2023

Kacper Stepniak, Ognjan Stojanovic and Marcel Bolbat are the 1-2-3 in Poland

All smiles for the Pro Women’s podium of Anne Reischmann, Agnieszka Jerzyk and Daniela Kleiser

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