The final of the ITU World Series is already fourteen days behind us. Overall winner Javier Gomez proved his form again last weekend in Beijing. The rest of the hungry pros met for a tryst in Alicante, Spain over the weekend.
The swimmers covered the swim distance in the Mediterranean. Then it was time to cycle along the Costa Blanca before the running course along the coastal promenade was to be the grand finale of the race. Up until the final part of the run, the leaders of the men's race were still close together. But then the Swiss Sven Riederer, who prevailed in front of Vicente Hernandez (Spain) and Grant Sheldon (Great Britain), broke away. The best German was Steffen Justus in eighth place.
Jodie Stimson from Britain won the women's race. She also broke away on the Krüstenpromenade and won ahead of Alice Betto (Italy) and Rachel Klamer (Netherlands). Rebecca Robisch took 17th place as the best German.
//Result men
1. Sven Riederer (Switzerland) 01:53:44
2. Vicente Hernandez (Spain) 01:53:46
3. Grant Sheldon (Great Britain) 01:53:48
4. Dmitry Polyanskiy (Russia) 01:54:07
5. Miguel Arraiolos (Portugal) 01:54:10
//Result women
1. Jodie Stimpson (Great Britain) 02:02:39
2. Alice Betto (Italy) 02:03:24
3. Rachel Klamer (Netherlands) 02:04:15
4. Ainhoa Murua (Spain)
5. Anastasia Abrosimova (Russia) 02:05:06