Katie Hursey prevails in New Plymouth. Carolina Routier Top 20

Katie Hursey, clearly won, the second place went to Andrea Hewitt who beat Jodie Stimpson in a tight sprint that ended in 3 position

Great work by Carolina Routier in New Zealand lands to enter the Top-20 of an arduous and highly contested competition, to get the 16ª square and stand out throughout the competition in the ITU Triathlon Sprint World Cup in New Plymouth.

Routier led the way after completing the 750 m of the swimming segment, with a group of 15 facing the first bars of the 20 km cyclists. At the end of the first lap, the lead platoon was reduced to 13 including Routier herself, Hursey, Helen Jenkins, Jodie Stimpson, Sarah Groff, Andrea Hewitt, Kate McIlroy, Kirsten Sweetland, Paula Findlay, Yuka Sato, Alice Betto, Pamela Oliveira and Nicky Samuels.

The good work was paying off and the leaders extended their advantage, reaching the T2 the income exceeded the 40 seconds with respect to their pursuers.

From then on, the US triathlete Katie Hursey, returned to show her good form and great conditions in the running race and in a short time she was at the forefront. Hursey would not abandon first place and crossed the finish line to claim his third victory at the ITU World Cups.

After the American, Hewitt and Stimpson fought an arduous battle for second place, in which the local triathlete, Hewitt surpassed the British in a tight sprint and took the silver, leaving the bronze for Stimpson.

After maintaining a good rhythm, Routier finally qualified sixteenth; while the other Spanish in liza Tamara Gómez It stayed behind from the beginning of the test and ended in 32º place.

Women's Classification

Katie Hursey	USA		00:57:27
Andrea Hewitt	NZL		00:57:38
Jodie Stimpson	GBR		00:57:39
Helen Jenkins	GBR		00:57:54
Kirsten Sweetland	CAN		00:58:02
Nicky Samuels	NZL		00:58:17
Sarah Groff	USA		00:58:33
Pamela Oliveira	BRA		00:58:40
Paula Findlay	CAN		00:58:44
Yuka Sato	JPN		00:58:55

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