TRIATHLON 2015 · WORLD CUP SERIES 166
HUATULCO –
HOT & HILLY
WORLD CUP HITS HALFWAY
At the halfway point of the World Cup season, it
was a day of firsts for both the men and women in
Huatulco. Mexico's own Irving Perez became the
first Mexican athlete to win the Huatulco World
Cup when he ran away from a massive field.
The day of breakthroughs didn't stop there, as
Germany's Maximilian Schwetz and Austria's
Thomas Springer picked up their first World cup
podiums with silver and bronze, respectively.
Valentina Carvallo of Chile captured her first World
Cup title after scorching through a hilly bike course
and blistering through the run. Switzerland's
Jolanda Annen seared through the run for silver.
Meanwhile, the USA's Kirsten Kasper ensured the
U.S. was represented on the podium, as they had
been at all but one World Cup and World Triathlon
Series race so far in the season, with third. It was
the first time each of the women had ever secured
a World Cup podium finish.
