For the third consecutive year the Discovery World Triathlon Cape Town event has been captured by a Great Britain woman, as Non Stanford opened up her 2016 season with a victory recording a time of 59.49.
Bermuda’s Flora Duffy, who dominated the first two legs of the competition, riding the whole 20-kilometre Bike course by riding alone, was third clocking a time of 59.59.
Duffy’s Bronze Medal finish was enough to move her to the top of the Columbia Threadneedle Rankings.
Showcasing her power in the final kilometer of the run, Stanford signaled the start of her competition year by collecting the gold and seizing the first sprint-distance WTS race of the season.
Commenting on her season-debut win Stanford said, “I came in really apprehensive, some of my friends and family told me they were going to watch me on the TV and I had to tell them they probably would not see me! But I was really shocked to be up there at the front. I was a little worried about the run because I did quite a bit of work on the bike, I thought I might pay for it, but it was just about going out there today and having fun and going through the processes. I didn’t really think about the outcome to be honest with you.”
Making it onto her second WTS podium of the year was British compatriot Jodie Stimpson, who was able to get the Silver Medal with a time of 59.56.
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