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Portugal's Vasco Vilaca came into the first ever Rome World Cup weekend on a mission, eager to put the drama of Pontevedra behind him, and he did so in style, wrapping up a superb season with a first gold on the circuit. The home fans' favourite Nicolo Strada put together an excellent 750m swim, a big group pouring out of the lake behind him including Csongor Lehmann (HUN) and Gianluca Pozzatti as the Italians tried to get the crowds going. There were 21 men riding into T2 together but Vilaca was first out of transition and never let up the pace, dropping the rest of the field immediately and putting together a rapid 14min 26sec 5km run in the heat to secure gold. Only Arnaud Mengal could match that run firepower as the Belgian flew into silver over the closing stages and a first World Cup podium along with Germany's newly crowned U23 World Champion Simon Henseleit, who dug deep to earn bronze. 7 Oct 2023 Elite Men 84 contents