TRIATHLON 2016 I WORLD CUP RACES 188
MIYAZAKI PUTS A BRILLIANT END TO THE WORLD CUP SEASON
UEDA AND ARES TAKE FINAL WORLD CUP
The 2016 World Cup season came to a close with the
first-ever hosted Miyazaki ITU Triathlon World Cup. As
the tenth and final race of the year, the elites returned to
Japan, a much beloved country of ITU and regular World
Triathlon Series host, but this time to take on a standard
distance course.
And Miyazaki provided a podium of firsts as Spaniard Uxio
Abuin Ares captured back to back wins, while the other
two podium spots were earned by Joao Silva (POR) and
Gregory Billington (USA), backing up from a top ten finish
in Tongyeong only a week before.
On the women's race, Ai Ueda finished the season on a
high, winning at home in front of a parochial crowd that
lifted her to the inaugural Miyazaki ITU World Cup title.
Following a strong year of results, claiming bronze in
front of a home crowd at WTS Yokohama, and silver at
the Tongyeong ITU World Cup she again saved her best
performance to last with a come from behind win. Sumer
Cook (USA) took the silver and compatriot Renee Tomlin
(USA) bronze.
