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Mooloolaba –
ThE raCE DoWn UnDEr
GomeZ and hauG set the tone
For the seventh year in a row Mooloolaba opened the
ITU World Cup season and the 2013 season-opener
saw Germany's Anne Haug and Spain's Javier Gomez
start exactly where they left off, with the respective
2012 World Triathlon Grand Final winners claiming
dominant victories in Australia. Haug showed her
strength on the bike and run to destroy a quality field
by 22 seconds, leaving Great Britain's Jodie Stimp-
son and Australia's Emma Moffatt in second and
third place respectively. In a marker for the season
ahead, Haug reinforced her ability to nullify a poor
swim with a brilliant bike leg and an ever improving
run. Gomez moved to second on the all time list of
ITU World Cup triathlon wins with his 13th career
victory on a stunning day in Mooloolaba, running
away from the field with ease as the popular Spani-
ard laid down an early marker for 2013. Matt Chra-
bot (USA) and Peter Kerr (AUS) battled stride for
stride for the other spots on the podium, with the
Chrabot just edging out Kerr at home.
