TRIATHLON 2016 I COZUMEL 142
MOLA HOLDS STRONG FOR FIRST
WORLD TITLE
BROWNLEES IMPRESS THE WORLD
Spain added another name to their list of world
champions after Mario Mola's fifth place finish in the ITU
World Triathlon Grand Final Cozumel saw him win the
2016 ITU World Championship title in a dramatic finish
by just four points.
Earning the gold for the race was South Africa's Henri
Schoeman, his career first WTS win. The win came
in the final 500m, as Schoeman bypassed Jonathan
Brownlee (GBR), who struggling in the heat, and Alistair
Brownlee (GBR), who had stopped to help his brother to
the line.
Alistair, who won Olympic gold while his brother took
silver in Rio, assisted Jonny to continue racing, wrapping
his arm around him and helping him run stride for stride
in one of the most memorable finishes the sport has
ever witnessed. With Mola back more than a minute,
second was Jonny's best shot at taking the world title.
Wobbling down the finish chute, the brothers managed
to scurry across with Jonny taking silver and Alistair
winning bronze on the day.
However, a quickly charging Mola, who got wind of
Jonny's state from his support team, and found a
late surge to maintain his top ranking in the Columbia
Threadneedle Rankings with a fifth-place finish.
That meant Jonathan finished in second-place overall for
the season, with Fernando Alarza maintaining his third-
place in the Columbia Threadneedle Rankings.
