TRIATHLON 2016 I CAPE TOWN 66
GREAT BRITAIN KEEP GOLD IN
FAMILY
NON STANFORD TAKES HOME CAPE TOWN CROWN
For the third consecutive year, the Discovery World
Triathlon Cape Town event had been captured by a Great
Britain woman, as Non Stanford opened up her 2016
season with a victory.
Showcasing her power in the final kilometre of the run,
Stanford signaled the start of her competition year by
collecting the gold and seizing the first sprint-distance
WTS race of the season.
Stanford said, "I came in really apprehensive, some of
my friends and family told me they were going to watch
me on the TV and I had to tell them they probably would
not see me! But I was really shocked to be up there at
the front. I was a little worried about the run because I
did quite a bit of work on the bike, I thought I might pay
for it, but it was just about going out there and having
fun and going through the processes. I didn't really think
about the outcome to be honest with you."
Making it onto her second WTS podium of the year was
British compatriot Jodie Stimpson, who took the silver
medal. While finishing off the podium was Bermuda's
Flora Duffy, who dominated the first two legs of the
competition, completing the whole 20-kilometre bike
course by riding alone. Her bronze medal finish moved
her to the top of the Columbia Threadneedle Rankings, a
position she then never let go of.
