TRIATHLON 2015 ยท CAPE TOWN 44
A NEW CHAMPION PREVAILS
HOLLAND RETURNS TO COMPETITION IN TRIUMPH
Under foggy skies and with a slight chill in the air,
Great Britain's Vicky Holland announced her return
from injury in style with her first ever World Triathlon
Series win. A late surge on the run gave the Brit
just what she needed to hold off the USA's Katie
Zaferes and Switzerland's Nicola Spirig.
"I felt really good in training, but probably just for
about the last month or so. It has been a tough run
for me, I have had a lot of injury problems since
January so I have watched the last WTS races but
I was dying to get out there," said Holland. "The day
was an experiment to see how fit I was, we thought
I would be quite good for a 5km, but a 10km might
be a stretch, but I felt really great."
Zaferes got her day started with a bang as she
zoomed to the top of the swim pack in the one-lap
750m swim, which was shortened due to water
temperatures. Although a dozen women ran
together the majority of the four-lap course, Holland
gunned ahead in a well-timed break. The final kick
was just enough to keep Zaferes and Spirig away,
for her first WTS gold.
