TriaThlon 2013 · London Grand FinaL 126 TriaThlon 2013 · London Grand FinaL 126
a lEgEnDarY baTTlE
GomeZ conFirms status as triathLon Great
With third titLe
It was a familiar story as the three modern heavyweights
of the sport lined up in London to chase the 2013 ITU
World Championship title, yet this race played out in
ways that no-one would have expected.
In a day of twists, it took a final finishing chute master-
class from Javier Gomez to claim his third ITU World
Championship title as Jonathan Brownlee had to settle
for silver.
The race had been adhering to the triathlon legends
playbook until the second transition in Hyde Park, when
Alistair Brownlee grimaced on dismount. His Achilles pro-
blem was back. With Alistair literally out of the running,
the race then entered déjà vu territory, as Gomez and
Jonathan Brownlee entered an epic cat and mouse game
across the 10km. Just like in Auckland 12 months before,
Gomez unleashed a perfectly timed sprint to take home
the race win, but this time also the 2013 world title.
It was a red-letter day for Spain, with Mario Mola
clinching the race and overall series bronze thanks to
a tenacious run in Hyde Park. While it wasn't Alistair
Brownlee's race, he refused to give up and finished in
52
nd
place.
