TRIATHLON 2012 · WORLD CUP SERIES
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GUATAPÉ - RACING AT
ALTITUDE
MEXICO AND GREAT BRITAIN DOMINATE
With a hill nearly two kilometres long set at an altitude of 6,300 feet, the Colombian stop on the
World Cup Series pushed athletes to the limit.
Great Britain's Jodie Stimpson put up a staggeringly dominant performance to capture not only
her first World Cup podium, but first World Cup
victory as well. Following a breakaway on the first
lap of the bike, Stimpson continued to surge further and further ahead of silver medallist Maria
Czesnik and bronze medallist Paola Diaz to win by
nearly five minutes.
The men's race saw a very different strategy than
the women's, with the men working together over
the three disciplines to conquer the challenging
course. Mexico's Crisanto Grajales timed his final
lap surge to perfection as he ran away with his
first career ITU World Cup title, leading a gold-silver sweep for Mexico. His teammate Sergio
Sarmiento out-sprinted U.S. Olympian Manuel
Huerta down the finish chute for silver. It was the
first World Cup podium for both Huerta and
Sarmiento.
