TriaThlon 2013 · san dieGo 34 TriaThlon 2013 · san dieGo 34
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a BroWnLee BacK Where he BeLonGs
It had been a long break for Great Britain's Alistair
Brownlee after his London 2012 Olympic triumph
and the two-time World Champion admitted to fee-
ling the nerves ahead of his date with triathlon's bir-
thplace, particularly with a limited six weeks run trai-
ning under his belt.
However the most successful man in WTS history
needn't have worried. Brownlee found his extra gear
on the first lap of the run and stormed home to
claim the win by 22 seconds from South Africa's
Richard Murray. It was Murray's second consecutive
WTS medal in San Diego. Portugal's Joao Silva clai-
med bronze, which was enough to move into the
overall WTS rankings lead after two races. But the
day belonged to Brownlee, who led from start
to finish to win his 13th World Triathlon Series race
in style.
"I think I was holding it in a bit before the race
because I was a bit nervous but as soon as I actually
started racing it was very much the kind of thought
'this is where I belong' you know," Alistair said after-
wards. "I really genuinely enjoyed it."
