TRIATHLON 2012 ยท SYDNEY
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THE OLYMPIC JOURNEY BEGINS
DENSHAM STAKES HER CLAIM ON OLYMPIC BERTH
The Sydney Opera House was the stunning backdrop
for the season opener for the third successive year.
It was fitting that the site of triathlon's Olympic debut
was the opening race for what was to be one of the
most exciting Olympic season's ever.
Australia's Erin Densham proved her incredible
World Cup win in Mooloolaba wasn't just a one-off
performance at the season opener in Sydney, when
she blitzed the field in the run again to claim her first
ITU World Triathlon Series win and further stake her
claim for Olympic selection.
In another brilliant run just three weeks after her
turn in Mooloolaba, the 26-year-old powered ahead
in the final kilometre to take the win from reigning
ITU World Champion Helen Jenkins, while Andrea
Hewitt collected her sixth straight ITU podium, taking bronze.
It was a further exclamation point on a comeback
from surgery to correct a congenital heart problem
three years ago, and Densham said she hoped it
would put any doubts to rest that she was back.
