TriaThlon 2013 · WorLd cup series 154 TriaThlon 2013 · WorLd cup series 154 155 WorLd cup series · TriaThlon 2013
EDMonTon –
CanaDa flY aT hoME
a sWeep For the canadian Women
& First Win For rouauLt
The host of the 2014 World Triathlon Grand Final
bumped up the excitement in 2013 with super-fast
sprint races. In the women's event, Canada shone as
Amelie Kretz, Ellen Pennock and Kirsten Sweetland
swept the podium at home. Kretz and Pennock went
to work early, getting a quick advantage off the
750m swim and Sweetland joined them in group of
10 that worked to extend a minute lead on the field
at the end of the bike. The eventual medallists then
shone, the Canuck trio putting 14 seconds into the
field in the first lap and not looking back. France's
Gregory Rouault continued a successful few years of
World Cup racing for French men, when he held off
home favourite Kyle Jones and the Ukraine's Ivan Iva-
nov in a frenetic final 5km run leg. After a tense bike
segment, where several men crashed on the techni-
cal course, a group of 22 emerged from T2 ready to
challenge. At first it was Ivanov who took the lead,
but in the final few turns Rouault put the hammer
down and rocketed home to his first major title.
