TRIATHLON 2015 ยท EDMONTON 112
HOLLAND HEATS UP
IN CHILLY TEMPS
THE BRIT TAKES WTS TITLE COUNT TO TWO
Great Britain's Vicky Holland scorched through the run
at the penultimate race of the 2015 World Triathlon
Series in Edmonton to score her second World
Triathlon win of the year in less than ideal conditions
in the sprint race. Behind her, Bermuda's Flora Duffy
and Australia's Gillian Backhouse completed the
podium, with Duffy securing her highest WTS finish
ever in Second. The bronze for Backhouse was her
first WTS medal.
Chilly temperatures meant several women suffered
slow transitions off the bike onto the run. While they
weren't the first women out of T2, Duffy and Holland
quickly surpassed everyone out front as they sought
out the podium. By the end of the first of three run laps,
Holland ran with intention to claim her second WTS
win of the year, zooming ahead of Duffy. That advantage
only continued to increase over the 5km course.
"I had a really good swim,that set me up for the rest
of the race and I didn't have to chase on the bike,"
Holland said. "I kept working hard to keep myself warm.
I had a few problems in T2 getting the shoes on and
the helmet off but once I got going I felt ok on the run
and wanted to give myself as good a session as I could."
