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aliCanTE –
SEConD SToP in SPain
riederer and stimpson Finish season
on a hiGh
Great Britain's Jodie Stimpson added a cherry on top
to her best season on the ITU circuit so far in Ali-
cante, as the overall 2013 series silver medallist ran
her way to a dominant win in Spain. Stimpson was
riding high after her gutsy London performance and
continued that form in Alicante, riding with the lead
group in the bike before leaving the rest of the field in
the dust come the run. Italy's Alice Betto added ano-
ther highlight to her best season yet with clear silver,
while the Netherlands Rachel Klamer ran strongly
into bronze. In the men's race, it was Switzerland's
Sven Riederer who finally added some gold to his
otherwise bursting ITU medal cabinet. As an Olympic
bronze medallist and multiple WTS podium finisher,
Riederer was one of the most successful ITU athle-
tes to have not recorded a major win. But he finally
sealed an elusive World Cup title with a superb all-
round performance in Spain, edging out Spain's own
Vicente Hernandez and Great Britain's Grant Sheldon
in one of the closest World Cup finishes all year.
