TriaThlon 2013 · madrid 62 TriaThlon 2013 · madrid 62
kEEPing iT in ThE faMilY
BroWnLee stranGLehoLd continues in madrid
It's almost a foregone conclusion that come Madrid,
there will be a Brownlee on top of the World Triath-
lon Series podium. Since the series inception in
2009, only Alistair and Jonathan have claimed wins
in the Spanish capital.
But 2013 saw one of the most powerful Brownlee
performances, as Jonathan continued his comeback
in impressive form. Brownlee was part of the lead
pack in the swim and controlled the tempo of a small
but powerful breakaway that used the tough hill in
Casa de Campo park to their advantage. That group
of Brownlee, Javier Gomez, Alessando Fabian, Aaron
Royle and Richard Varga had a 90 second lead on
the field starting the run, which meant just like Yoko-
hama, a battle was brewing between Brownlee and
Gomez.
But it seemed like 2013 might be a turning point in
the rivalry, as Brownlee showed he had Gomez' mea-
sure again, rocketing off the to win by an incredible
50 seconds. Gomez claimed yet another Madrid
podium place with silver and took the lead in the ove-
rall rankings, while Ivan Vasiliev nabbed his first WTS
medal with bronze on the back of an impressive run.
