TRIATHLON 2012 ยท STOCKHOLM
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TRIATHLON MIXED RELAY:
A BATTLE OF THE NATIONS
GREAT BRITAIN RETAIN MIXED RELAY TITLE
Triathlon Mixed Relay is racing at its most thrilling.
It's energetic, exciting, uncompromising and actionpacked. This innovative format comprises of two
men and two women. Each athlete completes a
'super-sprint' triathlon of swimming, biking and running, before tagging off to their next team mate. It is
non-stop action from the very beginning, and the
pace is relentless. It is survival of the fastest. ITU is
bidding to get Mixed Relay added to the programme
of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games.
A stellar final leg from Jonathan Brownlee helped
Great Britain defend its ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay
World Championship in tough wet conditions on the
cobblestone streets of Stockholm. After sitting in
14th after the first 300m swim, 6km bike and 2km
leg completed by Vicky Holland, Great Britain had to
come from behind the entire race, but William
Clarke and Non Stanford helped them edge back
before Brownlee took the lead in dramatic fashion
on the first lap of the bike and stormed home to help
his team retain their world title.
France's team of Jessica Harrison, Tony Moulai,
Carole Peon and Vincent Luis claimed silver, while
Russia's Irina Abysova, Dmitry Polyanskiy, Alexandra
Razarenova and Alexander Bryukhankov claimed
bronze.
