74 WORLD TRIATHLON 2017 I WORLD TRIATHLON SERIES
On a warm, sunny day in Edmonton, 33 women dived
in to tackle the 750m swim that was led from the very
first strokes by a trio of Spaniard Carolina Routier, USA's
Summer Cook and Brazilian Vanessa Lopes. In hot pursuit
was an impressive American army: Kirsten Kasper,
Katie Zaferes, Taylor Spivey and Tayler Knibb, as well as
Bermuda's Flora Duffy, all with sub nine-minute swims.
As the bike section got underway, only Kasper, Zaferes
and Knibb were able to keep in touch with the powerful
Duffy, and the hill at the middle of each lap was where
Duffy was able to break away with Knibb, the pair opening
up a gap of more than a minute by the bell lap.
When the bike looked almost done, Duffy delivered
another great push that allowed her to enter the
transition alone, 12 seconds ahead of Knibb. A minute-
and-a-half behind them, the big chasing group included
some of the greatest runners of the circuit.
When it came to the 5km run, however, Duffy was
able to maintain her rhythm and secure a fourth
victory of the season.
Behind her, a delighted Knibb managed to cross the finish
line in second to earn a first-ever WTS podium, ahead of
Katie Zaferes who clocked the day's fastest run time to
edge out Summer Cook.
UNSTOPPABLE DUFFY TAKES
EDMONTON BY STORM
ONE-MINUTE WIN MARGIN UNDERLINES
BERMUDAN'S GRIP ON 2017
