110 WORLD TRIATHLON 2017 I WORLD TRIATHLON SERIES
In what looked like a near-perfect race dynamic that
suited her strengths, Flora Duffy (BER) dominated the
2017 ITU World Triathlon Rotterdam to take first place
and retain her ITU World Championship title for the
second year in a row. Duffy's Grand Final gold ended a
season that saw her win no fewer than six WTS races
in 2017.
Duffy said of her win: "I was pretty reluctant to ever say
you can have a perfect race, but I would say it went just
how I wanted it to. I had a great swim and set myself up
perfectly for the bike. I tried to play it safe on the bike
because there was so much on the line and then on the
run I felt strong, so I wanted to go for it. Yeah, it was a
great day."
Coming home in second place was USA's Katie Zaferes,
a result that saw her move into a career-best third in the
overall rankings, while the bronze medal went to Jessica
Learmonth (GBR), the second WTS medal of her career.
One of strongest finishes of the day came from Australia's
Ashleigh Gentle, as she overcame a three-minute deficit
on the run to finish sixth, the exact position needed
for her to maintain second-place on the world
championship podium.
DUFFY RULES IN ROTTERDAM TO
DEFEND WORLD TITLE
NEAR-PERFECT SEASON FINALE FROM BERMUDAN
HERO EARNS SIXTH GOLD OF 2017
