In the end, the Spanish defending World Cup champion came out on top. Javier Gómez prevailed at the ITU World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand, ahead of the highly favored Briton Jonathan Brownlee and the Australian Aaron Royle. However, this time, unlike at last year's World Cup finals, Gómez didn't wait until the finish line to put the younger of the Brownlee brothers in the … read more
Just one week after his dominant performance at the World Cup in Mooloolaba, Australia [Link], Spaniard Mario Mola also prevailed in New Zealand. In New Plymouth, he won the sprint to the finish against reigning world champion Javiér Gomez. This time, however, it didn't look like the Spaniard would win from the start. After the swim, he, like Gomez, still had... read more
Last year, Spaniard Javier Gomez kicked off a glorious season in Australia. And this year, another Spaniard, Mario Mola, dominated the men's race at the ITU World Cup Mooloolaba. From the start, he held his own at the front of a large field that stayed together until the transition to the running course. There, Mola played... read more
