Taylor Knibb earns USA’s first Olympic Qualifying slot with 5th place finish.
by Tim Carlson, August 17, 2023
Pierre Le Corre nipped fellow Frenchman Leo Bergere, Cassandre Beaugrand edged fellow Frenchwoman Emma Lombardi.
New Zealand’s Wilde edged Vasco Vilaca of Portugal by two seconds while Frenchwoman Beaugrand dominated the women’s field by 10 seconds.
Potter edges Leonie Periault by 2 seconds; Hauser outruns Manoel Messias by 11 seconds.
Yee edges Hayden Wilde, Taylor-Brown edges Emma Lombardi, Taylor Spivey rises to lead WTCS standings.
Downright soaking conditions see familiar faces rise to the occasion.
Yee erases 2022 Championship Finals pain, Potter’s 16:46 5k tops Coldwell by 18 seconds at Abu Dhabi WTCS sprint.
Luis wins third race in a month; Pierre inherits win when Holly Lawrence is led four miles off course onto an open highway.
Neumann missed Alistair Brownlee’s race record by one second; Sarah Crowley tops Els Visser by 4:40.
Leo Bergere of France won the race by 11 seconds and, in turn, the championship as rivals fell short.
Duffy led the swim and broke away from top rival Georgia Taylor-Brown with a race-best 32:27 run to win the Abu Dhabi Grand Final, and the world crown, by 1:04.
Race-best runs made the difference in Chile’s brand-new World Triathlon venue.
McKenna validates pre-race confidence; Salthouse ‘salvages’ a disappointing 2022.