102 WORLD TRIATHLON 2017 I WORLD TRIATHLON SERIES
Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) collected his first victory of
the season thanks to a near-perfect race at the 2017
ITU World Triathlon Stockholm. It was the third time
that Brownlee had topped the Stockholm podium, having
previously earned the honour back in 2012 and 2014.
"A great swim, a breakaway on the bike and I pushed
hard on the run", he said after the race. A perfect
combination to redeem himself from his disappointing
4th place in the previous two WTS races. "It had been
a tough few months for me, and I guess that's how it
felt to feel normal again. The swim didn't hurt, the bike
didn't hurt, and the first laps of the run didn't hurt. It only
started hurting with 2 km to go, and that was great. I
hate having bad races, I hate finishing bad after races,
so it felt great to be back again. It was nice to actually
perform a full triathlon".
Crossing the line after Brownlee, the silver and bronze
was decided on an uphill sprint finish, with Kristian
Blummenfelt (NOR) taking second and Pierre Le Corre
(FRA) in third.
STOCKHOLM PUTS JONATHAN
BROWNLEE BACK IN THE RHYTHM
THIRD WTS SUCCESS ON SWEDISH SOIL AS
ENGLISHMAN SECURES FIRST 2017 PODIUM
