TRIATHLON 2016 I WORLD CUP RACES 178
A DAY OF FIRSTS IN THE CAGLIARI WORLD CUP
BLUMMENFELT, LEE CONQUER THE CLIMB
At the first-ever Italian World Cup, set on the scenic
coastline of Cagliari, athletes faced a torturous bike
climb over a sprint-distance course. Kristian Blummenfelt
(NOR) clocked his first World Cup win with a powerful
effort on the bike and run. Behind him, France reigned
supreme as Aurelien Raphael and Simon Viain
secured the two final podium positions over a
sprint-distance course.
And it was also a day of firsts in the women's Cagliari
ITU Triathlon World Cup race as the top two ladies to
cross the finish line stood on their first-ever World Cup
podiums. India Lee joined Great Britain's illustrious history
of winning triathletes when she executed an expertly-
timed break on the bike to spin her way to gold.
Germany's Lisa Sieburger secured second after fighting
her way back into the race on a challenging bike course,
while bronze went to Austria's Lisa Perterer.
