Netherland’s Maya Kingma wins first WTS race, Taylor Spivey best U.S. woman at WTS Leeds.
by Tim Carlson, June 6, 2021
Neumann tops Tim Van Berkel by 7:34; Simpson takes come-from-way-behind victory at Cairns.
Alex Yee runs to win by 25 seconds over emerging U.S. star Morgan Pearson at WTS Leeds.
Frederic Funk dominates the men and Anne Haug wins a come-from-behind thriller over Imogen Simmonds.
Veteran Jonny Brownlee outran a strong men’s field, while Marlene Gomez-Islinger won her first World Cup at Arzachena.
Nicola Spirig overcomes 30th swim with race-best bike and run splits to top Carolyn Hayes of Ireland by 12 seconds.
Patrick Lange won by a 5:36 margin, and Daniela Ryf won by 5:01 on a cool and intermittent rainy day in Tulsa.
Kristian Blummenfelt of Norway wins by 8 seconds over Max Studer of Switzerland at Lisbon World Cup.
Team Belgium dominated while Team Italy outsprinted Team Switzerland at Olympic Mixed Relay Qualifying.
Teaming up with Maya Kingma of the Netherlands in a devastating bike breakaway was the key to victory for 23-year old Taylor Knibb.
Knibb earns victory with a sizzling bike. Three Americans in the top 4, with Taylor Spivey missing an Olympic slot by one.
Kristian Blummenfelt edges Jelle Geens for victory. Morgan Pearson takes third and punches his ticket to Tokyo.
US Women and Men chase Olympic slots at Yokohama
