Digital magazines from the International Triathlon Union (ITU) and the World Triathlon Series
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Netherlands' Diede Diedericks showed her remarkable versatility in the San Antonio sun to take her first multisport world title in Ibiza, wasting absolutely no time establishing the pace at the front of the first segment run alongside Swiss Anna Zhender, before pulling clear on her own over the more technical section. By the time they emerged back from the headland at the end of the run course, the Dutch talent already had 35 seconds over Slovakia's Kristina Lapinova now in second and 50 seconds to Carina Wasle and Zehnder. Onto the bike, there was no let up from the Dutch maestro as she conquered the opening stage and then powered across the rocky cliff-front before hitting transition. Zehnder was over two minutes back at that stage then a full four minutes adrift by the end of that first lap, so even a Diedericks flat tyre wouldn't halt an imperious first world title, Zhender safely home for silver, Garcia the bronze. 3 May 2023 Cross Duathlon - Elite Women 167 contents